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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120103282 | MULTI-THERMOSTAT ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM A cooling system for an engine is disclosed. The cooling system may have a pump driven by the engine to pressurize coolant, a single heat exchanger configured to cool pressurized coolant, and an aftercooler configured to transfer heat from air entering the engine to pre... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120048217 | COOLANT CIRCUIT Coolant circuit, in particular a coolant circuit having a plurality of sub-circuits 1, 2, 3 of an internal combustion engine 11 includes a primary cooling circuit 1 and a heating circuit 2 as well as a coolant delivery pump 5 disposed ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120024243 | Engine cooling apparatus The present invention provides an engine cooling apparatus that is capable of suppressing cavitation in a high rotation region while achieving an increase in a circulation flow rate of cooling water in a low/medium rotation region. The engine cooling apparatus includes:... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110253074 | Locomotive Engine Emissions Control Suite A locomotive diesel engine emissions control suite includes retarding fuel injection timing and heating the diesel fuel. Switch locomotives are now required to comply with USEPA emission standards under 40 CFR Part 1033 regulations. Retarding the fuel injection timing r... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110214626 | COOLING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A cooling apparatus for an internal combustion engine is provided in which a temperature detecting tip of a temperature sensor is arranged in a position where flow of a coolant is smooth, to thereby improve a measurement accuracy of coolant temperature. A thermoelement ... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110174243 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE COOLING UNIT A unit for cooling an internal combustion engine, including: a crankcase exchanger configured to allow for a flow of a crankcase coolant, a main radiator, an additional radiator, and a cooling circuit configured to convey the coolant between the exchanger of the crankca... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110174244 | ACCESSORY DRIVE FOR A STOP/START VEHICLE An engine with vacuum and coolant pumps is disclosed. In one example, the vacuum and coolant pumps are mechanically coupled together and driven by a single motor. The approach may reduce system cost and complexity.... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110162595 | HEAT MANAGEMENT MODULE OF THE COOLING SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A heat management module of a cooling system of an internal combustion engine which has a valve housing that includes at least one first feed connection for cooling water of a bypass circuit and at least one adjacent second feed connection for cooling water of a radiato... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110132291 | AUXILIARY PUMP SCHEME FOR A COOLING SYSTEM IN A HYBRID-ELECTRIC VEHICLE Various systems and methods are described for a cooling system coupled to an engine in a vehicle. One example method comprises, during engine off, operating an auxiliary pump to flow coolant through a heater core; and, during engine running, operating an engine pump to ... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110126782 | THERMOSTATIC CONTROL OF VEHICLE HEATER COOLANT CIRCUIT TO MAXIMIZE CABIN HEATER PERFORMANCE A coolant circulation system for an internal combustion engine includes an exhaust gas recirculation system coolant circuit and a cabin heating circuit. The exhaust gas recirculation system coolant circuit includes a heat exchanger to extract heat from exhaust gases int... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110126783 | Exhaust Heat Recovery System of Vehicle and Method Thereof An exhaust heat recovery device may include a radiator disposed at a main line and through which hot coolant circulates, an exhaust heat exchanger transferring exhaust heat of an engine to coolant, a first valve selectively circulating the coolant to the main line or a ... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110120394 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR ENGINE A cooling system includes a cooling portion for flowing a coolant therethrough, a coolant sensitive sensor portion detecting a temperature of the coolant, a heat exchanging device using a heat of the coolant, a circulation flow varying device for varying a circulation f... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110107983 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES A cooling system is provided for an internal combustion engine that includes, but is not limited to an engine coolant circuit having a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet, a radiator having an inlet and an outlet, a first pipeline for hydraulically connecting the radiato... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110100307 | COOLING SYSTEMS A cooling system for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine permits rapid warm-up of the engine by the use of two electrically-operated valves in addition to a conventional thermostat. A bypass valve and a heater valve both remain closed at low coolant temperatu... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110023796 | Adaptive EGR Cooling System A first loop contains engine coolant passageways (28, 30) and a first radiator (34). A second loop contains a first EGR cooler (48). A third loop contains a second EGR cooler (50), a second radiator (36), a charge air cooler (26... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110005474 | Engine Cooling System for a Vehicle An engine cooling system for a vehicle, and method of operation, includes both an engine driven main coolant pump that may be disengaged by a clutch and an electrically driven auxiliary coolant pump, where each can be used separately or they can be used together to cont... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100251977 | Cooling System For Variable Cylinder Engines A cooling system for variable cylinder engines is is designed to most efficiently cool engine during engine full displacement operation and to heat inactive cylinders and cool active cylinders during engine reduced displacement operation. By heating inactive cylinders, ... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100186684 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A cooling system for cooling an internal combustion engine includes a first portion, a second portion and a bypass valve. The first portion forms a first fluid chamber through which a cooling medium passes as it flows from the engine to a heater that utilizes heat gener... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100154729 | Systems and methods for controlling engine temperature A system for controlling temperature associated with an engine is provided. The system includes a first fluid circulating system, including a first fluid pump and a heat exchanger. The engine, the first fluid pump, and the heat exchanger are in flow communication. The s... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100132636 | FLAME PROOF POWER PACK A power pack has an electrically controlled internal combustion engine which is provided with a turbo charger which is immersed in liquid coolant to reduce the risk of a spark therefrom igniting combustible gas in the ambient atmosphere.... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100122671 | Cooling circuit of engine A cooling circuit of an engine may include a water pump provided at a coolant circulation line, an engine provided with a water jacket forming a pathway through which a coolant supplied from the water pump passes, and having a coolant inflow line and a coolant exhaust l... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100122670 | Fluid circuit of engine A fluid circuit of an engine fitted with a cooling circuit and an oil circuit, may include a water pump mounted on a coolant circulation line, a radiator that connected to a coolant exhaust line of the engine, a water temperature governor selectively connecting the radi... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100116228 | ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS FOR COOLING SYSTEM OF VEHICLE A coolant circuit circulates coolant between an internal combustion engine and a radiator of a vehicle and is provided with a thermostat. A control unit obtains radiator side released heat amount information, which indicates the amount of heat released from coolant thro... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100095908 | Multi-thermostat engine cooling system A cooling system for an engine is disclosed. The cooling system may have a pump driven by the engine to pressurize coolant, a single heat exchanger configured to cool pressurized coolant, and an aftercooler configured to transfer heat from air entering the engine to pre... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100083916 | COOLING APPARATUS AND COOLING METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A cooling apparatus includes an electric water pump that circulates a coolant, a radiator that radiates heat of the coolant, an electric fan that cools the radiator, a control device, and first flow rate correction means. The control device controls the discharge flow r... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100058999 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE SUBSYSTEM AND A VEHICLE INCORPORATING SUCH A SYSTEM In a system for cooling transmission oil in a vehicle with a hydraulic oil cooling circuit 20, an engine cooling subsystem 18 which uses cooling fluid, and a transmission oil cooling circuit 22, the transmission oil circuit 22 comprises first... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100050960 | COOLING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND HYBRID VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME A cooling apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes an engine cooling system that includes a water jacket, a radiator, and a circulation passage through which a coolant is circulated between the water jacket and the radiator, wherein the coolant is provided i... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100012054 | COOLING CIRCUIT FOR THE THERMAL ENGINE OFAN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE A cooling circuit for the thermal engine of an automotive vehicle includes a main loop that includes a first exchanger for collecting the heat from a first heat source, a first radiator and a pump connected in series by ducts for the circulation of a cooling liquid, the... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090308335 | Vehicle Cooling System with Directed Flows A cooling system for internal combustion engines provides directed flows of heated or cooled coolant to various engine components and/or accessories as needed. By providing directed flows, the overall coolant flow volume is reduced from that of conventional cooling syst... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090301409 | ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM An engine cooling system in which a coolant flows through a coolant circuit includes: a pump for circulating coolant under pressure through the coolant circuit; a radiator provided in the coolant circuit, wherein the radiator cools coolant passing through the coolant ci... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090301408 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE INITIAL OPENING OF A THERMOSTAT REGULATING THE TEMPERATURE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A device for controlling opening of a cooling circuit control valve system of an internal combustion engine, containing a coolant, which is automatically opened under effect of a cooling liquid being heated to a standard temperature. The control performs an early contro... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090283060 | Thermal Energy Management System for a Vehicle Heat Engine Provided with a Time-Delay Switching Means The inventive management system comprises a high-temperature circuit (12) provided with a high-temperature cooling radiator (20), a low-temperature circuit (14) provided with a low-temperature cooling radiator (30, 30a, 30b | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090277401 | COOLING SYSTEM A cooling system for an engine is divided into an inner circuit and an outer circuit, said inner circuit including a radiator, a cooling pump, a thermostat housing, an ejector pump, cooling channels arranged inside the engine and ducting connecting said components. The ... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090266311 | HEAT EXCHANGER WITH INTEGRAL THERMOSTATS A system for cooling an engine is described. The system includes, a heat exchanger, the heat exchanger having a first heat exchange portion that removes heat energy from coolant fluid flowing therein, and a second heat exchange portion that removes heat energy from cool... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090255488 | Cooling device for engine A cooling device for an engine that can raise the temperature of cooling water within a short period of time during the warm-up operation and allows a simple structure. The cooling device has a radiator circulation flow channel for circulation via an engine, a radiator,... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090241863 | CONTROL METHOD OF ENGINE RAPID WARM-UP SYSTEM An engine rapid warm-up system includes cooling water circulating through an engine 1, a radiator 2 introducing the cooling water to be cooled, a heat accumulator 3 storing the cooling water heated by the engine 1, and a pipe 6 and a w... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090241864 | COOLING SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A cooling system includes: an oil pump for supplying oil under pressure; a cylinder head forming part of a combustion chamber; a cooling portion formed in the cylinder head and adapted to allow circulating oil to cool heat transmitted from the combustion chamber; an oil... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090241862 | SNOWMOBILE COOLING SYSTEM A snowmobile is disclosed having a frame. A tunnel is formed in a rearward portion of the frame. An engine disposed on the frame. A drive track is disposed at least in part in the tunnel and is operatively connected to the engine for propulsion of the snowmobile. At lea... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090229542 | Cooling System for a Vehicle, and Method for the Operation of a Cooling System An invention relates to a cooling system for a vehicle comprising an engine, an engine radiator, and an engine cooling circuit. A second cooling circuit encompassing at least one cooling component can be coupled to the engine radiator and is connected to a coolant recir... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090183696 | LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A liquid cooling system for an internal combustion engine includes a coolant pump, an air-to-liquid heat exchanger, and a bypass loop for allowing coolant to circulate from the coolant pump to the engine without passing through the heat exchanger. A thermostatic valve m... | 07/23/2009 |
