Patents by Inventor Kirk Walztoni

Kirk Walztoni has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Blending biodiesel with diesel fuel in cold locations
    Patent number: 7458998
    Abstract: Systems and methods for in-line blending of biodiesel and diesel fuels in cold weather environments include diluting heated B100 into a portion of heated diesel prior to blending into a cold diesel stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Flint Hills Resources, L.P.
    Inventors: Ken Copeland, Rita Hardy, Jeff Johnson, Charles Selvidge, Kirk Walztoni
  • Blending biodiesel with diesel fuel in cold locations
    Publication number: 20060037237
    Abstract: Systems and methods for in-line blending of biodiesel and diesel fuels in cold weather environments include diluting heated B100 into a portion of heated diesel prior to blending into a cold diesel stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Ken Copeland, Rita Hardy, Jeff Johnson, Charles Selvidge, Kirk Walztoni
  • Packing for mass transfer column
    Patent number: 6578829
    Abstract: A packing section includes a plurality of vertically oriented, diagonally cross-corrugated packing sheets defining a section height. The section height has a base region, a bulk region, and a top region. The base region has a first particular geometry different from the geometry of the bulk region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christoph Ender, John Fredric Billingham, Michael James Lockett, Neil Yeoman, Robert Kuratle, Kirk A. Walztoni, Daniel L. Kallenberger
  • Packing for mass transfer column
    Publication number: 20030006511
    Abstract: A packing section includes a plurality of vertically oriented, diagonally cross-corrugated packing sheets defining a section height. The section height has a base region, a bulk region, and a top region. The base region has a first particular geometry different from the geometry of the bulk region. The top region has a second particular geometry different from the geometry of the bulk region, and different from the first particular geometry of the base region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Christoph Ender, John Fredric Billingham, Michael James Lockett, Neil Yeoman, Robert Kuratle, Kirk A. Walztoni, Daniel L. Kallenberger
  • Packing for mass transfer column
    Publication number: 20020190402
    Abstract: A packing section includes a plurality of vertically oriented, diagonally cross-corrugated packing sheets defining a section height. The section height has a base region, a bulk region, and a top region. The base region has a first particular geometry different from the geometry of the bulk region. The top region has a second particular geometry different from the geometry of the bulk region, and different from the first particular geometry of the base region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Christoph Ender, John Fredric Billingham, Michael James Lockett, Neil Yeoman, Robert Kuratle, Kirk A. Walztoni, Daniel L. Kallenberger
  • Packing for mass transfer column
    Patent number: 6478290
    Abstract: A packing section includes a plurality of vertically oriented, diagonally cross-corrugated packing sheets defining a section height. The section height has a base region, a bulk region, and a top region. The base region has a first particular geometry different from the geometry of the bulk region. The top region has a second particular geometry different from the geometry of the bulk region, and different from the first particular geometry of the base region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christoph Ender, John Fredric Billingham, Michael James Lockett, Neil Yeoman, Robert Kuratle, Kirk A. Walztoni, Daniel L. Kallenberger
  • Packing for mass transfer column
    Publication number: 20010040303
    Abstract: A packing section includes a plurality of vertically oriented, diagonally cross-corrugated packing sheets defining a section height. The section height has a base region, a bulk region, and a top region. The base region has a first particular geometry different from the geometry of the bulk region. The top region has a second particular geometry different from the geometry of the bulk region, and different from the first particular geometry of the base region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventors: Christoph Ender, John Fredric Billingham, Michael James Lockett, Neil Yeoman, Robert Kuratle, Kirk A. Walztoni, Daniel L. Kallenberger