Patents by Inventor Reed E. OSHEL

Reed E. OSHEL 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 of lighting a fuel source comprising n-butanol and biodiesel
    Patent number: 9084507
    Abstract: An improved, environmentally friendly lighter fluid composition made from renewable resources is described that includes n-butanol and biodiesel. This lighter fluid has reduced VOCs compared to a petroleum-based lighter fluid. The fuel sources such as charcoal ignited with the lighter fluid composition maintain desirable temperature profiles. Food cooked using the lighter fluid composition as the ignition source have improved taste characteristics due to reduced VOCs. Methods of using the lighter fluid compositions are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Greenflame Products, LLC
    Inventors: David E Moe, Reed E Oshel
  • Method of lighting a fuel source comprising n-butanol and biodiesel
    Publication number: 20140212561
    Abstract: An improved, environmentally friendly lighter fluid composition made from renewable resources is described that includes n-butanol and biodiesel. This lighter fluid has reduced VOCs compared to a petroleum-based lighter fluid. The fuel sources such as charcoal ignited with the lighter fluid composition maintain desirable temperature profiles. Food cooked using the lighter fluid composition as the ignition source have improved taste characteristics due to reduced VOCs. Methods of using the lighter fluid compositions are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Greenflame Products, LLC
    Inventors: David E. Moe, Reed E. Oshel
  • Lighter fluid compositions with n-butanol and biodiesel
    Patent number: 8728178
    Abstract: An improved, environmentally friendly lighter fluid composition made from renewable resources is described that includes n-butanol and biodiesel. This lighter fluid has reduced VOCs compared to a petroleum-based lighter fluid. The fuel sources such as charcoal ignited with the lighter fluid composition maintain desirable temperature profiles. Food cooked using the lighter fluid composition as the ignition source have improved taste characteristics due to reduced VOCs. Methods of using the lighter fluid compositions are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Greenflame Products, LLC
    Inventors: David E. Moe, Reed E. Oshel
  • Lighter fluid compositions with n-butanol and biodiesel
    Publication number: 20110008507
    Abstract: An improved, environmentally friendly lighter fluid composition made from renewable resources is described that includes n-butanol and biodiesel. This lighter fluid has reduced VOCs compared to a petroleum-based lighter fluid. The fuel sources such as charcoal ignited with the lighter fluid composition maintain desirable temperature profiles. Food cooked using the lighter fluid composition as the ignition source have improved taste characteristics due to reduced VOCs. Methods of using the lighter fluid compositions are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: Greenflame Products, LLC
    Inventors: David E. Moe, Reed E. Oshel
  • DECOLORIZATION OF FABRICS USING PHOSPHORIC AND PHOSPHOROUS ACID DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20100281623
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of removing colorants from a material. The method includes providing colored material, providing an oxoacid or oxoacid ester of phosphorous acid, and combining the colored material and the oxoacid or oxoacid ester of phosphorous under conditions effective to remove the colorant from the colored material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Reed E. Oshel, John G. Verkade
  • PRETREATMENT OF COAL
    Publication number: 20090193712
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a method of solubilizing coal. The method includes providing coal and providing an oxoacid ester of phosphorus or a mixture of an oxoacid of phosphorus and an alcohol. A blend of the coal, the oxoacid ester of phosphorus or the mixture of the oxoacid of phosphorus and alcohol is formed. The blend is then treated under conditions effective to solubilize the coal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicants: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., CIRIS ENERGY, INC.
    Inventors: John G. VERKADE, Reed E. OSHEL, Robert A. DOWNEY
  • WATER SOLUBILIZATION OF CELLULOSICS AND RELATED COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20090110772
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a method of solubilizing melaninic, ligninic, chitinic, and/or cellulosic material. The method includes providing melaninic, ligninic, chitinic, and/or cellulosic material and providing an oxoacid ester of phosphorus or a mixture of an oxoacid of phosphorus and an alcohol. A blend of the melaninic, ligninic, chitinic, and/or cellulosic material, the oxoacid ester of phosphorus or the mixture of the oxoacid of phosphorus and alcohol is formed. The blend is then treated under conditions effective to solubilize the melaninic, ligninic, chitinic, and/or cellulosic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: John G. VERKADE, Reed E. OSHEL