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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7273035 | Control apparatus for internal combustion engine In an internal combustion engine where an in-cylinder injector and an intake manifold injector can both be used, initial setting of a fuel injection ratio (DI ratio) in accordance with a condition of the engine is basically carried out in response to power-up of an ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273027 | Startup-time control apparatus and stop-time control apparatus of internal combustion engine, and control methods thereof, and record medium If it is determined that the present engine startup is a high-temperature startup, immediately fuel injection in concert with start of cranking is prohibited. After a delay time elapses following the start of cranking, or when THC | 09/25/2007 |
| 7249596 | Fuel system for an internal combustion engine and method for controlling same A fuel system for use in an internal combustion engine includes a plurality of fuel injectors, each injector including at least one capillary flow passage, the at least one capillary flow passage having an inlet end and an outlet end, a heat source arranged along th... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7237539 | Control method and apparatus for use in an alcohol fueled internal combustion engine A method for controlling a fuel system of an internal combustion engine. The method is employed with a fuel system having a source of alcohol-containing liquid fuel, at least one fuel injector, a heat source for heating the liquid fuel in the at least one fuel injec... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7225998 | 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... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7204232 | Carburetor electrically-operated automatic choke system An electrically-operated automatic choke system of a carburetor includes a choke valve connected to a choke valve closure spring that urges the choke valve in a direction to close it. A wax-type temperature sensitive actuating device is coupled to the carburetor to ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201127 | Internal combustion engine start-up operating mode and engine using same A method of initially operating an internal combustion engine including operating the engine in a start-up mode is provided. The start-up mode includes injecting at least two fuel pre-shots wherein a first of the fuel pre-shots is smaller in quantity than a last of ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191755 | Idle air control valve stepper motor initialization technique A system for controlling idle air flow for an engine. The system includes an idle air control valve, a stepper motor, and a controller. The idle air control valve has a first hard stop and a second hard stop. The stepper motor is coupled to the idle air control valv... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185639 | Evaporative emission controls A method, fuel system, and a valve for facilitating the delivery of liquid fuel and fuel vapors from a fuel tank in fluid communication with a carburetor of an internal combustion engine. During operation of the internal combustion engine, the fuel tank is permitted... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185623 | Carburetor start pump circuit A carburetor start pump circuit, for starting an engine has an auxiliary fuel pump mounted on a relatively standard carburetor body, a start pulse passage extending through the carburetor body to the auxiliary fuel pump, and a fuel circuit having an intake side whic... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7159572 | Startup-time control apparatus and stop-time control apparatus of internal combustion engine, and control methods thereof, and record medium If it is determined that the present engine startup is a high-temperature startup, immediately fuel injection in concert with start of cranking is prohibited. After a delay time elapses following the start of cranking, or when THC | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159567 | Control apparatus for internal combustion engine An engine ECU executes a program including the step of detecting an engine coolant temperature (THW), the step of selecting a map for a warm state as the map for calculating a fuel injection ratio (or a DI ratio) (r) when the engine coolant temperature (THW) is equa... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7128309 | Automatic choke system for carburetor An automatic choke system includes: a wax-type temperature sensing section; and an output section which opens a choke valve of a carburetor in response to heat receiving operation of the temperature sensing section. Temperature sensing section includes: a bottomed c... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7122764 | Sheathed element glow plug A sheathed-element glow plug for self-igniting internal combustion engines has an electrical heating element which projects into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, and a current feed-through for providing a heating current for the heating elemen... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7107955 | Auxiliary fuel injection unit in internal combustion engine and control device for auxiliary fuel injection unit An auxiliary fuel injection unit includes two surge tanks partitioned by a wall surface, a butterfly valve for switching between connection and disconnection of two surge tanks, and one auxiliary fuel injection valve for injecting an auxiliary fuel in a direction op... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7079940 | Method for automatically stopping an internal combustion engine with a variable stopping delay A control method for an internal-combustion engine, working with a variable stopping delay. The stopping delay is essentially affected by the following parameters: the operational mode selected for the internal-combustion engine, | 07/18/2006 |
