ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,757, issued on April 21, was assigned to TURN 3 HOLDINGS LLC (Amarillo, Texas).
"Alcohol based unleaded automotive racing fuel" was invented by Andrew Stephen Burns Jr. (Hamilton, Mont.) and Paul Yaw (Mesa, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Alcohol based unleaded automotive racing fuels, using blends of four basic chemical components, including ethanol, methanol, toluene, and isopentane and/or cyclopentane. Mixtures provide increased power, and better charge cooling than conventional racing gasolines, whether leaded or unleaded. The claimed racing fuel blends do not include gasoline, isooctane, or alkylate fractions common to alc...