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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 |
| 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 |
| 7334544 | Vehicle temperature control system A vehicle temperature control system comprising an internal combustion engine with an engine block and with a cylinder head, a heat source for heating a heat transfer medium, a heat exchanger arrangement for the transfer of heat transported in the heat transfer medi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7261064 | System and method for reducing emission from a combustion engine A combustion engine system comprises a plurality of cylinders configured to combust a mixed fuel to produce an exhaust gas and at least one reforming cylinder configured to receive a first portion of a fuel and deliver a reformed hydrogen-containing gas. The hydroge... | 08/28/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6866015 | Sealing structure in direct acting type auto-by starter To prevent the entry of ambient air and liquid such as rainwater into a direct acting type auto-by starter and thereby prevent the formation of rust in the auto-by starter, by adjusting pressure fluctuations in the auto-by starter caused by the operation of a starti... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6778076 | Oil pressure switch failure detection system for outboard motor An oil pressure switch failure detection system for an outboard motor, having a first oil pressure switch which generates an ON signal indicating that the oil pressure is less than or equal to a first predetermined oil pressure and a second oil pressure switch which... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6508236 | Fuel supply device and internal combustion engine mounting the same Atomizing air flowing in an atomizing gas passage is merged with a fuel spray to promote atomization of the fuel, and carrier air flowing in a carrier gas passage is merged with the fuel spray at a further downstream position so as to surround the fuel sp... | 01/21/2003 |
| 5598826 | Cold start fuel control system for an internal combustion engine A cold start fuel control system provided for use with an internal combustion engine of the type having at least one combustion chamber, an air/fuel passageway fluidly connected with the combustion chamber and the source of fuel. The fuel control system i... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5421295 | Method and device for automatic injection of an additive into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle A method and apparatus for the automatic injection of an additive into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle, from an on-board additive tank in which the quantity of additive to be withdrawn from the additive tank is determined using an on-board computation un... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5195477 | Cold start fuel atomizer and process An apparatus for atomizing a gasoline-alcohol blend of automotive fuel and supplying a supplemental amount of vaporized fuel to the intake ports of an engine during cold weather start-up. Also a method of making the same. The apparatus comprises a tubular... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5119775 | Method for supplying fuel to internal combustion engine In an engine using fuel of low startability, there are provided an ultrasc atomizer and a fuel injection valve arranged on a suction pipe of the engine, and a catalyzer unit mounted between said ultrasonic atomizer and a fuel injection valve. When the en... | 06/09/1992 |
| 4928642 | Automatic starting fluid injection apparatus and method Automatic starting fluid injection systems are useful, for example, to aid in the cold-starting of diesel engines. In the subject invention, a microprocessor under software control is used to controllably inject starting fluid into an engine passageway, s... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4774916 | Measured shot ether system An automatic measured shot starting fluid assembly (10) injects a predetermined amount of starting fluid into a passageway (11) of a diesel engine. The assembly includes a power source (12) to supply electrical current and a starter motor (14) and solenoi... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4598209 | Remote control engine starter A remote control engine starter apparatus for remotely starting an engine. A manually operable transmitter generates a signal, which is detected by a receiver when the receiver, is activated. A timer mounted in the vehicle and connected to the engine batt... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4528963 | Method of and system for controlling restart of engine In a method of controlling the restart of an engine wherein the fuel amount is increased to prevent a restart failure of the engine from occurring at the time of the restart at high temperature, a fuel pressure is raised, a fuel amount is increased, an id... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4463742 | Fuel enconomizer A fuel economizer for fitting between the carburetor and inlet manifold of an internal combustion engine. The economizer consists of a plate having a restricted orifice, there being situated beneath the orifice a further plate having a plurality of teeth ... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4387677 | Fuel, more especially auxiliary starting fuel, injectors for internal combustion engines and to auxiliary carburetors associable with such injectors An auxiliary starting carburetor for internal combustion engines is provided, arranged so as to supply to the engine an auxiliary fuel, particularly in aerosol form. This carburetor comprises: a hollow rod adapted to bear on the valve of the fuel reservoi... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4248190 | Fluid injection apparatus for use with vehicles having on-board compressed air systems An injector apparatus for injecting starting fluid into the cylinders of an internal combustion engine can be operated by an on-board compressed air system of a vehicle. A reserve air tank provides air to operate a fuel delivery mechanism so that the inje... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4166441 | Compressed air-actuated fluid injection apparatus An injector apparatus particularly suited for injecting starting fluid into the cylinders of an internal combustion engine can be operated by the on-board compressed air system of a vehicle. The air, which may be taken from an air-driven starter motor or ... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4161160 | Fuel additive injection system for diesel engines A diesel fuel supply system for use with a diesel engine including a fuel pump for supplying fuel to the engine, a fuel tank connected to the pump for delivering fuel to the pump, a fuel additive tank, a valve, conduits connecting the additive tank to the... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4019477 | Duel fuel system for internal combustion engine In addition to the gasoline-air mixing primary carburetor on an internal combustion engine, an auxiliary carburetor is provided for mixing air and alcohol, to thereby provide a substantial portion of the fuel-air mixture used by the engine during idle con... | 04/26/1977 |
| 3933130 | Fuel injection cold start and evaporative control system using a bimodal adsorbent bed As cold start is initiated in a spark-ignition internal, fuel injection combustion engine, lower molecular weight constituents fo a full-range gasoline are selectively eluted by an elution system including an adsorbent bed of adsorbent material (cold star... | 01/20/1976 |