| 7072761 | Redundant engine shutdown system An engine shutdown system is provided that includes an engine control module (ECM) (12) having sensors (20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 34, 36) that can activate an engine shutdown sequence. A set of redundant sensors (20′, 22′, 24′, 26′, 28′, 30â... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059307 | 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 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 th... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051692 | Starting system for a marine engine An engine starting fuel enriching system provides a valve that is located downstream of an air feed conduit that is connected in fluid communication with a first fuel conduit. The fuel conduit is connected between a fuel reservoir and the valve. When the valve is in... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7043354 | Method for automatically starting an internal combustion engine A method and a device for automatically starting an internal combustion engine having a brake pressure monitoring system and an arrangement evaluating the brake pressure with respect to its profile over time. The brake pressure gradient is evaluated when the brake p... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7007667 | Cold start fuel control system An engine startup fuel control system for use with an internal combustion engine of the type having a plurality of combustion chambers, an air intake passage fluidly connected to each combustion chamber and a source of fuel. The system includes a multipoint fuel inj... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6986331 | Startup-time control apparatus and stop-time control apparatus of internal combustion engine, and control methods thereof, and record medium If it is determined that the present engine startup is a high-temperature startup, immediately fuel injection in concert with start of cranking is prohibited. After a delay time elapses following the start of cranking, or when THC | 01/17/2006 |
| 6962047 | Engine intake A/F ratio control system in outboard engine system In an engine intake A/F ratio control system in an outboard engine system, a secondary air passage (P) for supplying secondary air for regulating the A/F ratio of an air-fuel mixture is connected to a carburetor (33) in an intake system of an engine (E), and ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6951200 | Fuel injection rate control device In an engine (1) in which the fuel injection rate is controlled by a governor (11) having a construction in which the turning of a governor lever (31) connected to the control lever (16) of a fuel injection pump (12) is controlled ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6941916 | Auto enrichener An auto-enrichener for an engine, including an enriching conduit for carrying fuel and air to an engine, and a valve disposed in the conduit. The valve is adjustable between at least an open configuration and a closed configuration. In the open configuration passage... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6918383 | Fuel control system A cold start fuel control system is disclosed for use with an internal combustion engine having a plurality of combustion chambers, a source of fuel and an intake manifold having an inlet and an outlet port connected to each combustion chamber. The system includes a... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6736103 | System for management of fuel in a cold start fuel passageway A system for the management of fuel and fuel vapors in the cold start fuel passageway of an internal combustion engine which has a cold start fuel injector which, when activated, introduces fuel into the cold start fuel passageway. The system includes an engine cont... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6542853 | Life estimation device for engine and machine having heat source A life estimation device which numerically measures the damage to a machine such as an engine accurately to estimate, the life of the machine accurately without requiring skill. A load map (B) of the two-dimensional distribution of the operation parameter... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6508217 | Starting fuel supplying apparatus for engine A starting fuel supplying apparatus improves restarting performance of an engine in a warm-up state. In the engine in which a carburetor is disposed on the side of the cylinder, the starting fuel supplying apparatus and a thermo-sensitive member attached ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6467470 | Method and system for refuelling cold-start fuel tanks The present invention relates to a fuel system as well as a method for controlling the same. More specifically, it relates to a fuel system of motor vehicles adapted to be powered by alcohol-containing fuels, and specifically by alcohol-containing fuels a... | 10/22/2002 |
| 5894832 | Cold start engine control apparatus and method An apparatus for reducing noxious gases in the exhaust emissions of an automobile is disclosed. During engine cold start, a cold start injector having a heater downstream of the injector outlet vaporizes fuel so that a leaner air-fuel mixture can be used,... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5718204 | Electronically controlled type floatless carburetor An electronically controlled type floatless carburetor includes a fuel regulating chamber from which fuel is delivered to a main fuel passage including a main jet and a pilot fuel passage including a pilot jet as a main diaphragm is actuated. A main solen... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5529035 | Cold start fuel injector with heater A cold start fuel injector is disclosed for use with an internal combustion engine of the type having an intake manifold and a fuel injection system. The cold start fuel injector includes a housing having a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet. An outlet containe... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5524582 | Two-phase fuel emission system for spark ignited engine An internal combustion engine having a pollution control system with a catalytic converter using a two-phase fuel system in which a small supply of flammable gaseous fuel is used for ignition and initial start-up of the engine. As the engine is warmed up ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5474047 | Process for supplying fuel to an internal combustion engine and engine for using it A process for supplying fuel to an internal combustion engine of the multi-cylinder type with controlled fuel injection and comprising a controlled fuel vapor recovery system. During predetermined operating phases of the engine, the fuel injection is stop... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5465701 | Internal combustion fuel control system A fuel control system is provided for an internal combustion engine having at least one combustion chamber, an intake air passageway, a multipoint fuel injector associated with each engine combustion chamber and a cold start fuel injector having a fuel ou... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5372101 | Fuel feeding device for internal combustion engine Two embodiments of cold starting and cold running enrichment devices for internal combustion engines, each of which provide an amount of fuel through a first circuit under the control of a first control valve during cold cranking for cold starting enrichm... | 12/13/1994 |
