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EP 1 154 009 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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12.12.2001 Bulletin 2001/50 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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14.11.2001 Bulletin 2001/46 |
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Date of filing: 09.11.1999 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C10L 1/06 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE |
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Designated Extension States: |
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AL LT LV MK RO SI |
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Priority: |
13.11.1998 US 108200 P
28.10.1999 US 428802
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Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: |
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99960242.8 / 1141174 |
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Applicant: Pennzoil-Quaker State Company |
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Houston, TX 77002 (US) |
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- Fang, Jiafu
Spring, TX 77388 (US)
- Szemenyei, Dewey P.
The Woodlands, TX 77381 (US)
- Scriven, Troy H.
The Woodlands, TX 77380 (US)
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Representative: Allan, James Stewart et al |
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Murgitroyd & Company, 373 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8QA
Glasgow G5 8QA (GB) |
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Fuel composition having a negative fuel sensitivity |
(57) A fuel composition with a high flash point and a high octane number is provided.
The preferred embodiment of the fuel comprises a paraffin or aromatic hydrocarbon
component which may be mixed with an additive of alcohols, ethers, esters, organometallic
compounds or mixtures thereof. The fuel composition is useful as emergency fuel for
use in gasoline powered vehicles.