(19)
(11) EP 1 518 918 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
25.05.2005 Bulletin 2005/21

(43) Date of publication:
30.03.2005 Bulletin 2005/13

(21) Application number: 04021219.3

(22) Date of filing: 07.09.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7C10L 1/14, C10L 10/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL HR LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 25.09.2003 US 670552

(71) Applicant: Afton Chemical Corporation
Richmond, VA 23219 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Colucci, William J.
    Glen, Allen Virginia 23060 (US)
  • Loper, John T.
    Richmond Virginia 23233 (US)
  • Aradi, Allen A.
    Richmond Virginia 23233 (US)

(74) Representative: Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx 
Stuntzstrasse 16
81677 München
81677 München (DE)

   


(54) Fuels compositions and methods for using same


(57) A fuel composition and methods for using it for controlling deposit formation in a spark-ignition internal combustion engine, such as a direct injection engine, comprising a spark-ignition fuel, a detergent, and a deposit inhibitor compound.
The detergent is selected from a Mannich base detergent and a polyetheramine detergent. The deposit inhibitor compound comprises a succinimide compound or a Manganese compound.