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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354461 | Solid fuels for fuel cells A solid fuel for use in fuel cells is presented. The solid fuel includes solid oxygenates, and mixtures for generating a gaseous fuel from the solid fuel. The solid fuel can be contained in a cartridge and reacted with a liquid reactant for generating a gaseous fuel... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338541 | Synthetic jet fuel and diesel fuel compositions and processes Novel clean fuels comprising selected nonlinear long chain saturated primary monohydric/dihydric alcohol derivatives and mixtures thereof; novel diols and/or diol derivatives; and processes for making clean synthetic jet fuels and/or clean synthetic diesel fuels as ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7182797 | Fuel compositions Improved fuel compositions and fuel additive packages are disclosed which serve to increase the combustion efficiency of conventional fuels while reducing the level of CO2 emissions generated upon the combustion of the fuels. The fuels may be essentially ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 6773470 | Suspensions for use as fuel for electrochemical fuel cells A fuel composition for fuel cells includes a polar solvent such as water, a first portion of a first fuel dissolved in the solvent at a saturated concentration, and a second portion of the first fuel suspended in the solvent to serve as a reservoir of fuel as the di... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6758871 | Liquid fuel compositions for electrochemical fuel cells A new fuel composition useful for catalytic fuel cells is made up of at least two components. The primary fuel component is a surface active compound, such as methanol, that is a source of and acts to prevent unwanted decomposition of the auxiliary fuel. The auxilia... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6599336 | Low pollution fuel To provide a low pollution fuel capable of obviating imperfect combustion of fuel in a diesel engine, etc., and fundamentally solving the exhaust gas problems without depending on the conventional symptomatic method. The low pollution fuel is composed of ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6554877 | Liquid fuel compositions for electrochemical fuel cells A new fuel composition useful for catalytic fuel cells is made up of at least two components. The primary fuel component is a surface active compound, such as methanol, that is a source of and acts to prevent unwanted decomposition of the auxiliary fuel. ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6497736 | Fuel compositions containing hydroxyalkyl-substituted amines A fuel composition comprising a major amount of hydrocarbons boiling in the gasoline or diesel range and an effective detergent amount of a hydroxyalkyl-substituted amine which is the reaction product of: (a) a polyolefin epoxide derived from a branched chain ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6309431 | Winterized paraffin crystal modifiers Winterized wax crystal modifiers which remain fluid at temperatures ranging from about -40° F. to 160° F. and methods for winterizing wax crystal modifiers are provided.... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6193769 | Fuel cell for chafing dishes A fuel cell for use in chafing dishes includes a container with a combustible medium in the container. The combustible medium is primarily propylene glycol. The advantage of such a fuel cell is that it is non-toxic.... | 02/27/2001 |
| 5518511 | Multi-functional gasoline detergent compositions A multi-functional gasolene detergent composition providing good balance of properties leading to reduced engine deposits, little or no valve stick, and without effect on Octane Requirement Increase. The composition contains an polyisobutenyl succinimide ... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5437693 | Heavy oil emulsion fuel composition A heavy oil emulsion fuel composition which contains heavy oils, such as bitumen and asphalt, wherein the heavy oil emulsion fuel composition can be used as a substitute fuel for heavy fuel oils, and has an enhanced combustion efficiency to thereby reduce... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5326379 | Heating and cooking apparatus and fuel composition for use therein A fuel composition comprising a non-combustible, substantially heat resistant pervious substrate and an amount of propylene glycol disposed on the substrate sufficient to fill the majority of the surface interstices present in the substrate and an apparat... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5266080 | Methanol fuel containing flame luminosity agent The flame luminosity of a methanol fuel is appreciably enhanced by the addition thereto of at least one flame luminosity enhancing agent selected from the group consisting of azine dye, triarylmethane dye, fluorescein dye, imine dye and anthraquinone dye,... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5266082 | Fuel additive Fuel additive compositions for improving the combustion efficiency of an internal combustion engine, and thereby substantially reducing undesirable motor vehicle exhaust emissions as well as fuel consumption. The composition is composed of a bicyclic arom... