Patents by Inventor Tom Visser

Tom Visser 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).

  • Plant Pot Wick Insertion Hardware and Method
    Publication number: 20170215356
    Abstract: A device and method for inserting a wick in a plant pot and retaining the wick in a desired position. A wick retainer is provided. This device very generally resembles a large nail, having a head at its first end and an elongated column extending therefrom. The far end of the column opens into a retention notch configured to secure a wick at any point along its length. A unidirectional latch is located proximate the head. The head also contains one or more receivers configured to retain the free ends of the wick.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Tom Visser, Mike Rimland, Felipe Grabiel
  • Method for predicting a physical property of a residue obtainable from a crude oil
    Patent number: 8370082
    Abstract: A method for predicting a physical property of a residue obtainable from a crude oil by a process of distillation, wherein the conditions during the process are represented by a processing parameter, is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) using a spectroscopic technique to acquire a spectrum for the crude oil; and b) applying a predictive model based upon a correlation between the spectrum, the physical property and the processing parameter. The method may be used to predict the suitability of crude oil for bitumen production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Peter De Peinder, Fred Adrianus Johannes Singelenberg, Tom Visser, Bert Marc Weckhuysen
  • METHOD FOR PREDICTING A PHYSICAL PROPERTY OF A RESIDUE OBTAINABLE FROM A CRUDE OIL
    Publication number: 20100174494
    Abstract: A method for predicting a physical property of a residue obtainable from a crude oil by a process of distillation, wherein the conditions during the process are represented by a processing parameter, is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: a) using a spectroscopic technique to acquire a spectrum for the crude oil; and b) applying a predictive model based upon a correlation between the spectrum, the physical property and the processing parameter. The method may be used to predict the suitability of crude oil for bitumen production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Peter De Peinder, Fred Adrianus Johannes Singelenberg, Tom Visser, Bert Marc Weckhuysen
  • Apparatus and method for planting seed
    Patent number: 4221175
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is illustrated wherein seedlings carried in spaced relation in cellular trays receivable for inversion with subsequent release into means for distributing the seeds over a larger area occupied by segregated portions of growing medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1980
    Inventors: Aart Van Wingerden, Tom Visser