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Hydrocarbon fuel compositions

Assignee: Sinclair Research Inc
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Filing: 1962-02-19
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Granted: 1966-05-24
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Expires: 1982-02-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Thomas J Clough
  • 👤 David W Young

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 11:39
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10L; C10L1/00; C10L1/10; C10L1/14; C10L1/16; C10L1/1625; C10L1/1633; C10L1/1641

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 59 words
A FUEL OIL COMPOSITION OF IMPROVED POUR POINT CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A DISTILLATE HYDROCARBON FUEL OIL AND A SMALL EFFECTIVE AMOUNT OF AN OIL-SOLUBLE POLYMER OF A NORMAL C16 TO C18 HYDROCARBON ALPHA-OLEFIN, SAID POLYMERIZATION PRODUCT HAVING A MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF ABOUT 1000 TO 20,000, SAID AMOUNT BEING SUFFICIENT TO REDUCE THE POUR POINT OF THE HYDROCARBON FUEL OIL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 59 words
A FUEL OIL COMPOSITION OF IMPROVED POUR POINT CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A DISTILLATE HYDROCARBON FUEL OIL AND A SMALL EFFECTIVE AMOUNT OF AN OIL-SOLUBLE POLYMER OF A NORMAL C16 TO C18 HYDROCARBON ALPHA-OLEFIN, SAID POLYMERIZATION PRODUCT HAVING A MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF ABOUT 1000 TO 20,000, SAID AMOUNT BEING SUFFICIENT TO REDUCE THE POUR POINT OF THE HYDROCARBON FUEL OIL.

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