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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8037872 | Engine system having cooled and heated inlet air A thermal management system for an engine is disclosed. The thermal management system may have a first heat exchanger situated to cool air directed into the engine, a pump configured to pressurize a fluid directed through the engine, and a second heat exchanger situ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8020536 | Cooler arrangement for a motor vehicle A cooler device for a motor vehicle includes a charge air cooler with a first cooler element, an EGR cooler with a second cooler element, the first and second cooler elements are arranged beside and substantially in plane with one another. The cooler elements each c... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7886724 | Charge air cooler arrangement with cooler bypass and method A charge air cooler arrangement includes a first charge air cooler disposed upstream of an engine inlet, a second cooler disposed upstream of the first charge air cooler, and a bypass line for bypassing the second cooler, a downstream end of the bypass line being di... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7779821 | Intake-air cooling device for internal combustion engine and automobile using the same The invention provides an intake-air cooling device for an internal combustion engine that can be installed compactly. The invention provides an intake-air cooling device for a gasoline engine equipped with an intercooler that cool intake air with outside air and an... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7717097 | Method for controlling the temperature of gases entering an engine of an automotive vehicle, heat exchanger and device for managing the temperature of these gases According to the method, the gases are circulated in a liquid/gas heat exchanger (2, 12) prior to their entering the internal combustion engine (58) and a high temperature liquid and/or a low temperature liquid is circulated in the liquid/gas heat exch... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7536998 | Drive unit having thermal recovery A drive unit of a motor vehicle, provided with an internal combustion engine, with a combustion air supply having a low-pressure compressor, a high-pressure compressor and a combustion air cooling unit, and with an exhaust gas withdrawal via which exhaust gas formed... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7398770 | Dual cold air induction system, apparatus and method for diesel engines A dual cold air induction (“DCAI”) system, apparatus and method for decreasing the intake air temperature, which increases the air's volume and efficiency, at the diesel internal combustion engine's point-of-ignition. The DCAI system comprises a dual air cooling... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7350513 | System for improving motor vehicle performance A system for improving motor vehicle performance includes an air intake heat exchanger placed in-line with the air intake of the motor vehicle. The air intake heat exchanger is coupled to a source of pressurized media for selective application of the pressurized med... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7281527 | Internal combustion engine and working cycle The invention is concerned with a method of deriving mechanical work from a combustion gas in internal combustion engines and reciprocating internal combustion engines for carrying out the method. The invention includes methods and apparatuses for managing combustio... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7236875 | System and method for controlling an engine in a vehicle A system and method for controlling an engine in a vehicle to facilitate heat transfer to a passenger compartment is provided. A number of conditions are examined, and if it is found that one or more of these conditions matches a corresponding predetermined conditio... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7222614 | Internal combustion engine and working cycle The invention is concerned with a method of deriving mechanical work from a combustion gas in internal combustion engines and reciprocating internal combustion engines for carrying out the method. The invention includes methods and apparatuses for managing combustio... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7198036 | System and method for cooling air intake A system and method for increasing the horsepower and torque provided by an internal combustion engine involve the use of a vortex tube to provide cooled air to the air intake of the engine. The system utilizes a source of compressed air such as provided by a compre... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7178500 | Marine engine with a water cooled oil gallery A lubricant supply system for a marine engine is provided with a lubricant conduit that is formed within an engine block in close proximity to a coolant conduit. The coolant conduit is extended, by a bulge, in a direction toward the lubricant conduit in order to red... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172016 | Internally mounted radial flow, high pressure, intercooler for a rotary compressor machine A header construction intended for use in a heat exchanger (36) employed in a relatively high pressure application includes an array of generally parallel tube runs (84) with fins (82) extending between adjacent ones of the tube runs. At least o... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171955 | Flowing fluid conditioner A method and system for temperature conditioning of engine intake air by use of controllable intercooler which consists of an active thermoelectric device and a controllable valve system which optimally directs the path of airflow through a plurality of chambers in ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7107974 | Apparatus and method for increasing the ratio of air to fuel of engine An apparatus and method for increasing the ratio of air to fuel of engine is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing air to fuel injection mechanism by fan; adjusting the speed of fan by the voltage generated by the generator a car so that the corresp... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7096860 | Charge cooling circuit for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine with a turbo-supercharger In a charge-air cooling circuit for a multicylinder internal-combustion engine 1 with a turbo-supercharger 2, downstream from the turbo-supercharger 2 the charge air fed to two separate charge-air coolers 6, 6′, whereby the first charge... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7028791 | Mobile chassis and interchangeable vehicle body with a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system A mobile chassis for vehicle body interchangeability has a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system packaged in a rolling platform. The system is connected to a powertrain cooling loop for waste heat circulation and to an electric air conditioning co... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6922925 | Construction machine A construction machine of the present invention is provided, in a compartment formed by a cover, with an engine, a centrifugal fan, and a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between cooling air blown by the centrifugal fan and a specified medium, wherein the centrifu... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6796134 | Charge air intercooler having a fluid loop integrated with the vehicle air conditioning system An intercooler for a vehicle engine incorporating an exhaust gas turbocharger and an air conditioning system, the intercooler comprising: a charge air cooler loop operatively connected to cool heated, pressurized air from the turbocharger before it flows into the ve... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6779515 | Charge air conditioning system with integral intercooling A charge air conditioning system, including a charge air booster, a refrigerant-to-air intercooler which is integral with the charge air booster, and a refrigeration system for supplying refrigerant to the refrigerant-to-air intercooler. ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6769411 | Nozzle air injection system for a fuel-injected engine A nozzle air injection (NAI) system and algorithm for a fuel-injected engine for increasing the flow of air into the engine. In one embodiment the NAI system takes the form of a kit comprising a controller, engine speed and throttle position sensors, a power regulat... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6758193 | Super-chilled air induction system A super-chilled air induction apparatus includes a thermoelectric cooling device. The thermoelectric cooling device includes a passage for conducting air. A valve is provided to regulate the flow of cold air from the apparatus into a fuel-air mixture. A heat sink is... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6736118 | Fuel density reduction method and device to improve the ratio of oxygen mass versus fuel mass during ignition in combustion mechanisms operating with fluid hydrocarbon fuels A method and device for changing the rate of density between fluid hydrocarbon fuels and combustion air prior to ignition and combustion in residential, commercial and industrial combustion mechanisms, by extracting heat from the mechanism's combustion zone or flue ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6681748 | Secondary cooling system for a vehicular intake booster A secondary cooling system for a vehicular intake booster includes a fixture and an intake booster connected by a connection hole provided in the fixture, a retaining part of the fixture being fixed to a condensing pipe of an air cooling system in a vehic... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6675781 | Engine charge air cooling system A system to cool the charge air of an engine including a cylinder, a cylinder valve, a delivery hose, a cryogen, an aerodynamic, hollow heat exchanger with inlet and outlet ports which is charged or frozen by passing the cryogen such as nitrous oxide, car... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6658880 | Method and device for depolluting combustion gases The invention concerns a device for depolluting combustion gases set along the exhaust line of the gases. The device has a gas cooling chamber (9, 10) lowering the gas temperature to near 0 degrees Celsius. In one particular embodiment of the invention, t... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6644272 | Diesel engine A diesel engine (1) has: a flow adjuster (10) for throttling exhaust flow; an intake heater (71) for heating intake air; a thermal medium circulator (72) for circulating a thermal medium to warm the diesel engine (1); a cylinder cut-off device (73) for co... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6619274 | Outboard engine intake air cooling system An air intake cooling system for an outboard motor equipped with a V-type engine. In one embodiment, the air intake cooling system has an air intake manifold and a water-cooling passageway positioned in the air intake manifold for cooling air in the air i... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6453659 | Device for compressing a gaseous medium and systems comprising such device A device for compressing a gaseous medium such as those used in energy generating systems or gas separation systems, including a compressor unit provided with a medium inlet, an outlet for the compressed medium and with means for the atomising of a liquid... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6408831 | System for controlling the temperature of an intake air A vehicle operates under various ambient conditions and various operating parameters. To compensate for the ambient condition and the operating parameters an engine, an intake air temperature is controlled. One of an ambient air flow restriction system or... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6394076 | Engine charge air cooler An engine charge air cooler system including a charge air compressing system, a refrigerant cycling system, and a charge air cooling apparatus for transferring heat from the compressed charge air of the charge air compressing system to the refrigerant flu... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6367284 | Intake cooler An air intake cooling device including a fireproof outer bag, a frozen material contained within the bag and a waterproof material separating the frozen material from the bag. The frozen material being contained within a waterproof receptacle which is rem... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6314950 | Intake air temperature control system A vehicle operates under various ambient conditions and various operating parameters. To compensate for the ambient conditions and the operating parameters of an engine, a donor intake air temperature is controlled. An ambient air flow restriction system ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6314949 | Vehicle air induction system This invention is an air induction system that enables an enhanced flow of temperature-controlled, magnetically influenced forced air to the air intake of internal combustion, turbine-type, and other engines having an air intake manifold. An interior air ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6257211 | Engine cooling device An engine cooling device including a housing having an inlet tube extending outwardly of a front wall thereof and an outlet tube extending outwardly of a back wall thereof. The inlet tube is couple with an air intake of a vehicle. The outlet tube is coupl... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6182643 | Internal combustion engine with cooling circuit An internal combustion engine (10) comprises an engine block (12) having at least one combustion cylinder (18), an air intake port (56) and an exhaust port (58) each in communication with the combustion cylinder (18), a piston (16) reciprocatingly dispose... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6006540 | Charge air management system for automotive engine A charge air management system for an automotive engine includes a charge air-to-liquid coolant heat exchanger for receiving refrigerated liquid coolant from a reservoir. The liquid coolant is refrigerated by means of an engine driven refrigerant system i... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6006730 | Arrangement for integrated handling of liquid and gaseous media for an internal combustion engine For integrated handling of cooling liquids and combustion gases with the greatest avoidance of external piping, an arrangement to be attached to a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine includes a housing having a body and a cover separated along ... | 12/28/1999 |
