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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7992547 | Multiple gas fuel delivery system In a multiple gas fuel delivery system for interchangeably supplying a plurality of gas fuels having different supply pressures to an internal combustion engine, at least a pair of fuel passages extend from a gas fuel inlet (6a) to a fuel ejection nozz... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7395818 | Multi-gaseous fuel control device for a combustion engine with a carburetor A fuel control device for a combustion engine capable of running on any one of a plurality of fuels has a fuel selection module with a plurality of fuel type settings for selecting a specific fuel type whereupon the fuel control device controls the outlet pressure o... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7350412 | Vehicle's fuel tank equipped with two fuel outlet tubes A fuel tank, which is equipped with two fuel outlet tubes that are merged to one fuel injection pipe to engine, is provided. First fuel outlet tube is located at a corner of the bottom of the fuel tank. Second fuel outlet tube is located on a wall just 2.5 centimete... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7320297 | Internal combustion engine There is provided an internal combustion engine that uses a blended fuel consisting of hydrocarbon and alcohol, and can efficiently operate relative to a wide range of required load. The internal combustion engine includes: intake ports 4a and 4... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318846 | Mixture formation means for a reformer of a fuel cell system or for a heater A mixture formation means for the reformer of a fuel cell system or for a heater. The fuel feed includes a pressure impulse injection means and the mixture formation area is a swirl chamber having a discharge nozzle connected to the pressure impulse injection device... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7278401 | Fuel pressure regulator housing A housing for a fuel pressure regulator includes a body having a fuel inlet, a fuel outlet, a plurality of retention members, a bypass fitting, and preferably an electrical fitting and a ground fitting. Each retention member includes a catch that is constructed to e... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7258098 | Vehicle mounted type fuel testing apparatus A vehicle mounted type fuel testing apparatus comprises a fuel chamber; a first fuel pump for supplying fuel in the fuel chamber to a sample holding container and an auxiliary fuel tank; an analyzing device for analyzing constituents of the fuel accommodated in the ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249574 | Apparatus for producing a diesel-oil/water microemulsion and for injecting the emulsion into a diesel engine An apparatus produces a diesel-oil/water microemulsion and injects the emulsion into a diesel engine. The apparatus has three high pressure cylinders, inlets of two of the high pressure cylinders are connected to a static raw emulsion premixer. Outlets of the two hi... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7213580 | Vehicle fuel supply system A fuel system for a vehicle having a generator includes a fuel reservoir which taps into the main fuel tank. A solenoid pump pumps fuel from the main fuel tank to the reservoir which in turn feeds fuel to the generator. A fuel shut-off valve is provided in the reser... | 05/08/2007 |
| 6951210 | Feed and control system for an internal combustion engine fed with two different fuels An improved feed and control system for an internal combustion engine able to be fed with one or other of two fuels such as petrol and liquid gas or petrol and methane, the engine comprising a plurality of first members for introducing a first fuel into correspondin... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6149399 | Fuel tank dual fuel delivery module A fuel delivery module (10) adaptable for use in a gasoline or diesel fuel tank includes certain common module components for use in both gasoline or diesel fuel delivery applications. The common module components include a support frame (12) having a fir... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5894857 | Fuel delivery device of fuel tank A fuel delivery device for a fuel tank comprising a float chamber for sucking fuel in a normal state, a sub chamber for sucking a small quantity of fuel remaining within a tank and a communication chamber for communicating the float chamber and the sub ch... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5560344 | Fuel storage and delivey apparatus of a multi-fuel engine and process A fuel storage and delivery apparatus for providing one or more non-miscible fuels to a multi-fuel engine has a fuel reservoir adapted for storing first and second non-miscible fuels in communication with each other. The first and second fuels define a ph... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5469830 | Fuel blending system method and apparatus The system is an on-board and in-line system for blending two fuels of known characteristics to achieve instantaneous in-line change in the octane rating of fuel flowing to the engine. The blending system provides a means of precise in-line blending of tw... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5450832 | Dual fuel system A dual fuel system for motor vehicles having an internal combustion engine with electronic fuel injection equipment designed for use with gasoline fuel, wherein a delivery system for an alternate fuel, such as compressed natural gas or the like, is provid... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5237978 | Apparatus for multi-fuel system of an engine An apparatus for a multi-fuel system has a recirculation conduit passing excess fuel back to a mixing chamber where it is mixed with incoming fuel and thereby preventing abrupt fuel composition changes associated with switching from one fuel to another.... | 08/24/1993 |
| 4620568 | Vehicle off road fuel use indicator A fuel flow diverting system is provided for a diesel engine powered vehicle including an auxiliary power system driven from the engine of the vehicle when the latter is stationary and wherein the vehicle is provided with primary and secondary fuel tanks ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4594201 | Multi-fuel system for internal combustion engines A multi-fuel system which will operate the usual factory-manufactured gasoline powered internal combustion engine efficiently on any one of a number of different fuels without modifying or changing the engine. The system involves a non-venturi type of car... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4555221 | Fluid pumping device for use with a fluid pump A fluid pumping arrangement including a fluid pump including a suction port, and a fluid pumping device comprising a pump housing defining a recess, and a moveable wall which is located in the recess and which cooperates with the recess to define a variab... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4499887 | Dual fuel supply system The dual fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine has a carburetor including a fuel/air induction passage having means defining a low pressure zone and a secondary orifice and further including a cavity communicating with the fuel induction pa... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4471744 | Process and unit for operating a combustion engine aboard ships A process for the preparation of a diesel oil--heavy oil mixture for use as an engine fuel includes the steps combining the two oils proximate the engine, heating the mixture to obtain the required overall fuel viscosity and continuously supplying the hea... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4421078 | Oil changing system The invention is designed for use with a diesel engine in over-the-road trucks and periodically extracts a given quantity of oil from the oil pan of the engine and injects that quantity into the fuel tank for burning along with the regular fuel. In turn, ... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4413604 | Fuel blending installation A blending installation is described in which the grade of fuel is adjusted to enable an engine to use the most economical grade of fuel at any time. A circuit is connected to two reservoirs containing different grades of fuel. The fuel is constantly circ... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4403589 | Spare tank system for motor vehicle A spare tank system for a motor vehicle is provided which may conveniently be coupled into the normal fuel line of the vehicle, and which comprises a conduit in which a valve and a fitting are mounted. During normal operation of the motor vehicle, the val... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4393854 | Mixing unit An apparatus for supplying fuel to a combustion device has first and second tanks for storing light and heavy fuel, respectively, a third tank connected to the first and second tanks by first and second conduits, respectively, for supplying light and heav... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4380974 | Fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine A carburetor for an internal combustion engine adapted to use alcohol as fuel is provided with means for adding a predetermined amount of gasoline to the alcohol-containing float chamber of the carburetor during engine startig and warming-up, said means b... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4300517 | Fuel supply device for a diesel engine Disclosed is a fuel supply device for a diesel engine comprising alternately connected to a diesel engine a light fuel loop and a heavy fuel loop incorporating a tank and a fuel priming pump, the loops communicating with a suction pipe of the diesel engin... | 11/17/1981 |