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Hydrocarbon fuel systems
Assignee: TALBERT FUEL SYSTEMS PATENTS CO
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Filing: 1990-08-15
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Granted: 1991-05-14
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Expires: 2010-08-15
Abstract
Abstract A liquid hydrocarbon gasoline is provided by removing both the volatile and non-volatile components from C 4 -C 12 gasoline to yield either a C 6 -C 9 or C 6 -C 10 intermediate gasoline. The intermediate gasoline of this invention can be combusted in a standard carbureted engine with less C 4 and/or C 5 priming than is required in standard C 4 -C 12 gasoline, and thus provides adequate cold engine starting ability with lower Reid Vapor Pressure. The C 6 -C 9 and C 6 -C 10 fuel can be combusted in a modified engine without any priming by gasifying the fuel. The fuel is gasified by heating it in a chamber in the absence of air; mixing the gas with air and then combusting the mixture. The gasified fuel is advantageous because it doesn't condense into droplets and thereby is combusted more completely in the gaseous state enhancing combustion efficiency. The fuels of this invention better facilitate alcohol addition than current gasolines because of their lower Reid Vapor Pressures.
Inventors
- 👤 William L. Talbert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 03:36
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10L; C10L1/00; C10L1/02; C10L1/023; F; F02; F02B; F02B41/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A low Reid Vapor Pressure liquid gasoline for use in a standard carbureted internal combustion engine; said gasoline comprising a priming agent and a hydrocarbon mixture having an intermediate carbon range relative to C 4 -C 12 fuel; said intermediate carbon range consisting essentially of C 6 -C 10 hydrocarbons with C 9 and C 10 paraffinic hydrocarbons being present in the mixture; said gasoline having a boiling point range of 121° F.-345° F. at 1 atmosphere pressure; and said priming agent consisting of a hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of C 4 and C 5 hydrocarbons and mixtures thereof and said priming agent being present in a minimum effective amount for raising the front end volatility of the gasoline to a minimum level for cold engine starting with said minimum effective amount being less than that required for C 4 -C 12 gasoline.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A low Reid Vapor Pressure liquid gasoline for use in a standard carbureted internal combustion engine; said gasoline comprising a priming agent and a hydrocarbon mixture having an intermediate carbon range relative to C 4 -C 12 fuel; said intermediate carbon range consisting essentially of C 6 -C 10 hydrocarbons with C 9 and C 10 paraffinic hydrocarbons being present in the mixture; said gasoline having a boiling point range of 121° F.-345° F. at 1 atmosphere pressure; and said priming agent consisting of a hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of C 4 and C 5 hydrocarbons and mixtures thereof and said priming agent being present in a minimum effective amount for raising the front end volatility of the gasoline to a minimum level for cold engine starting with said minimum effective amount being less than that required for C 4 -C 12 gasoline.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The gasoline of claim 1 wherein the hydrocarbon mixture includes C 6 , C 7 and C 8 hydrocarbon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
9 words
The gasoline of claim 1 which further comprises alcohol.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
163 words
A low Reid Vapor Pressure liquid gasoline for combustion in an automotive internal combustion engine in a gaseous state, said gasoline comprising a mixture of hydrocarbons having an intermediate carbon range relative to C 4 -C 12 fuel and said intermediate carbon range consisting essentially of the hydrocarbons in the range of C 6 -C 10 with C 9 and C 10 paraffinic hydrocarbons being present in the gasoline; said gasoline having a boiling point range between 121° F. and about 345° F. at 1 atmosphere pressure and said low Reid Vapor Pressure gasoline being capable of being vaporized by heating in a chamber to a temperature above the final boiling point of the gasoline at one atmosphere pressure in the absence of air and said vapor capable of being immediately mixed with air in a carburetor without the substantial instantaneous formation of liquid droplets therein so that said vapor/air mixture can be immediately combusted in the engine in substantially a vaporized form.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
163 words
A low Reid Vapor Pressure liquid gasoline for combustion in an automotive internal combustion engine in a gaseous state, said gasoline comprising a mixture of hydrocarbons having an intermediate carbon range relative to C 4 -C 12 fuel and said intermediate carbon range consisting essentially of the hydrocarbons in the range of C 6 -C 10 with C 9 and C 10 paraffinic hydrocarbons being present in the gasoline; said gasoline having a boiling point range between 121° F. and about 345° F. at 1 atmosphere pressure and said low Reid Vapor Pressure gasoline being capable of being vaporized by heating in a chamber to a temperature above the final boiling point of the gasoline at one atmosphere pressure in the absence of air and said vapor capable of being immediately mixed with air in a carburetor without the substantial instantaneous formation of liquid droplets therein so that said vapor/air mixture can be immediately combusted in the engine in substantially a vaporized form.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The gasoline of claim 4 which further comprises the C 6 , C 7 and C 8 hydrocarbons.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
9 words
The gasoline of claim 4 which further comprises alcohol.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The gasoline of claim 1 which further comprises an oxygen source for increasing the combustion temperature or the combustion efficiency of the gasoline in an automobile engine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The gasoline of claim 4 which further comprises an oxygen source for increasing the combustion temperature of the gasoline in an automobile engine.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
122 words
A low Reid vapor pressure liquid gasoline for use in a standard carburated internal combustion engine; said gasoline comprising a C 4 priming agent and a hydrocarbon mixture having an intermediate carbon range relative to C 4 -C 12 fuel; said intermediate carbon range consisting essentially of C 6 -C 10 hydrocarbons with C 9 and C 10 hydrocarbons being present in the mixture; said gasoline having a boiling point range of 121° F.-345° F. at one atmosphere pressure; said priming agent being present in a minimum effective amount for raising the front end volatility of the gasoline to a minimum level for cold engine starting with said minimum effective amount being less than that required for C 4 -C 12 gasoline.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
122 words
A low Reid vapor pressure liquid gasoline for use in a standard carburated internal combustion engine; said gasoline comprising a C 4 priming agent and a hydrocarbon mixture having an intermediate carbon range relative to C 4 -C 12 fuel; said intermediate carbon range consisting essentially of C 6 -C 10 hydrocarbons with C 9 and C 10 hydrocarbons being present in the mixture; said gasoline having a boiling point range of 121° F.-345° F. at one atmosphere pressure; said priming agent being present in a minimum effective amount for raising the front end volatility of the gasoline to a minimum level for cold engine starting with said minimum effective amount being less than that required for C 4 -C 12 gasoline.
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