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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331385 | Methods of treating a subterranean formation to convert organic matter into producible hydrocarbons Methods are provided that include the steps of providing wells in a formation, establishing one or more fractures (12) in the formation, such that each fracture intersects at least one of the wells (16, 18), placing electrically conductive material in ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7278409 | System for controlling the temperature of the intake air in internal combustion diesel engines The system is meant to heat the intake air in internal combustion Diesel engines and is based on the use of a resistor having two segments (1) and (1′) joined to each other on one end (2), the segments (1) and (1′) being made o... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7168418 | Heating device for carburetor A portion of the engine cooling water flowing from the cooling water pump through the engine and the radiator back to the cooling water pump is introduced into the carburetor through piping to heat the carburetor. The downstream side of the carburetor piping is conn... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7158718 | Electric heating device An electric heating device especially for fluids, such as liquid fuel, includes a heat element with an electrical resistance. The heat element can be connected to an electrical power source and also includes a carrier element to which en electrically conductive heat... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7064293 | Heating element for preheating intake air for an internal combustion engine A heating element for preheating intake air for an internal combustion engine and having a housing for attaching the heating element to an air intake line of the internal combustion engine. At least one heating strip (1), which runs in windings (1a | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060936 | Heating system for a vehicle A heating system for a vehicle includes a heater (12) with a first electric heating device (24), which can be operated to ignite an air/fuel mixture present in a combustion chamber (16), and with a second electric heating device (22) for ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6756573 | Heated golf club grip A heating system for warming and drying the grip of a golf club includes an electric heating element and a first electrical connector for the grip, and a second electrical connector and a power supply for the golf bag. The first electrical connector and the second e... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6315217 | Fuel atomizing-injection apparatus A fuel atomizing-injection apparatus for internal combustion engines is disclosed. This apparatus is installed between the injector of a fuel injection device and the suction manifold of an engine, and is used for promoting vaporization of fuel injected f... | 11/13/2001 |
| 5922226 | Method and apparatus for controlling energizing of heater in air-fuel ratio sensor An apparatus and method for controlling the energization of a plurality of sensors used for detecting the air-fuel ratio in an internal combustion engine. The engine has an exhaust passage, and the air-fuel ratio sensors are provided in the exhaust passag... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5854464 | Marine carburetor anti-icing apparatus A carburetor anti-icing apparatus and method for a marine drive is provided for heating a carburetor to a temperature above that at which ice may form in the idle and progression circuits of the carburetor. Several heaters, heat sources, and methods are d... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5731570 | Heater controller for an air-fuel ratio sensor A heater control system for an air-fuel ratio sensor is shown to prevent the sensor from being cooled during an extended idling operation after high-load running. An oxygen concentration detecting element of an air-fuel ratio sensor is heated by a heater ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5628927 | Marine carburetor anti-icing apparatus A carburetor anti-icing apparatus and method for a marine drive is provided for heating a carburetor to a temperature above that at which ice may form in the idle and progression circuits of the carburetor. Several heaters, heat sources, and methods are d... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5601742 | Heating device for an internal combustion engine with PTC elements having different curie temperatures A heating device for heating an item such as a carburetor uses a first PTC heating element 12 positioned compactly within a housing 10 which is directly adjacent the item to be heated. A Second PTC element 14 having a great electrical resistance increase ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 4849604 | Heating device for air inlet manifolds A heating device for mounting on an air inlet manifold of a compression ignition engine to heat the air flowing to the engine comprises a thin walled tubular element closed at one end and having a fuel inlet at the other end. A ceramic plug is located in ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4847468 | Automotive pre-heater An automotive pre-heater is set forth for use in cold climates for warming the interior and selective portions of an automobile prior to starting and operation. A compact housing secured by conventional bracketry to the interior of an automobile is provid... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4818842 | Diesel fuel heater An in-line diesel fuel heater including a hollow elongated housing in heat conduction relationship with an electric resistance heater heats diesel fuel flowing through the housing to a temperature above the cloud point of the fuel. The hollow housing cont... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4717808 | Carburetor deicer A heater for a fuel supply system including a carburetor and a manifold for an internal combustion engine, the heater including an electrically inert core and at least one PTC disposed within a cavity in the core, the PTC heater being disposed upon an ele... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4713524 | PTC fuel heater for heating alcohol fuel A fuel heater for vaporization of an alcohol fuel from a fuel line to an internal combustion engine for delivering vaporous fuel to a carburetor. The fuel heater includes a stack of generally planar foraminous PTC heaters that are arranged in a container ... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4651702 | Air-fuel mixture heating device for internal combustion engine A heating device for heating air-fuel mixture to be fed to an internal combustion engine has a PTC heat generator having a flat ring-like form with a portion of the inner peripheral surface thereof directly exposed to the passage for the mixture. The heat... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4636620 | Temperature compensation injector control system A temperature compensation injector control system as used in an electronic fuel injection system for motor vehicles utilizes the value of the voltage levels across the coil (18) to determine the coil's (18) temperature. A multiplexer (20) responds to the... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4591699 | Control circuit for an electrically heated bimetal actuated automatic choke valve A control circuit for controlling a bimetal actuated choke valve adapted to be driven by a heater energized by electric power whose duty ratio is changed in response to ambient temperature. The control circuit is integrally formed by a hybrid integrated c... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4467773 | Fuel supply system with improved throttle body heater A fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine has an electrical resistance heater accommodated in a chamber in gasket means which space a throttle body flange from a mating flange on an intake manifold of the engine for transferring heat to the t... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4465053 | Fuel system having low profile gasket heater A fuel system for an internal combustion engine has an electrical resistance heater accommodated in low profile gasket means at a location between a throttle body mounting flange and a mating intake manifold flange for heating the throttle body. The gaske... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4463737 | Fuel system having gasket heater A fuel system for an internal combustion engine has an electrical resistance heater accommodated in gasket means disposed between a throttle body flange and a mating flange on an intake manifold so that the heater is located immediately adjacent an idling... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4450823 | Fuel evaporator for internal combustion engine A fuel evaporator for an internal combustion engine, which is provided with a ceramic heater, is disclosed. The fuel evaporator comprises a plurality of layered thin PTC ceramic plates, each of which has a plurality of open holes, electrodes which are pro... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4425899 | Intake heating device of an internal combustion engine The present invention proposes an intake heating device of an internal combustion engine. The intake heating device has a hollow heater vessel comprising an inner pipe and an outer pipe between which an enclosed area is defined. For heating the inner pipe... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4416242 | Intake heating apparatus of an internal combustion engine An intake heating apparatus of an internal combustion engine, comprising a hollow heater vessel which is placed in an intake passage of the engine and which comprises an inner pipe, an outer pipe in which said inner pipe is press-fitted, a PTC element hol... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4407254 | Intake heating apparatus of an internal combustion engine An intake heating apparatus of an internal combustion engine, comprising a hollow heater vessel which is placed in an intake passage of the engine and which comprises an inner pipe, an outer pipe in which said inner pipe is press-fitted, peripherally spac... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4406269 | Apparatus for liquid supply in internal combustion engine An apparatus for liquid supply in an internal combustion engine having a liquid chamber containing a liquid such as fuel, lubrication oil or the like and located at one side of an intake passage of the internal combustion engine, which liquid chamber is i... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4391259 | Fuel conditioner and method of conditioning fuel to an internal combustion engine therewith A fuel conditioner including a cylindrical conduit shell body having a pair of compression connection ends. The shell body has a heating chamber interposed between an entrance conduit and an exit conduit. An overmold circumscribes the shell body. A pair o... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4390000 | Air-fuel mixture heating device for internal combustion engine A suction heating device for an internal combustion engine including a first metal member having a planar portion and a cylindrical portion extending from the flat portion for defining a passage for a fuel-air mixture, and a second metal member having a p... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4377148 | Fuel mixture heating device of an internal combustion engine A fuel mixture heating device of an internal combustion engine having a downdraft type carburetor mounted on the collecting portion of the intake manifold. A hollow cylindrical body having a radially outwardly extending flange is arranged at the lower end... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4376739 | Heated air bleed idle needle An adjustable idle needle valve assembly for an internal combustion engine carburetor includes an air bleed threaded needle valve mounted on a plug for a tubular metal housing, an insulating fiberglass sleeve in the housing and an electric needle valve he... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4375799 | Fuel vaporization system A fuel vaporization system for a spark ignition, internal combustion engine in which liquid fuel (e.g., gasoline) is heated to a temperature sufficient for substantially complete vaporization of the liquid fuel prior to its being inducted into the combust... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4367718 | Fuel preheating device A preheating device, particularly adapted to preheat fuel to an internal combustion engine, includes a pair of resistive heating elements which are held in resilient compressive juxta-positional heat transfer relationship with a fluid conduit by a retaini... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4368380 | Flexible ceramic PTC electric heater assembly A flexible barium titanate ceramic PTC heater for use in, for example, an intake pipe of an internal combustion engine to heat the air-fuel gas mixture is formed as a thin disc-shaped ceramic sheet constituted by a plurality of individual coplanar ceramic... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4345569 | Intake system for internal combustion engines An intake system for an internal combustion engine comprises an intake pipe structure connected through an intake manifold to cylinders of the engine, a fuel injection valve for injecting fuel into the intake pipe structure to form an air-fuel mixture, a ... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4345141 | Electrical fuel preheater assembly A heater assembly including an electronic control circuit for preheating fuel prior to carburetion in an internal combustion engine is disclosed. Fuel entering the carburetor is heated and maintained at an elevated temperature in a preferred range of abou... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4327697 | Heater for air-fuel mixture having heating element of positive temperature coefficient resistor A heater for an air-fuel mixture having a heating element of a positive temperature coefficient resistor comprises a pair of metallic thin cylinders of different sizes each having outward flange portions at least at one end combined with each other as a d... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4302407 | Heating of combustible mixture generators for internal combustion engines A carburettor or other mixture generator 1 for an internal combustion engine has a mixing chamber 3 which is surrounded by a tubular wall 2 and delimited at its ends by a throttle valve 4 and a choke 5. The wall 2 is double-skinned with a water heating ch... | 11/24/1981 |
