Patents by Inventor The University of Wyoming Research Corporation d/b/a Western Research Institute

The University of Wyoming Research Corporation d/b/a Western Research Institute 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: 20130189739
    Abstract: Methods and systems to achieve clean fuel processing systems in which carbon dioxide emissions (1) from sources (2) may be processed in at least one processing reactor (4) containing a plurality of chemoautotrophic bacteria (5) which can convert the carbon dioxide emissions into biomass (6) which may then be used for various products (21) such as biofuels, fertilizer, feedstock, or the like. Sulfate reducing bacteria (13) may be used to supply sulfur containing compounds to the chemoautotrophic bacteria (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation d/b/a Western Research Institute
    Inventor: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation d/b/a Western Research Institute
  • Publication number: 20130104772
    Abstract: At least one embodiment of the inventive technology may involve the intentional changing of the stability of an emulsion from a first stability to a more desired, second stability upon the addition of a more aromatic asphaltene subfraction (perhaps even a most aromatic asphaltene subfraction), or a less aromatic asphaltene subfraction (perhaps even a least aromatic asphatene subfraction) to a emulsion hydrocarbon of an oil emulsion, thereby increasing emulsion stability or decreasing emulsion stability, respectively. Precipitation and redis solution or sorbent-based techniques may be used to isolate a selected asphaltene subfraction before its addition to an emulsion hydrocarbon when that hydrocarbon is part of an emulsion or an ingredient of a yet-to-be-formed emulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation d/b/a Western Research Institute
    Inventor: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation d/b/a Western Research Institute