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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181610 | Vehicle cooling system with directed flows A cooling system for internal combustion engines provides directed flows of heated or cooled coolant to various engine components and/or accessories as needed. By providing directed flows, the overall coolant flow volume is reduced from that of conventional cooling ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8127722 | Cooling circuit for the thermal engine of an automotive vehicle A cooling circuit for the thermal engine of an automotive vehicle includes a main loop that includes a first exchanger for collecting the heat from a first heat source, a first radiator and a pump connected in series by ducts for the circulation of a cooling liquid,... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127723 | Cooling circuit of engine A cooling circuit of an engine may include a water pump provided at a coolant circulation line, an engine provided with a water jacket forming a pathway through which a coolant supplied from the water pump passes, and having a coolant inflow line and a coolant exhau... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8122858 | Abnormality diagnosis apparatus for cooling system of vehicle A coolant circuit circulates coolant between an internal combustion engine and a radiator of a vehicle and is provided with a thermostat. A control unit obtains radiator side released heat amount information, which indicates the amount of heat released from coolant ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8109242 | Multi-thermostat engine cooling system A cooling system for an engine is disclosed. The cooling system may have a pump driven by the engine to pressurize coolant, a single heat exchanger configured to cool pressurized coolant, and an aftercooler configured to transfer heat from air entering the engine to... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8091517 | Thermostatic valve A thermostatic valve for a cooling system of an internal combustion engine, having a thermostatic operating element for arrangement in a distributing chamber as the drive element for a main valve element between an engine outlet and a connector to a coolant cooler, ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8082893 | Cooling system of internal combustion engine A cooling system includes: an oil pump for supplying oil under pressure; a cylinder head forming part of a combustion chamber; a cooling portion formed in the cylinder head and adapted to allow circulating oil to cool heat transmitted from the combustion chamber; an... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8074611 | Thermostat assembly having integral cylinder head and thermostat housing A thermostat assembly for a combustion engine having at least one cylinder is disclosed. The assembly has a cylinder head configured to cap off the at least one cylinder, the cylinder head having a recess fluidly connected to a coolant passage of the combustion engi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7984700 | Control valve for cooling circuit A control valve that forms part of a cooling circuit comprising a first branch which contains a radiator and a second branch that constitutes a bypass of a radiator, and its method of use, are described. When used in a motor vehicle combustion engine cooling ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7721683 | Integrated engine thermal management The invention relates to a cooling strategy for an internal combustion engine (1) which has at least one cylinder head (2) and an associated cylinder block (3). A coolant flows in a coolant circuit (4), with at least one control element (... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7631618 | Damage protected motor vehicle fan Generally disclosed and claimed is an non-belt driven motor vehicle cooling fan having an interruptible driving force such as electrical or hydraulic driving force. More specifically disclosed is a vehicle cooling fan having an driving force interrupted when the veh... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7603969 | Automotive coolant pump apparatus An automotive coolant pump has movable vanes, which are adjustable as to their orientation in accordance with the temperature of the coolant, whereby the rate of coolant flow through the pump impeller accords with coolant temperature. A thermal-actuator is operated ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7597069 | Snow vehicle A snow vehicle includes an engine, a track belt arranged on a rear side of the engine, and a cooling water path for cooling the engine, in which the engine includes a cooling water inlet portion and a cooling water outlet portion provided on a front surface side of ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7594483 | Internal combustion engine cooling system An engine cooling system has an engine water jacket, a coolant circulation passage connecting a water jacket outlet to a water jacket inlet and a radiator disposed in the coolant circulation passage. A thermostat valve selectively closes and opens the coolant circul... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7490581 | Flow control thermostat for internal combustion engines and method of use of same A thermostat for an internal combustion engine. The thermostat includes a tube type bypass valve member; a spring to keep said valve member in a closed position and a temperature sensitive actuator to move said valve member to an open position. A flow control elemen... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7478611 | Pipe joint A pipe joint for a radiator includes a connector portion, a pipe portion, a radiator hose fitting portion, and a radiator cap. The connector portion is connected to a coolant water introducing pipe of the radiator. The pipe portion extends upward from the connector ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478612 | Engine cooling apparatus An engine cooling apparatus includes a cooling water outlet communicating with a water jacket provided in a cylinder block and a cylinder head provided on an intake port side of the cylinder head. A thermostat switches a path for cooling water discharged from the co... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7444962 | Coolant circuit for a coolant-cooled internal combustion engine In a coolant circuit for an internal combustion engine having two cylinder banks, a radiator for cooling the engine coolant, a pump and a thermostatic valve including a mixing chamber and first and second flow control valves, wherein the pump is connected to the rad... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7424868 | Predictive auxiliary load management (PALM) control apparatus and method An improved vehicle cooling system is disclosed having the capability of controlling various thermal components of the system to effectively control the heating and cooling of an engine of the vehicle based on instantaneous vehicle and ambient conditions and also ba... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424869 | Cooling circuit for an internal combustion engine In a cooling circuit for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle including a pump device arranged upstream of the internal combustion engine, a cooler having an inlet side connected to a coolant outlet of the internal combustion engine and an outlet connect... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7412948 | Fluid valve A fluid valve for use in proportioning/mixing fluid between at least one input and at least one output. The fluid valve including a rotary actuated diverter for controlling fluid flow between the inlet(s) and outlet(s). The fluid valve may be configured to support p... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7409929 | Cooling apparatus for internal combustion engine A cooling apparatus includes a thermostat that adjusts a feed rate of coolant to a radiator, estimating means that estimates a coolant temperature simulated value at least based on the detection value of an intake-air temperature sensor, and diagnosis means that dia... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7406929 | Cooling circuit of an internal combustion engine comprising a low-temperature radiator The invention relates to a cooling circuit of an internal combustion engine of motor vehicles, comprising a main cooling circuit that encompasses a section located upstream of the radiator, a main radiator, a radiator return path, a coolant pump, a main thermostat, ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7392769 | Cooling system for a combustion engine A cooling system for a combustion engine having a cooling passage system in an engine block comprising a main cooler HWK which is arranged in a cycle with the cooling passage system of the combustion engine, a water pump and a first thermostat TH1 in said cyc... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7370612 | Internal combustion engine cooling system A check valve having a thermostat function is provided between an engine and a thermal storage tank that stores a portion of the coolant circulating in the engine. The check valve restricts the flow of the coolant from the engine to the thermal storage tank, and loo... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367329 | Intake device for engine An intake device for an engine includes a fuel supply system for supplying fuel to an intake passage and a plurality of plates. The plurality of plates are positioned on an upstream side and a downstream side along a direction of a flow of intake air and arranged at... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367291 | Locomotive apparatus In a railroad locomotive for operation in low ambient temperature conditions with the locomotive having an engine which includes a cooling system using a coolant liquid, a coolant liquid containment system is provided and includes a containment tank, an inlet port i... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364095 | Apparatus for judging target to be temperature-regulated Between a characteristic a of a process chamber 21a having a large pressure loss and a characteristic b of a process chamber 21b having a small pressure loss, threshold value A (flow rate value Q3, pressure value P3) is set ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353793 | Hold down plate for securing a component A hold-down plate (500) for securing a first component (104) to a second component (400) having a seal (416) disposed between the first component (104) and the second component (400), includes a support member (502) h... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347048 | Internal combustion engine comprising an engine braking arrangement In an internal combustion engine comprising an engine braking arrangement including a constant throttle valve, an exhaust gas turbocharger with a variable turbine guide vane structure and a power turbine connected to an exhaust tract and a compressor connected to an... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343882 | Fluid valve A fluid valve for use in proportioning/mixing fluid between at least one input and at least one output. The fluid valve including a rotary actuated diverter for controlling fluid flow between the inlet(s) and outlet(s). The fluid valve may be configured to support p... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334544 | Vehicle temperature control system A vehicle temperature control system comprising an internal combustion engine with an engine block and with a cylinder head, a heat source for heating a heat transfer medium, a heat exchanger arrangement for the transfer of heat transported in the heat transfer medi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334545 | Method and cooling system for cooling an internal combustion engine In a method for cooling an internal combustion engine, in particular in/on a motor vehicle, it is possible for individual components of the internal combustion engine to be cooled individually, for example a cylinder head and/or a cylinder block, by what is known as... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334543 | Coolant pump, especially electric convection-cooled coolant pump with integrated directional control valve, and corresponding method A coolant pump and method thereof for a coolant circuit of the internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle including at least a radiator circuit and a bypass circuit is disclosed. The coolant pump contains a coolant pump housing (14) which is provided with ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328739 | Heat exchanger for vehicle The heat exchanger includes a condenser and a refrigerant passage connected to the condenser. The refrigerant passage allows a refrigerant to flow into and flow out of the condenser in opposite directions. As a result, the refrigerant passage can be provided on one ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328764 | Heat exchanger plenums for go-karts Heat exchanger systems for go-karts include a heat exchanger and a plenum that channels air to the heat exchanger to increase cooling efficiency while reducing drag. The plenum has an intake with an area less than a cross-sectional area of a portion of the plenum wh... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325447 | Cooling apparatus for internal combustion engine and diagnosis method for the cooling apparatus A cooling apparatus for an engine is provided with a thermostat operating in such a manner as to control a supply of a coolant to a radiator. An electronic control apparatus estimates a reference temperature corresponding to a temperature of the coolant on the basis... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327045 | Fuel delivery system and method providing regulated electrical output In a mobile fuel delivery vehicle, providing bulk aircraft fuel from a pressurized fuel reservoir to an aircraft, a method of regulating electrical output of an electrical power source, includes the steps of: (a) receiving, in a fluid path, the bulk aircraft fuel fr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320434 | Method of controlling electronic controlled thermostat An electronically controlled thermostat control method is obtained which makes it possible to eliminate the response delay from the time that the required cooling water temperature is set to the time that the actual cooling water temperature reaches the set water te... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316335 | Material dispenser having a positive shutoff mechanism A replaceable auger assembly includes a body having at least one material inlet defined therein and an auger disposed within the body. The auger includes a helical portion disposed about a shaft portion and a positive shutoff mechanism. The positive shutoff mechanis... | 01/08/2008 |
