Microemulsion fuel compositions for the internal combustion engine and for oil furnaces
Patent 6017368 Issued on January 25, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date: 
June 22, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
June 22, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesClear and stable liquid fuel compositions for internal combustion engines Methanol as cosurfactant for microemulsions Reduction of nitrogen oxides emissions from diesel engines Reduction of nitrogen oxides emissions from diesel engines Reduction of nitrogen oxides emissions from vehicular diesel engines Patent #: 5584894 InventorApplicationNo. 102538 filed on 06/22/1998US Classes:44/302, Alkanol component44/301Emulsion fuel (e.g., water-gasoline emulsions, etc.)ExaminersPrimary: McAvoy, Ellen M.International ClassC10L 001/32AbstractLow viscosity water-in-oil (W/O) microemulsion fuels, that are stable without any phase separation over a wide range of temperatures including temperatures below the freezing point of water, made by low shear mixing of petroleum products with an additive solution resulting in microemulsion fuels for the internal combustion engine and oil heating furnaces, either plant or home, with said microemulsion fuels having the unique features of enhancing the reduction of the oxides of nitrogen, reducing particulate matter such as smoke in the exhaust gases and flue gases, and neutralizing the sulfur acids derived from the oxidation of the sulfur in the petroleum product that occurs during combustion of the microemulsion fuel thereby resulting in the abatement of air pollution.Field of SearchAlkanol component | |
