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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434386 | System for monitoring exhaust gas concentrations A system is provided for monitoring exhaust gas concentrations in an exhaust stream from an engine. The system may include the exhaust system configured to carry an exhaust stream generated by the engine. The system may further include at least one sensor in communi... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430875 | Exhaust heat recovery system The exhaust heat recovery system of the invention includes: a thermoelectric conversion element that generates electric energy by thermoelectric conversion using heat of exhaust gas discharged from an engine; and a heat pump including a heat recovery unit that absor... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7396516 | Manganese containing oxygen storage component comprising three-way catalyst composition A three-way catalyst (TWC) composition comprises a manganese-containing oxygen storage component (OSC) and at least one optionally doped alumina wherein where the at least one alumina is gamma-alumina it is doped with at least one of a rare earth metal, silicon, ger... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7328574 | Exhaust line and motor vehicle equipped therewith The invention concerns an internal combustion engine exhaust line comprising an active noise reduction system with variable choke device, continuously regulated based on the instantaneous discharge rate pulses of exhaust gases exiting from the internal combustion en... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7305763 | Hydroformed port liner A cylinder head (10) for an internal combustion engine has hydroformed port liners (18) positioned within selected ports, either exhaust and/or intake ports (14, 16). The hydroformed port liner (18) includes an air gap (24) for an ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293403 | Combustion chamber with internal jacket made of a ceramic composite material and process for manufacture A combustion chamber, in particular for a rocket drive, includes at least one jacket madeof a composite material with a ceramic matrix. The composite material contains a fibrous structure made of carbon-containing fibers, and the fibrous structure comprises layers o... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7263827 | Exhaust pipe insulator attaching structure for saddle-riding vehicle An air cleaner and an exhaust pipe insulator attaching structure for a vehicle engine. The air cleaner on a rear side of the engine includes an air cleaner element disposed in an upper portion inside an air cleaner case. An air cleaner intake-air duct is inserted in... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7238632 | Electromagnetic wave shielding material The present invention provides an electromagnetic wave shielding material including a three dimensionally knitted base material and a conductive metal layer formed on the three dimensionally knitted base material, which shielding material is characterized in that it... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7228935 | Attachment pin for an exhaust-gas muffler The invention relates to an attachment pin (1) for fixing an exhaust-gas muffler (2) in an apparatus part (4) of a portable handheld work apparatus (5) driven by an internal combustion engine. The exhaust-gas muffler (2) includes e... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7216638 | Control of exhaust gas stoichiometry with inducted secondary air flow A method for operating a marine engine uses four valves to control the flow of secondary air that is inducted into each of the cylinders of an engine. An oxygen sensor is disposed in an exhaust passage downstream from the cylinders and upstream from a catalytic conv... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213847 | Exhaust fume diverter A diverter for vehicle exhaust fumes inhibits or prevents the accumulation of exhaust fumes in a trailer towed by a vehicle. The diverter includes a flexible component (67) which is able to accommodate misalignment between the vehicle and trailer during trans... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7192463 | Arrangement for mounting electrical components to an aftertreatment filter An exhaust gas aftertreatment filter system for an internal combustion engine includes an aftertreatment filter disposed in-line with an exhaust gas conduit coupled to an internal combustion engine, a mounting bracket defining a mounting surface and at least one leg... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185490 | Arrangement for securely mounting an exhaust manifold to the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine An exhaust manifold has a head flange constructed for receiving at least two exhaust pipes arranged side-by-side, and includes spaced apart first and second longitudinal flange portions. A mounting assembly is provided for sealingly securing the exhaust manifold to ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178616 | Power generation system and method An extended rich mode engine configured and operated extremely rich of stoichiometric to produce a substantially continuous hydrogen rich engine exhaust. Oxygen enrichment devices further optimize production of hydrogen rich engine exhaust. Engines include a free pi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174709 | Turboscreen assembly for diesel exhaust systems A turboscreen for use with diesel exhaust systems comprises a plurality of parallel metal V-shaped wires joined with a peripheral band. The turboscreen is reversibly provided within a housing assembly that permits removal of the interior screen without detaching the... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7155902 | Structure for fixing catalytic body to exhaust pipe For fixing a catalytic body, which has a cylindrical case and is housed in an exhaust pipe, to the exhaust pipe that serves as part of an exhaust system connected to an engine. The catalytic body can be housed in and fixed to the exhaust pipe even if the catalytic b... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152633 | Heat shield The present invention relates to a heat shield for pipes and tubes that is flexible, has an interior insulating layer, and has an exterior reflective layer. A shield may include a flap extending from the shield body for covering a portion of the component not alread... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7124575 | Exhaust header modeling apparatus and method An exhaust header modeling apparatus includes a plurality of interchangeable straight and curved short cylindrical segment members which are selectively and releasably joined together end-to-end manually and rotated relative to one another to form a full-scale three... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7101531 | Fuel reforming system and control therefor A fuel reforming system has a reformer (4) for reforming a fuel to produce a reformate gas; a shift converter (5) for reacting carbon monoxide (CO) contained in a reformate gas with water to produce hydrogen (H2); a CO oxidizer (6) wh... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7081231 | Method and system for the combination of non-thermal plasma and metal/metal oxide doped γ-alumina catalysts for diesel engine exhaust aftertreatment system The present disclosure pertains to a system and method for treatment of oxygen rich exhaust and more specifically to a method and system that combines non-thermal plasma with a metal doped γ-alumina catalyst. Current catalyst systems for the treatment of oxygen ric... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073625 | Exhaust gas muffler and flow director Either or both of an exhaust pipe coupled to the output end of an automobile engine collector pipe or the plurality of pipes coupled to the input apertures of the collector pipe from the engine are apertured along their lengths and contained within a further surroun... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7065963 | Vibration and heat insulating board A vibration and heat insulating board fixed so as to cover at least part of a heat source while forming a gap against the heat source surface, in order to lessen diffusion of heat from the heat source fixed in a vibration source, in which the heat source and the vib... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051523 | Exhaust system assemblies employing wire bushings for thermal compensation Exhaust system assemblies employ wire bushings for thermal compensation to minimize noise due to “stick-slip” while the system cools. In a preferred embodiment, the wire bushings are formed of at least one strand of wire coiled about male end portions of pipe se... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7037430 | System and method for desalination of brackish water from an underground water supply A system and method of desalinating brackish water from an inland, underground water supply is disclosed. The system includes a source of underground water, at least one distillation and/or non-distillation desalination stage, and a source of waste heat from a power... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7018480 | Manufacturing method and apparatus of fiber reinforced composite member There is disclosed a method of forming a fabric 1 on the surface of a mandrel 10, infiltrating the formed fabric with matrix, and leaving portions 12a, 12b of the mandrel as integral with the fabric and removing the mandrel ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6996977 | Decoupling hose for a motor vehicle exhaust system A method of avoiding damage to a decoupling hose mounted between two tubes of a motor vehicle exhaust system, said hose comprising a deformable inner portion, an outer sealing leakproofing portion in the form of a continuous and leaktight sleeve having a flexible ce... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6996976 | Apparatus and method for mounting a device to a pipe An apparatus and method for mounting a device to a pipe. The apparatus is particularly useful for the installation and/or replacement of retrofit sensors and injectors to the piping of engine exhaust systems and emission control systems, and is designed to be used o... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976382 | Abnormality diagnosing apparatus of exhaust gas sensor At a time point at which an ignition switch is made OFF and an engine is stopped, an output of a downstream gas sensor is read, thereafter, at a time point at which a predetermined time period has elapsed from stopping the engine, the output of the downstream gas se... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6933056 | Exhaust manifold and method of making the same An exhaust manifold (10) of the present invention comprises a liner (12) that includes inner surface (14) defining manifold passages and an outer surface (16). The exhaust manifold (10) includes a shell (18) of a homogeneous... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923942 | Compressible preform insulating liner The invention provides a preform insulating end cone suitable for forming the end cone of a pollution control device. The preform insulating end cone includes a cone shaped intumescent or non-intumescent sheet material. The sheet material has a plurality of slits en... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918246 | Structure of an exhaust manifold branch collecting portion A structure of an exhaust manifold branch collecting portion includes a double collecting pipe 21 for collecting a plurality of exhaust openings 11A, 17A. The double collecting pipe 21 is comprised of an inner pipe 21-1 and ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6890660 | Combustion chamber with internal jacket made of a ceramic composite material and process for manufacture A combustion chamber, in particular for a rocket drive, comprises at least one jacket made of a composite material with a ceramic matrix. The composite material contains a fibrous structure made of carbon-containing fibers, and the fibrous structure comprises layers... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6878354 | Catalyst and process for exhaust purification A catalyst for internal combustion engine exhaust purification without frequently switching to a rich burn mode. The catalyst includes a catalyst A containing an NOx absorbing substance and an NOx reducing catalyst, a catalyst B containing a hy... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6874317 | Double pipe exhaust manifold A double pipe exhaust manifold includes an inner pipe, an outer pipe formed in a cylindrical shape by joining at least one side edge thereof by welding, a space retaining member disposed in an annular space defined between the inner pipe and the outer pipe, a connec... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6827173 | Exhaust system having a tail pipe arrangement and method of making same An exhaust system provided with a tail pipe arrangement which extends adjacent to a wall part of a body of a motor vehicle, so that the exhaust system or the tail pipe arrangement, on the one hand, has sufficient space for relative movements and, on the other hand, ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6812029 | Evaluating method for NOx eliminating catalyst, an evaluating apparatus therefor, and an efficiency controlling method therefor In order to prevent a catalyst for an internal combustion engine from decreasing efficiency by deterioration after long time use of the catalyst, the decreased efficiency of the catalyst is determined, and the internal engine is controlled based on results of the de... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6804949 | Water sources for automotive devices The present invention provides a self-replenishing liquid water source onboard an automobile for supplying liquid water to an electrolyzer, such as an on-board hydrogen generator useful for the suppression of unwanted emissions. While automobiles typically have wate... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6778884 | System and method for generating consolidated gas turbine control tables A method for generating a power setting parameter table. The method includes the steps of generating an index from a plurality of first and second inputs and determining a power setting parameter corresponding to each index and second input. The first inputs may inc... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6702062 | Exhaust system for automobile engine An exhaust system having an exhaust manifold that comprises a plurality of single-shell discrete exhaust pipes connected to an engine, a double-shell collective chambered pipe joined to the discrete exhaust pipes and comprising an internal pipe shell into... | 03/09/2004 |
