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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157189 | Premixing direct injector A fuel injection nozzle comprises a body member having an upstream wall opposing a downstream wall, a baffle member having an upstream surface and a downstream surface, a first chamber, a second chamber, a fuel inlet communicative with the first chamber operative to... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7412833 | Method of cooling centerbody of premixing burner A gas-air premixing burner for gas turbines includes an air swirler and an annular burner tube surrounding a bluff centerbody. The bluff body serves to stabilize the flame by defining a recirculating vortex. Cooling air is directed to impinge against the bluff face ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7370817 | Actuated atomizer An actuated atomizer is adapted for spray cooling or other applications wherein a well-developed, homogeneous and generally conical spray mist is required. The actuated atomizer includes an outer shell formed by an inner ring; an outer ring; an actuator insert and a... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7347086 | System and method for burner-based accelerated aging of emissions control device, with engine cycle having cold start and warm up modes A method for accelerated aging of an automotive catalytic converter under conditions incorporating cold start simulations. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343895 | Fuel injection system and method of operation for a gaseous fuelled engine with liquid pilot fuel ignition A pilot fuel injection valve is mountable in a cylinder head of an engine and injects a liquid pilot fuel directly into a combustion chamber. The pilot fuel injection valve comprises a cooling system to keep the pilot fuel at a temperature that is lower than the low... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7316363 | System and method for delivering cryogenic fluid According to an embodiment of the present invention, a rotating nozzle assembly includes a rotatable shaft having a bore to transport a cryogenic fluid therethrough. The rotatable shaft has an upstream portion associated with a feed chamber and a downstream portion.... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7261089 | Fuel injector nozzle seal A fuel injector for the direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of a mixture-compressing internal combustion engine having external ignition includes a valve housing formed by a nozzle body, and a seal which seals the fuel injector from a cylinder head ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255289 | Fuel injector for an internal-combustion engine A fuel injector (1) for an internal-combustion engine has a shell (2) provided with two opposite terminal portions; the first terminal portion (4) has an inlet (7) for supply of the fuel and is generally designed to extend outside the eng... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7240660 | Heat management for control unit A method of reducing heat generated in a fuel injector driver controlled by an engine control unit (ECU) of a vehicle engine, the injector coupled to the engine, the method comprising of varying a number of fuel injector injections in an engine cycle as a temperatur... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7198555 | Atomizer cooling by liquid circulation through atomizer tip holder An improved atomizer, in which the liquid to be sprayed is circulated around the nozzle tip to prevent degradation of the liquid in hot environments. The circulation is controlled by a valve, which permits the liquid to circulate even when no liquid is being sprayed... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7168241 | Device for introducing fuel into an exhaust line The present invention relates to a device (1) for introducing fuel into an exhaust line (4) of an internal combustion engine, in particular in a motor vehicle, with a fuel injector (2) for injecting fuel under injection pressure into the exhaust... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168412 | Injection nozzle An injection nozzle for an internal combustion engine has a valve member moveable within a bore of a nozzle body, and a seating surface defining a seat cone angle the valve member including a first frustoconical valve region, a second frustoconical valve region, and... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7143967 | Method and system for cold gas spraying A cold gas spraying method and device, whereby the sprayed particles are accelerated in a gas flow. A powder tube and an outer nozzle body together form a Laval nozzle that produces high gas flow velocities. The injection of the sprayed particles occurs in the diver... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140556 | Fuel injector with injection valve provided with side feed A fuel injector provided with an injection valve comprising a mobile plunger; an injection jet having a plurality of first through-holes made starting from a chamber arranged downstream from the injection valve; a supporting body having a tubular shape and comprisin... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7108206 | Valve assembly and fuel injector using same The present invention broadly applies to any fluid valve made up of a plurality of body components that create sealing lands where the body components are clamped together. The invention is further applicable to any such valves in which pressure differentials within... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7098652 | Analytical circuit for an inductive sensor An analytical circuit for an inductive electromagnetic sensor with external excitation (1) generates an output signal which is transformed to give an output signal (out), by means of transformation to a reference voltage (Vref) in an inverting low-pass filter... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090145 | Liquid cooled fuel injection valve and method of operating a liquid cooled fuel injection valve A liquid cooled fuel injection valve is operable to inject fuel directly into a combustion chamber through a nozzle orifice provided in an injector tip. The fuel injection valve further comprises a cooling system for draining fuel from a fuel cavity disposed within ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7066401 | Lance-type liquid reducing agent spray device A lance-type spraying assembly for directing a reducing agent into a combustion zone or discharging combustion gases for Nox emission control. The spraying assembly including a lance body having an inlet end and a downstream end and a spray nozzle arranged at the do... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7021558 | Fuel injector having a cooled lower nozzle body A fuel injector is provided with a lower nozzle body which is cooled with a small amount of metered fuel. In one embodiment, a blind passage is formed to extend from the upper portion to the lower end of the injector nozzle valve element. A transverse passage is for... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019579 | Circuit arrangement for rapidly controlling in particular inductive loads A circuit arrangement for rapidly switching in particular inductive loads, comprises a load (11) being connectable to a supply voltage source (31) by means of a switching transistor(41) implemented as an N-channel MOS power transistor and connec... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7007864 | Fuel nozzle design The present invention relates to a fuel nozzle for use in an engine such as a gas turbine engine. The fuel nozzle includes a fuel injector for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of the engine and a plurality of rows of holes surrounding the fuel injector for e... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6996996 | Sealed spray cooling system A sealed spray cooling system for reducing coolant loss within thermal management systems. The sealed spray cooling system includes a spray housing defining a spray chamber having at least one atomizer and a seal member attached to the spray housing about the spray ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6919651 | Circuit arrangement for high-speed switching of inductive loads A circuit arrangement for switching an inductive load (12, 12a-d) with connections to a power supply source (11, 11′, 11″) by means of which an exciter voltage can be applied to the inductive load (12, 12a-d) in a switched-on s... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915638 | Nozzle with fluted tube A fuel injector for gas turbine engines includes an inlet fitting, a housing stem, and a spray nozzle. A pair of fuel passages in the stem deliver fuel in a primary (continuous) flow and a secondary (non-continuous or reduced) flow to primary and secondary discharge... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6915963 | Spraying method and a spray system for coating liquids Cooling gas is fed through a cooling-gas line (14) to a liquid atomizer, preferably an atomizing bell (4) in order to cool its end surface (24) configured underneath streaming coating liquid and therefore in contact with the ambient air. The coo... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6886758 | Fuel injector temperature stabilizing arrangement and method A fuel injector having an arrangement to stabilize the temperature of its components within an engine cylinder in a direct injection application. The fuel injector includes a body, an armature, a needle, a swirl generator, and a seat. The body has an inlet portion, ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6857581 | Spraying method and a spray system for coating liquids A spraying method and a spray system which comprises a unit (16) metering accessory liquid into the coating-liquid's spray jet (14). ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6698667 | Nozzle beam for cooling or descaling metal strand material, particularly rolling stock A nozzle beam for descaling or cooling metal strand material, particularly rolling stock, includes an inlet for the product treatment liquid and an additional inlet for a device cooling liquid, an outlet for the device cooling liquid, and a switching memb... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6524096 | Burner for high-temperature combustion A high-temperature burner is provided that is suited for the incineration of shredded plastics, tires, carpet or similar materials. The burner walls are protected from the heat of the ongoing combustion reaction by an annular curtain of water vapor or car... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6425532 | Gaseous fuel injector having spring loaded metal seal A high pressure gaseous fuel injector for injecting natural gas or other gaseous fuels at high pressures (eg. 300 to 700 psig more or less) into combustion engines for improved efficiency, better performance and reduced environmental emissions. The fuel i... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6360963 | Gaseous fuel injector having high heat tolerance A high pressure gaseous fuel injector for injecting natural gas or other gaseous fuels at high pressures (eg. 300 to 700 psig more or less) into combustion engines for improved efficiency, better performance and reduced environmental emissions. The fuel i... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6283091 | Method and apparatus for controlling nozzle temperature during engine braking An engine exhaust braking method and apparatus. The method includes injecting a predetermined amount of fuel per stroke into an engine cylinder during engine braking, wherein the predetermined amount of fuel cools the fuel injector nozzle, thereby allowin... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6260776 | Universal gaseous fuel injector cartridge A high pressure gaseous fuel injector for injecting natural gas or other gaseous fuels at high pressures (eg. 300 to 700 psig more or less) into combustion engines for improved efficiency, better performance and reduced environmental emissions. The fuel i... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6205799 | Spray cooling system A spray cooling system for semiconductor devices. An ink-jet type spray device sprays droplets of a cooling fluid onto the semiconductor devices. The devices vaporize the liquid, which gets passed through a roil bond panel, or other heat exchanger, and is... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6076745 | Swirling-flow burner A swirling-flow burner includes a burner tube and an oxidizer supply tube concentric with and spaced from the burner tube to define an annular fuel gas conduit between the tubes. A fuel gas injector is connected to the outlet end of the fuel gas conduit h... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5989647 | Heat-treatment device and process Heat-treatment device which includes a cooling unit comprising delivery nozzles which deliver at least one coolant, characterized in that it furthermore comprises a shielding element designed so as to maintain a gaseous shielding atmosphere around at leas... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5931654 | Recessed furnace lance purge gas system A system and method for protecting a nozzle that injects a high velocity main gas into a furnace or combustion zone. The nozzle is located in a passage recessed from the exit port opening of the passage which communicates with the combustion zone. Purge g... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5620138 | Powder coating gun mounted diffuser and air cooled heat sink in combination with low flow powder pump improvements Apparatus and methods for pumping a uniform flow of air entrained powder at low flow settings to a diffuser of an electrostatic spray gun which disperses the powder and cools the spray gun. A single or double stage pump with a bleed port design draws powd... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5577386 | System for cooling a high power fuel injector of a dual injector The present invention relates to a system for cooling a high power fuel injector of a dual fuel injector wherein the system comprises a first fuel supply circuit having a first conduit connecting a fuel feed supply and the high power fuel injector, the fi... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5570580 | Multiple passage cooling circuit method and device for gas turbine engine fuel nozzle A gas turbine fuel nozzle and method of fuel flow provide resistance to coking of the fuel by means of a multiple passage heat transfer cooling circuit. Fuel streams to primary and secondary sprays of pilot and main nozzle tips are arranged to transfer he... | 11/05/1996 |
