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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8051846 | Two-cycle engine Through holes formed on an atomization pipe can prevent fuel adhering on inner walls of the through holes from escaping. In addition, when fuel adhering on an inner circumferential surface of the atomization pipe flows toward a downstream side, the fuel enters the t... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7942140 | Microbubble generator for a fuel tank A microbubble generator includes a fuel pump for pumping fuel with an introduction pipe for guiding the liquid toward the inlet of the fuel pump. An air pipe includes one end joined with the introduction pipe from the side, and the other end opened as an air inlet. ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942139 | Ring insert for an air intake conduit for an internal combustion engine A ring insert for an air intake conduit for an internal combustion engine comprising a sleeve-shaped body which is tightly mounted within the air intake conduit. The body has an inner surface which includes an annular surface in the shape of a truncated cone definin... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7909027 | Ultrasonic fuel/power enhancer An ultrasonic fuel/power enhancer for producing sound and ultrasound at different wind speeds and conditions is provided. The enhancer is mountable in an air intake of a vehicle with the vehicle having a predetermined number of cylinders and each cylinder having a c... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7640921 | Fuel supply apparatus and vehicle provided with the same An injector bracket 10 is provided inside an air cleaner 5. The injector bracket 10 comprises a rectifying wall 10a bulging into a main chamber 5b, and a stream-line guide wall 10b in opposition to an ai... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7556031 | Device for enhancing fuel efficiency of and/or reducing emissions from internal combustion engines An air/fuel flow structure for enhancing the fuel efficiency of an internal combustion engine includes a generally conical-shaped flow path useable in the engine. One or more tab and one or more notch are formed in the conical path to alter one or more characteristi... | 07/07/2009 |
| RE40621 | Flow improvement vanes in the intake system of an internal combustion engine An air diffuser (20) for an air intake system of an internal combustion engine. The air intake system includes a throttle body (22) up stream from an intake manifold (24), with the air diffuser (20) mounted between them. The air diffuser ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7428891 | Outboard motor equipped with internal combustion engine with carburetor An outboard motor has an internal combustion engine with a carburetor. The carburetor is designed to extend maintenance interval greatly by preventing or suppressing the deposition of solid matters in the gap between the intake passage and a butterfly-type throttle ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427056 | Mixer for engine, air conditioning apparatus driven by engine, and power generation apparatus driven by engine A mixer for an engine includes a base portion having an intake passage in which the air flows, a fuel passage in which the fuel flows, and a mixing space in which the fuel and the air are mixed, and an axial hole which communicates with the mixing space, a first val... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7412974 | Device for enhancing fuel efficiency of internal combustion engines An apparatus for enhancing the fuel efficiency of an internal combustion engine includes a generally conical-shaped member positioned in a gas flow generated by the engine. One or more deformations, such as tabs and notches, are formed in the conical member to alter... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7409948 | Engine efficiency regulator A regulator is provided for increasing the efficiency of an engine. The regulator is locatable in or adjacent to an engine manifold and has a propeller (18) connected to a power supply (58) for driving the propeller. The propeller is mounted (18... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7367329 | Intake device for engine An intake device for an engine includes a fuel supply system for supplying fuel to an intake passage and a plurality of plates. The plurality of plates are positioned on an upstream side and a downstream side along a direction of a flow of intake air and arranged at... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7337770 | Oxygen enrichment for internal combustion engines In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, a system is provided comprising an oxygen-enrichment reverse osmosis unit coupled to an intake of an internal combustion engine. Ambient air is supplied to the reverse osmosis unit via an ambient-air inlet and... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325538 | Versatile vortex air generator and method of installation An easily installed versatile trimmable fit-to-size vortex airflow generator for use in internal combustion engines to enhance fuel efficiency is provided. The multi-impeller vortex generator comprises a plurality of blades evenly spaced angularly on a central hub. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7281512 | Passively variable plenum volume for a vehicle intake manifold assembly An intake manifold assembly (10) includes a plenum (14) and a variable volume assembly (20). The variable volume assembly (20) includes a deformable member (22) and a biasing member (24). The biasing member (24) posit... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278413 | Fuel pump system with precision variable restrictor A supplemental fuel supply system for use in an internal combustion engine having a fuel supply and using an on-demand supplemental oxygen supply includes a fuel pump and a supplemental oxygen supply regulator. The pump has a fuel supply and a fuel discharge. The pu... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278389 | Automobile intake air flow plenum and plenum diverter An airflow diverter and replacement air intake plenum is disclosed that provides an increase in the air speed and airflow within the intake plenum of an automobile. The increase is the result of providing appropriately sized and shaped apparatus to smooth out the ai... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270313 | Carburetor fuel metering apparatus having an elongate spray nozzle and V-shaped deflector A fuel metering apparatus provides a carburetor; a fuel float control, a fuel metering assembly and a rocker arm assembly. The rocker arm is mechanically linked to and is operated by an accelerator pedal. Its position determines the size of a gap between a fuel mete... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267098 | Vortex generating air intake device A device for generating a vortex of the airflow passing through an air intake passage of an engine. The device comprises a cylindrical skirt, a plurality of holes in the cylindrical skirt and a plurality of vanes projecting inwardly from the inner surface of the cyl... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255097 | Method for increasing performance of automobile and apparatus thereof A method for increasing the performance of an automobile engine and apparatus thereof is provided, wherein both ends of a pipe interconnecting an idle motor and a throttle valve and an air filter are respectively connected to tubes made of rubber. The pipe is made o... