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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8028679 | Engine control system having pressure-based timing A control system for an engine having a first cylinder and a second cylinder is disclosed having a first engine valve movable to regulate a fluid flow of the first cylinder and a first actuator associated with the first engine valve. The control system also has a se... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7584745 | Carburetor electronic fuel injection plenum A injection conversion body with internal injector compartment for converting a normally carbureted internal combustion engine to a fuel injected engine while concealing the fuel delivery system. The original engine carburetor is removed. The plenum assembly is mate... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7353804 | Method and arrangement for achieving an adjusted engine setting utilizing engine output and/or fuel consumption A method and associated arrangement for achieving an adjusted engine setting utilizing engine output and/or fuel consumption. An engine that consumes fuel is run. Fuel consumption and/or engine operation output is determined. A value is determined utilizing the dete... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7317984 | Engine shut-down for engine having adjustable valve timing A method for operating at least an intake and exhaust valve in a cylinder with a piston of an engine in a vehicle, comprising during conditions of an engine shut-down, maintaining at least one of the intake and exhaust valves in a closed position, and during conditi... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7267326 | Automatic priming system An automatic priming system for internal combustion engines, which is operable to prime the carburetor of the engine at engine cranking speeds, and is automatically disabled after the engine starts. The automatic priming system is driven by pressure fluctuations wit... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264230 | Carburetor and solenoid assemblies and methods of assembling the same An engine carburetor and a solenoid valve assembly therefor and methods of assembling the same. The carburetor has a body with a fuel and air mixing passage communicating with an air bleed passage. A cavity extends into the body for communication with the air bleed ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7251557 | Method for auto-ignition operation and computer readable storage device for use with an internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine that can be operated in compression ignition mode, comprising a fuel injector (2) for each cylinder; a fuel injection control unit (4) for controlling fuel injection quantity and a piston (5) in each cylinder whose ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7228843 | Internal combustion engine having a carburetor and a starting device A two-stroke engine has an intake channel via which the engine (1) is supplied with an air/fuel mixture prepared in a carburetor (12). The engine also has a starting device (19, 40) for enrichment of the air/fuel mixture during the start operati... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7216856 | Accelerator apparatus for diaphragm carburetor The accelerator apparatus prevents air from remaining within a pump chamber and discharged fuel vapor from causing a pumping effect so as to a destabilize engine operation and increase of an exhaust gas content of harmful material, in an accelerator apparatus in whi... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210672 | Accelerator apparatus for diaphragm carburetors An accelerated fuel passage of an accelerator pump operatively connected with a throttle shaft having a throttle valve. The accelerated fuel passage is connected to an upstream side of a needle orifice, which orifice is coupled to a main nozzle. Consequently, the fu... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7165536 | Evaporative emissions control system for small internal combustion engines An evaporative emissions control system for small internal combustion engines. The system generally includes a charcoal canister and a carburetor with a fuel circuit shutoff valve. The charcoal canister is in fluid communication with the air space above the liquid f... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152852 | Priming system for a float bowl carburetor A float bowl type carburetor has a fuel and air mixing passage extending therethrough, a float bowl assembly, a priming pump communicated with the float bowl assembly and a fuel supply pipe that is communicates fuel in the float bowl assembly with the fuel and air m... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144000 | Automatic choke for an engine An internal combustion engine including a carburetor. The internal combustion engine includes a choke valve disposed within the carburetor, and a choke lever interconnected with the choke valve for movement with the choke valve. The engine also includes a throttle v... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7021289 | Reducing engine emissions on an engine with electromechanical valves A system and method to control engine valve timing to improve the start of an internal combustion engine. Electromechanical valves are controlled in a manner to reduce hydrocarbon emissions during the start of an internal combustion engine. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011075 | Engine shut-down for engine having adjustable valve timing A method for discontinuing combustion in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine having an intake manifold and an emission control device coupled downstream of thereof, where the cylinder has at least one valve, the method comprising during a shut-down, holding ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6990969 | Automatic choke for an engine An automatic choke apparatus for use in an internal combustion engine. The choke apparatus includes a choke valve automatically operable in response to the speed of the engine, a thermally conductive assembly that conducts heat from exhaust gases produced by the eng... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6938381 | Catastrophic event survival structure and method of manufacture A catastrophic event survival structure and method of manufacture such that the catastrophic event survival structure includes a monolithic outer shell formed from a single pour of concrete and enclosing a confined inner space therein. The monolithic outer shell of ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6931839 | Apparatus and method for reduced cold start emissions An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders, comprising: a exhaust manifold for providing fluid communication of exhaust of the plurality of cylinders to a catalytic converter, the exhaust manifold comprising a first exhaust p... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6915772 | Automatic priming system An automatic priming system for internal combustion engines, which is operable at engine cranking speeds and which is automatically disabled at engine running speeds. The automatic priming system is driven by pressure fluctuations within the engine crankcase which a... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6786208 | Boost fuel enricher The boost fuel enricher is used with internal combustion engines, either carbureted or fuel-injected, that are equipped with compressors, i.e., turbocharged or supercharged, in order to enrich the air/fuel ratio when the engine is under boost. The boost fuel enriche... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6516779 | Throttle adjusting apparatus for working machine A throttle adjusting apparatus for use with a machinery for soil management includes a throttle cable. The throttle cable has one end portion to which a throttle valve, a choke valve, and a fuel cock are connected. The apparatus further includes a throttl... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6295953 | Portable power working machine A portable power working machine includes a small air-cooled internal combustion engine, a cooling fan, and a carburetor chamber housing therein an air cleaner. A dust-separating air duct is interposed between a region close to the cooling fan and the car... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6267102 | Carburetor with displaced idle flow A single needle diaphragm type carburetor has a throttle valve in a mixing passage with a venturi, an idle fuel nozzle downstream of the throttle valve when in its idle position, a high speed fuel nozzle preferably disposed within the venturi upstream of ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6186117 | Electronic compensation system The air/fuel mixture ratio supplied to an internal combustion engine of a vehicle is modified to achieve a constant mass flow rate in spite of changes in atmospheric temperature and pressure conditions by employing an electronic compensation system. The s... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5740781 | Starting system for an internal combustion engine A starting system for an internal combustion engine is provided for enhancing engine startability and performance by simultaneously controlling the volume of air flowing through a carburetor and the ratio of an air/fuel mixture through a single manual ope... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5724945 | Carburetor air/fuel ratio control for single cylinder engines An apparatus for controlling air/fuel ratio in a carburetted single cylinder internal combustion engine, including an apparatus for preventing fuel from being drawn into a carburetor, and, in turn, toward the cylinder inlet, as a result of air flow oscill... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5462024 | Auxiliary carburetion device in direct fuel injection engines An auxiliary carburetion device in direct fuel injection engines, to be positioned in correspondence with a main duct (12) feeding air to the engine crankcase (10), a throttling member (38) being located in the main duct (12). The device includes a block ... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5263454 | Engine for portable working machine An engine for a portable working machine includes a carburetor having a fuel supply device which is to be operated by an intake pipe of a cylinder head provided with an intake valve and an exhaust valve, and a pulse pickup passage which is in fluid commun... | 11/23/1993 |
| 4971004 | Deceleration enrichener system In an internal combustion engine having a fuel/air delivery system such as a carburetor (12) supplying a fuel/air mixture for combustion by the engine, a deceleration enrichener system includes a valve (10) operated by engine manifold vacuum (14) and enri... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4957072 | Balanced radial engine A low cost multi cylinder radial aircraft engine is composed of an even number of individually functional, single cylinder slider crank model engines. They are mounted to a plate to form equally spaced radially oriented cylinders. In the preferred embodim... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4936267 | Carburetor for an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a carburetor for an internal combustion engine and especially for a portable small engine. The carburetor includes a carburetor housing defining an intake pipe and a control chamber which communicates with the intake pipe via inta... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4879975 | Alcohol fuel operation conversion means for internal combustion engines A modified carburetion and manifold arrangement to enable internal combustion engines to efficiently use fuels such as alcohols having high latent heat of vaporization. A variable venturi carburetion means (30) is combined with two manifolds-one (20) bein... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4757792 | Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine comprising a crankcase adapted to rotatably support a crankshaft having an axis, the crankcase defining a plurality of crankcase chambers and including a generally flat manifold mounting surface including therein a first seri... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4658798 | Turbocharger control system A turbocharger control system utilized in a carburetor system including a carburetor having an air-fuel induction passage, a fuel supply passage supplying fuel to the air-fuel induction passage, and a turbocharger having a compressor impeller compressing ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4563990 | Fuel supply control system for engine carburetors A fuel supply control system for a vehicle engine carburetor and particularly a carburetor that includes a variable venturi portion and fixed venturi or nozzle portion. The system includes a fuel valve for supplying additional fuel to the nozzle under low... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4558680 | System for controlling the air-fuel ratio supplied to a supercharged engine A system for controlling the air-fuel ratio for an engine comprises a first passage for communicating a portion adjacent to an inlet of an air bleed of a carburetor of the engine with a portion of the intake passage between an air-cleaner and a supercharg... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4556032 | Adapter means for creating an open loop manually adjustable apparatus and system for selectively controlling the air-fuel ratio supplied to a combustion engine A vehicle has a combustion engine, ground-engaging drive wheels, a power transmission for conveying power from the engine to the wheels, an induction passage for supplying motive fluid to the engine, a source of fuel, adaptive structure defining a fuel me... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4556031 | System for controlling a carburetor of an internal combustion engine A system for controlling a carburetor of an engine provided with a supercharger. A passage is provided for communicating a float chamber of the carburetor with an intake passage through a changeover valve. A vent pipe is provided for communicating the flo... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4541384 | System for controlling the air-fuel ratio supplied to an engine A system for controlling the air-fuel ratio for an engine comprises a valve provided in an inlet of an air bleed of a carburetor of the engine. An actuator comprises a diaphragm operatively connected to the valve and first and second chambers defined by t... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4498440 | Mixture control apparatus for carburetor A mixture control apparatus for a carburetor which precludes otherwise possible occurrence of fluctuation in the opening angle of the throttle valve even when the engine operation happens to fall near the boundary between the cold state and the hot state.... | 02/12/1985 |
