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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7959691 | Composition The present invention provides a composition comprising: i) at least one compound of formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from a group consisting of hydrogen, unsubstituted or subs... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7556657 | Composition The present invention provides a composition comprising: i) at least one compound of formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from a group consisting of hydrogen, unsubstituted or subs... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7452388 | Compositions comprising dimeric or oligomeric ferrocenes The present invention relates to iron-organo compounds and the use of such compounds in the regeneration of particulate filter traps in combustion systems such as high-compression spontaneous ignition engines. The iron-organo compounds have the formula X-Y where X r... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7341112 | Firefighting training fluid and method for making same A firefighting training fluid (FFTF) comprising a paraffin blend. The blends of paraffins typically have no less than about two carbon atoms and no more than about twelve carbon atoms. The blends of paraffins may possess Reid vapor pressures in the range from about ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7306634 | Iron salt diesel fuel additive compositions for improvement of particulate traps A fuel additive iron salt composition effective in improving the operation of diesel engine particulate traps when added to a diesel fuel so as to provide 1-25 ppm iron in the fuel which comprises an oil soluble or oil dispersible neutral or overbased iron salt of a... | 12/11/2007 |
| 6941743 | Lean burn emissions system protectant composition and method A method, apparatus, and fuel composition for the protection of a catalytic after treatment system and a method for protecting a catalytic after treatment system in a lean burn system are disclosed. A scavenging agent is introduced into the combustion chamber in an ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6730139 | Halogenated hydrocarbon containing fuel supplement and/or additive A fuel rendering composition, an alternative supplemental fuel and a universal fuel treatment. Halogenated hydrocarbon(s) and solvent(s), particularly terpenoid containing solvent(s), are combined to form a composition that when mixed with vegetable oil, crude or re... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6725653 | Process for reducing pollutants from the exhaust of a diesel engine using a water diesel fuel in combination with exhaust after-treatments This invention relates to a process for reducing the level of pollutants in the exhaust of a diesel engine, comprising: operating said diesel engine using as the fuel a water-diesel fuel emulsion; and contacting the exhaust gas from said diesel engine with an after-... | 04/27/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6629407 | Lean burn emissions system protectant composition and method A method, apparatus, and fuel composition for the protection of a catalytic after treatment system and a method for protecting a catalytic after treatment system in a lean burn system are disclosed. A scavenging agent is introduced into the combustion cha... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6488725 | Fuel additives The present invention relates to the use of fuel additives in the regeneration of particulate filter traps, e.g. diesel particulate filter traps. The invention further relates to fuel additives suitable for use in such a process.... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6313334 | Ferrocene dicarboxylic acid diesters and solid composite propellants containing the same Ferrocene dicarboxylic acid diesters have the general formula (I), in which X stands for an oligoethylene glycol radical with 2 to 20 ethoxyl units and/or an ,ω-alkyldiol radical with 2 to 18 C atoms. Also disclosed are processes for preparing the... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6051040 | Method for reducing emissions of NOx and particulates from a diesel engine A method improves the operation of a diesel engine through the use of a fuel additive, a diesel particulate trap and a NOx -reducing catalyst. The operation of the NOx -reducing catalyst is enhanced by the introduction of urea or lik... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5746784 | Use of ferrocene A process for reducing carbonaceous deposits caused by the combustion of heavy fuel oil in high-compression, spontaneous-ignition internal combustion engines involves adding an additive such as ferrocene or ethyl ferrocene to a heavy fuel oil having a den... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5713964 | Low smoke composition and firefighter training process A low smoke firefighter training hydrocarbon composition and process. The compositions preferably contain alkanes and avoid aromatics. Ferrocene or certain other volatile iron compounds are incorporated in the compositions which am readily ignitable but n... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5501714 | Operation of diesel engines with reduced particulate emission by utilization of platinum group metal fuel additive and pass-through catalytic oxidizer The invention provides a method employing a fuel additive to improve the operation of a pass-through oxidation catalyst over long periods of time with continued catalytic activity and without the undesirable conversion of SO2 to SO3.... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5386804 | Process for the addition of ferrocene to combustion or motor fuels A process for the addition of ferrocene to combustion or motor fuels involves an improved metering of the additive ferrocene into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine or a combustion system. The process utilizes the sublimation properti... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5266083 | Method for reducing pollution emissions from a diesel engine The invention presented relates to a method for reducing the emission of nitrogen oxides from a diesel engine without significant loss of fuel efficiency and without significant increases in carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon emissions. The method involves p... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5235936 | Ferrocene injection system A passive ferrocene injection system provides a container that defines an internal reservoir holding a quantity of solid phase ferrocene. A means is provided for maintaining an elevated reservoir temperature sufficient to produce a vapor of ferrocene. The... | 08/17/1993 |
| 4908045 | Engine cleaning additives for diesel fuel A composition and method for reducing particulate emissions from a diesel engine without measurably increasing NOx emissions from the diesel engine comprises: (i) burning in the diesel engine in excess air a fuel oil containing 0.01 ppm to 1 pp... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4892562 | Diesel fuel additives and diesel fuels containing soluble platinum group metal compounds and use in diesel engines The invention provides diesel fuel additive compositions comprising solutions of diesel fuel-soluble platinum group metal compounds in solvents miscible in the fuel, the platinum group metal complex being present in an amount sufficient to supply from 0.0... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4891050 | Gasoline additives and gasoline containing soluble platinum group metal compounds and use in internal combustion engines The invention provides gasoline additive compositions comprising solutions of at least one fuel-soluble platinum group metal compound in a solvent miscible in the gasoline, the platinum group metal complex being present in an amount sufficient to supply f... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4612880 | Method for control of octane requirement increase in an internal combustion engine having manifold and/or combustion surfaces which inhibit the formation of engine deposits The control of the octane requirement increase phenomenon in an internal combustion engine is achieved by introducing into an internal combustion engine, having manifold and/or combustion surfaces which inhibit the formation of engine deposits, along with... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4525174 | Method and fuel composition for control of octane requirement increase The control of the octane requirement increase phenomenon in a spark ignition, internal combustion engine is achieved by continuously or intermittently introducing with the combustion charge a fuel composition containing (a) an oil-soluble iron compound, ... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4444565 | Method and fuel composition for control of octane requirement increase The control of the octane requirement increase phenomenon in a spark ignition internal combustion engine is achieved by introducing with the combustion charge a fuel composition containing an octane requirement increase-inhibiting amount of (a) an oil-sol... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4389220 | Method of conditioning diesel engines A method of conditioning diesel engines is described. In accordance with the method, a diesel engine is operated on a diesel fuel containing from about 20-30 ppm of dicyclopentadienyl iron or an equivalent amount of a derivative thereof for a period of ti... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4266943 | Stabilizers for oil-water mixtures A stabilizing agent which produces stable fuel oil-water mixtures for use as fuels with consequent fuel savings comprises:... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4222746 | Diesel fuel containing wax oxidates to reduce particulate emissions Addition of 0.1 to 1.5 percent by weight of wax oxidates to a diesel fuel is found to reduce the amount of soot and invisible particles produced when the fuel is used in a diesel engine. The wax oxidates act synergistically with fuel-soluble organometalli... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4139349 | Fuel compositions containing synergistic mixtures of iron and manganese antiknock compounds Hydrocarbon fuel compositions consisting essentially of hydrocarbons boiling in the gasoline boiling range having dissolved therein a combination of dicyclopentadienyl iron and cyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl compounds. Said iron and manganese comp... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4130432 | Triorganotin cyanometallate compounds Compounds of the general formula I ##STR1## wherein M IS 4, 6 OR 8, N is 0 or 1, A is 0 or 1, B is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, Each of R1, r2 and R3 independently represents an alkyl group, an alkyl group which is substituted or whic... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4104036 | Iron-containing motor fuel compositions and method for using same An improved fuel composition comprising a major amount of hydrocarbons boiling in the gasoline boiling range, a minor amount of at least one hydrocarbon soluble compound of a metal selected from the group consisting of Group VIII metals and mixtures there... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4093556 | Process for microencapsulation of metallocenes A process for producing metallocenes encapsulated by a urea-formaldehyde polymer shell. The presence of a small amount of a cationic surfactant, preferably an alkyl hydroxy amine, is required during the condensation polymerization which forms the shell.... | 06/06/1978 |
