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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171732 | Turbocharger for a vehicle with a coanda device A device is provided. The device includes an inlet manifold configured to direct an exhaust gas flow within the device, an air inlet configured to introduce an airflow within the device and at least one surface of the device having a Coanda profile configured to ent... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7797938 | Energy recovery system An energy recovery system is provided having a fluid configured to absorb and convey thermal energy. The system also has an exhaust treatment device cooling system configured to transmit thermal energy from an exhaust treatment device to the fluid. In addition, the ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7775044 | Low volumetric compression ratio integrated turbo-compound rotary engine A compound cycle engine (10) comprises a compressor and a turbine section (14, 18), and at least one cycle topping device (16) providing an energy input to the turbine section (18). The compressor section (14) compresses the air ac... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7658070 | Method and apparatus for improving the energy conversion efficiency of electrical power generators An energy efficient electrical power generator has a primary energy conversion mechanism, such as an internal combustion engine, and a secondary energy conversion mechanism, such as a thermoelectric device. The secondary energy conversion mechanism increases the ele... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7509806 | Method for optimizing the utilization ratio in a drive unit and drive unit The invention relates to a method for optimizing engine braking in a drive unit, particularly used for motor vehicles, comprising an internal combustion engine consisting of a crankshaft, and an exhaust gas turbine which is connected to a crankshaft via a transfer d... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7398650 | Internal combustion engine comprising a mechanical charger and a turbo-compound In an internal combustion engine comprising a mechanical charger in the form of a positive displacement compressor connected to the engine intake duct for supplying compressed air to the engine and a turbo-compound including an exhaust gas turbine connected to the e... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7392655 | Vapor compression refrigerating device In an automotive vehicle having a heater for a heating operation for a passenger room of the vehicle with use of waste heat of an engine, a vapor compression refrigerating device comprises a refrigerating cycle for a cooling operation for the passenger room. The vap... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7347048 | Internal combustion engine comprising an engine braking arrangement In an internal combustion engine comprising an engine braking arrangement including a constant throttle valve, an exhaust gas turbocharger with a variable turbine guide vane structure and a power turbine connected to an exhaust tract and a compressor connected to an... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331180 | Thermal conversion device and process An apparatus and method for converting a differential in thermal energy between a first thermal source having a thermal conducting fluid and a second thermal source having a thermal conducting fluid is provided. The apparatus emplys a first vessel and a second vesse... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7296562 | Control system and method for estimating turbocharger performance A control system for estimating the performance of a compressor is disclosed. The control system has a compressor fluidly connected to an inlet manifold of a power source. The control system also has a power source speed sensor to provide an indication of a rotation... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7269992 | Magnet orientation and calibration for small package turbocharger speed sensor A method and system for orienting and calibrating a magnet for use with a speed sensor. A magnet can be mapped two or more planes thereof in order to locate the magnet accurately relative to one or more magnetoresistive elements maintained within a speed sensor hous... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7242195 | Integral spark detector in fitting which supports igniter in gas turbine engine A system for detecting spark in an igniter for a gas turbine engine. An igniter generates a plasma, or spark, somewhat similar to an automotive spark plug. In the invention, an inductive pick-up is positioned adjacent the igniter, to detect current pulses in the ign... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240491 | Turbocompound internal combustion engine arrangement Method and arrangement for a turbocompound type internal combustion engine including an exhaust system for ducting the engine's exhaust gases. A supercharger turbine drives a compressor for the engine's combustion air, and an exhaust turbine is placed in the exhaust... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239034 | Engine driven power inverter system with cogeneration A combined heat and AC power generating system is disclosed having black start capability for the full time, simultaneous production of both electricity and heat. Heat generated within the system is captured and used for heating applications such as heating building... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7174709 | Turboscreen assembly for diesel exhaust systems A turboscreen for use with diesel exhaust systems comprises a plurality of parallel metal V-shaped wires joined with a peripheral band. The turboscreen is reversibly provided within a housing assembly that permits removal of the interior screen without detaching the... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7152407 | Thermal energy recovery device Device (1) for the recovery of thermal energy from a first gas flow (11) from an internal combustion engine (10), the device being designed for the transfer of thermal energy from the first gas flow (11) to a second gas flow (12). ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152393 | Arrangement for utilizing the throttle energy of an internal combustion engine In an arrangement for reducing exhaust emissions and utilizing the throttling energy of an internal combustion engine, a compressor and a generator are operatively connected to a turbine by which the intake air flow is controlled while transferring the throttling en... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7104042 | Supercharged four-stroke internal-combustion engine with variable-volume exhaust gas exhaust device and method of operation of such an engine A four-stroke supercharged internal-combustion engine includes at least two cylinders with a combustion chamber (14), an air intake (16) including a pipe (20) associated with a shutoff (21), an exhaust (18) including a pipe (22 | 09/12/2006 |
