UK, High Wycombe
Dual-fuel equipment provider, Clean Air Power (CAP) has obtained additional patent grants securing further coverage for its intellectual property in Asia. These patents relate to technology to be incorporated into Clean Air Power’s future product development and cover the region of Asia. Clean Air Power already has similar patents covering, the European and US geographic regions for this element of Clean Air Power’s technology.
In March 2008, Clean Air Power was granted a patent in China (No. ZL02141920.5), entitled “Gas-Fueled Compression Ignition Engine”, which covers MicroPilotâ„¢ – the next generation of CAP’s Dual-Fuelâ„¢ Technology. This, the company’s 7th Chinese patent, was further strengthened in the Far East by the grant of the corresponding Japanese Patent No. 412216: “Gas-Fueled Compression Ignition Engine with Maximized Pilot Ignition Intensity” in May 2008. Both new Asia-Pacific patents correspond to the US Patent 6,598,584 and EU Patent 1,234,966.
MicroPilot™ technology uses low-carbon natural gas (or biomethane) as the main fuel, ignited by a very small quantity of injected diesel fuel. A MicroPilot™ natural gas engine combines the emissions advantages of a spark-ignited, lean burn natural gas engine, with the high efficiency and power density of a diesel engine.
MicroPilot™ can enhance the use of sustainable bio-methane and bio-diesel by drastically reducing the required quantity of the liquid fuel. Clean Air Power believes MicroPilot™ technology is one of the most efficient options leading to a sustainable energy future.
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