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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7571718 | Device for exchanging heat Disclosed is a device for exchanging heat, especially for cooling the combustion air of internal combustion engines in motor vehicles, which is characterized by the fact that the flow devices (14) are accommodated in an profiled housing (6) comprising ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7464700 | Method for cooling an internal combustion engine having exhaust gas recirculation and charge air cooling A system for cooling charge air from a turbo- or supercharger and exhaust gas recirculated from an exhaust gas recirculation valve in an internal combustion engine. The system includes a radiator and parallel charge air and exhaust gas heat exchanger units, the char... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7441453 | System for virtual frost sensor A system for a virtual frost sensor is disclosed including a method for operating the virtual frost sensor. The method includes determining a first temperature indicative of a fluid upstream of the component and determining a second temperature indicative of a fluid... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7426921 | Supercharger and air inlet assembly for a V type internal combustion engine In one example, a supercharger and air inlet assembly for a V8 engine comprises a supercharger, a pair of air inlet casings, and a top cover, the air inlet casings having outlet ports which align with inlet ports in the cylinder heads. The supercharger has a rotor c... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7404293 | Intake system for supercharged engine An intake system for a supercharged engine can include a blow-off passage provides communication between the upstream side of the throttle valve and the upstream side of a supercharger. A blow-off valve opens and closes the blow-off passage. The blow-off valve can b... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7398770 | Dual cold air induction system, apparatus and method for diesel engines A dual cold air induction (“DCAI”) system, apparatus and method for decreasing the intake air temperature, which increases the air's volume and efficiency, at the diesel internal combustion engine's point-of-ignition. The DCAI system comprises a dual air cooling... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7347248 | Heat exchanger package with split radiator and split charge air cooler A combined radiator and charge air cooler package includes a radiator having upper and lower portions for cooling engine coolant and a charge air cooler having upper and lower portions for cooling charge air. The upper charge air cooler portion is disposed in overla... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343906 | Water jet propulsion boat A watercraft can include an engine having a crankshaft with its output end extending rearward of a crankcase and a supercharger for compressing air feeding it to the engine. The supercharger can be located forward of a rear end of the crankcase. An exhaust pipe, des... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343907 | Crankcase lower part A crankcase lower part for a supercharged internal combustion engine, wherein the crankcase lower part extends about a space below the crankshaft. The crankshaft lower part comprises an intercooler, which is cooled by coolant, and/or a charge air intermediate cooler... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341050 | Charge air cooler having refrigerant coils and method for cooling charge air An apparatus and a method for cooling charge air, comprising the steps of cooling at least one cooling agent conduit with a cooling agent (Step 401), flowing thermally charged air through a plurality of charge air conduits positioned in proximity to the at le... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337769 | Charge air cooler having refrigerant coils and method for cooling charge air An apparatus and a method for cooling charge air, comprising the steps of introducing a cooling agent into at least one cooling agent conduit whereby the at least one cooling agent conduit is cooled (Step 401), flowing thermally charged air through a pluralit... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325399 | Coolant penetrating cold-end pressure vessel An improvement is provided to a pressurized close-cycle machine that has a cold-end pressure vessel and is of the type having a piston undergoing reciprocating linear motion within a cylinder containing a working fluid heated by conduction through a heater head by h... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7310946 | Circuit arrangement for cooling charge air and method for operating a circuit arrangement of this type The invention relates to a circuit arrangement (K) comprising a low-temperature circuit (NK) for cooling charge air (13) that is fed to a motor (8) in a motor vehicle equipped with a turbocharger. According to the invention, the charge air (13) ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7299122 | On demand boost conditioner (ODBC) An integrated system for increasing power output from an internal combustion engine. System facilitates an interface for controlling and conditioning of the amount of intake air into an internal combustion engine. The system interfaces to a controller and provides c... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7290593 | Heat exchanger package with split charge air cooler A combined radiator and charge air cooler package comprises a radiator for cooling engine coolant, and a charge air cooler for cooling charge air having upper and lower portions. The upper charge air cooler portion is disposed in overlapping relationship and adjacen... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281527 | Internal combustion engine and working cycle The invention is concerned with a method of deriving mechanical work from a combustion gas in internal combustion engines and reciprocating internal combustion engines for carrying out the method. The invention includes methods and apparatuses for managing combustio... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278407 | Boost control for internal combustion engine using substantially carbon-free fuel A system and method for limiting HC, CO, CO2, and NOx emissions in an internal combustion engine is provided. According to one aspect of the disclosure, a substantially carbon-free fuel, such as hydrogen (H2), is used to fuel combust... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278472 | Internally mounted radial flow intercooler for a combustion air changer An improved combustion air charger, such as a turbocharger or a supercharger, includes a housing (10) having a rotary shaft (18) journalled therein. At least one compressor wheel (20,22) is located on the shaft (18). The housing (10 | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264075 | Snowmobile with a turbocharged four-stroke engine A snowmobile is provided that includes a frame, an engine, an endless belt drive system, and an air intake system for the engine. The frame has a forward portion and an aft portion. The engine is mounted to the forward portion and the belt drive system is mounted to... