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Class 44/361 - Five-membered, unsaturated carbocycle bonded directly to the heavy metal or aluminum (e.g., ferrocene, etc.)


Subclass of Class 44 - Fuel and related compositions
Definition: Compositions wherein heavy metal or aluminum is bonded directly
No. of patents: 32
Last issue date: 06/14/2011


NumberTitleIssue Date
7959691Composition
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
7556657Composition
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
7452388Compositions 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
7341112Firefighting 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
7306634Iron 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
6941743Lean 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
6730139Halogenated 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
6725653Process 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
6652608Fuel 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
6629407Lean 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
6488725Fuel 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
6313334Ferrocene 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
6051040Method 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
5746784Use 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
5713964Low 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
5501714Operation 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
5386804Process 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
5266083Method 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
5235936Ferrocene 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
4908045Engine 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
4892562Diesel 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
4891050Gasoline 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
4612880Method 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
4525174Method 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
4444565Method 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
4389220Method 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
4266943Stabilizers 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
4222746Diesel 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
4139349Fuel 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
4130432Triorganotin 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
4104036Iron-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
4093556Process 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
 
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