Patents by Inventor Thomas Keene

Thomas Keene 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).

  • PRODUCTION OF FUEL PELLETS INCLUDING HEMP AND/OR KENAF WASTE BYPRODUCT
    Publication number: 20220348836
    Abstract: A fuel pellet has a body made from a mixture of (a) 1-99 weight percent hemp byproduct, kenaf byproduct or a combination thereof and (b) 1-99 weight percent coal fines. A related method of making a fuel pellet includes the steps of: (1) mixing together (a) a hemp byproduct, a kenaf byproduct or a hemp byproduct and a kenaf byproduct and (b) coal fines to form a pelleting mixture; and (2) compressing or extruding the pelleting mixture and forming the fuel pellet in the absence of any added binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Keene, Darrell Neal Taulbee
  • Production of fuel pellets
    Patent number: 11414614
    Abstract: A fuel pellet includes a pellet body made from a mixture of (a) hemp byproduct, kenaf byproduct or hemp and kenaf byproduct, (b) sawdust and, optionally, (c) coal fines. The fuel pellet may be made without adding a binder. A method of making the binderless fuel pellet is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Thomas Keene, Darrell Neal Taulbee
  • SHARED VOLUME COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE OF A VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20210034318
    Abstract: Virtual reality engines are discussed that configured to control, at a physical display system, display a shared volume in a virtual workspace, display a shared virtual work object at the virtual workspace, and capture expressive actions. Such virtual reality engine and a display system may be included in a shared workspace computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: John Goodman, David Levon Swanson, Thomas Keene
  • PRODUCTION OF FUEL PELLETS
    Publication number: 20200325409
    Abstract: A fuel pellet includes a pellet body made from a mixture of (a) hemp byproduct, kenaf byproduct or hemp and kenaf byproduct, (b) sawdust and, optionally, (c) coal fines. The fuel pellet may be made without adding a binder. A method of making the binderless fuel pellet is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Keene, Darrell Neal Taulbee
  • Eyedrop dispenser with eyelid opening means
    Patent number: 4543096
    Abstract: An eyedrop dispenser is disclosed which includes a plastic squeeze bottle having a dispensing nozzle at one end. A collar overfits the dispenser end of the bottle and carries a pair of cooperating, forwardly extending fingers for eyelid contacting purposes. The fingers terminate forwardly in respective eyelid contactors and one finger is pivotally movable relative to the other to spread the eyelid contactors during the eyedrop dispensing process. The movable finger includes an operator extension which engages the bottle sidewall when the eyelid contactors are separated to squeeze the bottle and dispense the eyedrops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1985
    Inventor: Thomas Keene