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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186324 | Resin intake apparatus A resin molded body constituting a resin intake apparatus includes a surge tank and a plurality of branch passages each branching off from the surge tank. A communication passage is formed in a wall forming the surge tank to communicate a bottom of the surge tank wi... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8156913 | Polyphenylene sulfide sleeve in a nylon coolant cross-over of an air intake manifold The subject invention provides a coolant cross-over for circulating an engine coolant between a first engine component, e.g., a first cylinder head, and a second engine component, e.g., a second cylinder head. The coolant cross-over defines a first outlet in fluid c... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8132552 | Intake duct The object of the present invention is to provide an intake duct having waterproof function without increasing parts count. An intake duct 10 for air intake from the outside to an internal combustion engine E includes a duct wall 11 made of a re... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8051823 | Combined actuator with rheological control brake A combined actuator provided with: a mobile element; a driver for displacing the mobile element; and a rheological control brake, which is mechanically coupled to the mobile element to adjust the displacement of the mobile element; the rheological control brake has:... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7971565 | Intake manifold and associated production method The invention relates to an intake manifold (1) for a primary air system of an internal combustion engine, especially in a motor vehicle. The inventive intake manifold (1) comprises a pipe section (2) that is composed of at least two pipe parts ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7891331 | Synthetic resin tube structure A synthetic resin tube structure including a first synthetic-resin member which includes a flange having a plurality of bores formed therein, and a plurality of first divided pipes formed integrally with the flange; and a second synthetic-resin member which includes... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7699036 | Assembly, comprising an exhaust gas turbocharger, an intercooler and a charge-air line To provide an assembly, comprising an exhaust gas turbocharger and an intercooler for an internal combustion engine and a hot-side charge-air line connecting the exhaust gas turbocharger to a charge-air inlet of the intercooler, which assembly allows the movements t... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7654239 | Fuel saving combustion engine insulation method and system A method and apparatus for reducing fuel consumption in an internal combustion engine including gasoline, petrol and diesel engines used in trucks, cars and for pumps including the steps of providing a thermal insulation shield that includes reflective fabric over t... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7571702 | Resin composition for intake system part for internal combustion engine and intake system part A resin composition for a component of an air intake system of an internal combustion engine including the following components (1), (2), and (3): [Components] (1) polypropylene-based resin: 67 to 89 wt % (2) acid-modified po... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7407338 | Taper-lock laser weld for an air induction component A transparent component portion includes a first weld surface and a first taper locking surface formed opposite from the first weld surface. An absorbing component portion includes a second weld surface and a second taper locking surface formed opposite from the sec... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7387099 | Thermoplastic composite intake manifold An intake manifold for an internal combustion engine including a manifold base portion and a manifold cover portion. The manifold cover portion and base portion are each formed from a thermoplastic composite material. The base portion includes several runners which ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7363900 | Multi-cylinder internal combustion engine for vehicles In a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine for vehicles, having a plurality of air ducts leading to the cylinders and an associated engine control device situated in a housing, the air ducts are combined into a single unit, on the exterior of which the engine co... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360519 | Engine intake manifold assembly An engine intake manifold assembly including a first portion configured with a first material and a second portion configured with a second material, wherein the first and second portions are adhesively bonded together. Preferably, the intake manifold assembly is ad... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353801 | Valve regulating device and intake manifold comprising at least one such device A valve regulating device intended to regulate the circulation of a fluid in the region of an opening, said device consisting of a pivoting valve body, of an annular support body integrating two opposing bearings mounting said valve body in a rotational manner, and ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7331652 | Joint structure and method of producing same A joint structure including a first member and a second member which are jointed to each other to define a flow passage in which a fluid flows. One of the first and second members includes a weldable portion which projects toward an opposed surface of the other of t... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7305958 | Intake manifold An intake manifold including a collecting pipe and a plurality of branch pipes comprises a single gas intake port, a gas outlet port opening into each branch pipe, and a gas passage extending to be divided into more than one branch passages from the gas intake port ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7270102 | Resin intake manifold A resin intake manifold is provided with two separated bodies manufactured by connecting protrusions of weld portions of the separated bodies to each other in accordance with a vibration welding, and a cover wall in which one of the weld portions is arranged in an i... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7263962 | Intake system of engine The purpose of the intake system, which is disposed in a limited space above the engine, is to improve engine performance by preventing increase in both temperature and resistance of intake air, and also to reduce noise of the intake air. In the intake system, a rea... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255097 | Method for increasing performance of automobile and apparatus thereof A method for increasing the performance of an automobile engine and apparatus thereof is provided, wherein both ends of a pipe interconnecting an idle motor and a throttle valve and an air filter are respectively connected to tubes made of rubber. The pipe is made o... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246593 | Intake module assembly An intake module assembly for a vehicle engine is formed from a two-piece shell structure. First and second shells are aligned and joined together to form the entire air path from an air filter to an engine cylinder head. A throttle hose portion is formed as part of... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237541 | Modular intake manifold and integrated air intake system An intake assembly includes an intake manifold comprising several interfitting sections attached to each other to define a plurality of air passages, and an EGR conduit within the intake manifold including openings in communication with each of the plurality of air ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7216620 | Engine lower intake manifold and method for making the same A method for making a lower intake manifold of an internal combustion engine includes the steps of (1) forming a main part from a plastic material by injection molding, (2) forming a runner insert for each engine cylinder from a plastic material by injection molding... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213560 | Adhesively bonded engine intake manifold assembly An engine intake manifold assembly (10), including a first component (12) having a first mating surface (14) and a second molded plastic component (16) having a second mating surface (18). The second molded plastic component (16... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210461 | Internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle An internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle with a cylinder head, an intake manifold, and a fuel distributor rail. The downstream end of the intake manifold is connected by a flange to intake channels in the cylinder head of the internal combustion engine. The... | 05/01/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7191750 | Laser welded manifold An intake manifold assembly (100) includes an inner shell (12) that is inserted into an outer shell (14), and a cover (25) that seals the open end (38) of the outer shell (14). The inner shell (12) includes dividers (... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191749 | Laser welded intake manifold Laser welding of plastic involves a laser passing through laser translucent then laser absorbent material. A technical description as envisaged here is Laser Contour Welding. Universally, laser welding is done by Quasi simultaneous techniques and rarely by Contour t... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178504 | Intake module for an internal combustion engine In an intake module for an internal combustion engine having an intake module which includes a housing with a first volume in which air drawn in via an inlet orifice accumulates, a second volume in which the air is distributed to various cylinders of the engine and ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174873 | Welding structure for synthetic resin intake manifold A synthetic resin intake manifold body and a synthetic resin passage structural member are respectively provided with a body side joining flange and a structural member side joining flange that are continuously formed along a joining line. A protrusion is provided o... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156422 | Undercarriage for a vehicle and method for manufacturing longitudinal beams for it An undercarriage for a vehicle including at least two longitudinal beams, at least one transverse beam and at least one wheel axle. The height of the foremost part of the longitudinal beams has a reduction in height that defines a swan-neck. The longitudinal beams a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150255 | Engine including electrical interference shield A shield cover for an engine is provided to shield electric parts, in an engine wherein an engine body includes a crankcase having a plurality of cylinder bores. An intake chamber common to all of the cylinder bores is spaced away from the crankcase. The shield cove... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7137384 | Modular supercharger 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. ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131415 | Resin intake manifold for multicylinder engine An intake manifold is assembled from a near manifold component which is positioned near an engine, a far manifold component which is positioned far from the engine and a middle manifold component which is positioned between the near and far manifold components. The ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128038 | Intake device for an internal combustion engine An intake device for an internal combustion engine includes a throttle body (1) that forms an intake passage (1a). A throttle valve (2) is arranged within the intake passage. A pipe member (26) is connected to the throttle body, wh... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7108929 | Fuel and air flow control in a multi-stack fuel cell power plant A fuel cell power plant includes a plurality of fuel cell stacks which are operatively associated with each other so that both the air stream and fuel stream for the stacks are shared by each of the stacks in the power plant. The air and fuel streams are fed into an... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7086384 | Intake manifold having integrated features A vehicle fuel intake system (10) includes an intake manifold (14), an injector pack assembly (18) and an air cleaner assembly (16). The injector pack assembly (18) includes an encapsulated lead frame (36) that provides elec... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086365 | Air intake manifold A composite air intake manifold includes a header and runners having communicating passages. The composite intake manifold is fashioned from carbon fiber cloth which is preferably impregnated with resin and cured between a meltable core mold and a split outside mold... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082915 | Resin intake manifold A resin intake manifold is provided with an integrally formed base member. The base member has a U-shaped curved distribution passage lower surface wall portion, an engine mounting flange portion formed in one end of the distribution passage lower surface wall porti... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7066129 | Intake manifold and runner apparatus An air intake system for an internal combustion engine includes a manifold defining a chamber in which air is distributed to a plurality of engine cylinders. The chamber includes an inlet and a plurality of outlets, each outlet providing fluid communication between ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059289 | Air intake manifold with composite flange and method The air intake manifold assembly includes a manifold with a plurality of air intake ports for fluid communication with a plurality of engine cylinders, respectively, and a composite flange assembly associated with the air intake ports. The composite flange assembly ... | 06/13/2006 |
