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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7972393 | Compositions comprising boric acid A multiphase distillate fuel composition includes an emulsion comprising a first phase comprising a diesel fuel; a second phase comprising glycerol and boric acid; and a surfactant. A lubricant composition includes a grease and a mixture of boric acid with different... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7618466 | Fuel compositions Reaction products of an acidic organic compound, a boron compound, and an alkoxylated amine and/or alkoxylated amide. Also disclosed are lubricating oil compositions and fuel compositions containing the reaction products. ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7547330 | Methods to improve lubricity of fuels and lubricants A method for providing lubricity in fuels and lubricants includes adding a boron compound to a fuel or lubricant to provide a boron-containing fuel or lubricant. The fuel or lubricant may contain a boron compound at a concentration between about 30 ppm and about 3,0... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7419515 | Multi-phase distillate fuel compositions and concentrates containing emulsified boric acid Disclosed is a multiphase fuel composition formed of an emulsion containing (a) a distillate fuel first phase, (b) a second phase formed of boric acid and a liquid that is a solvent for boric acid, but immiscible in the first phase, such as glycerol, and (c) a surfa... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7214439 | Triborohydride salts as hydrogen storage materials and preparation thereof The present invention relates to the use of triborohydride salts as hydrogen storage materials. The present invention also relates to a system of using triborohydride salts to generate hydrogen gas for use in a fuel cell or other hydrogen-consuming device. A novel m... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7101830 | Gas engine lubricating oil composition A gas engine lubricating oil composition having a boron content of more than 95 ppm, the gas engine lubricating oil composition comprising: a major amount of a lubricating oil having a viscosity index of 80 to 120, and including at least 90 mass percent of saturates... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7040657 | Method of reducing nitrogen oxide in hybrid inflator The present invention provides a method of reducing an amount of NOx generated in actuation of a hybrid inflator. The present invention is a method of reducing nitrogen oxide which is generated in actuation of a hybrid inflator for an inflatable safety system of a v... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7018958 | Lubricating oil compositions A lubricating oil composition having a total base number of at least about 8, comprising a major amount of oil of lubricating viscosity; an amount of one or more dihydrocarbyl dithiophosphate metal salt introducing into the lubricating oil composition no more than 0... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013713 | Lubricity tester for diesel fuels An apparatus for testing lubricity of a fuel includes a testing chamber for holding a sample of the fuel to be tested; an inlet for admitting the sample to the testing chamber; and an assembly for sealing the testing chamber to prevent moisture transfer during admis... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6783561 | Method to improve lubricity of low-sulfur diesel and gasoline fuels A method for providing lubricity in fuels and lubricants includes adding a boron compound to a fuel or lubricant to provide a boron-containing fuel or lubricant. The fuel or lubricant may contain a boron compound at a concentration between about 30 ppm and about 3,0... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6652608 | Fuel compositions exhibiting improved fuel stability A fuel composition of the present invention exhibits minimized hydrolysis and increased fuel stability, even after extended storage at 65° F. for 6-9 months. The composition, which is preferably not strongly alkaline (3.0 to 10.5), is more preferably wea... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6368369 | Liquid hydrocarbon fuel compositions containing a stable boric acid suspension Disclosed are liquid hydrocarbon fuel concentrates, including low sulfur liquid hydrocarbon fuel concentrates containing at least 5,000 ppm boric acid suspended in the liquid hydrocarbon fuel. The liquid hydrocarbon fuels include gasoline, diesel fuel, av... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6278032 | Ethylene polymers with -olefins Ethylene copolymers with octene and/or ethylene terpolymers with alpha-olefins from 3 to 12 carbon atoms, optionally in the presence of other comonomers containing more than one unsaturation, usable as additives to increase the gas oil properties at low t... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6248702 | Dispersant and dispersant viscosity index improvers from selectively hydrogenated aryl-substituted olefin containing diene copolymers The invention provides dispersants and dispersant viscosity index improvers which include polymers of conjugated dienes which have been hydrogenated, functionalized, optionally modified, and post treated. The dispersant substances include a copolymer of t... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6162768 | Dispersants and dispersant viscosity index improvers from selectively hydrogenated polymers: free radically initiated direct grafting reaction products The invention provides dispersants and dispersant viscosity index improvers which include polymers of conjugated dienes which have been hydrogenated, functionalized, optionally modified and post treated. The dispersant substances include a copolymer of tw... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6132480 | Gas forming igniter composition for a gas generant An igniter composition for a gas generant and related methods of gas generation are provided in which, in addition to a boron fuel component and an oxidizer component, the igniter composition additionally includes a gas-producing fuel component.... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5827805 | Condensates of alkyl phenols and glyoxal and products derived therefrom Compositions represented by the structures ##STR1## where Ar represents an aromatic group, each R is independently a hydrocarbyl group, at least one R having more than 12 carbon atoms, a is 1 to 4, and R' is hydrogen or alkyl, are useful as lubricant... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5518510 | Low-sulfur diesel fuels containing organo-metallic complexes This invention relates to low-sulfur diesel fuels which are useful with diesel engines equipped with exhaust system particulate traps. These fuels contain an effective mount of an organometallic complex to lower the ignition temperature of exhaust particl... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5314510 | Method for preventing the growth of aerobic fungi in aqueous hydrocarbons Aerobic fungal growth in hydrocarbons contaminated with water is prevented by addition thereto of an additive comprising boron and a hydrocarbyl-substituted succinimide in which the hydrocarbyl substituent is of a size sufficient to impart hydrocarbon sol... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5258048 | Fuel compositions comprising fullerenes Fuel compositions for internal combustion engines comprising a gasoline, a hydrocarbon-soluble allotropic form of carbon, and optionally a dispersing agent are provided. Two-cycle engines operated utilizing the fuel compositions provided herein emit lesse... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5090966 | Fuel composition containing an additive for reducing valve seat recession A fuel composition for use in internal combustion engines which composition comprises (A) a major amount of a fuel suitable for use in an internal combustion engine, preferably either a lead free or low-lead fuel for use in a spark ignition engine and (B)... | 02/25/1992 |
| 4353807 | Lubricants and fuels containing boroxarophenanthrene compounds The present invention relates to 9-hydroxy-9,10-boroxarophenanthrene compositions which are particularly suitable additives to improve the stability of lubricating oils and fuel compositions. More particularly, esters of 9-hydroxy-9,10-boroxarophenanthren... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4201553 | Method of improving combustion of fuels and novel fuel compositions Disclosure is made of a method of improving the combustion of base fuels selected from ammonia and amines. The method comprises the addition of hydrogen carriers to the base fuels, which possess an energy content and release it together with hydrogen for ... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4081252 | Method of improving combustion of fuels and fuel compositions Disclosure is made of a method of improving the combustion of base fuels selected from ammonia, petroleum distillates, alcohols and amines. The method comprises the addition of hydrogen carriers to the base fuels, which possess an energy content and relea... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4061473 | Process to embody waste automotive lubricating oils into a fuel additive to reduce corrosion and deposits and augment energy availability A process which makes use of waste automotive lubricating oils as an energy source, and function as an emulsifier, into which oils are embodied, and agitated, aqueous solutions of water-soluble salts of those metals which inhibit corrosion and minimize de... | 12/06/1977 |
