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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas F. DeRosa, Southbury, CT (US);
Frank J. DeBlase, Hopewll Junction, NY (US);
Benjamin J. Kaufman, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Michael G. Rawdon, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
James R. Ketcham, Salt Point, NY (US);
Bryce Alexander Wyman, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Assignee:
Texaco, Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L 1/18 ; C10L 1/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L 1/18 ; C10L 1/22 ;
Abstract
A fuel composition comprising (a) a major amount of an internal combustion engine hydrocarbon fuel containing at least one alcohol, it being provided that MTBE is substantially absent from the fuel and (b) a friction modifying amount of a reaction product of at least one natural or synthetic oil and at least one alkanolamine is provided. Also provided is a method for operating an engine employing the fuel composition therefor.