Patents by Inventor Skyler Kauffman

Skyler Kauffman 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).

  • Publication number: 20240218271
    Abstract: A waste stream of organic matter such as sewage, plant and plastic matter is received for recycling and treated with high temperature and pressure to generate useful organic products such as bio-oil and gas. Byproducts such as char and an aqueous phase including water can be selectively recycled or beingly discarded. An oxidant added to a reactor containing waste from the waste stream facilitates an autothermal reaction under the temperature and pressure applied to the reactor, boosting the temperature slightly from the reactions therein. The reactor generates useful hydrocarbons such as bio-oil resulting from disruption of organic bonds. A combination of oxidation and radical initiation results from the oxidant, and provides an increased yield of bio-oil while decreasing char when compared to temperature and pressure alone. A stoichiometric quantity of the oxidant limits complete conversion of carbon into carbon dioxide by limiting available oxygen and therefore favoring hydrocarbon formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Timko, Alex R. Maag, Elizabeth Belden, Geoffrey A. Tompsett, Andrew R. Teixeira, Aidin Panahi, Andrew Charlebois, Skyler Kauffman
  • Publication number: 20190150697
    Abstract: A dustpan is disclosed. The dustpan include a debris receptacle coupled to the grip, having a debris collection surface and a bottom surface, and a roller mechanism, wherein the roller mechanism includes a roller with an adhesive surface, a biasing member, and a handle to apply a force coupled to the grip, wherein application of force to the handle moves the roller from i) a non-contact position, above the bottom surface of the debris receptacle, to ii) a contact position, configured to be one of below the bottom surface of the debris receptacle or ground level, and wherein once the force is released the biasing member returns the roller to the non-contact position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew Kyle Godfrey, Casey Skyler Kauffman, Alexander Joseph Judge, Cody Roy Turner