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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161743 | Intake air flow rate detection for internal combustion engine An intake air flow rate detection device for an internal combustion engine (100), including a sensor (61, 63) that detects an operating condition of the internal combustion engine (100), an air flow meter (21) that disposed in the intake ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8151566 | Charge air cooling system and method In accordance with one embodiment, the present techniques relate to a ground power unit that supplies electricity to an aircraft. The ground power unit may include a generator coupled to a diesel piston engine. A turbocharger may pre-compress the air consumed by the... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8112993 | Arrangement of a charge air cooler in an intake system of an internal combustion engine The arrangement of a charge air cooler in an intake system of an internal combustion engine has a charge air cooler that on the one hand is supplied with combustion air and on the other hand with a liquid coolant. A coolant/air cooler is provided in which the liquid... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8061135 | Condensate extractor for charge air cooler systems A condensate extractor system for an internal combustion engine assembly with a charge air cooler system is provided. The condensate extractor system includes a hose member with a first end in direct fluid communication with the charge air cooler system, and a secon... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8028522 | Cooling system for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a cooling system for a motor vehicle comprising a first heat exchanger (1), in particular, embodied in the form of a main cooler for cooling a first liquid coolant (3) of an internal combustion engine (2) by means of an ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7980077 | Cooling system kit, method to retrofit, and method to operate a turbocharged engine system A method for retrofitting a cooling system of a turbocharged engine system. The method comprises reconfiguring the cooling system so that at least some coolant flows from a first radiator to a second radiator, and from the second radiator to an inlet of an intercool... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7980076 | Controlled condensate collection and evacuation for charge air cooler A condensate extractor assembly is provided for collecting and evacuating condensate from inside a charge air cooler in an internal combustion engine assembly. The condensate extractor assembly includes a sump that is attached to or formed in the charge air cooler. ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7908857 | Engine having a turbocharger coupler A turbo assembly may include a coupling member, a heat shield, and a turbo mechanism. The coupling member may include first and second ends and an annular body extending between the first and second ends. The first end may fix the coupling member to an exhaust manif... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7874154 | Cooling system of an internal combustion engine having charge air feed A method and a system for cooling an internal combustion engine having charge air feed, which has a first and a second cooling loop, of which the first cooling loop is operated at a higher temperature level than the second cooling loop, and in which the charge air f... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7703282 | Heat exchanger with horizontal flowing charge air cooler The heat exchanger of the present invention has a charge air cooler stacked upstream of a jacket water cooler. The charge air cooler is split into two sections. Each section has a vertical tank and header on the outside of the charge air cooler. Charge air enters th... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7669417 | Engine after-cooling system An engine after-cooling system (10) comprises an after-cooler (11) for cooling compressed air which is output from a compressor for combustion by an internal-combustion engine, a heat exchanger (19) for cooling a coolant which is output from the... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7669416 | Circuit for cooling charge air, and method for operating such a circuit The invention relates to a circuit (NK) for cooling charge air (LL) in a motor vehicle comprising a turbocharger that is provided with a circulating pump (5) for the circuit (NK). Said pump (5) is coupled to a turbine (2) and forms a turbine/pum... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7650753 | Arrangement for cooling exhaust gas and charge air The invention relates to an arrangement (A) for cooling recycled exhaust gas (AG) and charge air (LL) in a motor vehicle comprising a turbocharger respectively comprising at least one heat exchanger for the exhaust gas flow and a least one heat exchanger for the cha... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7543450 | Air intake structure for small watercraft An air intake structure for a small watercraft for ensuring the capacity of an inter-cooler and for connecting the inter-cooler to a supercharger by a simply shaped communicating portion. In an air intake structure for a small watercraft, an intake passage and an ex... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7367181 | System for assisting the regeneration of depollution means integrated in an exhaust line of a heat engine The system for assisting the regeneration of depollution means (1) integrated in an exhaust line (2) of a heat engine (3) of a motor vehicle, by switching the engine between operation in lean mode and operation in rich mode in accordance with va... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7347248 | Heat exchanger package with split radiator and split charge air cooler A combined radiator and charge air cooler package includes a radiator having upper and lower portions for cooling engine coolant and a charge air cooler having upper and lower portions for cooling charge air. The upper charge air cooler portion is disposed in overla... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343743 | Exhaust-gas return system for an internal-combustion machine and method of returning exhaust gas An exhaust gas return system for an internal-combustion machine which comprises a low-pressure supply line extending from an inlet From the compressor. a high-pressure supply line extends to the internal-combustion machine. From the internal-combustion machine a hig... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341050 | Charge air cooler having refrigerant coils and method for cooling charge air An apparatus and a method for cooling charge air, comprising the steps of cooling at least one cooling agent conduit with a cooling agent (Step 401), flowing thermally charged air through a plurality of charge air conduits positioned in proximity to the at le... