Patents imply intellectual property and it has a $ value that can be associated depending on the field and type of patent that is allocated. Patents also increase the enterprise value of the company and help prevent copy-cats from copying the idea without having royalt payments or licencing deals. We like it when companies get patents awarded!. To protect IP companies aggressively file provisional patents even before they have a working product. The below table provides a way to look at what has been done by companies and use this as a factor to make investment decisions.
| Title | Filing Date | Publication Date | Grant Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Versatile systems for continuous in-line blending of butane and petroleum | 2019-2-14 | 2019-6-13 | |
| Methods for making and distributing batches of butane-enriched gasoline | 2017-4-07 | 2017-7-27 | |
| Continuous bale forming apparatus with a rotating bale pushing device | 2015-12-01 | 2016-3-31 | |
| Methods for splitting mixed hydrocarbon streams | 2015-8-28 | 2016-5-19 | |
| Low sulfur marine fuel | 2014-11-19 | 2015-12-10 | |
| Expansion of fuel streams using mixed hydrocarbons | 2014-5-05 | 2016-7-12 | 2016-7-12 |
| Method for modifying the volatility of petroleum prior to ethanol addition | 2012-5-08 | 2012-8-30 | |
| Fall restraint system | 2011-1-13 | 2011-7-13 | |
| Tanker overfill protection system | 2005-5-12 | 2005-12-08 | |
| Method and system for blending gasoline and butane at the point of distribution | 2004-1-16 | 2006-4-25 | 2006-4-25 |
| Method and system for blending gasoline and butane at the point of distribution | 2002-2-08 | 2004-1-20 | 2004-1-20 |