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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118001 | Cooling system for an internal combustion engine in a motorcycle A cooling system for a water-cooled internal combustion engine includes a coolant flow circuit and a coolant return passage. The coolant flow circuit includes a water pump, a water jacket having a plurality of serially connected flow passages, an oil cooler, a radia... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7980204 | Reserve tank A reserve tank includes a tank body for storing coolant, an inflow portion for allowing the coolant to flow into the tank body, a guide portion, and an outflow portion for allowing the coolant to flow out of the tank body. The guide portion is disposed above the inf... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7681537 | Gas extractor for an engine coolant system A system and method for removing gases from an engine coolant system. In one embodiment, the system includes a fluid system that is operable to collects gas, and a gas collection system coupled to the fluid system. The system also includes a venturi pump system coup... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7631619 | Cooling agent compensation tank for a cooling circuit The invention relates, in general, to internal combustion engine cooling, in particular for a motor vehicle, more specifically to a cooling agent compensation tank of a cooling circuit, in particular a low-temperature circuit for indirectly cooling a super-charging ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7600491 | Coolant air bleed structure for water-cooled internal combustion engine and engine incorporating same A coolant air bleed structure is provided for a water-cooled internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and a cylinder head, formed at upper portion of the cylinders. The cylinder head includes a coolant jacket formed therein. The coolant air bleed s... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7441517 | Cooling circuit for a motor vehicle and corresponding motor vehicle The circuit includes an internal volume for receiving a cooling fluid, a stopper for selectively closing an opening giving access to the internal volume, and ensuring element that the cooling fluid can be discharged via a discharge outlet. The respective discharge a... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7424869 | Cooling circuit for an internal combustion engine In a cooling circuit for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle including a pump device arranged upstream of the internal combustion engine, a cooler having an inlet side connected to a coolant outlet of the internal combustion engine and an outlet connect... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7398746 | Vehicle A vehicle is capable of simplifying attaching a connection member and an atmospheric discharge member to a reservoir tank of a vehicle body. The vehicle is arranged such that it includes a connection member for connecting a heat exchanger for cooling an engine and a... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7383795 | Surge tank A surge tank comprises a liquid inlet portion designed to dissipate the energy of coolant flowing into the surge tank. Desirably, fluid is delivered into a pool of liquid in an initial chamber rather than into an air gap above a pool of liquid such that the pool of ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7347423 | Arrangement in connection with mechanical seal An arrangement in connection with a mechanical seal includes at least two sliding surfaces pressing against each other, which are arranged to seal a gap between a rotating and a non-rotating machining part, and mechanism for providing a sealing fluid flow cooling th... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343884 | Coolant system for hybrid power system A cooling system for a hybrid power system that includes an engine such as a generator engine, and a power converter such as an inverter, includes an engine cooling circuit, a power converter cooling circuit and a common coolant tank operatively coupled to both the ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7310965 | Compressor head, internal discriminator, external discriminator, manifold design for refrigeration recovery apparatus The compressor head, internal and/or external discriminator, and manifold design in general utilize ball valves on the suction and discharge of a cylinder head in the recovery of refrigerant liquid and/or vapor. The device facilitates the flashing of liquid refriger... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308870 | Coolant distributing means for an internal combustion engine A cooling system for an internal combustion engine in which bubbles are not transferred to the water pump, and thereby the efficiency of the water pump is maintained. The interior of a water outlet mounted on a cylinder head is divided by a partition wall to form a ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7273087 | Assembly A tank for a radiator has an integral connecting member between the tank and the radiator. The integral connecting member is used to connect both a filing port and a ventilation port. The filling port is utilized for adding a liquid to the radiator and the ventilati... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7263954 | Internal combustion engine coolant flow A cooling system for an internal combustion engine 1 is disclosed in which an electronically controlled flow control valve 9 is used to control the flow of coolant exiting the engine 1. The electronically controlled flow control valve 9 i... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261069 | Active de-aeration system for automotive coolant systems An active de-aeration system includes a fill tube, a removable pressure cap, a de-aeration baffle within the fill tube and an externally disposed outlet conduit connected to a sump chamber of the fill tube disposed outside a baffled chamber defined by the de-aeratio... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7243620 | Liquid-cooling device for internal combustion engine A head cooling path diverges from a backflow path at a position between a radiator and a thermostat and is connected with a cylinder head of an engine by bypassing a cylinder block of the engine. A pump circulates the cooling water through the head cooling path, to ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7216610 | Pressure regulator for engine cooling system A cooling system apparatus includes a coolant tank, an overflow tank coupled to the coolant tank, and a pressure regulator. The pressure regulator regulates flow of fluid discharged from the coolant tank into the overflow tank. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7194985 | Engine cooling structure, and engine incorporating same An engine cooling structure for a water cooled engine includes water pump and a thermostat. The water pump pumps coolant to a water jacket of the engine. The water pump and thermostat are provided on a cover member installed on an outside of a crankcase of the engin... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194986 | Actuator assisted blow-off assembly to control coolant flow in an internal combustion engine A blow-off valve assembly for an internal combustion engine cooling system is biased to prevent coolant flow from the cooling system to the internal combustion engine when a pressure of the coolant is below a threshold. An actuating assembly is configured to impart ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191739 | Integral coolant reservoir and air cleaner for automotive vehicle In integral utility assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a coolant reservoir and an air cleaner. A mounting bracket for attaching the assembly to an engine compartment structure is co-molded with an air cleaner base and a lower portion of a coolant reservoir,... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188588 | Cooling system and coolant reservoir for a cooling system A cooling system for an engine includes a radiator and a reservoir. The reservoir includes upper and lower chambers and a conduit providing fluid communication between the upper and lower chambers. The upper chamber is usually in fluid communication with the radiato... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172089 | Motor vehicle In a motor vehicle having a chassis, an engine cooled with fluid via a coolant system and a filling connection for the coolant system, the filling connection is equipped with a filling opening, a removable closing cap for the filling opening and an overflow connecti... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7159412 | Compressor head, internal discriminator, external discriminator, manifold design for refrigeration recovery apparatus The compressor head, internal and/or external discriminator, and manifold design in general utilize ball valves on the suction and discharge of a cylinder head in the recovery of refrigerant liquid and/or vapor. The device facilitates the flashing of liquid refriger... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152555 | Engine cooling system An improved cooling system for a turbo charged internal combustion engine is disclosed. A conduit connects a pressurizing engine air intake to the cooling system to raise the pressure in the cooling system thereby enabling an increase of the maximum temperature whic... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7114470 | Safety-cap system for an engine cooling device and a method The present invention provides a safety cap system with a pressure and temperature activated external locking cum unlocking means for an automotive cooling system to prevent accidental removal of the safety cap. The safety cap further uses a torque overriding mechan... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7073346 | Compressor head, internal discriminator, external discriminator, manifold design for refrigerant recovery apparatus and vacuum sensor The compressor head, internal and/or external discriminator, and manifold design in general utilize ball valves on the suction and discharge of a cylinder head in the recovery of refrigerant liquid and/or vapor. The device facilitates the flashing of liquid refriger... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7072180 | Gas collecting device, test head and IC device testing apparatus A heating element cooling cover 5 for covering IC devices 44 mounted on a substrate 4, wherein a coolant is circulated to be able to contact the IC devices 44, and a groove 54 (bypath) is provided for an air and the coolant to flow... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7011049 | Method and device for cooling a motor vehicle engine A method for cooling a motor vehicle engine consists in regulating the volume and the flow rate of a coolant fluid in a hydraulic circuit provided with a degassing bypass hose equipped with an electronically controlled proportional actuator and with means forming di... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000576 | Container for liquids A container for liquids is proposed, with a first chamber for a first liquid and an additional chamber for a second liquid. Between these two chambers at least one additional chamber is provided for the mechanically joining together the liquid-filled chambers. This ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997284 | Lubricant cooling system for a motor vehicle axle In a driven axle assembly (12) for a motor vehicle that includes a differential housing located substantially in the center of the axle and tubes (16, 17) extending laterally from the differential, surrounding axle shafts (20) and opening into a... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997239 | Motor-fan shroud with reservoir tank A motor-fan shroud is formed at its lower portion with a supporting portion having a hole and at its upper portion with a first and second clip portions arranged apart from each other in a width direction. A reservoir tank is formed at its lower portion with a proje... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6959670 | Engine system having opened water tank cover An engine device includes a water tank coupled to an engine to supply cooling water to the engine and having a mouth disposed in the upper portion. A separator housing is coupled between the water tank and the engine to receive heated water and vapor or air from the... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6948456 | Method and device for cooling a motor vehicle engine A method for cooling a motor vehicle engine which engine consists in regulating the volume and the flow rate of a coolant in a hydraulic circuit provided with a first bypass hose wherein is arranged a water/oil exchanger. The method comprises a first step of regulat... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6941902 | Coolant recovery system of a vehicle In a coolant recovery system of a vehicle, a coolant reservoir is connected at its upper portion to a radiator by a first pressure cap and a first ventilation hose, and to an engine by a second ventilation hose that is provided with a check valve thereon. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6936042 | Surgical tools for use in minimally invasive telesurgical applications This invention provides surgical tools or instruments for use in minimally invasive telesurgical applications. The instruments typically include a base whereby the instrument is removably mountable on a robotically controlled articulated arm. An elongate shaft exten... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6886503 | Engine cooling system An improved cooling system for a turbo charged internal combustion engine is disclosed. A conduit connects a pressurizing engine air intake to the cooling system to raise the pressure in the cooling system thereby enabling an increase of the maximum temperature whic... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6843209 | Engine cooling water passage structure and gas/liquid separator for engine cooling system An engine cooling water passage structure includes a cooling water passage unit that is formed by integrating a water pump for supplying cooling water, a thermostat housing for housing a thermostat, a gas/liquid separation chamber for separating air from the cooling... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6776126 | Method and device for cooling a motor vehicle engine A method for cooling a motor vehicle engine consists in regulating the volume and the flow rate of a coolant fluid in a hydraulic circuit provided with a degassing bypass hose wherein is provided a degassing box. The method comprises a step of determining the temper... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6745726 | Engine thermal management for internal combustion engine An engine thermal management system and method for a vehicle engine that allows for reduced coolant flow and energy consumption by the system, while avoiding excessive critical metal temperatures in the engine. The engine includes a coolant inlet in a head and a coo... | 06/08/2004 |
