ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,117, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Phillips 66 Co. (Houston).
"Methods for distributing blended fuels" was invented by Benjamin J. Stuchlik (Houston) and Marisa E. Carroll (Cypress, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to methods for distributing alcohol-containing gasoline. The methods herein facilitate the combination of gasoline blendstocks and alcohols to create finished gasoline products. The methods herein also measure the volumes and other characteristics of the gasoline blendstocks and alcohols and employ computers and controllers that calculate the gross and net volumes of liquids, including the net...