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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7267114 | Wildland fire vehicle escape system A wildland fire truck engine emergency combustion oxygen supply apparatus for the prevention of stalling of the engine in an oxygen depleted environment. The apparatus has a storage tank mounted on the vehicle for the storage of oxygen, nitrous oxide, or air, a feed... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7246607 | Three position fuel line check valve for relief of diurnal pressure Prior art fuel line check valves remain closed after engine off and cool down. Diurnal heating and the resultant pressure increase in the fuel line causes fuel vapor emissions through small openings in the fuel line (e.g., at the injector tips). The invention provid... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7096883 | Combined check/pressure control valve The invention relates to a combined check and pressure control valve (10), comprising a check valve element (34) which is adjustable between an opened position and a closed position, and a pressure control valve element (42) which on exceeding a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7011103 | Vacuum relief assembly for I.C. engine intakes A Vacuum Relief Assembly for I.C. Engine Intakes is disclosed. Also disclosed is a device that permits outside air into the intake tract of an internal combustion engine in the event of an excessively high vacuum condition within the intake tract. Furthermore, the d... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6968858 | Check valve The check valve according to the invention significantly reduces the generation of noise by producing an asymmetrical circulation around the closing body causing a force resulting from the flow and acting on the closing body to have a transverse component in relatio... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6726742 | Air cleaner with a secondary intake An air cleaner intake door is provided. An air cleaner with at least one sidewall and an opening defined in the sidewall has a door mounted over the opening. The door is rotationally movable between an open and a closed position and a cam extends from the door. A sp... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6102017 | Automatic valve for the inlet manifold of an internal combustion engine An automatic bleed valve is disclosed, suitable for attachment to the inlet manifold of an internal combustion engine in order to provide an effective embodiment of the "air bleed" principle. Small amounts of inlet air are allowed into the inlet manifold ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 4852539 | Supplemental air valve for internal combustion engine An air metering valve or supplemental air valve connectable in the PCV system of an internal combustion engine having a shiftable valving member which regulates the quantity of supplemental air introduced into the PCV return. The valve spool is spring bia... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4715351 | Supplemental air valve for internal combustion engine An air metering valve or supplemental air valve connectable in the PCV system of an internal combustion engine having a shiftable valving member which regulates the quantity of supplemental air introduced into the PCV return. The valve spool is spring bia... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4702272 | Valve device for increasing the fuel economy and reducing the emissions from an internal combustion engine Valve device includes a valve chamber containing three spherical members in stacked relation which produce a limited pulsating air flow that is metered in precise amounts at any given time into the fuel/air path of a gasoline powered internal combustion e... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4425937 | Fluid injection system An antidetonant injection system for use in an internal combustion engine system having a novel valve in which the amount of antidetonant allowed to flow through the valve is directly related to the amount of engine demand ranging from zero flow when the ... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4196709 | After burning preventive system for an internal combustion engine The accumulator chamber communicates with the atmosphere through a passage which is formed therein with a restriction for restricting the cross sectional area of the passage or which is provided therein with a pressure control valve for opening the passag... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4194477 | Device for admission of secondary air to internal combustion engine intake A system for admitting secondary air to an engine intake manifold at the time of abrupt engine deceleration to avoid air/fuel mixtures which are momentarily too rich. The system is disabled from admitting secondary air when the engine is starting cold, an... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4182297 | Heat control system for a two-cycle engine A two-cycle air-cooled engine has a carburetor with a throttle valve operated by a manual control member. A heat sensitive valve mounted on the engine cylinder head closes to cut off a supplementary air supply to the induction passageway and thereby riche... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4172438 | Valve device and system employing same Valve device includes a valve chamber containing three spherical members of different hardnesses in stacked relation therein, which produce a limited pulsating air flow that is metered in precise amounts at any given time into the fuel/air path of a gasol... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4160433 | Modulating air control valve An improved modulating air control valve which intermittently introduces air into the intake manifold of internal combustion engines as a function of the vacuum differential between the intake manifold and the ported vacuum at the carburetor. The valve in... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4098241 | Apparatus for preventing after-fire in an internal combustion engine Disclosed is an apparatus having an air control valve for introducing an amount of air into the intake system of an internal combustion engine when the engine begins to decelerate, for preventing after-fire of an unburnt air-fuel mixture in the catalytic ... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4071044 | Air monitoring valve for combustion engines A vacuum-operated, pressure-responsive valve is adapted for connection to the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine for monitoring supplemental airflow to the engine, the improvement of the present device providing precise adjustment of the sup... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4055159 | Gas saving device An auxiliary air inlet device for internal combustion engines in motor vehicles includes an elongated tubular housing means adapted to be mounted relative to the combustion engine, and mounting means for removably connecting one end of an air filter to on... | 10/25/1977 |
| 3999737 | Flow control valve for exhaust gas purifying system A flow control valve for an exhaust gas purifying system which is divided into a first valve chamber into which the exhaust gases flow and a second valve chamber out of which the exhaust gases flow. A first valve means responsive to the exhaust gases cont... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3990420 | Air induction valve An air induction valve adapted to introduce controlled amounts of additional air to the combustion chamber of an automotive engine when engine vacuum is low, which includes a hollow cylindrical casing having a chamber in communication with the intake mani... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3977372 | Carburetor vacuum shutoff control valve A carburetor vacuum shutoff control valve for motor vehicles includes a snap-action spring which senses the the sudden vacuum increase in the carburetor each time the vehicle decelerates. The spring opens the valve during deceleration to allow air to pass... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3967605 | Intake vacuum controlled manifold vacuum spoiler A valve body having a bore formed therethrough defining an air inlet at one end and including a diametrically enlarged counterbore at the other end. The outer end of the counterbore is closed by means of a removable end wall having a small diameter openin... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3949719 | Volumetric control valve unit for crankcase ventilation system The control valve unit includes a vertical tubular member mounted at its upper end in the outlet opening of a filter unit incorporated in an internal combustion engine crankcase ventilation system. The tubular member is formed with slot means restricting ... | 04/13/1976 |
