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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6467187 | Vacuum processing apparatus and operating method therefor A vacuum processing system, including a vacuum processing chamber for processing wafers, provides a controller for controlling a wafer processing mode and a cleaning mode for the processing chamber. The vacuum processing system further provides for a wafe... | 10/22/2002 |
| 4124195 | Control valve, particularly for pulsating rocket engines A control valve for a pulsating rocket engine comprises a valve seat and a movable valve part, one of which has a facing surface, of a non-deformable material, having a plurality of concentrically arranged saw-tooth shaped sealing ridges with flat sealing... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4121543 | Precombustion ionization device Precombustion ionization devices are disclosed for treating the vaporizable liquid fuel in internal combustion engines, including at least one foraminous member prepared from a catalytic metal having an oxide coating on the surface thereof. The foraminous... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4120278 | Automatic shut-down control system for truck diesel engines equipped with exhaust-driven superchargers An automatic control system for turbo-charged truck Diesel engines incorporates one or more electronic or electromechanical timers for the operation of the fuel line solenoid valve and of the fast-idle solenoid, where fitted. The timers are automatically ... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4119062 | Automotive hydrocarbon and water vapor injector system and universal hose connector means for same A simplified methanol or other hydrocarbon water-vapor injection system and kit for installing it with a minimum of part and effort are provided. A universal hose connector which precludes the necessity for cutting existing hoses on the automobile engine ... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4117823 | Air sucking device for engines An air sucking device for engines wherein the suction pipe, carburetor, and air cleaner are integrally connected together. The carburetor and suction pipe are housed within a covering so that the device affords protection and a favorable appearance for th... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117822 | Engine protective device with restricted manual override A safety device for controlling the flow of fuel to an internal combustion engine so as to protect the engine against damage due to insufficient oil pressure in the lubricating system, or to overheating, has a restricted manual override which supplies to ... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4114566 | Hot fuel gas generator A hot fuel gas generator for an internal combustion engine simultaneously vaporizes gasoline and water in a multi-chambered heated pressure vessel having built in regulators for controlling pressure and volume and delivers the resulting superheated steam ... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4114588 | Valve deactuator for internal combustion engines A valve deactuator for an internal combustion engine is disclosed that utilizes a body of trapped liquid to permit a rocker arm to actuate its associated valve. When the liquid is released the rocker arm no longer makes its normal valve-opening excursion ... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4114684 | Tube support system for heat exchanger A support system is provided for a bundle of U-shaped tubes in a heat exchanger of the shell and tube type. The system includes a fixed frame including a plurality of support plates for the majority of the length of the bundle and a floating frame includi... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4112908 | Fuel system modification A system for splitting the power output and fuel consumption of an internal combustion engine to increase its performance efficiency while decreasing fuel consumption over the various load and speed ranges, by employing a part of all of the engine. The ra... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4112889 | Fuel system and vaporizer for internal combustion engines A fuel system for an internal combustion engine of the piston type vaporizes a liquid fuel and water and mixes the resulting gaseous fuel and water vapor with air in a metering valve which communicates with the internal combustion engine. A device operati... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4111175 | Apparatus for preventing afterburning in an internal combustion engine An apparatus for preventing afterburning in an internal combustion engine having an ignition circuit, an ignition switch and a battery, and including an engine rotation detecting circuit for detecting the rotational speed of the engine above a predetermin... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4111258 | Split air convection pile An air convection pile for transferring heat from a medium surrounding the lower end of the pile is disclosed to the colder ambient air. A pipe of sufficient length to extend from the air-medium interface downward into the medium is adapted to be opened t... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4111176 | Engine shutdown control A carburetor having a venturi constriction within an air passage leading to the engine intake manifold, a fuel bowl with a discharge nozzle for delivering fuel to the venturi constriction, and a bowl vent passage between the fuel bowl and a position at at... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4111169 | Spark ignition internal combustion engines An oxygen sensor is fitted to the exhaust pipe of a spark ignition internal combustion engine so that it projects into the exhaust gas stream. Its output is connected to a comparator circuit which has its output connected to the actuator of a variable air... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4108129 | Safety group for diesel engines The invention relates to a safety group for diesel engines, comprising a safety shutoff device, an overspeed mechanism, and an oil pressure collapse mechanism, in which the axis of the plunger forcing the fuel rack to off position has a radially extending... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4107921 | Fuel-injection internal combustion engine An automotive multiple-cylinder fuel-injection internal combustion engine comprising a plurality of power cylinders, air intake means for supplying air to each group of power cylinders, exhaust passageways each leading from each group of power cylinders, ... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4106459 | Ultrasonic wave carburetor An ultrasonic wave carburetor includes an intake passage for admitting fresh air and supplying an air-fuel mixture therethrough, and a fuel supply device including a fuel reservoir, a venturi, and a nozzle one end of which is open into the venturi and the... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4106471 | Internal combustion engine system with an air-fuel mixture shut off means An air-fuel mixture shut off means connected to selected branch tubes of an intake manifold of the engine and includes dampers swingably mounted in the selected branch tubes and a controller operable to close the dampers when the engine is decelerated.... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4106469 | Automatic motor kill system The specification discloses a motor kill system for automatically shutting off and killing an internal combustion engine to prevent damage to the engine from obstruction of the air cleaning system. The motor kill system includes a vacuum switch operating ... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4106470 | Safety apparatus for stopping an internal combustion engine in response to irregularities occur in the oil pressure or in the water temperature A safety apparatus causes an internal combustion engine to be automatically stopped when irregularities are produced in the oil pressure or in the water temperature.... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4105010 | Fuel saving apparatus for multiple cylinder internal combustion engines A fuel saving apparatus for controlling the supply of fuel to one or more selected cylinders of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine comprises a remotely and independently controlled fuel saving valve operably positioned to provide selective commun... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4105004 | Ultrasonic wave fuel injection and supply device An ultrasonic wave fuel injection and supply device includes an ultrasonic wave generating device and a fuel injection nozzle device. The ultrasonic wave generating device in turn includes an ultrasonic transformer, for transforming electrical oscillation... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4105003 | Fuel distribution system An improved fuel distribution system is disclosed herein which includes a baffle mounted in a carburetor between the venturi and the butterfly valve to direct the flow of fuel particles leaving the carburetor venturi evenly to both sides of the carburetor... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4102316 | Hydromechanical shutoff for an internal combustion engine An engine shutoff device includes provisions to shut down an internal combustion engine under conditions outside the normal operating limits of the engine. While the engine is idling, shutdown is initiated by fuel cutoff when engine oil pressure is below ... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4100905 | Fuel vaporizer A hollow intake manifold-type body is provided for mounting between the cylinder banks of a V-type engine and the hollow body defines a vertically oriented inlet passage, a horizontally enlarged lower chamber into whose upper central portion the lower end... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4100899 | Carburetor heater An apparatus for increasing vaporization of an air/fuel mixture before combustion in an engine is disclosed. Partially atomized air/fuel mixture from a carburetor is directed into a dual-chambered apparatus, wherein the air/fuel mixture is further vaporiz... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4098251 | Arrangement for mounting a fuel metering control pump on an engine An arrangement for mounting a fuel metering control pump on an internal combustion engine comprises the air intake system via which air is drawn into the engine, said system including a generally annular support element on which the control pump mounts. M... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4098231 | Apparatus for improving the efficiency and reducing the hydrocarbon emissions of carbureted engines An apparatus is disclosed for improving the efficiency and reducing the hydrocarbon exhaust emissions of combustion engines having a circulating water cooling system and a carburetor having a vacuum inlet port and a fuel inlet port and a fuel pump connect... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4098252 | Method and apparatus for carrying out the method to control a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine A method and apparatus for controlling a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine by connecting or disconnecting one or several of the cylinders with a throttling device provided in the suction system of the internal combustion engine; simultaneously wit... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4096845 | System for reducing the number of cylinders used in a multi-cylinder engine An apparatus and method are disclosed for converting a standard multi-cylinder internal combustion engine having a "split" intake manifold and "N" number of cylinders into a N/2 engine (as in converting a V-8 to V-4) to increase engine efficency and conse... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4096829 | Water injection system for internal combustion engines Liquid injection apparatus for use with an internal combustion engine having an ignition system comprises: A. a liquid pump and electrical drive therefor, the pump having an outlet communicable with the engine air intake, B. and control means including a pulse... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4094290 | Fuel atomizer A device mountable between the carburetor and intake manifold of an internal combustion engine through which the air-fuel mixture from the carburetor passes and including superposed wire screens with balls therebetween which creates a whirling mass of a h... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4094289 | Apparatus for improved preconditioning of a fuel-air mixture This disclosure relates to an improved apparatus for preconditioning of the fuel-air mixture in the induction tube of a mixture compressing and externally ignited internal combustion engine in which the throttle valve is provided with a multiple vaned val... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4094291 | Apparatus for mixing a vaporized liquid fuel with air A mixing apparatus for mixing a vaporized liquid fuel with air to develop a combustible air/fuel mixture is described. A finned swirl inducing member having a centrally located aperture is positioned downstream from a metering venturi and upstream from a ... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4092966 | Fuel vaporizing and mixing device for gasoline engines A carburetor attachment for easy insertion between a carburetor and a cooperable engine intake manifold, adapted to promote intermixing and efficient vaporization in the air-gas mixture to provide increased gas mileage per gallon of fuel and decreased pol... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4092957 | Compression ignition internal combustion engine A compression ignition engine has two opposed pistons acting in each cylinder. The pistons are connected to a crankshaft via a rocker beam, and the fulcrum of the rocker beam is at one of its ends so that when the piston is at inner dead center, the littl... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4091779 | Method and apparatus for influencing thermo-chemical reactions A method and apparatus for influencing thermo-chemical reactions by means of an electric field, in which the ions formed by the reaction itself are directed by the application of the electric field in order to control the further reaction progress.... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4091786 | Device for regulating fuel intake of internal combustion engines A flow regulating device, for insertion in an air fuel intake pipe of an internal combustion engine, comprising a sheet metal support having a number of cut-out portions therein so as to define, for the support, a peripheral mounting portion, an annular c... | 05/30/1978 |
