Fuel economy additive

Abstract

A fuel additive to significantly improve fuel economy of internal combustion engines, a process of making the additive ( 10 ) and a process of using the additive ( 20 ). The fuel additive is aspirin dissolved in a carrier fluid that is miscible in gasoline or diesel fuel. The process of making involves a step of mixing aspirin with a carrier fluid, which dissolves the aspirin and which is thereafter miscible in gasoline or diesel fuel. A preferred carrier fluid is ethyl alcohol. The process of using involves a step of adding that mixture to the fuel serving the internal combustion engine.

1 . A fuel additive to improve fuel economy of internal combustion engines comprising aspirin; and, a carrier fluid capable of dissolving the aspirin and being dissolved in the fuel.  
   
   
       2 . The fuel additive of  claim 1  wherein the carrier fluid is ethyl alcohol.  
   
   
       3 . The fuel additive of  claim 2  wherein about 154 milligrams of aspirin is dissolved in said ethyl alcohol for each gallon of fuel.  
   
   
       4 . A process for using the fuel additive of  claim 3  comprising the step of adding the additive to the fuel serving the internal combustion engine.  
   
   
       5 . A process of making the fuel additive of  claim 3  comprising the step of dissolving the aspirin in the carrier fluid.  
   
   
       6 . A process for using the fuel additive of  claim 2  comprising the step of adding the additive to the fuel serving the internal combustion engine.  
   
   
       7 . A process of making the fuel additive of  claim 2  comprising the step of dissolving the aspirin in the carrier fluid.  
   
   
       8 . A process for using the fuel additive of  claim 1  comprising the step of adding the additive to the fuel serving the internal combustion engine.  
   
   
       9 . A process of making the fuel additive of  claim 1  comprising the step of dissolving the aspirin in the carrier fluid.