Patents by Inventor Christian Lutzen

Christian Lutzen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Use of ferrocene
    Patent number: 5746784
    Abstract: A process for reducing carbonaceous deposits caused by the combustion of heavy fuel oil in high-compression, spontaneous-ignition internal combustion engines involves adding an additive such as ferrocene or ethyl ferrocene to a heavy fuel oil having a density of 0.9 to 1.01 kg/dm.sup.3 in an amount of 1 to 100 ppm prior to combustion of the fuel oil and combusting the fuel oil in the high-compression, spontaneous-ignition internal combustion engine. The additive is dissolved in the heavy fuel oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignees: Chemische Betriebe Pluto GmbH, A/S Dampskibsselskabet Svendborg, Dampskibsselskabet AF 1912 A/S
    Inventors: Walter Thunker, Gabriele Lohmann, Arnim Marschewski, Tage Nielsen, Christian Lutzen