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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118005 | Auxiliary power units for vehicles Cooperative operation of an auxiliary power unit having a mechanical power output shaft with a transmission coupled power takeoff operation system of a vehicle is provided by allowing the vehicle's main engine to be cranked by the auxiliary power unit through the po... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7290517 | Automatic start-up of an auxiliary power unit An auxiliary power unit automatic start-up system is configured to assist a main engine start of a machine. The auxiliary power unit automatic start-up system may include an auxiliary power unit and a controller. The controller may monitor a parameter of the machine... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7240653 | System for assisting a main engine start-up A method is provided for assisting a start-up of a work machine having a battery assembly and a main engine. The method may include starting an auxiliary power unit, and using electrical power generated by the auxiliary power unit to condition the battery assembly. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7093447 | Auxiliary power unit with an oil-free compressor An auxiliary power unit for aircraft with a load compressor that delivers cabin air free of oil contamination by supporting a drive shaft for the load compressor with oil-free bearings and coupling the load compressor to a gearbox and power head for the auxiliary po... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6966281 | Internal combustion device and methods of use An internal combustion device is provided for starting a parent engine, the device having a frame having a piston in a cylinder forming a combustion chamber, the frame further having an air passage and a fuel passage for receiving air and fuel into the combustion ch... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6698402 | Method for operating an internal-combustion engine In a method for operating an internal-combustion engine, a fuel/air mixture is fed to a combustion chamber of the internal-combustion engine and is ignited therein. At least for a defined period during the starting and/or warm-up of the internal-combustio... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6671591 | System and method for monitoring locomotive operation A locomotive monitoring system defines several mutually exclusive operating states for a locomotive. The amount of time the locomotive operates in each state is preferably determined and recorded. This recorded information can then be evaluated with a vie... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6536392 | Method and apparatus for starting an internal combustion engine A method for starting a primary engine using an exhaust gas stream from an auxiliary engine includes the steps of conducting the exhaust gas stream from the auxiliary engine to an air induction system of the primary engine, adding fresh air to the exhaust... | 03/25/2003 |
| 5734239 | Automatic generator start up and shut off device A device and method for continuously monitoring the availability of an external electric power supply into a recreational vehicle such as a motor home, a boat and the like and controlling the operation of an onboard engine powered generator to serve as an... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5528901 | Compact auxiliary power system for heavy-duty diesel engines and method An auxiliary power assembly (5) for use with a heavy-duty diesel engine (8) of the type used in the trucking industry and including a small auxiliary diesel engine (9), an air compressor (10), a compressed air accumulator (17) fluid coupled to the air com... | 06/25/1996 |
| 4542722 | Combined engine-starter and accessory drive system An aircraft secondary power system having a selectively operable power source for drive of accessories and for starting of a jet engine. The system includes a clutch which is engaged when the power source is to start the engine. At a predetermined engine ... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4495905 | Starting device A starting device comprises a first power transmitting device connected to a crank shaft of the engine of a car, a compressor driven by a power output from the first power transmitting device, an air motor whose rotary shaft is driven by feeding compresse... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4488517 | Cold start method with start-up gaseous fuel generation system for methanol fueled cars A method of cold starting an internal combustion engine operated on atomized liquid fuel after start up comprising the steps of: heating a vaporization means with an electrical resistance heating element, heating a catalytic dissociation reactor with an electrical ... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4476951 | Engine for motorcycles At least part of upper surfaces of the transmission case and the crankcase is formed as a generally flat surface, on which the generator and the starting motor are arranged in end-to-end facing relation, with their drive shafts disposed parallel with the ... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4448157 | Auxiliary power unit for vehicles The auxiliary power unit includes an auxiliary liquid-cooled diesel internal combustion engine for driving power producing equipment on board the vehicle. A first conduit connects the main engine liquid coolant outlet in fluid communication with the auxil... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4235216 | Auxiliary starter mechanism for automobile engines and the like An auxiliary starter mechanism for automobile engines and the like for use in starting the engine when the primary starting system provided with the engine is inadequate for the purpose, the mechanism having a reservoir containing a gas such as air under ... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4170211 | Combination AC and DC electrical starting motor for engines A combination AC and DC electrical starting motor system for internal combustion engines has a first portion responsive to DC current for cranking a starter motor assembly of an internal combustion engine, and a second portion responsive to AC current for... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4169447 | Starting system for compression ignition engine A starting system for a compression ignition engine includes an auxiliary engine in combination with a conventional cranking motor arranged so that either the auxiliary engine or the cranking motor may be used for starting, or both may be used in tandem. ... | 10/02/1979 |
| 3991734 | Starting system for internal combustion engines of the compression ignition type A starting system for compression ignition engines includes an auxiliary engine of the spark ignition type in combination with a conventional cranking motor of the compressed air or electric type. The components are arranged so that either the auxiliary e... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3961199 | Supercharger system for combustion engine A supercharging system for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine comprises a shaft carrying a gas turbine rotor at one axial end and a centrifugal air compressor rotor at the other axial end. A pair of bearings mounting the shaft for rotation in ... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3941113 | Multicylinder heat engines A heat engine comprises at least one recycling cylinder having a relatively high compression ratio, at least one motive cylinder having a relatively low compression ratio and means for passing exhaust gases from said at least one motive cylinder to said a... | 03/02/1976 |
