Patents by Inventor Rachel Pillar

Rachel Pillar 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).

  • Biodiesel Additive
    Publication number: 20110232159
    Abstract: The invention provides an additive for lowering the minimum usable temperature of a biodiesel fuel or a diesel/biodiesel blend. The additive comprises at least one saccharide ester and a polymer having a comb structure. In some instances there is only one saccharide ester present. In this case the saccharide ester comprises at least one saturated ester group and at least one unsaturated ester group. In other instances, there is more than one saccharide ester is present. In these cases the additive comprises a first saccharide ester comprising at least one saturated ester group and a second saccharide ester comprising at least one unsaturated ester group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Meat & Livestock Australia Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Westlake, Stewart McGlashan, Stephen Clarke, Mark Fisher, Rachel Pillar, Kristina Constantopoulos, Simon Mathew, Elda Markovic, Eleni Papadopoulos, David John Clarke, Kim Anh-Thi Nguyen