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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8051809 | Engine cooling system for a vehicle The invention relates to a system which is used to cool at least one piece of motor vehicle equipment to a low temperature, comprising a heat transfer fluid circulation loop. According to the invention, a low-temperature heat exchanger (60) and at least one e... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7997238 | Engine and cooling system arrangement for a harvester The engine and cooling system arrangement includes an engine supported between the forward and rear ends of the frame of a harvesting machine, in an engine compartment. A cooler box containing at least one heat exchanger is disposed higher than and vertically offset... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7966979 | Mounting and cooling device for emissions system electronics A cooling device for emissions system electronics is disclosed. The cooling device may have a mount for an exhaust treatment device. The mount may have a framework comprising a plurality of rigid members. The cooling device may also have a passageway located within ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7779791 | Circuit arrangement for the cooling of charge air and method for operation of such a circuit arrangement The invention relates to a circuit arrangement (K), with a low-temperature coolant circuit (1) for the cooling of charge air on a motor vehicle with a charging device, comprising a charge air/coolant cooler (2). A temperature sensor (4) is provi... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7717069 | Engine cooling system having two cooling circuits The present disclosure provides an engine cooling system comprising a first cooling circuit and a second cooling circuit, each of which includes a cooling unit for cooling a compressed or charge air from one or more turbochargers of the engine. ... | 05/18/2010 |
| RE41335 | Internal combustion engine Improved internal combustion engine, particularly, an improved two-stroke, diesel aircraft engine. A first improvement includes a wrist pin/connection rod assembly. A plurality of fasteners extend through a wall of a wrist pin and into a wrist pin insert to secure t... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7703420 | Split radiator maximizing entering temperature differential A heat exchanger is provided for dissipating heat from a dual turbocharged engine. The heat exchanger has a jacket water cooler, and first and second charge air coolers. The three coolers are arranged in parallel enabling each to operate with a maximum temperature d... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7690334 | Multifunctional module for an internal-combustion engine The present invention relates to a multifunctional module for an internal-combustion engine, forming a structural assembly and incorporating the functions of cooling the exhaust gases, regulating the re-injection of the exhaust gases and regulating, at least in part... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7634978 | Device for controlling the temperature of fluids circulating in a heat engine vehicle and method used by said device The invention relates to a control device (D) which is intended to control the temperature of first and second fluids formed by the lubricating oil of the heat engine (12) of the vehicle and the recirculated exhaust gases respectively. The inventive device (D... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7628125 | Cooling system A cooling system includes a first cooling system in which coolant is supplied from a radiator to a motor so as to cool the motor, and then the coolant is supplied to banks of an engine through a circulation passage and split flow passages so as to cool the engine; a... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7559295 | Cooling structure for a work vehicle A cooling structure for a working vehicle with a transmission disposed rearwardly and downwardly of a driver's seat and having a hydrostatic transmission, and an air-cooled engine disposed rearwardly of the transmission. The cooling structure comprising a fan for co... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7506618 | Split radiator maximizing entering temperature differential A heat exchanger is provided for dissipating heat from a dual turbocharged engine. The heat exchanger has a jacket water cooler, and first and second charge air coolers. The three coolers are arranged in parallel enabling each to operate with a maximum temperature d... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7415946 | Engine and method for operating an engine An engine includes a housing having a combustion chamber. The engine may also include a fuel injector for supplying fuel directly or indirectly to the combustion chamber. Additionally, the engine may include an engine-lubricant-supply system operable to discharge en... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7401578 | System and method for the co-generation of fuel having a closed-loop energy cycle A system is provided that draws heat from an open-loop engine cycle into a closed-loop working fluid circulatory system that utilizes computer-aided feedback mechanisms. The closed-loop working fluid draws engine heat from multiple sources: exhaust stack gases, the ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7389759 | Internal-combustion engine An internal-combustion engine has cylinders 21 arranged preferably in a V-formation with corresponding cylinder heads (27) including connectors for the supply and discharge of fluids. The cylinders are mounted in a crankcase (41) and are supplie... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7377237 | Cooling system for hybrid power system A cooling system for a hybrid power system that includes an engine employs an engine cooling circuit to deliver coolant to the engine, the engine cooling circuit including a radiator and a main fan to draw air through the radiator. When the hybrid power system furth... | 05/27/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7367292 | Fuel cooler with lamellar inner structures for connecting to an air-conditioning system of a vehicle A fuel cooler with lamellar inner structures for connecting to an air-conditioning system of a vehicle includes an outer housing having outer connections connected to an outer supply pipe and an outer discharge pipe for a first fluid with the outer connections being... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363900 | Multi-cylinder internal combustion engine for vehicles In a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine for vehicles, having a plurality of air ducts leading to the cylinders and an associated engine control device situated in a housing, the air ducts are combined into a single unit, on the exterior of which the engine co... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347169 | Cooling oil delivery structure for a vehicular generator, and engine including same In an engine having a generator mounted thereon, an oil passage is formed within the engine's crankcase to supply oil to an oil jet for cooling one or more pistons. In addition, oil is supplied to an oil jet for cooling the generator, using the oil passage in common... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343884 | Coolant system for hybrid power system A cooling system for a hybrid power system that includes an engine such as a generator engine, and a power converter such as an inverter, includes an engine cooling circuit, a power converter cooling circuit and a common coolant tank operatively coupled to both the ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341037 | Engine piston and manufacture An engine piston is manufactured by assembling an outer shell, comprising a crown and tubular side wall in which a ring groove region and skirt are defined, with a plate-like mounting member and bonding them together by brazing or welding. The mounting member is loc... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7336462 | Alternator and starter tester protection apparatus and method An method and apparatus testing an alternator and/or starter assembly including a power source for energizing the alternator and/or starter, a computer processor for monitoring electrical current supplied to energize the alternator and/or starter wherein the compute... | 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 |
| 7328691 | Multi-cylinder engine A multi-cylinder engine wherein a direction in which a crank shaft spans is a front and rear direction and a widthwise direction of a cylinder head (1) perpendicular to the front and rear direction is a lateral direction, the multi-cylinder engine comprising ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322332 | Intake system of multi-cylinder engine An intake system of a V-engine provided with a surge tank arranged at a position higher than a cylinder head and divided in internal space into a top part and a bottom part. The surge tank has a plurality of intake tubes communicating the surge tank and intake ports... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316208 | Generator cooling system of engine The present invention provides a generator cooling system of an engine which can supply sufficient cooling oil to a generator even during low speed operation, without complicating an oil passage formed within a wall of a crankcase. In the generator cooling system of... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314037 | Engine brake system of a multicylinder internal combustion engine comprising a cooled intermediate pipe for exchanging gas between cylinders during engine braking The invention relates to a multicylinder internal combustion engine (1) comprising intake valves and exhaust valves that are provided with at least one additional valve (10) for each cylinder (C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314111 | Starter mounting structure A starter mounting structure for a starter for cranking an engine (1) has a transmission case (2a) surrounding the transmission (2) and having an engine side end surface (200) facing an engine side. The engine block (1b | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311066 | Controlling exhaust temperatures An exhaust manifold cooling jacket has internal passages for the circulation of liquid coolant and encloses an exhaust manifold such that a gap is created between the exhaust manifold and cooling jacket. Flowing coolant through the jacket regulates outer jacket temp... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310225 | Heat radiation structure for secondary battery module, and switching board and secondary battery module having the same A heat dissipation structure connected to switching elements that control charge and discharge of a secondary battery module, the heat dissipation structure includes a pair of side frames to which charge-purpose switching elements and discharge-purpose switching ele... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300041 | Vertical alternator holding apparatus and method for alternator testing An apparatus for supporting an alternator for testing uses a supporting pin mounted to extend in a first direction relative to the alternator. A first holding pin extends in a second direction relative to the alternator, and has two ends with a first end having a bo... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299771 | Coolant valve system for internal combustion engine and method An internal combustion engine (200) includes a coolant pump (212) having a pump outlet (214), and a first exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler (206) fluidly connected to the pump outlet (214). A crankcase (202) is fluidly ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300203 | Non-contacting sensor multichip module with integral heat-sinks A sensor assembly having a housing including a first portion and a second portion. One of the portions of the housing includes a plurality of walls. The walls at least partially define a chamber. The assembly also includes a hinge connected to the first portion and ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290516 | Electrical connection device for injection devices of internal combustion engines In order to simplify an electrical connection device for injection devices, to make them more reliable and to simplify their installation, it is proposed that the electrical connection device has a printed circuit board (1) with printed circuit board tracks (... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290506 | Fluid-cooled cylinder liner Particular embodiments of the present invention provide novel fluid-cooled cylinder liners. Preferred liners are annular cylinders containing a plurality of passages, arranged generally parallel to the axis of the cylinders, and integrated between the inner and oute... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287522 | Engine system having carbon foam exhaust gas heat exchanger An engine system includes an engine such as a compression ignition internal combustion engine, including a heat exchanger in an exhaust system thereof. The heat exchanger including at least one carbon foam block for cooling exhaust gas with cooling air. An exhaust s... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278475 | Control arrangement for cooling power electronic components A control arrangement (10) comprises a first selectable controller (12) for controlling an action, and a second selectable controller (14) for controlling the action. The arrangement also includes a selector (22) for selecting one of the ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278408 | Returnless fuel system module A returnless fuel system module includes a fuel pump in a fuel pump cavity, a fuel pressure regulator in a fuel pressure regulator cavity, first and second transfer passages therebetween, and a heat exchanger integrally formed in the housing in thermally conductive ... | 10/09/2007 |