| 7089738 | System for controlling turbocharger compressor surge A system for controlling turbocharger compressor surge includes a turbocharger compressor fluidly coupled to an engine intake manifold, an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve disposed in-line with an EGR conduit fluidly coupled between the engine intake and exhaus... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7072839 | Systems and methods wherein a consumable item parameter is exchanged between a consumable item and a consuming device Systems and methods are provided wherein a consumable item parameter is exchanged between a consumable item and a consuming device. According to one embodiment, a consumable item parameter request is transmitted to a device associated with a consumable item, and the... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7036529 | Arrangement for mixing a first and a second gas flow An arrangement for mixing a first and a second gas flow, for example, an inlet flow with a exhaust gas return flow in a diesel engine, comprising a line (16) for the first flow, an inlet (7) for the second flow in the line (16), in order to achi... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7013644 | Organic rankine cycle system with shared heat exchanger for use with a reciprocating engine In order to effectively extract the waste heat from a reciprocating engine, the normal heat exchanger components of an engine are replaced with one or more heat exchangers which have the motive fluid of an organic rankine cycle system flowing therethrough. With the ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011080 | Working fluid circuit for a turbocharged engine having exhaust gas recirculation An engine working fluid circuit for a turbocharged internal combustion engine that employs exhaust gas recirculation. The working fluid circuit includes an exhaust gas passage, a charge air passage, and a turbocharger operatively driven by the exhaust gas flowing fr... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6951107 | Two stroke steam-to-vacuum engine A two stroke steam-to-vacuum engine comprises a first cylinder (12) having a first piston (16), a first piston rod (18), and a first steam chamber (24), and a second cylinder (14) having a second piston (30), a second piston... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6913068 | Engine exhaust heat recovering apparatus A circulating path 12 is provided for circulating a heat transfer medium across the cooling section 6A and an exhaust heat exchanger 9. The circulating path 12 is communicated to an output heat exchanger which is mounted on a hot water st... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910333 | Rankine cycle device of internal combustion engine A Rankine cycle system includes a first Rankine cycle (2A) operated by a first working medium and a second Rankine cycle (2B) operated by a second working medium. The first Rankine cycle (2A) is constituted from an evaporator (3A), an exp... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6886337 | Drive unit with an internal combustion engine and an exhaust gas turbocharger The invention relates to a drive unit, comprising an internal combustion engine with a crankshaft; an exhaust line; an exhaust gas turbine which is acted on by the exhaust gas line, which is arranged downstream of the internal combustion engine and has the purpose o... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6880535 | Carburetion for natural gas fueled internal combustion engine using recycled exhaust gas A carburetion system, without complicated control systems, functions uniformly throughout the range of engine load and incremental increases of power demand to provide efficient stable engine performance for a natural gas fired, internal combustion engine using EGR.... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6874314 | Vehicle with internal combustion engine, fuel cell and catalyst A vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a catalyst operatively associated with the internal combustion engine for processing exhaust gases of the internal combustion engine, and a fuel cell thermally coupled with the catalyst in such a manner that heat in ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6837049 | Vehicle driving device In a vehicle designed so that a driven wheel is driven by uniting an output from an engine and an output from a Rankine cycle system to each other, an accelerator pedal and a throttle valve are connected electrically to each other by a DBW control unit. When an acce... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6761030 | Waste heat recovery device of multi-cylinder internal combustion engine A waste heat recovering device for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine, wherein among a plurality of exhaust pipes extending from cylinders of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine, a plurality of exhaust pipes unlikely to cause exhaust interference ar... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6681574 | Method for controlling air flow to an engine Methods for controlling intake air flow to an internal combustion engine having an output shaft driven by the internal combustion engine, an intake air pipe, an exhaust gas pipe, a compressor located in the intake air pipe, a turbine located in the exhaus... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6681575 | Turbocompound internal combustion engine A turbocompound internal combustion engine having a turbocharger with a variable-geometry turbine; and an auxiliary turbine, which is located downstream from the turbine of the turbocharger, provides for recovering energy from the exhaust gas, and is conn... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6662563 | Compact power generation apparatus and method of generating energy The present invention relates to a compact power generation apparatus for the generation of energy for powering various appliances, such as domestic appliances, comprising a housing accommodating an air cooled internal combustion engine, generator driven ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6655142 | Separate shaft turbocharger A turbocharger for an internal combustion engine, is provided with a turbine including a rotatable turbine shaft, a turbine wheel carried by the turbine shaft, and a drive gear carried by the turbine shaft. A first compressor includes a rotatable first co... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6651433 | Brayton screw engine with brayton bottoming system An improved power system that recovers heat energy from the exhaust of internal combustion utilizing an internal combustion engine in combination with a Brayton bottoming system. Heat from a thermal battery drives the bottoming system to create electrical... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6604362 | Turbocharger electric preheater for exhaust gases with integrated generator and storage device An electrical preheater for a turbine inlet of a turbocharger for an internal combustion engine. An electric motor/generator is drivingly coupled to the turbocharger, and electrically connected to a storage device. The electrical preheater is powered by t... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6588211 | Motor vehicle with a drive combustion engine A motor vehicle has a drive combustion engine and a power supply system for supplying electric consuming devices on-board the motor vehicle. The power supply system includes a fuel cell system and a battery coupled to the fuel cell system. The energy and/... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6539716 | Internal combustion engine with exhaust gas turbocharger and compound power turbine In an internal combustion engine including an exhaust gas turbocharger and a compound power turbine connected to the crankshaft of the engine and an exhaust gas recirculation system extending between the engine exhaust duct upstream of the exhaust gas tur... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6523345 | Control system for a variable-geometry turbocharger A control system for a variable-geometry turbocharger connected to an internal combustion engine, whereby the geometry of the turbocharger is controlled alternatively according to a first operating mode, a second operating mode or a third operating mode; ... | 02/25/2003 |
