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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4023358 | Internal combustion engine reactor protective control system A sensing means is provided to monitor combustion of fuel and air supplied to an internal combustion engine, for example by sensing ignition pulses, combustion pressure, or cylinder temperature. Signals, as sensed, are compared and if one of these signals... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4023549 | Exhaust temperature monitoring system An exhaust temperature monitoring unit including a thermocouple connected in summation with a regulated signal across the differential inputs of an operational amplifier to provide a temperature signal which is independent of the thermocouple ground. The ... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4020818 | Oil pressure delay check valve and pressure switch for shutting off diesel engine upon drop in oil pressure Oil pressure delay check valve and pressure switch for unattended Diesel engine to shut off the fuel supply valve after a low oil pressure signal, and to delay opening of the valve for a predetermined time interval. This delay is attained by the closing o... | 05/03/1977 |
| 4020814 | Diesel engine control means There is disclosed automatic means for limiting the operating temperature of an internal combustion engine that includes a pyrometer to sense the exhaust gas temperature from the engine and generate a signal therefrom, a temperature controller having an a... | 05/03/1977 |
| 4016852 | Apparatus for preventing after-burning in internal combustion engine An apparatus to prevent after-burning, after the ignition key switch is turned off, in an internal combustion engine which is being warmed up, in which condition the choke valve is closed and the throttle valve is opened to a greater extent than during no... | 04/12/1977 |
| 4015428 | Fuel control apparatus for an automobile engine equipped with an electronically controlled fuel injection system and an exhaust gas purifying system An improved fuel control apparatus for installation on an automobile engine equipped with an electronically controlled fuel injection system and a catalytic exhaust gas purifying system to prevent excess uncombusted fuel from being carried over into the c... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4012906 | Overheat preventing system for exhaust gas purifier of vehicles An overheat preventing system is provided for a vehicle exhaust gas purifier. The system comprises a temperature detector mounted in the locality of each of the exhaust ports of an engine, an overheat detector for detecting failure of an engine to fire fr... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4011848 | Fuel filter and roll-over valve A fuel supply line for an automobile engine extends from a fuel tank to a carburetor and contains an engine driven fuel pump and a poppet type flow check or roll-over valve downstream of the pump, which valve is normally held open by comparatively low pum... | 03/15/1977 |
| 3996908 | Fuel shut-off valve assembly In an internal combustion engine carburetor the idle mixture adjusting valve has a tapered metering portion disposed in the idle fuel discharge orifice and a separate closure portion engageable with a seat. A solenoid energized during deceleration moves t... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3996909 | Fuel shut-off valve assembly In an internal combustion engine carburetor the idle mixture adjusting valve is supported in a guide member. A sleeve slides on the guide member and carries a closure portion engageable with a seat surrounding the idle fuel discharge port. A solenoid ener... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3993038 | System for preventing drive train start of a motor vehicle internal combustion engine A solenoid operated valve is installed in the fuel supply line of an internal combustion engine and is effective to interrupt the flow of fuel to the engine while the operating solenoid thereof is energized. A normally closed contact pair of an electrical... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3989022 | Fuel metering means for charge forming devices for internal combustion engines Apparatus, for metering a predetermined amount of fuel for injection into a combustion engine, having a plunger slidable within a metering chamber wherein fuel is drawn into the metering chamber when the plunger is withdrawn from the chamber to an outer p... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3983890 | Roll over valve construction and method of making the same A roll over valve construction having a housing provided with an inlet and an outlet separated by a valve seat. A pair of balls are carried by the housing so that one thereof can move to close the valve seat when the valve construction is rotated from its... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3977384 | Internal combustion engine oil pressure loss safety device A safety device for an internal combustion engine with a liquid cooling system, in which the internal combustion engine is stopped by interruption of the fuel supply when the lubricating oil pressure drops below a minimum lubricating oil pressure correspo... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3973550 | Engine shut-down device A simplified and reliable shut-down device for stationary diesel engines and the like employs a solenoid whose armature is carried directly by a manually operable reset rod having a locking element therein for cooperation with a vibration-proof latch mean... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3973539 | Fuel systems for engines A fuel system for an engine, particularly a compression-ignition engine, has a pump supplying fuel to the engine and a control member for determining the output of the pump, the control member being itself controlled by a control circuit receiving paramet... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3964503 | Carburetor A carburetor provided with a rocking member which will be able to forcibly move a needle valve to a valve closing position through a float when a carburetor body inclines by an angle larger than a predetermined angle from a normal position, in order to pr... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3963055 | Self-sealing fuel line A conduit for a volatile fluid comprises principle lengths of a hard material having a relatively high tensile strength interrupted by rings of a soft ductile material. When the tube is subjected to an impact or excessive forces sufficient to cause ruptur... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3952719 | Vacuum pulse actuated fuel control valve An automatic fuel control valve useful with, rotary, as well as 2-stroke cycle and 4-stroke cycle reciprocating internal combustion engines employs a rubber-like check valve and a porous plug in combination with a chamber for averaging recurrent vacuum pu... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3943907 | Throttle return systems for carburettors A carburettor throttle member is provided with two return springs. The first spring is tensioned between the carburettor body and a disk rotatably mounted on the carburettor shaft. The second spring is weaker than the first spring and is compressed betwee... | 03/16/1976 |
| 3942504 | Fuel flow shut-off valve A fuel line for a motor vehicle engine contains a fuel flow shut-off device having a number of valves which upon lateral rollover of the vehicle and engine move to shut off fuel flow through the line, regardless of the direction of rollover.... | 03/09/1976 |
