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Class 123/549 - Electric heater


Subclass of Class 123 - Internal-combustion engines
Definition: Subject matter wherein the means for heating is electrically
No. of patents: 463
Last issue date: 02/28/2012


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NumberTitleIssue Date
4059082Fuel conservation means for internal combustion engines and the like
A device adapted to be interposed between the usual carburetor and manifold of an internal combustion engine, or the like, for receiving the fuel-air mixture from the carburetor and discharging same into the manifold, said device comprising three componen...
11/22/1977
4056086Method of accelerating evaporation of fuel in internal combustion engine intake system by heat evolved by decomposition of H2 O2 and apparatus for same
H2 O2 or its aqueous solution is catalytically decomposed into oxygen and water in a vessel having radiation fins formed on its wall, and the heat of decomposition is transferred to air drawn into the induction passage, to fuel ready...
11/01/1977
4053013Multi-purpose apparatus for heating or cooling fluids
Apparatus for heating or cooling a fluid includes a housing having a chamber, the housing having an inlet and an outlet with a flow path for the fluid defined therebetween, the inlet communicating between the chamber and a source of the fluid. A rotor is ...
10/11/1977
4050419Hot fuel gas generator
A hot fuel gas generator for an internal combustion engine vaporizes gasoline and water in a heated pressure vessel and mixes the resulting superheated gaseous fuel with air in a metering valve which communicates with the internal combustion engine. A sin...
09/27/1977
4050425Air-fuel ratio control system
An air-fuel ratio control system for an internal combustion engine supplies a very small sample of the air-fuel mixture being inducted to an air-fuel ratio sensor. A heater heats the sensor and also heats and ignites the air-fuel mixture sample at the sen...
09/27/1977
4047511Perfect fuel gasification device for use in combination with a combustion apparatus of internal combustion engine
A perfect fuel gasification device for use in combination with a combustion apparatus in which there is provided a hollow cylindrical main body divided into a plurality of operation zones, an air or fuel conduit extending from and in fluid communication w...
09/13/1977
4047512Electric fuel vaporizer
An electrically powered liquid fuel vaporizer including overtemperature protection is described. A plurality of thin walled fuel conduits or tubes are arranged in a bundle and are communicated at one end to a source of liquid fuel and at their opposite en...
09/13/1977
4044742Method and apparatus for processing fuel into an internal combustion engine
This invention is directed to an apparatus and method for forming an air-fuel mixture vapor for introduction and burning in an internal combustion engine. With this invention, it is possible to realize a more complete vaporization of the fuel and a more c...
08/30/1977
4036181High temperature fluid-wall reactors for transportation equipment
A fuel converter for a transportation vehicle includes a fuel container for a hydrocarbon fuel, an auxiliary container for water or for an inert fluid which is substantially transparent to radiant energy, an electrical power source, and a high temperature...
07/19/1977
4020812Fuel atomizing unit
A fuel atomizing unit interposable in a conduit feeding to a combustion chamber a relatively cold mixture of fuel droplets dispersed in air. The unit is constituted by an electrical heating element placed between a pair of spaced mesh screens to define a ...
05/03/1977
4020815Engine carburetor air intake heater apparatus
An air heater and blower system is incorporated into an air filter for an internal combustion engine carburetor and blows heated air into the filter and into the carburetor under control of a thermostat. The air filter has an opening and a deflector plate...
05/03/1977
4007720Fuel metering system for internal combustion engines
A fuel metering system for an internal combustion engine meters out fuel in dependence on the pressure in a fuel supply container. This pressure is controlled by a valve or valves which provide communication with different regions of the induction tube of...
02/15/1977
3999525Apparatus for the cold starting and warming run of spark plug-ignited internal combustion engines
In each fuel injection valve forming part of a fuel injection apparatus and associated with an internal combustion engine, there is disposed an electric heater which transmits heat to the fuel by contact-type heat exchange. The heat output of each heater ...
12/28/1976
3987772Self-regulating heater
A self-regulating electrically heated positive-temperature-coefficient (hereinafter PTC) carburetor stove for use in the fuel entry system of a gasoline engine is connected through the ignition system directly to the battery for rapidly heating of the sto...
10/26/1976
3985112Methods and apparatus for improving fuel vaporization in internal combustion engines
Methods and apparatus for improving fuel vaporization in internal combustion engines in which a high temperature fluid, preferably the engine exhaust gas, is supplied to flow through an internal passage of heater means disposed in the air-fuel flow path o...
10/12/1976
3985111Article for defining an auxiliary compartment for an engine combustion chamber
An article for defining an auxiliary compartment for providing accelerated initial warm-up of the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, and thereafter providing for continuous transfer of heat to the walls of the combustion chamber to preve...
10/12/1976
3957024Device for vaporizing liquid fuel
A liquid containing heat pipe for vaporizing uncombusted fuel is disclosed having a liquid transfer storage zone and optionally separate heating means disposed to heat only part of the liquid in said pipe....
05/18/1976
3953707Method for preheating aircooled, aircraft engines
An aircooled aircraft engine is preheated prior to starting by the insertion of electric heating devices into the blind holes, normally provided for the reception of thermocouples, in the metal castings of the cylinder heads immediately adjacent to the sp...
04/27/1976
3952716Fuel conservation means for internal combustion engines and the like
A device adapted to be interposed between the usual carburetor and manifold of an internal combustion engine, or the like, for receiving the fuel-air mixture from the carburetor and discharging same into the manifold, said device comprising three componen...
04/27/1976
3933135Electronic controlled manifold injection system
This invention concerns an electronic controlled manifold injection system for internal combustion engines which provides a completely symmetrical flow of the air/fuel mixture to both ends of the engine, vaporizes the fuel by the application of heat to pr...
01/20/1976
3931800System to convert liquid fuel to gas
A system to convert liquid fuel for an internal combustion engine to a gaseous state for injection while in the gaseous state into the internal combustion engine which includes a heater in heat exchanging relation with the exhaust of an engine and a fuel ...
01/13/1976
3930477Electric heating means for fuel vaporization in internal combustion engines
Electric heating means for fuel vaporization in internal combustion engines to improve the efficiency, performance and starting thereof, an optimum amount of electrical power being supplied to the heating means during operation of the engine. An important...
01/06/1976
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