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Fuel additive
Assignee: FUEL-X-TENDER Corp A CORP OF MI
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Filing: 1984-03-05
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Granted: 1984-11-13
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Expires: 2004-03-05
Abstract
Abstract A novel nonacidic fuel additive which is soluable in gasoline, diesel fuels and other liquid aliphatic hydrocarbons, and which comprises the product produced by mixing ketone peroxides, ketones, a Group III metal, an alcohol, and borontrifloride, or liquid cobalt, or a chlorobenzine. The fuel additive further comprises a ketone solvent, said ketones preferrably being methyl ethyl ketones and their peroxides and solvents. The fuel additive of the present invention, serves to increase power output, lower the ignition point of the carrier fuel, increase mileage, and, especially when used with diesel, reduces the effect of cold temperatures on the viscosity, turbidity, and color of the diesel fuel to temperatures as severe as -40° C.
Inventors
- 👤 Gordon L. Osgood
- 👤 George G. Reinhard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10L; C10L1/00; C10L1/10; C10L1/12; C10L1/1216; C10L1/1225; C10L1/14; C10L1/18; C10L1/1811; C10L1/182; C10L1/1822; C10L1/1824; C10L1/185; C10L1/1857; F; F02; F02B; F02B3/00; F02B3/06; F02B47/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A nonacidic fuel additive for carrier fuels to increase power output, lower ignition point of the carrier fuel, increase mileage and reduce the effect of cold temperatures on the viscosity of the carrier fuel, said fuel additive comprising: (a) methyl ethyl ketone peroxide in an amount ranging from approximately 10 percent to approximately 45 percent by volume of fuel additive; (b) methyl ethyl ketone in an amount of approximately 15 percent to approximately 50 percent by volume of fuel additive; (c) thallium in an amount of approximately 30 percent by volume of the fuel additive; (d) methyl alcohol in an amount of approximately 2 percent by volume of the fuel additive; and (e) borontrifloride in an amount of approximately 8 percent by volume of the fuel additive.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
A nonacidic fuel additive for carrier fuels to increase power output, lower ignition point of the carrier fuel, increase mileage and reduce the effect of cold temperatures on the viscosity of the carrier fuel, said fuel additive comprising: (a) methyl ethyl ketone peroxide in an amount ranging from approximately 10 percent to approximately 45 percent by volume of fuel additive; (b) methyl ethyl ketone in an amount of approximately 15 percent to approximately 50 percent by volume of fuel additive; (c) thallium in an amount of approximately 30 percent by volume of the fuel additive; (d) methyl alcohol in an amount of approximately 2 percent by volume of the fuel additive; and (e) borontrifloride in an amount of approximately 8 percent by volume of the fuel additive.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The fuel additive of claim 1 further comprising methyl ethyl ketone solvent in an amount of approximately 15 percent by volume of the fuel additive.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The fuel additive of claim 2 wherein said carrier fuel is gasoline.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The fuel additive of claim 3 wherein said fuel additive is added to the carrier fuel in a 1 to 1,000 mixture ratio.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The fuel additive of claim 1 wherein said fuel additive is added to the carrier fuel in a 1 to 1,000 mixture ratio.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
136 words
A nonacidic fuel additive for carrier fuels to increase power output, lower ignition point of the carrier fuel, increase mileage and reduce the effect of cold temperatures on the viscosity of the carrier fuel, said fuel additive comprising: (a) methanol in an amount of approximately 50 percent by volume of the fuel additive; (b) chlorobenzine in an amount of approximately 20 percent by volume of the fuel additive; (c) methyl ethyl ketone peroxide in an amount of approximately 8 percent by volume of the fuel additive; (d) methyl ethyl ketone solvent in an amount of approximately 12 percent by volume of the fuel additive; (e) borontrifloride in an amount of approximately 5 percent by volume of the fuel additive; and (f) liquid cobalt in an amount of approximately 5 percent by volume of the fuel additive.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
136 words
A nonacidic fuel additive for carrier fuels to increase power output, lower ignition point of the carrier fuel, increase mileage and reduce the effect of cold temperatures on the viscosity of the carrier fuel, said fuel additive comprising: (a) methanol in an amount of approximately 50 percent by volume of the fuel additive; (b) chlorobenzine in an amount of approximately 20 percent by volume of the fuel additive; (c) methyl ethyl ketone peroxide in an amount of approximately 8 percent by volume of the fuel additive; (d) methyl ethyl ketone solvent in an amount of approximately 12 percent by volume of the fuel additive; (e) borontrifloride in an amount of approximately 5 percent by volume of the fuel additive; and (f) liquid cobalt in an amount of approximately 5 percent by volume of the fuel additive.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The fuel additive of claim 6 wherein said chlorobenzine is orthochlorobenzine or parachlorobenzine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The fuel additive of claim 6 wherein said carrier fuel is gasoline.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
98 words
A nonacidic fuel additive for carrier fuels to increase power output, lower ignition point of the carrier fuel, increase mileage and reduce the effect of cold temperatures on the viscosity of the carrier fuel, said fuel additive comprising: (a) methyl ethyl ketone peroxide in an amount of approximately 5 percent to 40 percent by volume of the fuel additive; (b) methyl ethyl ketone solvent in an amount of approximately 10 percent to 40 percent by volume of the fuel additive; and (c) ethanol in an amount of approximately 3 percent to 60 percent by volume of fuel additive.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
98 words
A nonacidic fuel additive for carrier fuels to increase power output, lower ignition point of the carrier fuel, increase mileage and reduce the effect of cold temperatures on the viscosity of the carrier fuel, said fuel additive comprising: (a) methyl ethyl ketone peroxide in an amount of approximately 5 percent to 40 percent by volume of the fuel additive; (b) methyl ethyl ketone solvent in an amount of approximately 10 percent to 40 percent by volume of the fuel additive; and (c) ethanol in an amount of approximately 3 percent to 60 percent by volume of fuel additive.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The nonacidic fuel additive of claim 9 further comprising kerosene in an amount of approximately 22 percent to 30 percent by volume of the fuel additive.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The nonacidic fuel additive of claim 10 further comprising borontrifloride in an amount of approximately 10 percent by volume of fuel additive.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The nonacidic fuel additive of claim 9 further comprising methyl ether in an amount of approximately 5 percent by volume of the fuel additive.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
36 words
The nonacidic fuel additive of claim 9 further comprising borontrifloride in an amount of approximately 10 percent by volume of fuel additive and chlorobenzine in an amount of approximately 25 percent by volume of fuel additive.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
The nonacidic fuel additive of claim 9 wherein said carrier fuel is diesel fuel.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
The nonacidic fuel additive of claim 14 wherein said diesel fuel is diesel fuel number 2.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
The fuel additive of claim 15 wherein said additive mixed with the carrier fuel is approximately a 1:150 ratio.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
The fuel additive of claim 15 wherein said additive is mixed with the carrier fuel in approximately a 1:393 ratio.
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