Patents by Inventor Patrick Caruana

Patrick Caruana 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).

  • Single reaction vessel process for synthesis of salts of DNP
    Patent number: 8927734
    Abstract: A batch reactor process for the synthesis of potassium 5,7-dinitro-[2,1,3]-benzoxadiazol-4-olate-3-oxide (KDNP) from 3-bromo-2,4,6-trinitroanisole (ETNA) includes adding BTNA to a reaction vessel containing potassium azide (KN3) and water (H2O). The resulting mixture is heated to 90° C. followed by cooling to room temperature and agitating the final solution. The precipitate KDNP product is recovered by filtration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Patrick Caruana, Bradley Sleadd, John Fronabarger, Michael D. Williams
  • Pelvic retroverter
    Patent number: 5772686
    Abstract: The pelvis retroverter of the invention for straightening lumbar lordosis by retroverting the pelvis simultaneously with synergetic exercising of the abdominal, pelvis-trochanter, gluteal, ischio-tibialis, and lumbar muscles while reclining on the front, presents in succession in a direction specified by an axis of symmetry (3):an ergonomic top face (1a) having a middle and recessed abdominal zone (4) between two ilium support zones (5), with a middle pubic support zone (6) behind, and an intermediate zone (7) in front; anda functional base (1b) separated from the face (1a) by a height (h) and coming into contact with the ground (2), comprising two plane zones (8 and 10) that are at an angle (c) to each other and interconnected by an arc (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Inventor: Patrick Caruana