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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413583 | Emulsified fuels and engine oil synergy The invention relates to the use of an emulsified fuel in combination with an engine oil that shows a synergistic effect in reducing emissions such as particulate matter, hydrocarbons and/or nitrogen oxides (NO, NO2, N2O, collectively NOx) and/... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7404380 | Method of controlling compression-ignition internal combustion engine There is provided a control method of a compression-ignition internal combustion engine capable of easily coping with a wide range of required loads by a single fuel. A compression-ignition internal combustion engine includes a first tank (2) for stori... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7353782 | Method and apparatus in a spraying apparatus A method and apparatus in a spraying apparatus or humidifier for intake air, the apparatus having at least one spraying nozzle for spraying a first pressure medium, liquid and/or gas into the intake air conveys a second pressure medium, liquid and/or gas to the nozz... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7320298 | Charged water fumigation for combustion systems Internal combustion engines generally suffer from inadequate time to completely combust all the fuel in a given cycle. Therefore, any method for increasing the rate and completion of combustion is welcomed. A large excess of electrons are admitted to the combustion ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7261062 | Water fuel convertor Process to use water, methyl alcohol, and baking soda to make hydrogen and oxygen to increase fuel mileage on gasoline, diesel and LP gas engines using the process generally known as “Electrolysis” with many modifications. A device and method for producing hydro... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7253138 | Corrosion and gas hydrate inhibitors having improved water solubility and increased biodegradability The invention provides the compounds of the formula (1) where R1 is C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6- to C30-aryl ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7231893 | Method and apparatus for reducing combustion engine emissions The invention relates to a method for cleaning exhaust gases from a combustion engine, in which method humid air is fed into the combustion chamber of the combustion engine. In order to reduce nitrogen emissions effectively, particularly when a diesel engine is runn... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7210447 | Ignition device with precombustion chamber coated with a refractory coating layer, for internal combustion engine, and igniter with precombustion chamber The invention concerns an ignition device for internal combustion engine, containing: a main chamber (1) designed for including a main combustible mixture, and fitted with a compression system of said mixture, and ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198255 | Liquid bag, liquid bag mouth member, and method of producing the same An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid bag that makes bubbling possible with a simple structure without increasing the number of parts. The liquid bag according to the present invention includes: a bag main body for containing a liquid, the... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194986 | Actuator assisted blow-off assembly to control coolant flow in an internal combustion engine A blow-off valve assembly for an internal combustion engine cooling system is biased to prevent coolant flow from the cooling system to the internal combustion engine when a pressure of the coolant is below a threshold. An actuating assembly is configured to impart ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191736 | Low emission energy source A power generator provides power with minimal CO2, NOx, CO, CH4, and particulate emissions and substantially greater efficiency as compared to traditional power generation techniques. Specifically nitrogen is removed from the combust... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188586 | Fuel injection system for diesel engines A fuel injection system for diesel engines, capable of carrying out a control operation for varying a mixing ratio of a fuel to water (inert material) arbitrarily in accordance with the magnitude of an engine load in a short period of time, and holding down the form... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178486 | Method of reducing nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in supercharged piston engine and piston engine arrangement A piston engine is operated by pressurizing combustion air to a pressure above ambient pressure and adding water to the combustion air, and supplying the pressurized combustion air to which water has been added to a combustion chamber. An emulsion of fuel and water ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7134282 | Turbo system and method of installing A turbocharger system for a combustion engine and method of installing a turbocharger system includes a turbocharger having an oil inlet and an oil outlet configured for being coupled to an oiling system. An oil pump is connected to the oil outlet of the turbocharge... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7111591 | Method of improving the operation of combustion particulate filters A method is disclosed that improves the operation of fuel combustion systems utilizing particulate filters. The method includes the combustion of a fuel emulsion in a fuel combustion system having a particulate filter. The fuel emulsion may comprise water and a fuel... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7096829 | Spraying head A spraying head for the humidification of intake air of a piston engine has a body and channels for supplying a spraying medium from an inlet to nozzles. A shutting/regulating mechanism respectively shuts off/regulates the channels. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077100 | Combined fuel injection valve-ignition plug A fuel injector having an integrated spark plug is provided, the fuel injector providing direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, and the spark plug for igniting the fuel injected into the combustion chamber. Also provided... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7040259 | Spraying head A spraying head for the humidification of the intake air of a piston engine, said spraying head comprising at least one nozzle (3) for supplying a liquid humidifying the intake air into the air intake duct or into a space leading to the air intake duct of the... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7013845 | Emissions reduction system for an internal combustion engine A dual system for overall engine emissions control, including prevention of excessive formation of nitrogen oxides and carbon compounds 1) by cooling and humidifying intake air and 2) by restructuring and modifying hydrocarbon fuels, resulting in a more complete com... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7013847 | Heading gas injection system (HGIS) direct injection system The invention relates to a heading gas injection system (HGIS) direct injection system. The invention makes it possible to atomize fuel mixtures and fuels of all types and to directly inject them into the combustion chamber of a mixture-compressing, spark-ignition i... