Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7428893 | Electronic flow control valve An internal combustion engine is provided that includes a high pressure feed line, and a plurality of fuel injectors fluidly connected to the high pressure feed line, each being operable to inject a fuel into the engine. The engine further includes an electronically... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7424884 | Controlling evaporative emissions in a fuel system Methods and fuel systems to reduce evaporative emissions of a volatile fuel. A fuel tank contains fuel, a carburetor mixes air with the fuel from the fuel tank, and a plurality of fluid paths route fuel amongst and/or between the fuel tank and the carburetor. A valv... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7389761 | Fuel pump noise-reduction apparatus in liquefied petroleum injection vehicle A fuel pump noise-reduction apparatus in a Liquefied Petroleum Injection (LPI) vehicle comprises a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) switch. A plurality of shut off valves are configured for activation upon stoppage of battery power via the LPG switch. A fuel pump in a ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7383827 | Fuel pump noise reducing apparatus and method thereof for liquefied petroleum injection vehicle A fuel pump noise reducing apparatus and a methods for a Liquefied Petroleum Injection (LPI) vehicle stops fuel provision by shutting off valves if a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) switch is turned off. Also, operation of a fuel pump is stopped by allowing an Interfa... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7380535 | Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine having multiple cylinders A method and a device for operating an internal combustion engine having multiple cylinders allows for an operating state of the internal combustion engine to be switched over as quickly as possible following the receipt of a switchover request. For this purpose, at... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377253 | Vehicle fuel management system An integrated fuel management system and method for controlling the fuel storage and delivery in a vehicle. The fuel management system includes a fuel storage tank for storing fuel in a vehicle, a vapor collection canister located within the fuel storage tank, a ven... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370638 | Fuel injection control system ensuring steady balance in pressure in accumulator An accumulator fuel injection system working to energize fuel injectors to inject fuel at a sequence of injection timings into an internal combustion engine and also to control a fuel pump to feed the fuel to an accumulator at a sequence of controlled times for comp... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7353795 | Method for cylinder diagnostic test in an internal combustion engine In a multi-cylinder piston engine, a diagnostic method of determining if there is low compression in a cylinder (5) by using a split engine brake (18) and turning the engine brake on during one cycle and the engine brake off during another cycle and me... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347177 | Fuel pump control An apparatus in a mechanical returnless fuel system is provided that includes a fuel pump motor for providing fuel to a powertrain system. A powertrain control module provides an activation signal for activating the fuel pump motor. A restraint control system includ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337761 | Fuel system A fuel system comprises a spill valve 38 operable to relieve the fuel pressure differential across at least one positive displacement pump 16, 18, a shut-off valve 32 operable to control the supply of fuel to an engine 84, and a two stage... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337765 | Throttle regulator for vibration compaction machine An engine stop switch and a fuel open-close lock are accommodated in a throttle lever case so that they can be easily disassembled, and the engine stop switch is turned on and off and the fuel open-close cock is opened and closed adequately by the actuation of a rot... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337798 | Gas supply apparatus A gas line (120) for supplying hydrogen gas and a harness (110) for supplying power to an electromagnetic valve are connected to an electromagnetic valve mechanism (200). The length of the harness (110) from a connecting member (111 | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325534 | Supplemental internal air cooling of an internal combustion engine A method for providing supplemental internal air cooling to a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine. The method involves deactivating the fuel injector to one cylinder for a predetermined time period or temperature decrease, based upon engine operating condition... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326188 | Anesthesia manifold and induction valve The present invention is directed to an improved anesthesia manifold and an improved induction valve mechanism. A plurality of induction valve elements may be joined or “ganged” together in order to define a manifold. In the preferred embodiment of the induction... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319282 | Switch circuit A switch circuit for controlling the supply of electrical power from an electrical power source to a load includes a power supply switch comprising input, output and control terminals. The circuit further includes an electronic switching device connected to the cont... | 01/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7287501 | Control device of internal combustion engine A coil driving a contact of an ignition and injection relay is connected to a connection line of a main relay and an ECU. When an ignition switch is turned off, the ECU drives an ignition device and an injection device for a prescribed period thereafter. Then, the E... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278392 | Method for operating a hybrid vehicle and hybrid vehicle with a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine coupled to an electric motor In a method for operating a hybrid vehicle with a combustion engine coupled to an electric motor having at least one inlet and one outlet valve per cylinder, a variable valve control, and a fuel injection device, with a first partial power, from the overall drive po... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275505 | Thermal regulation control for combustion nailer A combustion nailer includes a combustion-powered power source, at least one fan associated with the power source, at least one temperature sensor in operational proximity to the power source for sensing power source temperature, and a control system operationally a... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264230 | Carburetor and solenoid assemblies and methods of assembling the same An engine carburetor and a solenoid valve assembly therefor and methods of assembling the same. The carburetor has a body with a fuel and air mixing passage communicating with an air bleed passage. A cavity extends into the body for communication with the air bleed ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263981 | Controlling evaporative emissions in a fuel system Methods and fuel systems to reduce evaporative emissions of a volatile fuel. A fuel tank contains fuel, a carburetor mixes air with the fuel from the fuel tank, and a plurality of fluid paths route fuel amongst and/or between the fuel tank and the carburetor. A valv... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261076 | Method and control system for positioning a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a method and a control system for driving an electric motor (4) coupled with a crankshaft (2) of an internal combustion engine, in order to position the crankshaft (2) at a starting angle, wherein the control system comp... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260499 | Fuel delivery system with enhanced functionality and diagnostic capability A control system for a fuel delivery system provides enhanced functionality and diagnostic capabilities relative to known systems. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, enhanced functionality and diagnostic capability is provided by integrating the pump co... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252055 | Valve controller A valve controller includes a detector detecting a shutdown command signal to shutdown an engine, a driving circuit for driving a motor, and a power source controller. The power source controller turns on the driving circuit until the predetermined period has passed... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252068 | System and method to reduce fuel system pumping heat input The present invention discloses a relatively simple system and method to reduce fuel system pumping by automatically turning on and off servo flow to various non-needed devices or “start lockout” servos during engine start. The invention takes advantage of a fue... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249590 | Control system for an internal combustion engine, in particular a diesel engine An injection control method for controlling a “common rail” fuel injection system in a diesel engine is described. The method includes the following steps: an initializing step for acquiring engine control parameters; and a main adjustment cycle for adjusting op... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249583 | System for controlling valve timing of an engine with cylinder deactivation Various systems and methods are disclosed for carrying out combustion in a fuel-cut operation in some or all of the engine cylinders of a vehicle. Further, various subsystems are considered, such as fuel vapor purging, air-fuel ratio control, engine torque control, ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246794 | Carburetor throttle valve control system A carburetor valve control system for stabilizing engine warm-up operating conditions by automatically controlling the degree of opening of a throttle valve so as to be larger than a normal degree of opening for idling, without carrying out a special operation of ap... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234436 | Method to improve fuel economy in lean burn engines with variable-displacement-like characteristics A method is disclosed for controlling operation of an engine coupled to an exhaust treatment catalyst. Under predetermined conditions, the method operates an engine with a first group of cylinders combusting a lean air/fuel mixture and a second group of cylinders pu... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234435 | Electrically actuated valve deactivation in response to vehicle electrical system conditions A method for controlling at least an electrically actuated valve to operate in at least a cylinder of an internal combustion engine, the method comprising deactivating an electrically actuated valve in response to an operating condition of a vehicle electrical syste... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236874 | Torque control apparatus and vehicle control system having the same In an engine torque loss computing section, a pump loss computing section computes a pump torque loss, and a frictional loss computing section computes a frictional torque loss. The pump torque loss and the frictional torque loss are summed to obtain an engine torqu... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231900 | Small engine shut off system A normally closed ignition grounding switch mounted on the engine operates in concert with the fuel valve such that in order to “kill” the engine, the fuel valve must be moved from its open position. In one embodiment, a normally closed push button switch is mou... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225788 | Fuel supply system of vehicle A fuel supply system of a vehicle is provided with a fuel tank 10 supported on a vehicle at a level equal to or lower than that of the carburetors 16 and 17 combined with an engine 5. A vacuum fuel cut valve 12 is placed on the upp... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216635 | Evaporative emission controls in a fuel system A method, fuel system, and components for facilitating the delivery of liquid fuel from a fuel tank in fluid communication with a float bowl carburetor of an internal combustion engine, wherein evaporative emissions of the fuel from the fuel tank and float bowl carb... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216614 | Fuel supply device for outboard device A fuel supply device can have a low pressure fuel pump that supplies fuel to a vapor separator tank positioned adjacent to an engine from a main fuel tank disposed in a hull. An electrically operated primary fuel pump (e.g., a primer pump) and a check valve can both... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213666 | Hybrid vehicle An engine is connected to front wheels via a primary motor, a clutch and a transmission, and a secondary motor is connected to rear wheels. A vehicle is driven by the secondary motor while performing a combustion suspended idle operating condition in which the engin... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207306 | Apparatus for controlling engine An engine has variable-valve mechanisms. An engine control system has an engine control unit for executing automatic stop and start control. At an automatic-stop, the variable-valve mechanisms are controlled to obtain a valve operation characteristic suitable for a ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207319 | Fuel injection system having electric low-pressure pump Controlling means of a fuel injection system regulates an energization amount of an electric motor in accordance with a sensing signal outputted from common rail pressure sensing means. Thus, the controlling means controls a fuel supply quantity of a low-pressure pu... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7191747 | Method for starting an internal combustion engine The description relates to a method for starting a direct-injection internal combustion engine equipped with an engine management system and having n cylinders, in which n pistons oscillate between a top dead center (TDC) and a bottom dead center (BDC), and a cranks... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191758 | Engine control device of construction machinery A controller of a engine control device according to the present invention is configured to activate an automatic stop control of an engine when there is met a condition that an open state of a gate lever is detected by a limit switch and a rotation speed of the eng... | 03/20/2007 |
