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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7398643 | Combined EGR cooler and plasma reactor A combined EGR cooler and non-thermal plasma device has first and second fluid passageways which are in heat exchange communication with one another. One or more electrodes are located in the second fluid passageway. The electrodes are connected to a voltage source.... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7389852 | Integrated heat exchanger and muffler unit An integrated heat exchanger and muffler unit (50,120,140) is provided for transferring heat between a first fluid and a second fluid, and for muffling the noise of the first fluid. The unit includes a housing (52) including a first inlet (60) f... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7367406 | Innovative hitch system with hydraulic pump A hydraulic system for an attachment for a tractor is disclosed. The hitch has a frame having a top member and a bottom member. The top and bottom members are joined together by a pair of side members forming a structure with an orifice. Each of the top and bottom m... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7162868 | Heat shield structure of exhaust manifold and catalyst A heat shield structure of an exhaust manifold and a catalyst has a flange which is provided in a connecting portion connecting the exhaust manifold and catalyst and forms an open channel, an exhaust manifold heat shield member which covers an upper surface of the e... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6976530 | Exhaust heat exchanger A profile of the casing 20 is formed into a circular pipe shape, and the two gas coolers 10a, 10b are integrated into one body so that the longitudinal directions of the respective gas coolers can be substantially parallel with eac... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6820682 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger includes fins (111) having a plurality of sets of two louvres (111c) substantially triangular in shape which are formed in such a manner that the distance from a flat plate portion (111a) increases progressively do... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6595274 | Exhaust gas heat exchanger An exhaust gas heat exchanger has a tank, laminated plural exhaust gas tubes disposed in the tank, a cooling water inlet pipe and a cooling water outlet pipe. The exhaust gas from a combustion engine flows into the exhaust gas tubes to exchange heat with ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6564545 | Superintegration of three way catalyst and heat exchanger for HCCI engine intake air temperature control A superintegration of heat exchanger and a typical three way catalyst is disclosed for controlling the temperature of the air entering an internal combustion engine in a homogeneous charge compression ignition engine system. The superintegrated heat excha... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6460520 | Exhaust gas recirculation cooler An exhaust gas re-circulation system provides for intake of exhaust gases from a first end 206 into one of a plurality of corrugated inner tubes 204 housed within an outer tube 200. Corrugations in said inner tube 204 provide for an increased surface area... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6293265 | Exhaust gas recirculation system An integral heat sink for transferring heat from combustion exhaust gas produced by a vehicular internal combustion engine is disclosed. The heat sink includes a body providing an integral base configured for support by a manifold. The heat sink also incl... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6151891 | Heat exchanger for a motor vehicle exhaust A heat exchanger for a motor vehicle exhaust includes an outer tubular body and an inner tubular body. The outer tubular body has peripheral sidewalls, an interior cavity, a first end and a second end. The inner tubular body has fluid impervious sidewalls... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5934073 | Auxiliary heating for motor vehicles with internal combustion engines An auxiliary heating system for a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine. The auxiliary heating includes an emission control catalyst and a heat exchanger, integrated in the converter housing in front of and/or behind the catalyst, which provide... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5915619 | Heating system for automobiles The present invention concerns a heating device for motor vehicles comprising a heat exchanger with primary and secondary circuits. The said exchanger is connected, through a system of ducts to the passenger compartment of the vehicle and/or to the front ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5762489 | Radiant heat exchange tube with furnace wall for industrial furnaces To sealingly retain a radiant heat exchange tube extending through an opening (5) in a wall (3) of a furnace, and to isolate the atmosphere within the furnace space (2) from outside ambient space, a thin-wall sleeve (25) has a first portion (40) shrinkfit... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5551384 | System for heating temperature control fluid using the engine exhaust manifold A temperature control system in an internal combustion engine includes a heating arrangement which channels a flow of temperature control fluid from an engine to and from an exhaust heating assembly which is located adjacent to an exhaust manifold in the ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5099909 | Surface type heat exchanger for heating the water feeding the windshield washer of automobiles and for heating the diesel oil A heat exchanger for heating washer fluid supplied to motor vehicle windshield washer nozzles simultaneously with diesel oil supplied to the diesel engine of the vehicle is disclosed. Engine coolant heats a tank containing separate coils through which the... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5022851 | Fuel pre-heater for liquid fueled engine A heating device for pre-heating liquid fuel, especially diesel fuel and for heating devices of a low heating performance which are independent from a motor having a heating performance which is suitable for mounting into vehicles, which are driven by the... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4991644 | Engine preheating process and system A preheater system especially useful for diesel engine cold starts stores waste heat extracted from the engine exhaust flow in the form of chemical potential in a thermal storage material such as lithium bromide. The energy is retrieved during a cold star... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4933077 | Water separator for a fuel system A water separating apparatus for a fuel system comprises a reservoir and a heat exchanger disposed inside the reservoir. Through a heat exchange process, fuel flowing through the reservoir is heated to melt ice crystals in the fuel and to cause water cont... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4832262 | Automobile window washing apparatus and heat exchanger therefor A heat exchanger member contoured to fit along one side of an exhaust pipe is retained in place on the exhaust pipe by clamps. In one form of the invention the exhaust pipe forms a part of the heat exchanger reservoir in which case leak preventive adhesiv... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4583511 | Carburetion apparatus The invention comprises a carburetion apparatus for use with an internal combustion engine having a generally conventional carburetor, an intake manifold and an exhaust manifold. The carburetion apparatus has a central chamber that receives the fuel-air m... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4516556 | Fuel preheater A fuel preheating apparatus and method for use in conjunction with an internal combustion engine including a preheater wherein a flow of fuel to be heated is maintained in juxtaposition to a pair of selectively operable heat sources, one of which is a flo... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4515135 | Hot fuel gas generator A hot fuel gas generator for an internal combustion engine of the piston type vaporizes liquid fuel such as gasoline and delivers the same to the engine through a control valve which is responsive in operation to accelerator linkage controlling the intern... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4498447 | Gasoline vaporizer for internal combustion engine A gasoline vaporizer associated with the carburetor of an internal combustion engine designed to improve the engine efficiency by delivering gasoline vapor directly to the carburetor. A portion of the fuel supplied by the fuel pump is diverted through a m... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4493390 | Apparatus for the combined production of electrical energy and heat The apparatus is enclosed in thermally and acoustically insulating panels supported by a framework. Each panel has a peripheral gasket which seals against adjacent surfaces of the framework to provide improved thermal and acoustic insulation.... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4480622 | Fuel vaporizer A fuel vaporizer for an internal combusion engine comprises an elongate vaporizer chamber having one end connected to a source of air and atomized liquid fuel and the other end connected with a throttle valve for controlling flow of vaporized fuel to the ... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4424788 | Fuel apparatus Fuel apparatus including a housing portion, a fuel treating portion, a fuel metering portion and a flow control portion; the housing portion including a main chamber, an upper expansion chamber and first and second lower expansion chambers, the main chamb... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4388910 | Intake expansion chamber apparatus for internal combustion engines An intake expansion chamber apparatus (10) for internal combustion engines is disclosed which preheats and expands the vaporized fuel/air mixture as the mixture flows between the carburetor and the combustion chamber. The apparatus includes an expansion c... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4364365 | Fuel vaporizer for internal combustion engine The fuel vaporizer of the present invention is provided for the purpose of improving the efficiency and decreasing the pollution of internal combustion engines, more particularly those used in automobiles and employing gasoline as a fuel. The fuel vaporiz... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4349001 | Compact diesel fuel preheater element In combination with a diesel engine, a preheater 10 for diesel fuel generally comprises a hot fluid chamber 12 having a first open end 14, a second open end 16, and perimeter walls 17. As the engine cooling water exits from the engine block, it passes thr... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4265332 | Heat extracting muffler system A muffler system positioned within the engine housing of the vehicle such as a garden tractor, includes a muffler surrounded by an open ended tubular heat shield having a venturi tube on its outer end which receives and accelerates the exhaust gases to cr... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4228654 | Heat recuperative engine with improved recuperator A heat recuperative engine is provided with an improved heat recuperator having two branches. Each branch houses a pair of meshed gearlike rotors that extend across the chamber of the housing to form a blockage between the inlet and outport ports of the c... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4226214 | Apparatus for the combined production of electrical energy and heat Apparatus for the combined production of heat and electrical energy comprising an internal combustion engine driving an electricity generator and enclosed in a thermally insulated housing with heat exchangers for extracting heat from the engine coolant, t... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4212274 | Pollution emission control and fuel saving device for internal combustion engines Carbonation enhancer having a cylindrical shell that is closed at one end by an envolute wall spaced from the inner end of a withdrawal tube, the output stream of a conventional carburetor is directed tangentially into space between the shells and caused ... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4208996 | Heater for pre-heating fuel A heater for preheating fuel includes a housing having a partition therein to form two chambers. Heated liquid fluid is passed through one of the chambers and the fuel is passed through the other chamber. The heat from the heated liquid is transmitted thr... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4178727 | Heat absorbing panel A heat absorbing panel is provided having an outer casing of resinous material intermixed with aggregate material. A central core is provided within the casing. The core includes substantial amounts of a phase change material having a melting point in the... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4170203 | Intake and exhaust manifolds A multi-fuel internal combustion engine block, head and manifold assembly having a plurality of intake ports and exhaust ports communicating with a plurality of cylinders through one side of the assembly includes a low profile intake and exhaust manifold ... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4167165 | Fuel vaporizers for internal combustion engines A self-regulating, fast-response fuel vaporizer is disclosed which is cape of promoting increased efficiency of combustion of the fuel supplied to a spark ignition engine throughout the entire working range of the engine. The vaporizer comprises an inlet... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4133327 | Fuel vaporizing heat exchanger for an internal combustion engine Heat is rapidly conducted to the induction manifold from the exhaust manifold via heat pipes, the heat absorbing ends of which have exhaust gases controllably directed thereagainst by a bimetallic operated butterfly valve and the heat emitting ends of whi... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4109705 | Heat exchange in ventilation installation Recuperative heat exchangers are disposed in the supply and exhaust ducts of a ventilating system. To reduce frost build-up at the exit end of the exhaust-duct heat exchanger, the heat exchanger is disposed so that the exhaust air flows through it alterna... | 08/29/1978 |
