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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6484683 | Rocker carrier There is provided a rocker carrier for use with a cylinder head in an internal combustion engine comprising a body portion having a continuous peripheral wall including a front and rear wall connected between a first and second end wall, a plurality of ro... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484684 | Crankshaft rotational support arrangement for an internal combustion engine A crankshaft rotational support for an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft supported by rotational support elements spaced from one another along the longitudinal direction of the internal combustion engine is provided. The crankshaft rotationa... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484685 | Outboard engine An outboard engine comprises an engine having a crankshaft (36) extending vertically, a flywheel 56 provided on the crankshaft (36) below the engine body, an oil pump (58), and a flywheel chamber (59) defined by a pump body (65) of the oil pump (58) unite... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484686 | Method and system for idling a diesel engine A system is disclosed for implementing a technique for idling a diesel engine. The system comprises an engine controller, an air temperature sensor, and an engine speed sensor. The air temperature sensor provides a first signal indicative of an internal t... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484687 | Rotary machine and thermal cycle A rotary machine having a housing with rotary components disclosed within. The rotary machine is configurable as an internal combustion rotary engine, an external combustion rotary engine, a gas compressor, a vacuum pump, a liquid pump, a drive turbine, o... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484688 | Control methodology for an internal combustion engine that utilizes a combustion condition sensor An internal combustion engine that utilizes a control system for improving operation of the engine under a variety of conditions. The control system includes a sensor that directly senses a combustion condition in a cylinder. The output of the sensor is u... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484689 | Fuel injection control apparatus for a diesel engine A fuel injection control apparatus for a diesel engine (1) is provided that eliminates a torque step occurring when shifting from a pilot fuel injection mode to a normal injection mode. After finding a total fuel injection quantity QFIN per cycle (block 1... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484690 | Control equipment for internal combustion engines The piston 4 is one whose top part has a flat shape. Fuel is injected directly inside the cylinder 1 from the fuel injection valve 2. The tumble air flow control valve 7 adjusts the strength of the tumble air flow. The injected fuel pressure control secti... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484691 | System and method for detecting and influencing the phase position of an internal combustion engine The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling and regulating an internal combustion engine 6; via a transducer disk 16 on the crankshaft 12 and a pickup 15, the annular position of the crankshaft 12 is ascertained continuously, with g... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484692 | Ignition control system An ignition control system is provided, which includes: an engine speed detector (101) for calculating an engine speed according to an engine crank angle signal (100); a current supply start controller (102) for outputting a proper current supply start ti... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484693 | Sensor control for engine A method and apparatus for providing corrected throttle valve opening data to the ECU for calculation of various engine parameters includes computing a throttle opening adjustment value H by subtracting a sensed throttle valve opening S from a actual thro... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484694 | Method of controlling an internal combustion engine A method of controlling an internal combustion engine includes determining the pressure within the cylinder with a pressure sensor which samples at specific positions of the piston indicating the properties of the thermodynamic cycle. The engine is contro... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484695 | Engine having compressed air assisted injection with secondary high speed fuel carburetor sandwich An internal combustion engine having a crankcase, a cylinder connected to the crankcase, a compressed air assisted fuel injection system connected between the crankcase and the cylinder, and a reciprocating piston head located in the cylinder. The improve... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484696 | Model based rail pressure control for variable displacement pumps A method of controlling a hydraulic system is preferably applied to common rail fuel injection systems. The problem in these systems is to control pressure in the common rail while at the same time maintaining the fluid supply to the rail in a way that pr... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484697 | Pressure-controlled control part for common-rail injectors The invention relates to an injector for injecting fuel that is at very high pressure, which is present at the injector in a common-rail inlet. The fuel acts on a control part, which is actuatable via a fuel volume contained in the control chamber. An inl... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484698 | Pressure controlled injector for high injection with slider throttle An injector for injecting fuel under high pressure into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine has an injector housing, a supply provided on the injector housing, a valve body, an actuator which imparts a vertical movement to the valve body... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484699 | Universal fuel injection system A universal fuel injection system for liquid and gaseous fuels and mixes thereof the universal fuel injection system having a universal fuel injection module interposed between a liquid fuel injector nozzle the universal fuel injection module having a spr... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484700 | Air assist fuel injectors An air assist fuel injector having an armature and a solenoid for actuating the armature. The armature includes a conduit having a conical portion for delivering liquid fuel and gas to a poppet of the air assist fuel injector. The conduit includes an inle... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484701 | Four-stroke cycle internal combustion engine In a compression stroke and an exhaust stroke, a part of a mixture in a downstream intake passage 30b is introduced through a branch intake passage 50a into a crank chamber 20. The mixture introduced into the crank chamber 20 flows into a valve chamber 16... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484702 | EGR system using selective fuel and ERG supply scheduling A method for reducing engine deposits in an internal combustion engine, using selective fuel and EGR supply scheduling, is provided including an engine having a first and second plurality of cylinders. A fuel injection system for injecting fuel into both ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484703 | EGR/bleed air diverter valve A valve for use in an EGR system for an internal combustion engine has a housing having an exhaust inlet, an EGR outlet, an exhaust outlet and a bleed air inlet. A butterfly plate is pivotally connected to the housing. The butterfly plate has at least a f... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484704 | Rotary valve actuating system A system and a method for recirculating a flow of exhaust gases. The system comprises a passage through which the exhaust gas flow passes, a valve movable in the passage between a generally open configuration and a generally closed configuration, an actua... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484705 | Pintle valve having an internal flow modifier with self-aligning head A flow modifier for insertion into the chamber of a large pintle valve to change the apparent flow range of the valve to that of a smaller valve. The flow modifier includes a perforated cup-shaped restrictor disposed within the valve on the valve pintle a... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484706 | Nonadjustable throttle linkage and internal combustion engine employing same A throttle linkage for an internal combustion engine includes a lever assembly that is configured to connect an operator-manipulated input element to an output element that controls at least a throttle of the engine. At least one stop pin is mounted on th... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484707 | Method and apparatus for generating a sustained arc at a sparking device An apparatus is described for generating a sustained arc at a spark-generating device. A power converter charges an energy storage device to a voltage that will ionize an air gap of a spark device such as an igniter plug. After the voltage is applied to t... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484708 | Resin sealed electronic device Durability and lifetime of a resin sealed electronic device is improved by reducing thermal stresses acting on the power element and the parts mounting on the board. A power element of which the protective film on the power element is coated with a polyim... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484709 | Valve arrangement for combustion sensor An arrangement for utilizing a combustion sensor with an internal combustion engine. The arrangement includes a sensor mounted to the outside of an engine cylinder for communication with exhaust gasses within the cylinder via a sampling passage. A mountin... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484710 | Archery finger trigger release with cocking slide A bowstring release includes a main body portion; a pair of jaws pivotably mounted within the housing for movement between closed and open positions; a piston and firing pin assembly slidably mounted in the housing and biased in a firing direction by a fi... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484711 | Automatic depth of cut control for concrete saw An automatic depth of cut control for use with concrete saws. The control allows an operator to set a maximum depth of cut for which the concrete saw can be used at. Further, the control allows the user to move the concrete saw from one location to anothe... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484712 | Vent cover assembly The present invention is directed toward a vent assembly having a vent structure defining at least one vent aperture. The vent assembly includes a vent cap covering the vent aperture or apertures and a vent cover assembly extending around the vent cap and... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484713 | Fume exhaust device for use above a range A fume exhaust hood is equipped with a fume detecting sensor element that controls the fan and, additionally, with a sensor element that directly or indirectly detects continuous activation of the range area connection and serves as a control member of a ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484714 | High temperature fireplace grate including room heating transfer tubes An improved grate for burning solid fuel having a support for the fuel, a blower for transporting air through the support, a multiplicity of orifices jets uniformly distributed across the entire area of the grate and directed through the support generally... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484715 | Media dispenser A dispenser (1) has two remote pressure handles (29, 35) and lateral gripping recesses (58) for mutually displacing two units (2, 3) axially and rotationally. A tear-off web (52) prevents the two units (2, 3) from being actuated accidentally. A discharge ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484716 | Hyperbaric oxygen patient treatment system with therapeutic surface A hyperbaric oxygen patient treatment system generally comprises and inflatable enclosure for encasing a patient having at least partially contained therein an inflatable mattress system. By integrating the therapeutic functions of the inflatable mattress... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484717 | Inhalation device An inhaler for administering powder by inhalation and a method of constructing the same. The inhaler includes an inhaler body having an opening therein and an indicating wheel disposed in the inhaler body for providing an indication as to the usage of the... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484718 | Inhalation device An inhalation device is provided by means of which material in powder form can be inhaled. The device comprises a body 55 defining a reservoir 56 for medicaments in powder form, an outlet 57 through which a user can inhale and a dosing member 53 with at l... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484719 | Method for providing ventilatory assistance in a spontaneously breathing subject The apparatus provides for the determination of the instantaneous phase in the respiratory cycle, subject's average respiration rate and the provision of ventilatory assistance. A microprocessor (16) receives an airflow signal from a pressure transducer (... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484720 | Five spring regulator An oxygen gas therapy regulator is provided which is small in size and has particularly uniform output characteristics. The regulator uses five springs evenly spaced around a circle concentric with the axis of the regulator piston thereby providing unifor... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484721 | Pneumatic oxygen conserving device A pneumatic oxygen conserving device for efficiently dispensing oxygen or other gas used during respiratory therapy such that only the first part of the patient's breath contains the oxygen or other therapeutic gas. A gas delivery device is used which is ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484722 | Flat-folded personal respiratory protection devices and processes for preparing same Fold-flat personal respiratory protection devices are provided. The devices have a flat central portion having first and second edges, a flat first member joined to the first edge of the central portion through either a fold-line, seam, weld or bond, said... | 11/26/2002 |