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5259851 | Hybrid liquid fuel composition in aqueous microemulsion form A hybrid fuel composition in the form of a stable water-in-oil microemulsion comprises a liquid hydrocarbon fuel, water, a glycolipid surfactant and a vicinal aliphatic diol co-surfactant. The hydrocarbon fuel can be a liquid fuel for autotraction such as... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5242469 | Gasoline additive composition A gasoline additive composition comprising an ester; and at least one dispersant component chosen from the group consisting of a specified monosuccinimide, a specified bissuccinimide, an alkylamine of average molecular weight 500-5000 having a polyolefine... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5183476 | Ethanol fuel and its use as a diesel fuel A fuel which is ethanol-based and which has the form of a solution includes from 62-94% by weight of ethanol; from 2-8% by weight of water; from 2-30% by weight of an ignition improving agent comprised of a water-soluble polyalkylene glycol compound conta... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5147413 | Methanol fuel containing flame luminosity agent The flame luminosity of a methanol fuel is appreciably enhanced by the addition thereto of at least one azo dye flame luminosity enhancing agent.... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5055112 | Diesel particulate reducing 1,2-alkanediol additives A diesel fuel composition comprising a major amount of a hydrocarbon based compression ignition fuel and a minor particulate-reducing amount of an aliphatic 1,2-diol.... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4808195 | Hydrocarbon fuel additive A chemical composition having enhanced water elimination capability comprises a dispersant/emulsification agent for use as a supplement additive in a liquid hydrocarbon fuel. The mixture contains ethoxylated nonylphenol and nonylphenol polyethylene glycol... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4624633 | High percentage glycol fuel and burner The combination of a novel fuel (18) with a fuel canister (14) and a wick (16) for transporting the novel fuel (18) from the interior to the exterior of the canister (14); wherein the novel fuel comprises a combustible fuel having a flash point greater th... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4518395 | Process for the stabilization of metal-containing hydrocarbon fuel compositions A hydrocarbon fuel composition containing from 5 ppm to 500 ppm of a metal that normally catalyzes oxidative deterioration of said fuel composition is stabilized by incorporating in it from 1% to 25% by volume of a stabilizer that is an alkanol having 1 t... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4396398 | Antimisting additives for aviation fuels A method for dissolving in a liquid, mainly aliphatic, hydrocarbon fuel having a flash point not less than 90° F. an additive comprising: (a) a specified polymer; (b) a specified hydroxylic carrier liquid for the polymer; (c) a specified amine; the concentration o... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4336148 | Complex compound, process for their preparation, and their use A complex compound of a metal salt or metalloid salt and an ansolvo-acid or proton-acid, of the general formula I in which M is a m-valent cation of a metal or metalloid, a metal-oxy or metal-dioxy cation or a hydrogen atom, X is a n-valent anion of a n-basic ... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4294586 | Gasoline and diesel fuel additive A gasoline and diesel fuel additive comprising a mixture of alcohol, toluene, and hydrogen peroxide. The preferred ratio is 16/8/1 of these substances. Also for the purpose of quality control when the additive is to be used with diesel fuel, a few drops o... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4133648 | Organic synergists for organo-cerium (IV) anti-knock additives in lead-free fuel compositions This invention relates to lead-free fuel compositions having improved anti-knock and octane characteristics, which comprise a gasoline and, as a synergistic anti-knock and octane-improvement agent, a small amount of an organic compound selected from para-... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4059411 | Method for extending the lower lean limit of running of internal combustion engines and improving the combustion of fluid fuels A fuel composition is disclosed comprising a major portion, in the order of 94% by weight, of a liquid fuel such as gasoline mixed with a minor portion, in the order of 6% by weight, of particulates generally similar to particulates of polyvinyl alcohol o... | 11/22/1977 |
| 3961916 | Middle distillate compositions with improved filterability and process therefor The response of middle distillates to flow improvers can be substantially improved by utilizing a dual-functioning flow improver composition which is a combination of two different wax modifying compounds. One of these functions as a wax growth arrester. ... | 06/08/1976 |