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337769 | Charge air cooler having refrigerant coils and method for cooling charge air An apparatus and a method for cooling charge air, comprising the steps of introducing a cooling agent into at least one cooling agent conduit whereby the at least one cooling agent conduit is cooled (Step 401), flowing thermally charged air through a pluralit... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334654 | Vehicle front end structure An inlet 51 is disposed at a position which is on an upper side relative to an axial flow fan 60 and is opposite to a direction of air flow produced by the rotation of the axial flow fan 60, whereas an intercooler 30 is disposed at a posi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7310946 | Circuit arrangement for cooling charge air and method for operating a circuit arrangement of this type The invention relates to a circuit arrangement (K) comprising a low-temperature circuit (NK) for cooling charge air (13) that is fed to a motor (8) in a motor vehicle equipped with a turbocharger. According to the invention, the charge air (13) ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7299122 | On demand boost conditioner (ODBC) An integrated system for increasing power output from an internal combustion engine. System facilitates an interface for controlling and conditioning of the amount of intake air into an internal combustion engine. The system interfaces to a controller and provides c... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7290593 | Heat exchanger package with split charge air cooler A combined radiator and charge air cooler package comprises a radiator for cooling engine coolant, and a charge air cooler for cooling charge air having upper and lower portions. The upper charge air cooler portion is disposed in overlapping relationship and adjacen... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290391 | Charge air cooler designed for tier 2 locomotive diesel engine A charge air cooler is composed of a framed heat exchange core which is sealably attached in a selectively removable manner with any suitably shaped inlet and outlet ducts, and is, at the other sides thereof provided with cover panels which collectively necessitate ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281378 | Surge control system for a compressor A compressor active surge control system that includes an air recirculation line that has a first end connected downstream of a compressor outlet and a second end connected upstream of a compressor inlet. The gas recirculation line recirculates compressed air from t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278472 | Internally mounted radial flow intercooler for a combustion air changer An improved combustion air charger, such as a turbocharger or a supercharger, includes a housing (10) having a rotary shaft (18) journalled therein. At least one compressor wheel (20,22) is located on the shaft (18). The housing (10 | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278411 | Flow sensor An exhaust system for receiving exhaust gas of an engine is provided. The exhaust system comprises a cooler configured to cool at least a portion of exhaust gas, a pressure sensor configured to measure an exhaust pressure drop across the cooler, and a controller con... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264075 | Snowmobile with a turbocharged four-stroke engine A snowmobile is provided that includes a frame, an engine, an endless belt drive system, and an air intake system for the engine. The frame has a forward portion and an aft portion. The engine is mounted to the forward portion and the belt drive system is mounted to... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7257950 | Diesel engine charge air cooler bypass passage and method An internal combustion engine (100) includes a turbocharger (107) having a turbine (109) and a compressor (111). A charge-air cooler (121) is in fluid communication with an outlet (117) of the compressor (111) through... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254947 | Vehicle cooling system A vehicle engine cooling system includes a primary cooling circuit having a primary radiator and a coolant pump. A secondary cooling circuit includes a secondary radiator, an EGR cooler, and a liquid/air charge air pre-cooler receiving engine inlet air from a turboc... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251937 | Charge air cooler drain system A charge air cooler drain system is provided for an engine system having a turbo-compressor and a charge air cooler for cooling air compressed by the turbo-compressor. The drain system includes a reservoir for storing condensation and having a reservoir inlet and a ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7231906 | Simultaneous EGR correction and individual cylinder combustion phase balancing An internal combustion engine is configured with combustion chamber pressure sensing and exhaust gas recirculation apparatus. Fuel injection timing is adjusted based on combustion phasing and exhaust gas recirculation is controlled based on average fuel injection ti... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231905 | Internal combustion engine exhaust gas recirculation control An internal combustion engine is configured with combustion chamber pressure sensing and exhaust gas recirculation apparatus. Exhaust gas recirculation control includes closed-loop controlling exhaust gas recirculation apparatus in accordance with a predetermined co... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228885 | Heat exchanger package with split radiator and split charge air cooler A combined radiator and charge air cooler package includes a radiator having upper and lower portions for cooling engine coolant and a charge air cooler having upper and lower portions for cooling charge air. The upper charge air cooler portion is disposed in overla... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219661 | Exhaust gas recirculation means and process for operation of the exhaust gas recirculation means The invention relates to an exhaust gas recirculation means 1 for an internal combustion engine 2 with an air supply line 12 which has an air cooler 13 and which is connected to the air inlet 10 of the internal combustion engine | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210522 | Arrangement for cooling a vehicle component The invention constitutes an arrangement for cooling a vehicle component, for example a transmission, disposed adjacent to an engine, which arrangement includes a cooling circuit designed to feed a coolant through the transmission and including a line for coolant to... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207188 | Heat pump system A heat pump system (10) including a heat generator (15), a heat engine (26) supplied with heat engine working fluid (18) by the heat generator (15) having a heat engine cylinder chamber (34), a heat engine piston (32)... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201157 | Modular supercharger with a cooling system There is provided a supercharger system for supercharging a vehicle engine includes a first lower intake manifold adapter attached to the vehicle engine. The supercharger system further includes a second lower intake manifold adapter attached to the vehicle engine. ... | 04/10/2007 |