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7243641 | Tangential mixer and method An apparatus includes a tangential mixer (200) having an air inlet (207) and a mixture outlet (209). A bore (205) has a bore centerline (213) and a bore perimeter (201). At least one gas inlet (211) has an inlet cente... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237768 | Liquid fuel and gas atomization and dispersion system A fuel injector is coupled to a fuel source. A vortex generator is coupled with the injector and a gas source and has a passageway there through. A portion of the passageway has a generally tapered configuration. At least one manifold tube has a generally hollow tub... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7201129 | Intake pipe An intake pipe includes a plurality of passages that join in a section upstream of the throttle body. The intake pipe includes an interference prevention member that prevents air passing through a specific one of the passages from flowing into the other passages. Th... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195011 | Convertible fluid feed system with comformable reservoir and methods A feed system for an aerosolizer utilizes an ampoule containing a liquid and includes a housing having an ampoule region into which the ampoule is held, and a liquid receiving region that is adapted to receive liquid dispensed from the ampoule. An interface is used ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7189273 | Inducing air A mechanism configured to interact with air, which has been sucked through a device that imparts turbulence to the air, causes a redistribution of components (e.g., oxygen and nitrogen) in the air so that when the air arrives at a location where the oxygen is to be ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7171959 | Induction regulator for an internal combustion engine The invention relates to an induction regulator (201) for an internal combustion engine which comprises one or more features selected from: at least one perforated element (203) for allowing the passage of fuel/air mixture therethrough, at least one op... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7147173 | Nitrous fuel nozzle and method of use A nozzle for mixing and delivering two or more components and method of use thereof. One variation provides a nozzle that injects a first component, such as fuel, into a flow plume for a second component, such as nitrous oxide, for use with combustion engines. The n... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7131514 | Noise attenuation device for a vehicle exhaust system A noise attenuation device for a vehicle exhaust system is provided. The device includes an exhaust pipe having a passageway for receiving exhaust gas pulses from an engine. The device further includes a plurality of vanes extending from an inner surface of the pass... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128049 | Flow guiding structure for an internal combustion engine A flow guiding structure for guiding into a clockwise swirling flow pattern gas flowing into a gas passageway leading toward a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The structure includes a tubular peripheral wall having a base section for securing th... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128039 | Engine air induction arrangement and method Chaotic air flow structures in internal combustion engine manifolds may lead to poor combustion performance and hence undesirable emissions such as visible smoke. Manifolds with flow characteristics compromised by other design requirements are especially prone to th... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7111830 | Anti-detonation fuel delivery system A fuel processing device [2] is provided that produces properly sized fuel aerosol particles [5] that when mixed with combustion air, reduces or eliminates detonation (knock) in internal combustion engines thus reducing fuel octane requirements for eng... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7111829 | Anti-detonation fuel delivery system A fuel processing device (2) is provided that produces fuel aerosol particles (5) that when mixed with combustion air, reduces or eliminates detonation (knock) in internal combustion engines, reducing fuel octane requirements and improving burning char... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108197 | Droplet ejector with oscillating tapered aperture A fluid injection device for ejecting fluid droplets in response to electrical signals comprises an oscillating surface that has one or more tapered apertures, each aperture having a first and second opening. The first opening of each aperture is larger than the sec... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104251 | Fluid swirling device having rotatable vanes The device includes a set of rotatable vanes and a set of stationary vanes which are mounted within a cylindrical housing. The set of rotatable vanes are connected to a post located at the axis of the housing and rotate relative to the post in response to the intake... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100600 | Fluid filled ampoules and methods for their use in aerosolizers A fluid filled ampoule comprises an ampoule body having a top end, a bottom end and a sealed interior containing a liquid. A top tab is coupled to the top end and is removable to create a drain vent in the top end. A bottom tab is coupled to the bottom end and is re... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096849 | Charge motion control plate kit The present invention provides a charge motion plate kit for internal combustion engines. More specifically, the charge motion plate kit permits replacement of the OEM charge motion valves of the prior art for high performance applications. In one embodiment, the ch... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093826 | Anti-detonation fuel delivery system A fuel processing device is provided that produces properly sized fuel aerosol particles that when mixed with combustion air, reduces or eliminates detonation (knock) in internal combustion engines thus reducing fuel octane requirements for engines of a given compre... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086498 | Noise attenuation device for a vehicle exhaust system A noise attenuation device for a vehicle exhaust system is provided. The device includes an exhaust pipe having a passageway for receiving exhaust gas pulses from an engine. The device further includes a plurality of vanes extending from an inner surface of the pass... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7055513 | Spacer plate for use with internal combustion engines A device for use in an air intake path of an internal combustion engine to improve the engine performance. The device body has a top surface, bottom surface and at least one air passage defined about an axis from the top surface-to the bottom surface, containing a c... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055512 | Device and method for changing angular velocity of airflow A device for changing the angular velocity of airflow may be placed in the air intake line of an internal combustion engine. The device may be constructed from one or more stationary fins. The fins may be curved so that as air passes from a first edge of the fin, pa... | 06/06/2006 |
