Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176899 | Device for accelerating combustion of liquid fuel and system for accelerating combustion of liquid fuel for internal combustion engine The present invention relates to a device for accelerating the combustion of liquid fuel for improving the combustion efficiency of liquid fuel used in an internal combustion engine and a system for accelerating the combustion of liquid fuel using the device. The de... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8104455 | Passing type fuel reformer An object of the present invention is to provide a passing type fuel reformer which can reform fuel fed into an engine so as to aim at further enhancing the improvement effect of fuel consumption, and which can be simply and surely installed in the vicinity of a fue... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8025044 | Fuel savings device and methods of making the same An apparatus for enhancing fuel mileage of internal combustion engine consists of a tube inserted into a fuel line between a fuel storage tank and the engine, the tube having a plurality of electrodes protruding into a fuel passage within the tube. The electrodes ar... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8020535 | Accessory for a fuel burning or processing engine or machine An accessory for a fuel burning or processing engine or machine is provided. The accessory comprises a core formed of a material having ferri-magnetic properties. The core is of elongate form and defines a recess adapted to receive a high tension lead. The accessory... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7942135 | Vapor pressure enhancer and method The present invention relates to a device that installs in-line in the fuel supply line of a gasoline, diesel, propane, or natural gas powered vehicle. The device consists of a hollow cylinder that contains a tightly packed copper wire core. The copper wire serves a... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7934489 | System for improving the fuel efficiency of an engine A fuel system for improved fuel efficiency may include a fuel injector to transmit fuel in droplet form to a reaction region. A reaction rod may be positioned in the reaction region, where the reaction rod may have a convex end and a concave end. The fuel system may... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7854219 | Portable gas powered internal combustion engine arrangement A gas powered internal combustion engine in which the gas is provided from pressurized liquid gas in an LPG container and in which the LPG container is rigidly mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine at a preselected angle to be in conductive heat transfe... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7775196 | Fuel supply apparatus A fuel supply apparatus that supplies fuel to an internal combustion engine by injecting liquid fuel from a fuel injection valve into a suction port is configured by a microbubble generator that generates microbubbles and an ultrasonic wave generator that generates ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7721719 | Fuel activation apparatus for methane gas There is provided a far infrared radiator capable of highly activating methane gas prior to combustion to thereby attain an enhancement of thermal efficiency at combustion. In a passage of methane gas prior to combustion, there is positioned absorbent material (5... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7712455 | Magnetic device for treating liquids and gases Magnetic device (1) for treating liquids and gaseous materials, comprising a housing (2) within which permanent magnets (6) are arranged defining a flow path (3). The housing (2) is made of magnetizable material, preferably soft ir... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7637254 | System and method for preparing an optimized fuel mixture The invention provides for a system and method for creating an optimized fuel/air mixture for more efficient combustion. The system in accordance with the invention includes an ozone generator and a gasifier that receives liquid fuel and ozone and creates an optimiz... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7621261 | Fuel treatment device using a magnetic field Magnetic fuel treatment devices are disclosed, the devices comprising, in part, a housing body, cover, and magnet, the combination of which forming an inner fuel channel through which fuel may flow for treatment therein. The fuel treatment device that uses a magneti... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7617815 | Fuel activator using multiple infrared wavelengths This invention relates to a fuel activating device and method consisting of at least two separate infrared-emitting bodies, each infrared-emitting body being engineered to have specific peak wavelength and spectral luminance in 3-20 um (micrometer) wavelength range,... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7603992 | Fuel-saving apparatus A fuel-saving apparatus includes an elongated and flattened body made from a pliable material. The body has two ends each has a coupling slot formed thereon, a plurality of openings formed on the surface thereof and a plurality of upper flanges and lower flanges for... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7574997 | Mobile engine performance demonstration unit An engine mounted for mobile movement. The engine has associated therewith aftermarket apparatus which can be switched in and out of operation with respect to the engine. Various sensors sense respective engine operating parameters which are displayed on visual disp... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7568474 | Method and device for operating a diesel motor using a fuel that comprises vegetable oils or recycled vegetable oils The invention relates to a method and a device for operating a diesel motor using a fuel that comprises vegetable oils or recycled vegetable oils. The fuel is withdrawn from a tank, filtered through a fuel filter and injected into the cylinders through injection noz... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7490593 | Magnetic conditioning apparatus for diesel engine fuel A magnetic conditioning device for diesel engine fuel includes a housing element, placed along the fuel feeding line, having a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet, and providing a septum in correspondence of the inlet to deviate the inlet fuel, and an obliged path for the ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7487764 | Pre-ignition fuel treatment system A method and apparatus for reforming a hydrocarbon fuel which increases the efficiency with which said fuel's energy content may be extracted resulting in improved combustibility and reduction of by-products produced. The hydrocarbon fuel is cracked and ionized in a... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7487763 | Fuel reformer A fuel reformer which can improve fuel cost is provided. The fuel reformer 1 is formed by filling a granular catalytic material 10 provided with a metal oxide layer having an oxygen deficit tilting structure formed on the surface by shot peening in a p... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7434569 | Fuel economizer A fuel economizer comprises a pipeline with thermal conducting elements and having a chamber contained therein, a plurality of magnetic elements each of which having a through hole formed therein and wrapped within a metal element that is formed with a plurality of ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7428896 | Method and apparatus for use in enhancing fuels The present embodiments provide methods and apparatuses for use in enhancing and/or treating fluids, such as fuels. Some embodiments provide apparatuses for use in treating fuel that comprise a first conduit having an input end, an output end, and a metallic interio... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7418955 | Fuel savings device and methods of making the same An apparatus for enhancing fuel mileage of internal combustion engine consists of a tube inserted into a fuel line between a fuel storage tank and the engine, the tube having a plurality of electrodes protruding into a fuel passage within the tube. The electrodes ar... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7412973 | Fuel vaporizer The present invention is a fuel vaporizer that will greatly increase power and economy in fuel powered engines while producing far less pollution. The present invention has a fuel chamber, air inlet, vibrator and heating element that aerate fuel by vibrating and hea... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7406956 | Device for enhancing combustion efficiency The fossil fuel supplied into the engine and combustion device passes through the fuel-enhancing unit of the enhancing device of the present invention with the burned object generating far-infrared radiation and negative ion. Therefore, it can be attained complete c... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404395 | Devices and methods for conditioning or vaporizing liquid fuel in an intermittent combustion engine A device and method for conditioning and/or volumetric heating fuel within an intermittent combustion engine in order to enhance fuel combustion and emission performance is provided. Such a device can include a fuel injector configured to eject a fuel spray having a... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7383828 | Method and apparatus for use in enhancing fuels The present embodiments provide methods and apparatuses for use in enhancing and/or treating fluids, such as fuels. Some embodiments provide apparatuses for use in treating fuel that comprise a first conduit having an input end, an output end, and a metallic interio... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7377268 | Compact inline magnetic fuel conditioner for improving fuel efficiency A compact, inline magnetic fuel conditioner is disclosed for improving fuel efficiency of a fuel combustion engine. The fuel conditioner has a magnetic manifold having a built-in magnetic field for interacting thus conditioning the fuel as it flows by. The magnetic ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377269 | Automobile fuel saver An automobile fuel saver is composed of a container, a magnetic block, a plurality of nano far-infrared pellets and a cover, wherein the container is configured with an opening that enables a magnetic block and a plurality of the nano far-infrared pellets to be disp... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7357124 | Multiple capillary fuel injector for an internal combustion engine A fuel injector for vaporizing a liquid fuel for use in an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector includes a plurality of capillary flow passages, each of the plurality of capillary flow passages having an inlet end and an outlet end; a heat source arranged a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351337 | Magnetic fuel conditioning apparatus A fuel conditioning apparatus includes a housing having an interior chamber that extends between an inlet and an outlet. The chamber is surrounded by a threaded channel that is formed in an interior wall of the housing. A plurality of permanent magnets are carried w... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341446 | Nuclear resonance applications for enhanced combustion A method of enhancing the combustion process by stimulating one or more components of a fuel/air mixture using nuclear resonance to selectively reduce or increase the oxidation of selected components of the combustion reaction, e.g., nitrogen (N-14) or hydrogen (H-1... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337768 | Multiple capillary fuel injector for an internal combustion engine A fuel injector for delivering fuel to an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector includes a fuel injector housing, a system for metering vaporized fuel to the internal combustion engine, the system positioned within the fuel injector housing, and a system for... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331336 | Power air-fuel levitation compression Apparatus for magnetically conditioning incoming air and fuel to an internal combustion engine to improve engine operation. Magnets are applied in a bipolar arrangement to the fuel system and air intake apparatus of an internal combustion engine system for reducing ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331330 | Device to attach a fuel return line to a fuel injector and device to suction fuel from a fuel injector A device to suction fuel from a fuel injector and a device to attach a fuel return line to a fuel injector with a C-shaped main body partially encircling the fuel injector having two retaining arms which abut the fuel injector and grip it from the back at least to a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7287520 | Apparatus for enhancing combustion efficiency of liquid fuel A high combustion efficiency device for liquid fuel comprises a hollow member made of electrically conductive material, liquid filling the hollow member and tourmaline particles dispersed in the liquid, wherein the high combustion efficiency device is formed to be a... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281532 | Blow-by gas and purge gas treating device in intake valve lift variable engine In an intake valve lift variable engine including: an engine body; a cylinder head; an intake valve which is disposed in the cylinder head and which is controlled to be open and close so as to regulate the amount of intake air; and an intake system having no throttl... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281526 | Liquid fuel improving catalyst and liquid fuel improving device storing the catalyst The present invention relates to liquid fuel reforming catalyst which reforms liquid fuel to have a more efficient combustion characteristic by using minus-ionizing in the fuel. The device improves the power output, fuel economy, reduces the Particulate Material (PM... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7263822 | Catalytic conversion of fuel and converter therefor For a process for the catalytic conversion of furl for removing oxides of nitrogen from exhaust gases of internal combustion engines, in which fuel and a part-stream of the exhaust gas or of the intake air are converted in a converter, the fuel and the part-stream o... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255787 | Device and method for increasing viability in cell types A device for introducing a static magnetic null field is disclosed. The device is comprised of a holder for magnets, wherein the magnets are arranged so that the null field is generated in the area of a sample of cells, tissue or other cellular material. The device ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249596 | Fuel system for an internal combustion engine and method for controlling same A fuel system for use in an internal combustion engine includes a plurality of fuel injectors, each injector including at least one capillary flow passage, the at least one capillary flow passage having an inlet end and an outlet end, a heat source arranged along th... | 07/31/2007 |