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6959670 | Engine system having opened water tank cover An engine device includes a water tank coupled to an engine to supply cooling water to the engine and having a mouth disposed in the upper portion. A separator housing is coupled between the water tank and the engine to receive heated water and vapor or air from the... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6945198 | Variable fuel and fluid delivery system A fuel injector includes a first input for receiving a fuel and a second input for receiving a non-fuel fluid. The fuel injector also includes a fluid ejector that includes a first drop ejector for discretely ejecting droplets of the fuel, the fluid ejector also inc... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6912978 | Air feeding arrangement for piston engine A piston engine includes a feed channel for conducting combustion air to the engine, a collecting container for receiving combustion air from the feed channel, and a feed pipe for conducting combustion air from the collecting container to a cylinder of the engine. M... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6732678 | Apparatus and method for reproducing energy An apparatus and method for reproducing energy in an engine driving system, the driving system has an engine with several cylinders and an cooling device connected to the engine, the cooling device has at least one water tank for outputting cooling water to the engi... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6578532 | Fuel vaporizing and mixing system and method A fuel vaporization and mixing system is provided for producing a mixture of fuel vapor, atomized water and air for delivery into an internal combustion engine, the system being configured and positioned relative to the internal combustion engine to draw ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6513505 | Fuel feeding device for engine Injectors 2 are connected to a common rail 4 via respective dispensing conduits 3. A mixture of a liquid fuel fed from a liquid fuel tank 2 and an additional fluid fed from an additional fluid tank 9 is formed, and is fed to the common rail 4. The additio... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6487994 | Sub-critical water-fuel composition and combustion system There is provided a water-hydrocarbon mixture. In one example, the mixture includes low-molecular weight hydrocarbon and between about 5% and about 70% water. The mixture is in the gaseous state, and is at a pressure that is below the critical pressure of... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6447556 | Fuel emulsion blending system A transportable fuel emulsion blending system is provided. The disclosed embodiments of the transportable fuel emulsion blending system includes a plurality of fluid circuits, including a hydrocarbon circuit, a fuel emulsion additive circuit, a water circ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6435142 | In-tank water control A system for transferring fuel from a fuel tank to an engine which allows an optimum water/fuel ratio (i.e., a ratio which will permit the engine to operate substantially normally while disposing of water in the fuel tank) to be transferred to the engine.... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6415745 | Method of reducing nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions of piston engine A method of reducing nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions of a four-stroke turbo-charged piston engine by injecting water or steam into the combustion chamber of the engine, wherein the water injection is carried out at least substantially during the intake str... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6397822 | Integrated fuel system unit with two-stage marine fuel pump An integrated fuel system unit (10) comprises a two-stage fuel pump (16) and fuel filter (34). The fuel filter is interposed between the first and second pump stages (S1,S2) so fuel flowing between the stages is drawn through the filter. A spiral-wound fu... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6311650 | Vehicle having a driving internal-combustion engine and having a fuel cell system for the power supply to electric consuming devices of the vehicle and method for operating such a vehicle In a method of operating a vehicle having a driving internal-combustion engine and a fuel cell system which has a reforming reactor with a shift reactor connected on the output side, in a cold-starting phase, hydrogen-containing gas from the electrically ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6289853 | Water injection system for an internal combustion engine of a marine propulsion system A marine propulsion system is provided with a pump, a filter, and a water injector for injecting a spray or mist of water into the charge air of an internal combustion engine. Water is drawn from a body of water in which a marine propulsion system is oper... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6273032 | Dual nozzle for injecting fuel and an additional fluid A dual-substance nozzle (3) for injecting fuel and supplementary fluid into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, having a nozzle body (3.0) with at least one inlet bore (3.2) for delivery of fuel at high pressure into the dual-substance ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6267086 | Fuel system A fuel system comprising a unit pump/injector and a cam actuated plunger pump arranged to supply an auxiliary fluid to the injector, wherein the plunger pump is located adjacent the unit pump/injector.... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6240883 | Sub-critical water-fuel composition and combustion system There is provided a water-hydrocarbon mixture. In one example, the mixture includes liquid hydrocarbon and between about 5% and about 70% water. The mixture is at a pressure that is below the critical pressure characteristic of the mixture and is at a tem... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6205958 | Hydraulic air-intake governor A hydraulic air-intake governor for connecting to a rear part of a throttle valve in an engine system of a car is provided. Air is guided into a container of the air-intake governor to pass through and be cooled by water filled in the container. Horizonta... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6158397 | Process for reducing the soot content of diesel engine exhaust gases and device for implementing it In order to reduce the soot content of a diesel engine's exhaust gas, a fluid containing a peroxide compound, preferably an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution, is fed into the combustion chamber after the start of the injection and combustion of the fuel,... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6082311 | Drive arrangement and method of reducing the amount of nox in the exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine The invention concerns a drive arrangement (1) for the combustion of fuel, with an internal combustion engine (2), an intake air compressor (4) and an exhaust gas turbine (5) which drives the latter. An intake-air distributor (7) is provided between the c... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5931123 | Fuel injector for slurry fuels Fuel injector apparatus is described, for use on internal combustion engines using slurry fuels, wherein a portion of the engine air mass is passed through an aspirator passage shortly prior to combustion and the slurry fuel is aspirated into this air por... | 08/03/1999 |
