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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6371056 | Method and apparatus for securing a pet A method and apparatus for securing a pet are disclosed. The apparatus includes an elongated leash having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of the leash includes a clasp connected thereto, and the clasp, itself, includes a locking mechanism ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371057 | Adjustable mount for a gas control valve of a water heater A fitting for connecting a gas control valve to a water storage tank of a gas water heater comprising a base member having an elongated opening sized and shaped to receive a mating locator attached to the tank, which permits connection of the valve and ta... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371058 | Methods for recycling process wastewater streams This invention provides cost-effective alternatives to reduce the cost associated with customary blowdown from steam generating equipment. By selectively recycling process blowdown streams using secondary vaporizers, the net result is a partial replacemen... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371059 | Thermostatic valve arranged in a cooling circuit of an internal combustion engine A thermostatic valve arranged in the coolant circuit of an internal-combustion engine, has a main valve which is acted upon by cold coolant flow on the one side, and by hot coolant flow on the other side. The valve is actuated as a function of the coolant... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371060 | Control device for the cooling and heating circuit of an internal combustion engine A control device for a cooling part-circuit and a heating part-circuit of an internal combustion engine. The cooling part-circuit includes a radiator and the heating part-circuit includes a heat exchanger. A delivery pump is connected to at least the cool... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371061 | Heavy duty piston having oil splash deflector and method of cooling a piston A piston assembly includes a piston head having an open bottom cooling gallery and a pair of pin bosses depending from the head and supporting a wrist pin of a connecting rod. A skirt is coupled to the pin bosses for reciprocation with the piston head. A ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371062 | Variable compression ratio connecting rods A variable length connecting rod assembly for imparting a variable compression ratio to an internal combustion engine. The assembly contains a first part (22; 72), a second part (20; 74), and a third part (34; 70) assembled together to form the large end ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371063 | Valve-open-close mechanism It is proposed to lessen the weight and improve the mechanical strength of a retainer of a valve open-close mechanism driven by an electromagnetic actuator used in an automotive internal combustion engine. The electromagnetic actuator is mounted in a hous... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371064 | Method for controlling an electromechanical actuating drive for a gas exchange valve of an internal combustion engine An estimated value is calculated for a disturbing force which occurs as a result of the gas forces acting on the gas exchange valve immediately prior to the opening of the latter. The time profile of the disturbing force resulting at the gas exchange valv... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371065 | Control method of an internal combustion engine A control method of an internal combustion engine with which braking force while reducing the speed of the motor vehicle can be established by generating pumping loss effectively by using a variable valve mechanism enabling to control arbitrarily the open... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371066 | Torque based cam timing control method and system A torque based cam timing system and method for an engine having dual independent camshafts is disclosed that includes a first set of ROM based calibration tables containing values for intake valve closing and valve overlap that provide best fuel economy ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371067 | Capacitor assisted starter circuit A starter circuit provides capacitor-assisted energization of a vehicle's starter motor and prevents damage to capacitors in the circuit. The circuit includes a battery, a capacitor pack and a power control switch in the line connecting the pack to the mo... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371068 | Air intake for internal combustion engine A modified air intake mechanism for an internal combustion engine. The air intake mechanism includes an air passageway that contains a fixed vane located in a plane that is parallel to the air flow within the passageway. More specifically, the vane is sta... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371069 | Intake device An air intake device (10) especially adapted for use with an internal combustion engine, which achieves longer air intake tubes using a very simple geometry and which directly guides aspirated air without sharp deflections. The air intake device comprises... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371070 | Inertia charge intake manifold for multi-cylinder internal combustion engine and connecting method for branch pipes of intake manifold An inertia charge intake manifold is associated with an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders. The intake manifold includes a plurality of elongated separate branch pipes each corresponding to a respective one of the cylinders. The in... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371071 | Balance shaft housing A balance shaft housing (an upperhousing 14U and a lower housing 14L) disposed in an oil pan (7) for accommodating balance shafts (13L, 13R) provided with counterweights (19) for canceling out the vibromotive force caused by pistons, characterized in that... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371072 | Method and apparatus for mounting a truck accessory power unit A method of installing a belt driven accessory on an internal combustion engine in which consists in an OEM dual alternator installation having two OEM alternator mounting brackets, each bracket configured to receive an alternator. The accessory is attach... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371073 | Isolated cover with independent sealing system A vibration isolation or noise attenuation and fluid sealing system, for use in connection with internal combustion engine components. For example, for use in the mounting of a valve cover or rocker arm cover upon a cylinder block or cylinder head, or for... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371074 | Method and apparatus for preventing backfiring in spark ignition, internal combustion engines A system and method for minimizing the likelihood of backfiring as a spark ignition, internal combustion engine is turned off. A fuel cut-off device stops the flow of fuel into the engine in response to an engine shut-off control signal, such as when the ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371075 | Method for reactivating a cylinder of a multicylinder internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine has a plurality of cylinders to which electromechanically actuated charge cycle valves are assigned. After interruption of the actuation of at least one charge cycle valve of one cylinder the latter is first operated with red... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371076 | Engine combustion control apparatus and method An engine performs a combustion mode selected from a plurality of combustion modes. The combustion modes include stratified-charge combustion and homogeneous-charge combustion. A electronic control unit switches the combustion mode in accordance with the ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371077 | Waveform transitioning method and apparatus for multi-shot fuel systems A fuel injection control system and method for delivering multiple fuel injections to a cylinder of an engine during a fuel injection event based upon engine operating conditions, the control system including an electronic controller coupled to an electro... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371078 | Method of controlling a direct fuel injection engine and storage medium storing the same A method of controlling a direct fuel injection engine is provided. In the method, under a condition where an ignition timing which is accurately detectable is constant, a fuel injection timing is advanced and delayed to measure an average ion current, an... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371079 | Method and arrangement for synchronizing at least two power adjusting elements of an internal combustion engine The invention is directed to a method and an arrangement for synchronizing at least two power-adjusting elements of an internal combustion engine which are electrically driven independently of each other. For carrying out the synchronization, the interval... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371080 | Throttle device for internal-combustion engine Disclosed is a throttle device for an internal-combustion engine, in which, on one side of the side wall of a throttle body, there are formed a space for mounting a reduction gear mechanism which transmits the power from a motor to a throttle valve shaft ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371081 | Inhibit engine speed governor An engine controller capable of operating in both a torque governing mode and a speed governing mode simultaneously, and a method of operation whereby speed governing may be enabled and disabled while simultaneously providing a valid speed request signal ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371082 | Two-cycle engine with exhaust temperature-controlled ignition timing A two-cycle internal combustion engine has an ignition timing that varies with engine speed. A plurality of ignition patterns (the relationship between ignition timing and engine speed) are used. The engine exhaust gas temperature is sensed and is used to... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371083 | Self-damping manifold A fuel manifold having a rigid base portion with a fuel injector pocket defined therein, a top wall portion, a first substantially flat thin-walled portion extending between the rigid base portion and the top wall portion and a second substantially flat t... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371084 | Fuel injection valve for high-pressure injection with improved control of fuel delivery A fuel injection valve for high-pressure injection of fuel from a high-pressure reservoir into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, especially a diesel engine, is described. The fuel injection valve has a magnet valve by means of which t... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371085 | Injector with a multilayer piezoelectric actuator An injector for common rail Diesel injection systems of motor vehicles, having a multilayer piezoelectric actuator which has a multilayer actuator body. The actuator body is prestressed on a face end by a prestressing device and is seated inside a center ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371086 | Fuel injection control apparatus and method of direct fuel injection-type spark ignition engine Fuel vapor is introduced into an intake passage of a direct fuel injection type engine by a fuel vapor purge apparatus. The intake passage is provided with an intake oxygen concentration sensor for detecting the amount of fuel vapor in intake air. An ECU ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371087 | Fuel filter and water drain system A fuel filter drain system continuously pumps filtered and water from a locomotive diesel engine fuel filter. A ball valve disposed along the drain line between the fuel filter and the fuel tank is modified to include a ball valve that is approximately 0.... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371088 | Self-relieving fuel filter assembly A fuel system for an internal combustion engine, the fuel system including a fuel tank, a fuel pump communicating with the fuel tank, a fuel manifold downstream of the fuel pump, and a return line downstream of the fuel pump, the return line communicating... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371089 | Diagnostic apparatus and method of fuel vapor purge system A fuel vapor purge system has a canister for adsorbing fuel vapor from a fuel tank, a bypass passage bypassing the canister, and a bypass valve for controlling the state of connection of the bypass passage to a purge passage. The bypass passage is provide... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371090 | Vacuum vapor injector An engine fuel injection apparatus forms an airtight vaporization chamber having cylindrical sidewall and a flat, solid chamber bottom. A vapor fuel discharge line in fluid communication with the inside of the chamber. A fuel inlet orifice penetrates the ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371091 | System for the intermittent and/or sequential introduction of a gaseous fuel The system includes a metering valve for each cylinder including a main valve and an auxiliary valve. The auxiliary valve is electrically controlled ad via a mechanical, pressure controlled amplifier mechanism, the main orifice in the metering valve is op... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371092 | Fuel system with dual fuel injectors for internal combustion engines This invention is directed to an apparatus and method for providing improved control of fuel, preferably gaseous fuel, to an internal combustion engine such that each cylinder of the engine will operate within a predetermined tolerance off of its lean mis... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371093 | Fuel air injector Four embodiments of fuel air injectors wherein variations in the amount of fuel discharged due to the existence of pressure variations between the injector valve and its seat in the fuel injector are minimized. This is done by provided a restricted orific... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371094 | Method and apparatus for forming a fuel-air mixture for an internal combustion engine during a warmup phase A method and an apparatus for forming a fuel-air mixture for an internal combustion engine during a cold-starting and warmup phase. During the normal operation of the engine, fuel is evaporated by means of an evaporation and condensation system in order t... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371095 | Ultrasound whistles for internal combustion engine A plurality of ultrasound engine whistles used in an internal combustion engine. The whistles may be placed inside a carburetor, inside a cylinder head, around an engine valve stem and other locations inside the engine. The whistles provide for greatly im... | 04/16/2002 |
