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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337869 | Hydraulic hybrid vehicle with integrated hydraulic drive module and four-wheel-drive, and method of operation thereof A vehicle includes an integrated drive module coupled to an axle thereof. The module includes a hydraulic motor configured to provide motive power at an output shaft, and a differential for distributing the motive power to right and left portions of the axle. The hy... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325528 | Method of operating a single cylinder two-stroke engine The invention is directed to a method for operating a two-stroke engine having a cylinder in which a combustion chamber is formed and which includes devices for metering fuel and supplying combustion air as well as an ignition device for igniting a mixture in the co... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316218 | Control system for hydrogen addition internal combustion engine Disclosed is a control system for a hydrogen addition internal combustion engine that uses hydrocarbon fuel and hydrogen gas as combustion fuel. The control system includes fuel property judgment means for judging the property of hydrocarbon fuel; and addition ratio... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7287744 | Fuel conditioning apparatus A fuel conditioning system (10) comprises a housing (12) defining a chamber (14) and provided with an inlet (16) upstream of the chamber (14) and an outlet (18) downstream of the chamber (14). A hemispherical seat ( | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281514 | Glow ring ignition assist for internal combustion engine A glow member, preferably in the shape of a ring, assists ignition and combustion of a fuel used in an internal combustion engine. A fuel injection valve injects a plurality of fuel jets directly into a combustion chamber during operation of the engine so that the f... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278387 | Multiple spark pattern internal combustion initiation device and engine using same A multiple spark pattern internal combustion initiation device includes a body defining a prechamber and a plurality of orifices from the prechamber. The device includes at least two electrical circuits which each form a spark gap with an electrical ground inside th... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270107 | Bolted pre-combustion chamber A pre-combustion chamber for an engine is made more simply removable from the cylinder head by integrating the chamber design and not threading the assembly to the head. The assembly is provided as an integrated design using a seal that helps dissipate heat from the... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7263985 | Exhaust emission control device in internal combustion engine and heat engine Catalyst is supported at least on a part of the combustion chamber wall of an internal combustion engine. A control is provided for controlling the fuel injection equipment of the engine so that pilot fuel injection is performed prior to main fuel injection under pr... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243862 | Apparatus and method for mode-switching fuel injector nozzle A fuel injector nozzle and method for dispersing fuel during a normal combustion operation and a supplemental combustion operation, the fuel injector nozzle comprising: a plurality of first outlet openings configured to disperse fuel in a first arrangement; and a pl... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7210447 | Ignition device with precombustion chamber coated with a refractory coating layer, for internal combustion engine, and igniter with precombustion chamber The invention concerns an ignition device for internal combustion engine, containing: a main chamber (1) designed for including a main combustible mixture, and fitted with a compression system of said mixture, and ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7185614 | Double bowl piston A piston for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The piston has a piston crown with a face having an interior annular edge. The piston also has first piston bowl recessed within the face of the piston crown. The first piston bowl has a bottom surface and an ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7159567 | Control apparatus for internal combustion engine An engine ECU executes a program including the step of detecting an engine coolant temperature (THW), the step of selecting a map for a warm state as the map for calculating a fuel injection ratio (or a DI ratio) (r) when the engine coolant temperature (THW) is equa... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152572 | Internal combustion engine A high thermal efficiency lean-burn spark-ignition two or four stroke engine operable unthrottled suitable for vehicles using gasoline. It uses an indirect combustion chamber and a transfer orifice aligned to produce a jet of air moving in helical swirl motion aroun... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7107964 | Control of auto-ignition timing for homogeneous combustion jet ignition engines A method and system of controlling auto-ignition timing in an internal combustion engine cylinder in which the timing of auto-ignition in prechambers that are coupled to the cylinder is precisely controlled. The auto-ignition in the prechambers produces hot gas jets... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104245 | Precombustion chamber ignition device made of a material with high thermal conductivity for an internal combustion engine, and precombustion chamber igniter The invention concerns an ignition device for internal combustion engine, containing: a main chamber (1) designed for including a main combustible mixture, and fitted with a compression system of said mixture, | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100567 | Method to extend lean ignition limit within internal combustion engine A method of operating an internal combustion engine is provided. The engine includes a main combustion chamber in fluid communication with a prechamber. The method comprises the step of varying the volume within the prechamber during a portion of a compression strok... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7066137 | Anti detonation device and method for internal combustion engines A flame ejector device for mounting in the spark plug aperture of an internal combustion engine whereby an inner end of the device is within the combustion chamber, the device being configured to receive a fuel-air mixture charge on the compression stroke of the pis... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7040279 | Energy-cell combustion system A Divided Chamber combustion system comprising an energy-cell built in the bottom of a deep piston bowl; aligned in the cylinder's centerline; in fluid communication with the main combustion chamber through one main transfer passage disposed in its centerline and a ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033525 | High conductivity polyaniline compositions and uses therefor The present invention describes compositions formed from polyanaline and carbon nanotubes, which exhibit enhanced conductivity and which provide uses in electronic circuit applications. