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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176885 | Cooling system with fouling reducing element A system and method for reducing fouling. In one embodiment, the system includes a housing and a plurality of channels contained within the housing. The system also includes a fouling reduction element that passes through at least one channel of the plurality of cha... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8141524 | Cooling system having variable orifice plates A cooling system for an engine is disclosed. The cooling system may have an engine, a pump configured to receive coolant from the engine and generate a flow of coolant, and a heat exchanger configured to receive the coolant flow. The cooling system may also have a p... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8047165 | Medium circulating apparatus for improving startability and warm up ability A medium circulating apparatus of engine oil, which improves startability and warm up ability of an internal combustion engine, includes a microbubble generator that generates microbubbles and mixes the microbubbles into the circulating engine oil. Further, the medi... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7984699 | Cooling system A cooling system for an engine is divided into an inner circuit and an outer circuit, said inner circuit including a radiator, a cooling pump, a thermostat housing, an ejector pump, cooling channels arranged inside the engine and ducting connecting said components. ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7546818 | Internal combustion engine with wind exhaust duct and vehicle mounted with internal combustion engine To increase the wind volume of the cooling wind flowing through a radiator and to enhance the cooling performance of the radiator by providing a wind exhaust duct using a crankcase of an internal combustion engine. A cooling device of the internal combustion engine ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7421983 | Marine propulsion system having a cooling system that utilizes nucleate boiling A cooling system for a marine propulsion device incorporates both a closed portion and an open portion. The closed portion is operated to encourage nucleate boiling and is provided with a pump and a valve in order to regulate the rate of flow of coolant through cert... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7409927 | Method and device for cooling an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a method and a device for cooling an internal combustion engine. An aqueous, non-ionic coolant composition is used in a cooling circuit (14) of the internal combustion engine (11). In order to also ensure long-lasting protectio... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409928 | Method for designing an engine component temperature estimator A method of estimating temperature in an engine including estimating metal temperatures at each of a plurality of nodes and estimating a coolant temperature. The method further includes detecting a measured coolant temperature and determining a gain based on a diffe... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7406378 | Hybrid vehicle and control method thereof In response to simultaneous ON settings of a heater switch signal HSW and an eco switch signal ESW, an eco priority map is set to an intermittent operation permission map (step S350). The heater switch signal HSW is output from a heater switch that is operate... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7398745 | Apparatus and method for controlling the operation of a cooling system for a marine propulsion device A cooling system for a marine propulsion device provides a bypass loop around a cooling pump that allows the flow of cooling water through certain components to be reduced or increased as a function of the temperature of those components while causing a full flow of... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395787 | Air separator for low flow rate cooling systems An air separator for low flow rate coolant systems which removes air from the liquid coolant thereof. The air separator is a closed canister having a bottom wall, a top wall at a gravitationally high location with respect to the bottom wall, and a sidewall sealingly... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7370611 | Apparatus and method for controlling the operation of a cooling system for a marine propulsion device A cooling system for a marine propulsion device provides a bypass loop around a cooling pump that allows the flow of cooling water through certain components to be reduced or increased as a function of the temperature of those components while causing a full flow of... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7341026 | Propulsion system and method for optimising power supply to the cooling system thereof A drive train system having a driving engine that has a cooling system for cooling the driving engine is provided. The cooling system has a coolant circuit, a cooling device, and a fan that is associated with the cooling device and that is in driveline connection wi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337755 | Cylinder head cooling structure for an internal combustion engine, including an oil temperature sensor and an oil temperature control system A cylinder head cooling structure and an oil temperature control system are provided for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders, each having a plurality of intake ports and a plurality of exhaust ports. The engine includes cooling oil jackets ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331383 | Shore power system including a HVAC system A shore power HVAC system for a vehicle is provided. The vehicle has a vehicular HVAC system with an engine compressor, a condenser, and an expansion valve and an evaporator coupled to each other in series by a plurality of conduits. The shore power HVAC system incl... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325518 | Vehicle parallel cooling system A cooling system is provided for a vehicle having an engine. The cooling system includes a pair of heat exchangers, such as an oil cooler and a charge air cooler, laterally spaced apart from each other and located in front of a front end of the engine. A pair of blo... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318416 | Liquid fuel pump A liquid fuel system for an internal combustion engine includes a fuel supply line, a fuel pump connected to the supply line and having an outlet to a carburetor or a liquid fuel injector. A mechanical contact between the pump and a component of the internal combust... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7310946 | Circuit arrangement for cooling charge air and method for operating a circuit arrangement of this type The invention relates to a circuit arrangement (K) comprising a low-temperature circuit (NK) for cooling charge air (13) that is fed to a motor (8) in a motor vehicle equipped with a turbocharger. According to the invention, the charge air (13) ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303037 | Snowmobile four-cycle engine arrangement A snowmobile four-cycle engine arrangement, includes: a four-cycle engine arranged in an engine compartment formed in the front body of a snowmobile with its crankshaft laid substantially parallel to the body width and having a cylinder case inclined forwards with r... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293535 | Cooling module for the engine of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a cooling module for an engine (1) of a motor vehicle. Said cooling module comprises a heat exchanger (4), at least one fan (16) and a coolant pump (8), whereby a modular frame (3) forms an integral part of... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291934 | Machine with an electrical system A machine includes an electrical power source, which may include a mechanical power source and an electric generator drivingly connected to the mechanical power source. The machine may also include one or more power loads connected to the electric generator. Additio... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287493 | Internal combustion engine with hybrid cooling system An internal combustion engine that includes individually-cooled cylinder assemblies. Direct raw-water cooling is provided for the engine's intercooler, oil cooler, and heat exchanger, which is used for the purpose of cooling a fresh water coolant circulating individ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287494 | Multicylinder internal combustion engine with individual cylinder assemblies and modular cylinder carrier An internal combustion engine that includes individual, liquid-cooled, cylinder assemblies mounted separately to a common cylinder carrier. A modular cylinder carrier that is assembled from separate cylinder mounting modules and main bearing bulkheads. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7273087 | Assembly A tank for a radiator has an integral connecting member between the tank and the radiator. The integral connecting member is used to connect both a filing port and a ventilation port. The filling port is utilized for adding a liquid to the radiator and the ventilati... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270090 | Control system for engine cooling An engine cooling system is described that uses the same actuator to adjust both fan speed and coolant pump speed based on operating conditions of the engine and vehicle. The airflow and coolant flow are thus dependent, however, they are independent from engine spee... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258083 | Integrated cooling system An integrated cooling system includes a housing and a pumping device disposed within the housing, configured to pressurize a fluid. The cooling system also includes a motor disposed within the housing and operatively coupled to the pumping device. The cooling system... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260468 | Control strategy for an internal combustion engine In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a method of controlling an internal combustion engine system having an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The internal combustion engine includes an engine block defining a plurality of combustion cham... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7228823 | Engine-driven vehicle cooling device An engine-driven vehicle cooling device includes an engine room for reception of an engine, a radiator provided within the engine room for cooling down a cooling water circulating through the engine, a cooling fan positioned between the engine and the radiator for b... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225764 | Method for operating a combustion engine A method for operating an internal combustion engine is provided. By taking into account a setpoint temperature Tsetpoint of the internal combustion engine which depends on external and internal boundary conditions when controlling and/or regulating tempe... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216736 | Vibration suppression device of power train A heat exchanger, which performs heat exchanging between a lubricating oil circulating within a transfer device disposed behind an engine and an engine coolant, also functions as a mass member of a dynamic damper. The heat exchanger is disposed at an upper face of a... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204331 | Snowmobile four-cycle engine arrangement A snowmobile four-cycle engine arrangement, includes: a four-cycle engine arranged in an engine compartment formed in the front body of a snowmobile with its crankshaft laid substantially parallel to the body width and having a cylinder case inclined forwards with r... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198127 | Snowmobile four-cycle engine arrangement A snowmobile four-cycle engine arrangement, includes: a four-cycle engine arranged in an engine compartment formed in the front body of a snowmobile with its crankshaft laid substantially parallel to the body width and having a cylinder case inclined forwards with r... | 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 |
| 7185642 | Manifold body for an internal combustion engine A manifold body for an internal combustion engine. The manifold body includes an EGR cooler cavity adapted to receive an EGR cooler, an oil cooler cavity adapted to receive an oil cooler, and an air intake manifold configured to provide a gas mixture to the internal... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182074 | Manifold assembly for an internal combustion engine A manifold assembly for an internal combustion engine. The manifold assembly includes a manifold body and first and second housings. The manifold body includes an EGR cooler cavity, an oil cooler cavity, and an air intake manifold. The first housing is adapted to pr... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7171926 | Internal combustion engine thermostat guide An internal combustion engine performing its cooling by means of coolant and being capable of detecting a temperature of the coolant accurately is to be provided. In this engine, there is mounted a water outlet 3 provided with a temperature detecting means | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168397 | Control valve for cooling circuit A control valve suitable for forming part of a cooling circuit comprising a first branch which contains a radiator and a second branch that constitutes a bypass of a radiator is described. The control valve has a third branch, which, in a motor vehicle combus... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156055 | Coolant regulating system for tractor trailers A system includes a control switch mounted in a tractor cabin and is electrically mated to a power source of the tractor. A first coolant is housed within the tractor's engine and a second coolant is housed within a trailer's heating system. The first and second coo... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152555 | Engine cooling system An improved cooling system for a turbo charged internal combustion engine is disclosed. A conduit connects a pressurizing engine air intake to the cooling system to raise the pressure in the cooling system thereby enabling an increase of the maximum temperature whic... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152706 | Induction system for a four cycle engine A four cycle engine having at least one cylinder unit is disclosed. The engine includes a continuously variable transmission (CVT) connected to the engine on one side of the engine. An air box is also provided that is located on the same side of the engine as the CV... | 12/26/2006 |
