Patents by Inventor Thomas William Beckenhauer

Thomas William Beckenhauer 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).

  • Patent number: 9815015
    Abstract: Synergy between component parts of desiccants is disclosed that teaches how to augment performance of desiccants in the reduction of humidity. Single component desiccants lack the synergistic effect. The problem of single component deficiency is solved by the disclosed methods that generally engage the synergy between humidity attracting substances and polymeric substances. Synergy is observed in the improved desiccation being greater than the sum of the desiccating effects of the component parts. Resultant products are dual purpose in that they can be used both as desiccants and component parts of packaging materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Dry Air Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas William Beckenhauer
  • Publication number: 20130236616
    Abstract: Methods of absorbing oxygen are disclosed with the use of compositions useful as oxygen absorbers. The compositions are generally salts of unsaturated fatty acids that have one or more carbon to carbon double and or triple bonds. The compositions may be prepared by reacting an unsaturated fatty acid with a hydroxide resulting in a salt of the unsaturated fatty acid. Water soluble compositions are dissolved in aqueous solutions for the purpose of absorbing oxygen from the aqueous solutions and or their containers. Water insoluble compositions are protected from moisture due to their water repellent character and this characteristic is used advantageously in order to absorb oxygen from containers that may contain moisture where it is desired that the compositions remain relatively unaffected by moisture, intact and remain where they are placed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventor: Thomas William Beckenhauer