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7003878 | Method for producing a ring support with a sheet metal cooling channel welded thereon The invention relates to a method for producing a ring support (1) with a sheet metal cooling channel welded thereon (5), which is transfused later with an aluminium melt for producing a piston. The aim of the invention is to improve the production of ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6998727 | Methods of operating a parallel hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a secondary power source The invention is directed toward methods for operating a parallel hybrid vehicle in a manner that responds to the operator's demand for power output, while maximizing engine efficiency and minimizing disruptions in vehicle drivability. According to principles of the... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6912992 | Method and apparatus for pilot fuel introduction and controlling combustion in gaseous-fuelled internal combustion engine A method and apparatus for introducing pilot fuel into a piston cylinder of an operating gaseous fuelled internal combustion engine monitoring a set of engine parameters, determining engine load and engine speed from the set of engine parameters, introducing a first... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6880517 | Two-step combustion system A two-step combustion system configured to install an auxiliary combustion chamber at the upper lateral surface of the combustion chamber and to store some of the compressed fuel-air mixture in the auxiliary combustion chamber to allow the fuel-air mixture to be bur... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6668788 | Homogenous charge compression ignition engine having a cylinder including a high compression space The present invention relates generally to the field of homogeneous charge compression engines. In these engines, fuel is injected upstream or directly into the cylinder when the power piston is relatively close to its bottom dead center position. The fue... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6546909 | Piston for a thermal regenerated engine Internal combustion engines have been developed having regeneration mechanisms for increasing efficiency and reducing emissions. Previous regeneration mechanisms have been complicated and costly. The present invention provides a simple regeneration member... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6513483 | Pre-combustion chamber for an internal combustion engine A pre-combustion chamber assembly for an internal combustion engine is disclosed having an inner housing having a receiver for receiving a spark plug and an inlet for fuel. A connector is provided for securing the pre-combustion chamber in a spark plug we... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6125813 | Prechamber combustion for a rotary diesel engine A fuel injection, ignition, and combustion system for use in a rotary internal combustion engine of the diesel type and method of power extraction is provided. The fuel combustion system includes a rotary engine with a prechamber disposed in a top center ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6095111 | Fuel injection internal combustion engine with sub-combustion chamber A fuel injection internal combustion engine is provided with a sub-combustion chamber in communication with a main combustion chamber. A volumetric ratio of the sub-combustion chamber to the main combustion chamber is set within a range of 2:8 to 6:4. A m... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6019081 | Cooled pre-combustion chamber assembly A sparkplug cooling passageway is disposed in a second body portion of the cooled pre-combustion chamber assembly. The sparkplug cooling passageway has a first side surface spaced about a threaded bore portion disposed in the second body portion. The firs... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6016785 | Pre-combustion chamber assembly and method A pre-combustion chamber assembly and method for an internal combustion engine consists of first, second and third body portions of different metallic materials. A second end of the first body portion is joined to the first end of the second body portion ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5924402 | Pre-combustion chamber for an internal combustion engine A pre-combustion chamber for an internal combustion engine that is provided with a flow enhancing member which located in the interior of the pre-combustion chamber and permits the pre-combustion chamber to absorb additional heat energy during the combust... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5915351 | Insulated precombustion chamber An insulated pre-combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine in which a piston is disposed in a cylinder for reciprocal movement relative to the cylinder. A cylinder head is provided over the cylinder and piston to form a main combustion chamber a... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5778849 | Insulated precombustion chamber An insulated pre-combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine in which a piston is disposed in a cylinder for reciprocal movement relative to the cylinder. A cylinder head is provided over the cylinder and piston to form a main combustion chamber a... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5738066 | Piston structure with heat insulated combustion chamber In this piston structure with a heat insulated combustion chamber, a combustion chamber structure is fixed to a piston body stably and firmly by a pre-stressed holding member. The combustion chamber structure which constitutes a combustion chamber provide... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5664540 | Pre-combustion chamber-type engine The present invention provides a pre-combustion chamber-type engine, which optimizes the relation between the heat capacity of the pre-combustion chamber structure that forms the pre-combustion chamber and the displacement per cylinder and thereby improve... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5662082 | Pre-combustion chamber for internal combustion engine and method of manufacture thereof A pre-combustion chamber is adapted to be installed in the spark plug well of an existing engine. The pre-combustion chamber includes an inner combustion chamber housing and an outer cooling jacket housing. The two housing are assembled in such a manner t... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5617823 | Spark-ignited reciprocating piston engine having a subdivided combustion chamber An internal-combustion engine includes a cylinder having an upper, generally planar bounding surface formed by an inner wall portion of a cylinder head; a fuel injection device and a spark plug held in the cylinder head and opening into the cylinder; a pi... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5611307 | Internal combustion engine ignition device An ignition device for an internal combustion engine comprising a smal pre-chamber 1 having a volume of about 0.7 of the volume of an associated combustion chamber, a small outlet orifice 1a in a pre-chamber having a dimensionaless throat parameter of abo... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5603298 | High compression ratio internal-combustion engine The present invention relates to a high compression ratio internal-combustion engine including a control valve which opens and closes a connection hole, between a pre-chamber and a main chamber, which pre-burns fuel and main chamber. The engine controls t... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5549087 | Combined cycle engine A method of operation of an internal combustion engine to minimize NOx emission in exhaust gas involves detection of load on the vehicle engine as either a low load or a high load. While a low load is detected unthrottled air and a quantity of fuel provid... | 08/27/1996 |
