Patents by Inventor Roy C. Knight

Roy C. Knight 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).

  • Environmentally friendly methods and systems of energy production
    Patent number: 8383870
    Abstract: A process of energy production is disclosed. The process includes integrating three or more energy production technologies such that a first byproduct of a first energy production technology is applied to a second energy production technology and a second byproduct of the second energy production technology is applied to a third energy production technology. The process also includes operating the integrated energy production technologies to produce energy such that at least a portion of the first byproduct is utilized in an operation of the second energy production technology and a portion of the second byproduct is utilized in an operation of the third energy production technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Federal Express Corporation
    Inventors: Roy C. Knight, Rolf L. Onjukka, Patrick J. Doyle
  • Environmentally friendly methods and systems of energy production
    Publication number: 20100011778
    Abstract: A process of energy production is disclosed. The process includes integrating three or more energy production technologies such that a first byproduct of a first energy production technology is applied to a second energy production technology and a second byproduct of the second energy production technology is applied to a third energy production technology. The process also includes operating the integrated energy production technologies to produce energy such that at least a portion of the first byproduct is utilized in an operation of the second energy production technology and a portion of the second byproduct is utilized in an operation of the third energy production technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Roy C. Knight, Rolf L. Onjukka, Patrick J. Doyle