Patents by Inventor Noel Beauchamp

Noel Beauchamp 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).

  • Method and apparatus for calculating derived cetane numbers
    Patent number: 11460463
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for calculating the derived cetane number of a liquid hydrocarbon sample is disclosed. The method comprises combusting (19) the sample in a constant volume combustion chamber (45). The method comprises obtaining (23) a pressure versus time combustion profile (69) of the sample wherein the profile comprises a first region (81) and a second region (83), the first region (81) including the start of combustion, and the second region (83) relating to a later time than the first region. The method comprises selecting a single data point from the second region (83) of the combustion profile (69), said data point representing a combustion delay (CD) of the combustion profile; and calculating a derived cetane number for the sample using the time value associated with said single data point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin Fogarty, David Thompson, Noel Beauchamp
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALCULATING DERIVED CETANE NUMBERS
    Publication number: 20210311013
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for calculating the derived cetane number of a liquid hydrocarbon sample is disclosed. The method comprises combusting (19) the sample in a constant volume combustion chamber (45). The method comprises obtaining (23) a pressure versus time combustion profile (69) of the sample wherein the profile comprises a first region (81) and a second region (83), the first region (81) including the start of combustion, and the second region (83) relating to a later time than the first region. The method comprises selecting a single data point from the second region (83) of the combustion profile (69), said data point representing a combustion delay (CD) of the combustion profile; and calculating a derived cetane number for the sample using the time value associated with said single data point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Icon Scientific Limited
    Inventors: Kevin Fogarty, David Thompson, Noel Beauchamp