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260933 | Method for limiting a boost pressure In a method for limiting a boost pressure of an internal combustion engine which is supercharged by the compressor of an exhaust gas turbocharger including a control unit in which a desired boost pressure value is compared with a limiting value and when the desired ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7257950 | Diesel engine charge air cooler bypass passage and method An internal combustion engine (100) includes a turbocharger (107) having a turbine (109) and a compressor (111). A charge-air cooler (121) is in fluid communication with an outlet (117) of the compressor (111) through... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254947 | Vehicle cooling system A vehicle engine cooling system includes a primary cooling circuit having a primary radiator and a coolant pump. A secondary cooling circuit includes a secondary radiator, an EGR cooler, and a liquid/air charge air pre-cooler receiving engine inlet air from a turboc... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255945 | Compact fuel cell system with efficient power generation performance A fuel cell system for supplying electricity to a main motor as a power source includes a fuel cell stack and pumps for supplying a fuel gas and an oxygen-containing gas to the fuel cell stack. The fuel cell system further includes a driving force transmitting mecha... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251937 | Charge air cooler drain system A charge air cooler drain system is provided for an engine system having a turbo-compressor and a charge air cooler for cooling air compressed by the turbo-compressor. The drain system includes a reservoir for storing condensation and having a reservoir inlet and a ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249576 | Low temperature thermostat housing system for an engine An aftercooler thermostat housing for an engine is disclosed. The housing system comprises a housing and a thermostat within the housing. The housing system further includes a bypass system for providing a connection to allow an engine coolant to flow to the afterco... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7237523 | Internal combustion engine with at least two cylinder banks An intake air crossover arrangement for an internal combustion engine having two cylinder banks in a V-shaped arrangement in which air compressed by at least one, and preferably two, turbochargers, is delivered via air ducts to respective intake manifolds for each c... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7228885 | Heat exchanger package with split radiator and split charge air cooler A combined radiator and charge air cooler package includes a radiator having upper and lower portions for cooling engine coolant and a charge air cooler having upper and lower portions for cooling charge air. The upper charge air cooler portion is disposed in overla... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225762 | Spraying method and apparatus A method for spraying an aqueous liquid into the air intake duct (2) of a turbocharged piston engine (1) for humidifying the intake air to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. In a first stage in the method, the intake air is heated by a heat exchanger ele... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225763 | Fumigation system for a diesel engine A system and method is provided to reduce particulate and NOx emissions from diesel engines through the use of a duel-fuel fumigation system. The system injects a gaseous-fuel flow into the air intake stream of a diesel engine. This results in more comple... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222614 | Internal combustion engine and working cycle The invention is concerned with a method of deriving mechanical work from a combustion gas in internal combustion engines and reciprocating internal combustion engines for carrying out the method. The invention includes methods and apparatuses for managing combustio... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210522 | Arrangement for cooling a vehicle component The invention constitutes an arrangement for cooling a vehicle component, for example a transmission, disposed adjacent to an engine, which arrangement includes a cooling circuit designed to feed a coolant through the transmission and including a line for coolant to... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201157 | Modular supercharger with a cooling system There is provided a supercharger system for supercharging a vehicle engine includes a first lower intake manifold adapter attached to the vehicle engine. The supercharger system further includes a second lower intake manifold adapter attached to the vehicle engine. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198037 | Bypass for exhaust gas cooler An exhaust gas recirculation cooler, typically of the drawn cup design, with a bypass and control valve is disclosed. The control valve can direct a proportion of the exhaust gas to the cooler and a proportion to bypass the cooler depending on the input temperature ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198036 | System and method for cooling air intake A system and method for increasing the horsepower and torque provided by an internal combustion engine involve the use of a vortex tube to provide cooled air to the air intake of the engine. The system utilizes a source of compressed air such as provided by a compre... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195006 | Exhaust gas recirculation system with control of EGR gas temperature A method and system for controlling the temperature of recirculated exhaust gas in an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system, such as those used in connection with diesel engines. An EGR loop (which may be either a high pressure loop or a low pressure loop) has a du... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191769 | Internal combustion engine having two-stage exhaust-driven supercharger and charge air cooling between low pressure and high pressure compressors An internal combustion engine with a 2-stage charge loading includes a connection conduit with a supercharger intercooler provided between the compressors of the low pressure stage and high pressure stage. The supercharger intercooler is configured via a cooling uni... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178579 | Heat exchanger package with split charge air cooler A combined radiator and charge air cooler package comprises a radiator for cooling engine coolant, and a charge air cooler for cooling charge air having upper and lower portions. The upper charge air cooler portion is disposed in overlapping relationship and adjacen... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178486 | Method of reducing nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in supercharged piston engine and piston engine arrangement A piston engine is operated by pressurizing combustion air to a pressure above ambient pressure and adding water to the combustion air, and supplying the pressurized combustion air to which water has been added to a combustion chamber. An emulsion of fuel and water ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172015 | Heat exchanger for air compressor A heat exchanger used in a screw air compressor has a low temperature chamber through which low temperature fluid flows and a high temperature chamber through which high temperature fluid flows. The low temperature chamber and the high temperature chamber are separa... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
