Class 123/540 - Cooling of combustible mixture

Subclass of Class 123 - Internal-combustion engines
Definition: Subject matter including means for cooling (a) the charge-forming
No. of patents: 36
Last issue date: 01/11/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
7866304	Engine fuel boil off management system An engine assembly may include a crankcase ventilation assembly having a fuel separator assembly. The fuel separator assembly may include a condensing unit and a vaporizing unit. The condensing unit may include a gas region and a liquid retaining region. A gas inlet...	01/11/2011
7658183	Engine air intake and fuel chilling system and method A combustion engine intake air cooler system is disclosed that utilizes the vehicle air conditioning system to chill the engine intake air supply by conducting latent heat from the intake air passing through the intake air ducts using an external tubular induction c...	02/09/2010
7314037	Engine brake system of a multicylinder internal combustion engine comprising a cooled intermediate pipe for exchanging gas between cylinders during engine braking The invention relates to a multicylinder internal combustion engine (1) comprising intake valves and exhaust valves that are provided with at least one additional valve (10) for each cylinder (C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C...	01/01/2008
7171955	Flowing fluid conditioner A method and system for temperature conditioning of engine intake air by use of controllable intercooler which consists of an active thermoelectric device and a controllable valve system which optimally directs the path of airflow through a plurality of chambers in ...	02/06/2007
7107765	System for improving motor vehicle performance A system for improving motor vehicle performance includes an air intake heat exchanger placed in-line with the air intake of the motor vehicle. The air intake heat exchanger is coupled to a source of pressurized media for selective application of the pressurized med...	09/19/2006
7100584	Method and apparatus for controlling an internal combustion engine An engine control system determines a desired temperature range of air flowing into an intake manifold of the engine as a function of an operating characteristic, such as the load on the engine or the operating speed of the engine. A bypass conduit is provided in pa...	09/05/2006
7077113	Combined intercooler and flame arrester A combined flame arrester and intercooler for cooling intake gas for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The intercooler comprises an elongated body having a longitudinal axis. The elongated body has a central passageway that extends substantially parallel t...	07/18/2006
6941935	Apparatus and method for controlling the temperature of a component for an internal combustion engine An apparatus and method for controlling the temperature of a component of an internal combustion engine is provided. The apparatus may be used to cool the combustibles such as the fuel, gasoline, diesel or alcohol or the inhaled air that is mixed with the fuel befor...	09/13/2005
6863034	Method of controlling a bi-fuel generator set A method is provided for controlling a bi-fuel generator set. The generator set includes a controller, a generator for generating electrical power, and an engine for driving the generator. A flow of gaseous fuel is provided, and operation of the engine and the gener...	03/08/2005
6776144	Five stroke internal combustion engine A five-stroke internal combustion engine that improves fuel efficiency, power output, and decreases emissions. The five strokes are an intake stroke, a recycle stroke, a compression stroke, a power stroke, and the exhaust stroke. The five-stroke internal combustion ...	08/17/2004
6758193	Super-chilled air induction system A super-chilled air induction apparatus includes a thermoelectric cooling device. The thermoelectric cooling device includes a passage for conducting air. A valve is provided to regulate the flow of cold air from the apparatus into a fuel-air mixture. A heat sink is...	07/06/2004
6394076	Engine charge air cooler An engine charge air cooler system including a charge air compressing system, a refrigerant cycling system, and a charge air cooling apparatus for transferring heat from the compressed charge air of the charge air compressing system to the refrigerant flu...	05/28/2002
6273035	Internal combustion engine with induction system heat sink A first and second baffle formed of a thin sheet metal material are introduced into an engine induction system on the upstream side of air fuel metering device and interposed between the air fuel metering device and a tubular intake runner in order to pre...	08/14/2001
6112718	Pressure regulator A pressure regulator for use with a low pressure fuel pump comprises a pressure relief valve connected between the inlet and outlet of the pump to permit fuel flow from the outlet to the inlet upon the pressure difference therebetween exceeding a predeter...	09/05/2000
5862790	Method of generating turbulence with intra-cycle cooling for spark ignition engines A method of operating a four stroke, spark ignition, high compression ratio, internal combustion engine including at least one intake valve (30), exhaust valve (32) and charging valve (36) per cylinder (16). Each of the valves is actuable by a variable ti...	01/26/1999
5201907	Internal combustion engine The engine is provided with an auxiliary chamber having an auxiliary chamber port with an opening communicated with the combustion chamber. The auxiliary chamber port is arranged to be opened or closed with an auxiliary chamber valve. The timing of closin...	04/13/1993
5117782	Air intake and conditioning system for internal combustion engines Method and apparatus for increasing the efficiency and the performance of normally aspirated internal combustion engines. A combustion air intake housing including a fuel injector for introducing an atomized spray of highly volatile, preferably non-petrol...	06/02/1992
