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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7730723 | Exhaust heat recovery apparatus An exhaust heat recovery apparatus includes: an exhaust heat recovery unit that produces motive power by recovering thermal energy from exhaust gas discharged from a heat engine; an electric generator that is driven by the exhaust heat recovery unit; a first power t... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7475539 | Inclined rib ported shroud compressor housing A turbocharger system having a compressor housing containing a rotating compressor wheel with a plurality of impellers that define an impeller passageway from an inducer to an exducer. The compressor housing includes an annular upstream housing-portion forming an up... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7383684 | Hybrid engine An internal combustion engine includes an exhaust manifold; an intake manifold; and a turbocharger including a turbine in communication with the exhaust manifold, and a compressor in communication with the intake manifold. An electrical generator is coupled with the... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7339294 | Vehicular starting and charging rotary electric machine A vehicular starting and charging rotary electric machine includes a rotor, a stator, brackets, a brush, and a rotation detection sensor. The rotor has a field winding. The stator has a stator winding. The brackets supports the rotor and the stator. One end of the b... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337613 | Method for monitoring and controlling steam turbine system pH using shaft current The present invention involves a system for controlling the electric charge within the exhaust hood and condenser of a steam turbine by using shaft current as an indirect measurement of exhaust charge, and then adjusting the pH accordingly. The present invention use... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336000 | Electrical power regulation for a turbogenerator and generator associated with an internal combustion engine A speed monitor for establishing a lower threshold and an upper threshold for a speed of a rotor or shaft of a turbogenerator. A speed detector detects speed data or a speed signal for a rotor or shaft associated with a turbogenerator. A turbogenerator controller co... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7308788 | Engine and method for counteracting face plugging of a diesel oxidation catalyst A turbocharged engine (20, 20′, 20″, 20′″) counteracts plugging of a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC 48) by causing a first portion of exhaust from one or more exhaust manifolds (26, 28) to enter the DOC after having passed through the tu... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7273023 | Steam enhanced double piston cycle engine A steam enhanced dual piston cycle engine utilizes a unique dual piston apparatus that includes: a first cylinder housing a first piston therein, wherein the first piston performs only intake and compression strokes; a second cylinder housing an inner power piston t... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273044 | Hydrogen fuel system for an internal combustion engine A hydrogen fuel system for an internal combustion engine includes an electrolyzer for generating hydrogen and oxygen gases. The engine exhaust may be recycled through the electrolyer where it is converted to hydrogen and oxygen. A water reservoir in fluid communicat... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7263832 | Method and arrangement for controlling an electrically operated charger The invention is directed to a method and an arrangement (10) for controlling an electrically operated charger (1), which essentially prevent a sudden drop in voltage with the run-up of the electric charger. A drive signal (AS) is formed, which drives ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7237381 | Control of exhaust temperature for after-treatment process in an e-turbo system A method for operating a turbocharged internal combustion engine having an after-treatment device for treating exhaust gas discharged from the turbocharger, wherein exhaust gas from the engine is passed through a variable-geometry mechanism for regulating power prod... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232401 | Method of compensating torque at cylinder switching on a DOD engine with electric parallel hybrid A method for managing torque in a hybrid electric vehicle uses a displacement on demand (DOD) internal combustion engine (ICE), an electric machine and a battery. The method includes smoothing disturbances in ICE torque during a DOD transition using the electric mac... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7210296 | Method and device for controlling an electrically driven charger A method and a device for controlling an electrically operated supercharger are proposed, which cooperates with an exhaust-gas turbocharger for compressing the air supplied to the internal combustion engine. The controlling of the electrical supercharger (ES) is imp... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7174714 | Electric turbocompound control system Turbocompound systems can be used to affect engine operation using the energy in exhaust gas that is driving the available turbocharger. A first electrical device acts as a generator in response to turbocharger rotation. A second electrical device acts as a motor to... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7159396 | Fluid-operated power generating system A system and method for actuating a load by means of the conversion of hydraulic energy to reciprocating movement of a piston assembly within a chamber. The piston assembly includes a float, and the fluid within the chamber is alternately withdrawn into fluid convey... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7137253 | Method and apparatus for actively turbocharging an engine A technique comprising an apparatus for monitoring at least one operating parameter indicative of an operating condition of a diesel engine and controlling a turbocharger assist device to maintain desired operating conditions of the diesel engine equipped with a tur... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7104060 | Exhaust energy recovery system for combustion engine An exhaust energy recovery system for a combustion engine having an exhaust passage has a displacement expansion device and a generator. The expansion device is located in the exhaust passage. Exhaust gas is introduced into the expansion device. The expansion device... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104061 | Fluid machine A fluid machine for a waste heat collecting system for an internal combustion engine has an object to make most use of the collected waste heat and an operation of a compressor, an alternator or the like by a rotational driving force from an expansion device functio... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100546 | Crankshaftless internal combustion engine The engine of the present invention provides the direct transfer of energy from the burning down of fuel in the engine cylinders into shaft power by forcing working liquid through guide devices and against an impulse turbine, thereby eliminating the need for supplem... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089731 | Rotating motorcycle exhaust pipe A an improvement in a two wheel motor vehicle having an internal combustion motor and a wheel drive mechanism, wherein the motor has an exhaust system connected thereto, includes a) an exhaust system having a first exhaust pipe and a second exhaust pipe with the fir... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089737 | Housing for a turbocharger A housing for a turbocharger comprises a housing shell which surrounds, at least partially, a rotor space, at least one manifold of a combustion engine, a pipe for connecting the housing shell with at least one manifold of the combustion engine, and a cylinder head ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086224 | Rotating motor vehicle tail pipe A motor vehicle having at least three wheels, an internal combustion motor and a wheel drive mechanism, wherein the motor has an exhaust system connected thereto, includes a) an exhaust system having a first exhaust pipe and a second exhaust pipe with the first exha... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080611 | Engine-driven work machine An engine-driven work machine enables the work machine and its electrical components to be properly cooled. An engine-driven work machine comprises an engine, a work machine driven by an engine, and electrical components belonging to the work machine, and supplies a... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7076954 | Turbocharger system A system for controlling intake pressure of a combustion engine operably coupled to a power generation system includes a sensor configured to output a signal indicative of a pressure in an intake system of the combustion engine and a sensor configured to output a si... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7062901 | Variable geometry nozzle with flexible side wall The disclosed device is directed toward a periodic combustion propulsion system. The periodic combustion propulsion system comprises at least one periodic combustion chamber configured to contain periodic combustion and at least one supersonic exhaust nozzle coupled... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7053566 | Drive train for hybrid electric vehicle A drive train for a hybrid electric vehicle has an engine, first and second motor/generators, a third motor, and a transmission in connecting relationships with the engine, the motor/generators, and the third motor. The transmission has planetary gear sets to be shi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050900 | Dynamically reconfigurable internal combustion engine A dynamically re-configurable multi-stroke internal combustion engine, comprised of programmable computer processor controlled engine components for decoupling the four classic strokes of an internal combustion engine and electronically managing engine cylinder comp... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047743 | Electric turbo compound configuration for an engine/electric generator system An engine/electric generator system includes an internal combustion engine, a primary electric generator driven by an output shaft of the engine and providing electrical power. A turbocharger has a first turbine driven by exhaust gasses from the engine and a compres... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7043912 | Apparatus for extracting exhaust heat from waste heat sources while preventing backflow and corrosion In a waste heat recovery system wherein a heat exchanger derives heat from an engine exhaust, a venturi is fluidly connected to an engine exhaust port so as to thereby increase the flow rate and reduce the pressure in a manifold which is fluidly connected between th... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043916 | Control device for turbocharger with electric motor and control method of same A control device for a turbocharger with an electric motor includes a turbocharger which is provided along with an internal combustion engine and supercharges air taken in the internal combustion engine using a compressor; an electric motor which can increase a supe... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040837 | Self-propelled road milling machine with cooling system A self-propelled road milling machine is equipped with a cooling system comprising a fan for drawing in air, a cooler, and a suction channel. The suction channel has a vent opening facing the cooler and an intake opening. In relation to the longitudinal axis of the ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032552 | Camshaft adjuster with an electrical drive The invention relates to a device for releasably connecting and adjusting the positions between a crankshaft and a cam shaft of an internal combustion engine, which includes a setting gear (1) configured as a three-shaft gear, which has a drive shaft (4 | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028475 | Fluid machine A fluid machine according to the present invention has an expansion-and-compressor device selectively operating as an expansion device for collecting waste heat from an internal combustion engine and converting the collected heat energy into mechanical rotational fo... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021056 | Exhaust heat recovery system The present invention relates to an exhaust heat recovery system that recovers exhaust heat that is generated by an electrical power generator for use in supplying hot water and air conditioning, and has as an object of providing an exhaust heat recovery system that... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6966394 | Turbine generator regenerative braking system A turbine generator regenerative braking system is for an automotive or other vehicle having ground engaging wheels and an electrical energy storage device. The braking system comprises an hydraulic fluid turbine generator having an electrical power output connected... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6962051 | Control of flow through a vapor generator In a Rankine cycle system wherein a vapor generator receives heat from exhaust gases, provision is made to avoid overheating of the refrigerant during ORC system shut down while at the same time preventing condensation of those gases within the vapor generator when ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6952923 | Split-cycle four-stroke engine An engine has a crankshaft, rotating about a crankshaft axis of the engine. An expansion piston is slidably received within an expansion cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the expansion piston reciprocates through an expansion stroke and ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6938417 | Exhaust heat recovery system The present invention relates to an exhaust heat recovery system that recovers exhaust that is generated by an electrical power generator for use in supplying hot water and air conditioning, and has an object providing an exhaust heat recovery system that realizes r... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6931850 | Exhaust gas driven generation of electric power and altitude compensation in vehicles including hybrid electric vehicles A hybrid electric vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, an electric motor and a transmission. A turbocharger is in fluid communication with the internal combustion engine. Moreover, a generator is mechanically coupled to the turbocharger and thereby driven... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6928963 | Low drag fan for a ram air induction system A low drag fan assembly is provided which is adapted to be mounted within a ducting conduit of a ram air induction system of a vehicle for cooling a heat exchanger. The assembly includes a motor having an output drive; a motor bracketing system attached to the motor... | 08/16/2005 |
