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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074628 | Air intake device for a heat engine with a cooled main circulation system and a bypass system equipped with a heating mechanism Device for air intake of a heat engine including: a main circulation system (105) which connects a supercharging apparatus (106) or an air intake manifold (107) which incorporates a heat exchanger (108),... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7934490 | Start-up control device and start-up control method for internal combustion engine An engine ECU stores a map in which three regions, that is, a high-temperature region, a low-temperature region, and a region therebetween, are prescribed. The pre-feed time T set when the present condition falls in the region is the longest. An engine ECU executes ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7841322 | Super cooled air and fuel induction system for internal combustion engines The instant invention provides an apparatus and system for cooling the air charge of an internal combustion engine. More specifically, the instant invention provides an air-induction system suitable to provide cooled air charges to turbocharged, supercharged or natu... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7743753 | Ignition system utilizing igniter and gas injector An ignition system for use with an engine is disclosed. The ignition system may have an igniter connected to selectively ignite a fuel mixture within the engine, an injector located to inject a non-combustible gas into the engine, and a controller in communication w... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7621262 | Hybrid thermal energy conversion for HCCI heated intake charge system A method of operating an internal combustion engine coupled in a hybrid powertrain, the method comprising of extracting waste energy from a component of an electrical power system of the hybrid powertrain, and adjusting intake air temperature during homogeneous char... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7549412 | System and method for recovering wasted energy from an internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine and its method of operation including at least one embodiment operating on a six-stroke cycle and including at least one piston and cylinder assembly. The six-stroke cycle includes two power strokes, the latter of which is the result of... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7373932 | Heating apparatus for liquefied gas fuel supply system A heating apparatus for a liquefied gas fuel supply system includes a heating unit, a detecting unit and a setting unit. The liquefied gas fuel supply system vaporizes liquefied gas fuel to supply the vaporized gas fuel to an internal-combustion engine. The heating ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7364139 | Carburetors A carburetor having a throttle valve in the form of a disc which can be rotated to control flow of an air/fuel mixture through a duct, the throttle disc having a heating element and a temperature sensor formed on at least one surface of said throttle disc; and an el... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7350514 | System for vaporizing liquid fuel The vaporizing liquid fuel system converts virtually all of the liquid passing through it to a vapor state for chemical or physical processes in the vapor state. One chemical process is combustion in an engine or fuel burning apparatus such as a heating device. The ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7258104 | Method and apparatus for controlling operation of dual mode HCCI engines An intake and exhaust system for a dual mode HCCI engine, which provides superior intake temperature control and homogeneity for engine operation in SI and HCCI modes, as well as during transition between SI and HCCI modes and vice-versa. The system includes adjuste... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7219630 | Internal combustion engine with regenerator, hot air ignition, and naturally aspirated engine control An internal combustion engine and method is disclosed wherein separate compression and power cylinders are used and a regenerator or pair of regenerators is mounted between them to provide heat for hot-air ignition. The single regenerator embodiment operates as a tw... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213585 | System and method for maintaining heated intake air A system for an internal combustion engine, the engine having an intake and exhaust manifold, the system comprising a heat exchanger configured to extract energy from at least a heat source that heats a first portion of intake air, a spark plug coupled to the engine... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207323 | Catalytic core reactor for thermochemical heat recovery A fuel conversion system having an exhaust gas generator, such as an engine or a furnace, having a heated exhaust gas outlet, a reactor vessel having a heated exhaust gas inlet in fluid communication with the heated exhaust gas outlet, having a cooled exhaust gas ou... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195005 | Devices and methods for conditioning or vaporizing liquid fuel in an internal combustion engine A device and method for conditioning and/or volumetric heating fuel within an internal combustion engine in order to enhance fuel combustion and emission performance is provided. Such a device can include a combustion chamber defined by combustion walls, a fuel inje... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7096859 | Carburetor arrangement of a portable handheld work apparatus A carburetor arrangement of a portable handheld work apparatus includes a carburetor (1) which is fixed to a motor housing (4) of the work apparatus by elastic support elements (2, 3). A warm air channel (5) is provided for conducting war... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7055510 | Internal combustion engine having an internal barrier device to reduce oil carry-over To prevent seal failure in internal combustion engines, blow-by gasses leaking past the piston rings require venting. However, moving engine components cause airborne oil particles to be mixed in with the gasses. Depending on breather system and engine type, oil car... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051699 | Split mode operation for fuel injection systems Methods for operating a fuel injection system of an engine. A first number of the fuel injectors is operated in a first mode during a first engine cycle. The first mode has a first set of fuel delivery characteristics, including at least one fuel shot per fuel injec... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7018232 | Wiring module for automotive vehicle A wiring module for an automotive vehicle facilitates pulsed or continuous operation of a load from continuous positive or negative inputs or from inputs which can be connected to a positive type or negative type car alarm. The module has a sealed housing with a rel... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013869 | Fuel supply system for internal combustion engine The present invention provides an electronically-controlled fuel injector, for an internal combustion engine, comprising a downstream fuel injection valve located near an air intake port of each cylinder or inside a cylinder, an air intake passage which bypasses the... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004115 | Internal combustion engine with regenerator, hot air ignition, and supercharger-based engine control An internal combustion engine and method is disclosed wherein separate compression and power cylinders are used and a regenerator or pair of regenerators is mounted between them to provide heat for hot-air ignition. The single regenerator embodiment operates as a tw... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6968703 | Mechanical freezer The Mechanical Freezer of this invention closely approaches an ideal freezer cycle composed of constant temperature compression, expansion, and constant volume heating (load transfer) by using power piston 106 that power input shaft 50 moves up and dow... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6901918 | Engine carburetor freeze-proof apparatus An engine carburetor freeze-proof apparatus that is compact in structure to minimize its impact upon the arrangement of member parts of the vehicle and lowers production cost by providing a pipe to the engine to connect a heating joint of the carburetor, combustion ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6871792 | Apparatus and method for preparing and delivering fuel A method and apparatus for vaporizing liquid fuel. The apparatus includes at least one capillary flow passage, the at least one capillary flow passage having an inlet end and an outlet end; a fluid control valve for placing the inlet end of the at least one capillar... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6854453 | Positive pressure vapor fuel injection system A vapor fuel injection system including an air pump having dedicated air cylinders assigned to individual engine cylinders and adapted to produce timed charges of pre-heated air adapted to push timed charges of fuel through a heat exchanger where the timed charges o... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6817347 | Fuel converter A system for converting motor fuel, comprising an air intake system, an injector nozzle, a heater, and a catalyst. The injector nozzle injects motor fuel into the air intake to produce an air-fuel mixture. The heater vaporizes the air-fuel mixture, and the catalyst ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6799563 | Two stroke internal combustion engine The “Two Stroke Internal Combustion Engine” is a piston engine operated with compression cooled by cooler 17. This is followed by heat addition from heat exchanger high-pressure side 10 at close to constant pressure (the pressure at the end of the ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6782875 | Systems and methods for conditioning or vaporizing fuel in a reciprocating internal combustion engine A system and method for conditioning and/or vaporizing fuel within an internal combustion engine in order to effectuate more complete combustion is provided. In one embodiment of the invention, the system comprises a combustion chamber; a fuel conditioning cavity de... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6729609 | Carburetor arrangement An improved carburetor arrangement includes a low-capacity fuel/air regulator for efficiently vaporizing rich mixtures of fuel and delivering them to a heat exchange vaporizer for heating and completely vaporizing the rich mixture prior to delivery to an engine inta... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6679234 | Manually guided implement having an internal combustion engine A manually guided implement having an internal combustion engine and a carburetor for supplying the engine with a fuel/air mixture is provided. A combustion air stream is drawn in through the carburetor by the engine. A warming medium heated up by the eng... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6675579 | HCCI engine intake/exhaust systems for fast inlet temperature and pressure control with intake pressure boosting An intake/exhaust system and a method of controlling intake air temperature and pressure for a dual-mode homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine is provided. The system may include an air compressor including at least two output air flow pat... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6668809 | Stationary regenerator, regenerated, reciprocating engine An improved, internal combustion, reciprocating engine employs thermal regeneration to improve its efficiency and power. Regeneration is accomplished through the use of an alternating flow heat exchanger. In one embodiment the engine consists of one or mo... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6606970 | Adiabatic internal combustion engine with regenerator and hot air ignition An internal combustion engine and method is disclosed wherein a separate compression cylinder and an adiabatic power cylinder are used and a regenerator or pair of regenerators is mounted between them to provide heat for hot-air ignition. The single regen... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6581582 | Preheat fuel delivery system A preheat fuel delivery system includes a fuel processor and a source of vaporized fuel. Vaporized fuel is feed into the inlet fuel port of the fuel processor. An outlet fuel port of the fuel processor is connected to an intake port of a combustion source... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6557521 | Fuel supply system for internal combustion engine With a composition where there are provided an injection valve installed on each cylinder and a high-atomizing injection valve installed in the upstream, it is aimed to prevent worsened start-up performance and unburnt gas exhaust resulting from adhesion ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6546909 | Piston for a thermal regenerated engine Internal combustion engines have been developed having regeneration mechanisms for increasing efficiency and reducing emissions. Previous regeneration mechanisms have been complicated and costly. The present invention provides a simple regeneration member... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6526952 | Pre-combustion chamber fuel vaporization and aeration system for internal combustion engines A pre-combustion chamber fuel vaporization and aeration system for an internal combustion engine that includes a fuel vaporization and air mixing chamber housing having an aerated fuel vapor outlet opening, a fuel inlet system, and an air inlet system. A ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6484701 | Four-stroke cycle internal combustion engine In a compression stroke and an exhaust stroke, a part of a mixture in a downstream intake passage 30b is introduced through a branch intake passage 50a into a crank chamber 20. The mixture introduced into the crank chamber 20 flows into a valve chamber 16... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6474317 | Heat exchange support plate for engine carburetors An internal combustion engine includes at least one combustion chamber formed by at least a first member and a second member that moves relative to the first member. The second member is coupled to an output shaft such that movement of the second member c... | 11/05/2002 |