5109809	Temperature control system for a water-cooled internal combustion engine A temperature control system for a water-cooled internal combustion engine suitable for use on outboard motors and the like. A water pathway extends along two water-jacketed engine portions. A water supply control means allows a water supply to be selecti...	05/05/1992
5038725	Intake manifold of internal combustion engine An intake manifold of an internal combustion engine is structured either to keep the temperature in the intake manifold constant or to allow the temperature in the intake manifold to be controlled from outside thereof for thereby increasing the engine out...	08/13/1991
5038742	Vaporizer nozzle A vaporizing nozzle which comprises a wall (16) of porous material through which a liquid to be evaporated percolates from one side thereof into a gas stream at the other side thereof and a thermoelectric device (30) located at or adjacent the wall of por...	08/13/1991
4964376	Device for bypassing heat exchange conduits A system for controlling the heating of diesel fuel in a fuel tank of a diesel engine system to prevent diesel engine control electronics damage. The system is operable to bypass heat exchange medium flow at predetermined temperature ranges to prevent fur...	10/23/1990
4716878	Device for mounting a carburetor having a body made of synthetic resin The device for mounting a carburetor having a body made of synthetic resin comprises a heat insulating member for intercepting transmission of heat from a cylinder of an engine to the carburetor and a temperature adjusting metallic member is interposed be...	01/05/1988
4679539	Vapor lock control and fuel economizer An improved fuel vaporizing system includes a fuel atomizer, an air vent stabilizer and a fuel pressure regulator serially interconnected within the fuel supply line. The fuel atomizer includes a hot water jacket for receiving heated engine coolant to thu...	07/14/1987
4603672	Fuel vaporizer for internal combustion engine Pre-cooled aerosol spray fuel/air mixture is discharged through an array of metering tubes which are housed within a heat exchange chamber. Engine coolant is circulated through the heat exchange chamber. As the aerosol fuel/air mixture is drawn from the c...	08/05/1986
4505250	Variable venturi carburetor A variable venturi carburetor for an internal combustion engine in an automobile comprising means for insulating heat transmitted from a carburetor body to a fuel well defined in a main fuel jet of the carburetor. The heat insulating means is provided at ...	03/19/1985
4491117	Apparatus for supplying cooled fuel to an engine An apparatus for supplying cooled fuel to the fuel injection valves of a fuel injected internal combustion engine. In the engine, there is a distribution tube having a fuel passage for fuel and a coolant passage for a cooling medium such as water or air. ...	01/01/1985
4441476	Charge air cooling system A charge air cooling assembly in which water pressurized by air at reduced pressure from the air brake system of a vehicle powered by a two or four cycle Diesel engine is discharged intermittently as a spray into the intake or discharge of a turbo-compres...	04/10/1984
4440116	Coolant injector Apparatus for injecting coolant into the fuel-air mixture supplied to a turbocharged internal combustion engine in which coolant is stored in a reservoir that is connected to the outlet side of a turbocharger compressor and is pressurized during times tha...	04/03/1984
4301781	Method and apparatus for improving engine operation and reducing hydrocarbons emissions therefrom by cooling the fuel supplied to or in the carburetor Apparatus and method for improving the operation of an internal-combustion engine and reducing hydrocarbons emissions therefrom by cooling the fuel during its passage from the fuel supply tank to the intake manifold....	11/24/1981
4169436	Reciprocating machine with refrigerated cooling of intake air A barrel-type reciprocating machine having a block with a shaft journaled through its center with the ends of the shaft offset at an oblique angle. A pair of wobble spiders are attached to the oblique crank end of the shaft and are in turn attached to an ...	10/02/1979
4165720	Fuel intake system for internal combustion engine A fuel intake system for an internal combustion engine which includes a cooling water jacket surrounding the intake manifold to cool at least the air component of a fuel-air combustion charge just prior to its introduction into the combustion chambers of ...	08/28/1979
4159698	Anti-pollution method and apparatus for combustion engines Anti-pollution method and apparatus for increasing combustion efficiency in an internal combustion engine in which a fuel-air vapor is produced in an evaporation chamber, under vacuum, and is fed through a vacuum trap to the internal combustion engine dow...	07/03/1979
4108126	Fuel feed device of an internal combustion engine Disclosed is a fuel feed device of an internal combustion engine. The fuel supply conduit communicating the carburetor and the fuel tank is arranged in the carburetor for cooling the carburetor and for vaporizing the low boiling components in the fuel onl...	08/22/1978
4072138	Fuel system The fuel system services the internal combustion engine of an automobile or similar vehicle and includes a fuel heater disposed intermediate the carburator and fuel pump of the system. Fuel passing through the heater is heated to a desired temperature, by...	02/07/1978
4053013	Multi-purpose apparatus for heating or cooling fluids Apparatus for heating or cooling a fluid includes a housing having a chamber, the housing having an inlet and an outlet with a flow path for the fluid defined therebetween, the inlet communicating between the chamber and a source of the fluid. A rotor is ...	10/11/1977
4036188	Carburetor equipped with a cooling system A carburetor equipped with a cooling system composed of cooling fluid passages incorporated in the carburetor flange and/or heat insulator mounted below the flange portion, said cooling system being supplied with cooling fluid only for a predetermined dur...	07/19/1977

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