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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100095 | Combustion devices for powdered fuels and powdered fuel dispersions An engine includes at least one cylinder, an intake valve, a conduit, a positive displacement powdered fuel dispensing device, and an oxidizing gas source supplying an oxidizing gas to the conduit. The cylinder is defined by a cylinder block having a bore, a cylinde... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7784435 | Particulate deflagration combustion engine A particulate deflagration combustion engine for burning particulate fuel and method. Fine fuel particles are fed to a mixing box by a pre-measured auger system where the fuel is mixed with dried, compressed combustion air in a desire fuel to air ratio. The fuel mix... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7418927 | Common rail supplementary atomizer for piston engines A common rail supplementary atomizer of this invention, when used on a piston internal combustion engine, equipped with a common rail fuel injection system, improves slurry atomization, following injection, by expansion of gases, previously dissolved in the water ph... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7363913 | High-pressure pump for a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine A high-pressure pump has at least one pump element, with a pump piston which is guided displaceably in a cylinder bore of a housing part of the high-pressure pump and is driven in a reciprocating motion and defines a pump work chamber in the cylinder bore, into whic... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357102 | System for generating hybrid fuel for a combustion engine A system includes: an electrolytic cell for electrolytically converting water into a oxyhydrogen gas, the electrolytic cell having a gas outlet port; a fuel tank defining a fuel chamber therein and adapted to store hydrocarbon fuel in the fuel chamber in such a mann... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353782 | Method and apparatus in a spraying apparatus A method and apparatus in a spraying apparatus or humidifier for intake air, the apparatus having at least one spraying nozzle for spraying a first pressure medium, liquid and/or gas into the intake air conveys a second pressure medium, liquid and/or gas to the nozz... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7311065 | Powder fuel engine A powder fuel engine includes a battery, a cylinder and a generator. The battery is connected with an air compressor linked with an air tank, and the generator. The air tank is connected with a mixer and two powder tanks respectively via a pressurization tube. The p... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308997 | Combustion-operated setting tool A combustion-operated setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component includes a device (30) for adjusting setting energy applied to a setting piston (15) axially displaceable in a guide space (4) of a piston guide (... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7281500 | Supplementary slurry fuel atomizer and supply system A supplementary slurry fuel atomizer of this invention, when used on a piston internal combustion engine, equipped with a common rail fuel injection system, improves slurry atomization, following injection, by expansion of gases, previously dissolved in the water ph... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7261063 | Apparatus and method for using pure dry biomass carbohydrates as fuels, fuel extenders, and fuel oxygenates An apparatus and method for using pure dry biomass carbohydrates as fuels, fuel extenders and fuel oxygenates. Preferably, the apparatus and method would be used in internal combustion engines. The apparatus and method disclose the concept of mixing dry carbohydrate... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7234449 | Common fuel rail fuel system for locomotive engine A common rail fuel injection apparatus (1) for a multi-bank, diesel locomotive engine (10). A common rail (20,22) is disposed proximate each bank (20,22) of cylinders (12) of the engine to provide high pressure fuel (30) to ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7163359 | Device for conveying powder and method for operating the same Transport system with several devices (1) for transporting powder, where each device (1) has a transfer chamber (3) into which a supply line (6) and a discharge line (8) for the powder open, and means to generate a negative pressur... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162994 | Control method and apparatus for gaseous fuelled internal combustion engine A method and apparatus create an environment within a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine suitable for auto-ignition and combustion of a fuel that will not otherwise auto-ignite. Under high-load conditions, a pilot quantity of the fuel is injected in... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6928936 | Device for feeding pulverized coal to furnace The present invention provides a device for feeding pulverized coal to a furnace, such as a drop tube furnace. The feeding system consists of a feed hopper, a pneumatic vibrator positioned on the periphery of the feeder hopper, a needle valve arrangement in the said... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6694928 | Combustion of fats and oils The invention relates to a method of combusting tallow, and particularly tallow that may be contaminated with the prion protein considered to be responsible for spreading the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) infection in cattle, in a standard high-s... | 02/24/2004 |
| 5992353 | Method for operating an internal combustion engine and the latter itself A method for operating an internal combustion engine includes the steps of feeding a high-pressurize and super-heated mixture of fuel vapor and water vapor to an injection valve at a cylinder head of a combustion chamber. The mixture is pressurized to at ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5931123 | Fuel injector for slurry fuels Fuel injector apparatus is described, for use on internal combustion engines using slurry fuels, wherein a portion of the engine air mass is passed through an aspirator passage shortly prior to combustion and the slurry fuel is aspirated into this air por... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5706768 | Zigzag ignition gap arrangement The invention relates to an arrangement in such ignition gaps or channels as are used in combustion devices, for example, internal combustion engines, to impart to an injected finely-divided particulate fuel a temperature sufficient for ignition, heat bei... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5485812 | Multiple sources refuel mechanism A refuel mechanism for refueling solids into a reaction chamber, operating at pressure, is described which is capable of premixing several different solid materials before inserting these premixed materials into the reaction chamber. A number of hoppers, ... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5479893 | Combined reactor for cyclic char burning engines A modified primary reactor for cyclic char burning engines is described wherein the reaction chamber cross sectional area increases in the direction of char fuel motion. Additionally air inlet ports are distributed along the length of the chamber in the d... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5386804 | Process for the addition of ferrocene to combustion or motor fuels A process for the addition of ferrocene to combustion or motor fuels involves an improved metering of the additive ferrocene into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine or a combustion system. The process utilizes the sublimation properti... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5313915 | Coal slurry fuel supply and purge system A coal slurry fuel supply and purge system for a locomotive engines is disclosed which includes a slurry recirculation path, a stand-by path for circulating slurry during idle or states of the engine when slurry fuel in not required by the engine, and an ... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5271357 | Method of combustion for dual fuel engine Apparatus and a method of introducing a primary fuel, which may be a coal water slutty, and a high combustion auxiliary fuel, which may be a conventional diesel oil, into an internal combustion diesel engine comprises detecting the load conditions of the ... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5251576 | System and method for feeding fuel to a fine-particle-mixed fuel burning diesel engine In a system and method for feeding fuel, consisting of fine particles of solid fuel such as pulverized coal or the like and fuel oil, a predetermined amount of the fuel oil is fed into an oil reservoir within an injection valve through a control valve, an... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5247909 | Combustion enhancement system An apparatus and method for enhancing the efficiency of a combustion process and thereby reducing undesirable emissions in which a solid combustion enhancing substance is converted into a highly dispersed, gas-transportable state at a controlled rate and ... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5235936 | Ferrocene injection system A passive ferrocene injection system provides a container that defines an internal reservoir holding a quantity of solid phase ferrocene. A means is provided for maintaining an elevated reservoir temperature sufficient to produce a vapor of ferrocene. The... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5216982 | Product gas reservoirs for cyclic char burning engines and gasifiers Reacted gas reservoirs are added to primary reactors of cyclic char burning engines and gasifiers within which product gas, created by reaction in the primary reactor, is stored during compression. An increased quantity of reactant gas can thus be passed ... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5201283 | Opposed cross flow primary reactors for cyclic char burning engines and gasifiers Reacted gas reservoirs and reactant gas manifolds are added to primary reactors of cyclic char burning engines and gasifiers in order to create a flow of gas across the direction of motion of the solid char fuel. Preferably this cross flow direction throu... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5163385 | Coal-water slurry fuel internal combustion engine and method for operating same An internal combustion engine fueled with a coal-water slurry is described. About 90 percent of the coal-water slurry charge utilized in the power cycle of the engine is directly injected into the main combustion chamber where it is ignited by a hot strea... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5133301 | Fuel injectors for diesel engines Replenishment water is supplied to a coal-water slurry fuel injector between fuel releases, to resist clogging in the injector. The injector includes a cylindrical body having a needle valve in a central bore, and a fuel intake port which releases fuel in... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5109808 | Cross flow primary reactors for cyclic char burning engines and gasifiers Reacted gas reservoirs and reactant gas manifolds are added to primary reactors of cyclic char burning engines and gasifiers in order to create a flow of gas across the direction of motion of the solid char fuel. A larger and more stable rapid char fuel p... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5085183 | Starting means for char burning engines An improved means for starting char burning engines is described wherein, during engine cranking for starting, compressed air is heated by burning with a liquid fuel and is then compressed into the pore spaces of the char fuel in order to increase the cha... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5056469 | Fuel injection system A fuel injection system for alternate fuels such as coal-water slurry comprises a conventional fuel injection pump for supplying timed and metered pulses of diesel fuel to an injector assembly. The injector assembly includes a shuttle piston in a cylinder... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5027752 | Primary air preheater for char burning engines An air preheater is described which surrounds the char fuel reaction chamber of a char burning engine as an insulating layer, and through which the primary air passes to be preheated therein. By thusly preheating the primary air and insulating the char fu... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5002024 | Starting means for char burning engines An improved means for starting char burning engines is described wherein, during engine cranking for starting; compressed air is heated burning with a liquid fuel and is then compressed into the pore spaces of the char fuel in order to increase the char f... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4907565 | High pressure gasifier and diesel cycle internal combustion engine system An improved gasifier and engine system which includes an air compressor, a fixed-bed gasifier, a gas cleansing device and a diesel-cycle internal combustion engine. Ambient air is compressed by the compressor to a predetermined first pressure and is direc... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4865623 | Reactant gas reservoirs for cyclic solid with gas reactors Disclosed is a gas with a solid reaction plant using cyclicompression and expansion of the reactant gas. Gas reactants are stored in reactant gas reservoirs during compression. During expansion the stored gas emerges to react with primary reacted gas in a... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4862837 | Fuel injection of coal slurry using vortex nozzles and valves Injection of atomized coal slurry fuel into an engine combustion chamber is achieved at relatively low pressures by means of a vortex swirl nozzle. The outlet opening of the vortex nozzle is considerably larger than conventional nozzle outlets, thereby el... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4856713 | Dual-fuel injector A dual-fuel injector is provided which allows precisely controlled injection of liquid and slurry fuels into an engine or the like, which prevents separation of solid material from the liquid carrier in the slurry fuel, and which prevents abrasion of sele... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4834055 | Fuel injection system The injection fuel system employs a hydraulically operated piston for pressurizing and expelling a primary fuel suspension through an injection valve into the combustion chamber. A high pressure piston pump which is driven off the camshaft delivers diesel... | 05/30/1989 |
