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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7040277 | Cylinder operation control apparatus for internal combustion engine A cylinder operation control apparatus includes: an internal combustion engine (E) which is adapted to operate in an all-cylinder activation mode and in a cylinder deactivation mode; a lift amount changing device (VT) which is associated with the internal combustion... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040278 | Integrated microturbine system A microturbine for the generation of mechanical and electrical power comprising a positive displacement axial vane rotary compressor and an axial vane rotary expander. The compressor and expander are joined by a common shaft. The system further includes at least one... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040279 | Energy-cell combustion system A Divided Chamber combustion system comprising an energy-cell built in the bottom of a deep piston bowl; aligned in the cylinder's centerline; in fluid communication with the main combustion chamber through one main transfer passage disposed in its centerline and a ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040280 | Spark ignition enhancer and spark plug therewith A spark ignition enhancer is provided in a combustion chamber of a spark ignition direct injection engine. The combustion chamber includes a fuel injector operable to spray a fuel plume into the chamber near a spark gap. The ignition enhancer includes a diversion el... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040281 | Method of injecting a gaseous fuel into an internal combustion engine A method of operating a gaseous-fueled internal combustion engine comprises selecting one of at least two predetermined operating modes as a function of engine load and engine speed. A first operating mode is selected when said engine is commanded to operate within ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040282 | Independent timing retard for engine speed limiting A method and system for operating an engine wherein ignition of the engine is activated according to a predetermined timing schedule that references engine speed, and the ignition is suppressed above a predetermined engine speed threshold to allow engine speed to fa... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040283 | Throttle valve opening and closing device The invention is intended to simplify a default mechanism of a throttle valve opening and closing device for the purpose of improving mountability of the device to a vehicle. When a motor generate no driving forces, a throttle valve is held in a position (1) ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040284 | Internal combustion engine controller A torque correspondence value (e.g., estimated indicated torque) is determined. The degree of torque correspondence value variation in a plurality of previous cycles is digitized as a variation index value (e.g., locus length). If the variation index value is smalle... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040285 | Knocking control apparatus and knocking control method for internal combustion engine A knocking control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, which is applied to an internal combustion engine including a variable valve mechanism that can vary a valve characteristic of at least one of an intake valve and an exhaust valve, and which changes an ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040286 | Engine control system and method An engine control system for an internal combustion engine and a method of programming is provided. The engine control system has a rotation sensing system, an intelligent controller connected to the rotation sensing system for calculating at least one of a cylinder... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040287 | Fuel dosage device The invention relates to a fuel metering device comprising a fuel chamber, a fuel inlet which can be opened and closed and leads to the fuel chamber, and at least one fuel outlet leading from the fuel chamber to a suction channel of an internal combustion engine. Pa... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040288 | Fuel injection system A booster unit is provided in an injector of a fuel injection system. The booster unit includes a booster piston accommodated in a pressure chamber, and a discharge valve capable of discharging fuel in a backpressure chamber. A needle valve drive unit includes a pre... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040289 | High pressure fuel accumulator A high-pressure fuel accumulator (1), in particular for a common rail injection system, has a housing (2) in which a pressure chamber (3) is inserted, and at least one inlet and at least one outlet. The pressure chamber is implemented as a throu... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040290 | Common rail system A common rail system includes a first common rail, a second common rail, and a control unit. The first common rail is connected to a fuel pump through a fuel feed line and is provided with a first pressure regulating valve and a first pressure sensor. The second com... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040291 | Method for regulating the pressure in a fuel accumulator of an internal combustion engine A method for regulating the pressure in a fuel accumulator of an internal combustion engine, in particular in a common rail system is described. The provision of different regulating modes for regulating the pressure in the fuel accumulator is known from the related... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040292 | Device for damping vibrations on fuel injection systems having a high-pressure accumulating space The invention relates to a high-pressure accumulator for fuel injection systems, having a number of line connections corresponding to the number of chambers of an internal combustion engine. The accumulator has an essentially circular cross section delimited by an i... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040293 | Fuel injection system A fuel injection system (10) with reduced pressure pulsations in the fuel discharge paths from the injectors is disclosed. A high-pressure fuel accumulated in a common rail is injected by a plurality of the injectors. Each injector includes a high-pressure ch... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040294 | Fuel piping To manufacture fuel piping for connecting a fuel tank and a drive unit including an engine using a resin material at a low cost and to cause the fuel piping to suitably follow the movement of the fuel tank and the drive unit when the vehicle is being operated. A fue... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040295 | Fail-operational internal combustion engine systems and methods Systems and methods are provided for internal combustion engines. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an engine system is provided that is able to operate at partial power after a single, or several, failures of any of several sub... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040296 | Engine start control system and a method thereof An engine start control system provides at least one sensor detecting engine operating conditions, an injector, and a control unit. The control unit controls the injector based on signals of the at least one sensor and it is programmed to perform a control logic com... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040297 | Method for controlling a piezo-actuated fuel-injection valve The current guided to the piezo actuator and the voltage which is consequently established thereon is used for calculating with the help of a non-linear actuator model, the characteristics of the longitudinal variations (s) and the force (F) exerted by the actuator ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040298 | Grounding structure of fuel tank A grounding structure of a fuel tank equipped with a lid body closing an opening of the fuel tank made of resin is characterized by being equipped with a ring-shaped member made of metal fixed on the periphery of the opening, and a retainer made of metal fixing the ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040299 | Fuel system A fuel system for a diesel engine may have a fuel tank, a fuel pump, a fuel filter module, and a fuel rail. The fuel filter module has a vacuum side and a pressure side. The vacuum side is connected to the fuel tank and to the inlet side of the fuel pump. The pressu... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040300 | Fuel supply nozzle Noise from fuel returning to a cylinder and from bubbles contained in the returning fuel is reduced by positioning a nozzle with a plurality of penetration holes, each with much less sectional area than a flow sectional area for returning fuel. The nozzle is also eq... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040301 | Fuel system with integrated pressure management A fuel system supplying fuel to an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. The fuel system includes an integrated pressure management system managing pressure and detecting leaks in the fuel system. The integrated pressure management system also performs a leak dia... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040302 | Failure diagnosis apparatus for evaporative fuel processing system A failure diagnosis apparatus for diagnosing a failure of an evaporative fuel processing system. A pressure in the evaporative fuel processing system is detected, and a purge control valve and a vent shut valve are closed when stoppage of the engine is detected. A d... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040303 | Combined aftercooler system with shared fans A cooling system including an intake air cooling subsystem and a liquid cooling subsystem for controlling intake air temperatures in a supercharged internal combustion diesel locomotive engine. The intake air cooling subsystem includes an air-to-water aftercooler an... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040304 | Method for operating an internal combustion engine A method for operating an internal combustion engine, simplifying a direct start after an engine shutdown. A compressor is provided for compressing the fresh air supplied to an internal combustion engine of the internal combustion engine. The compressor is activated... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040305 | Method and device for exhaust recycling and supercharged diesel engine A method and a device for exhaust gas recycling (EGR) in a combustion engine (1), wherein EGR gases are led into a section of the intake channel where a venturi (9) is arranged for modifying the flow of the intake air, and where a reduced pressure prev... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040306 | Blowby gas ventilation system for an internal combustion engine, and method of using same A blowby gas ventilation system for an internal combustion engine capable of preventing oil from being diluted by efficiently and quickly exhausting a blowby gas together with a water content and the like from a crank chamber through forced ventilation of the crank ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040307 | System for diagnosing degradation of air-fuel sensor An air-fuel ratio detected by an air-fuel ratio sensor is periodically varied by executing a PI control. During the PI control, a time period in which the detected air-fuel ratio passes through a predetermined rich-side range is defined as a rich-side time constant,... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040308 | Device and method for illuminating luminescent paintballs A hopper device 50 for illuminating luminescent paintballs before the paintballs are projected down the barrel of a paintball gun includes a hopper shell 52, top and bottom rows 54 and 56 of ultraviolet lights 14 disposed at presel... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040309 | Axle housing for a support stand for an automatic ball throwing device The present inventions provides a directing device for controlling the orientation of a ball launching device, comprising a first member, a second member pivotally attached to the first member, and a third member disposed substantially parallel to the second member,... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040310 | Paintball projectile drop compensator A barrel adaptor for a paintball gun is provided to induce spin onto a paintball exiting the barrel of the paintball gun thereby providing selected projectile drop compensation. The adapter consists of a structure having an elongated aperture with a first end adapte... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040311 | Closure-cap and container as a two-chamber cartridge for nebulizers for producing aerosols and active substance formulations, suitable for storage The invention relates to an apparatus comprising a closure-cap and a container in the form of a two-chamber cartridge in which an active ingredient and a solvent can be stored separately until the apparatus is used in a nebulizer, as well as an active substance conc... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040312 | Perilaryngeal oral airway with flexible tip guide An oral airway consists of an elongate tubular member having a leading distal end and a proximal end, the leading distal end leading the elongate tubular member as it is inserted into the mouth and pharynx of a patient. An opening at the leading distal end of the el... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040313 | Method and apparatus for nitric oxide generation Inhalation of low levels of nitric oxide can rapidly and safely decrease pulmonary hypertension in mammals. Precise delivery of nitric oxide at therapeutic levels of 20 to 100 ppm and inhibition of reaction of nitric oxide with oxygen to form toxic impurities such a... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040314 | Aerosol generating devices and methods for generating aerosols suitable for forming propellant-free aerosols Liquid aerosol formulations for generating aerosols include at least one high volatility carrier and a second component. In some embodiments, the liquid aerosol formulation is propellant free. An aerosol generating device generates an aerosol by passing liquid aeros... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040315 | Arrangement for anaesthetising a living creature The invention relates to an arrangement (200) for anaesthetising a living creature (V) and for maintaining said creature in an anaesthetised state, by administering thereto an infused volume of anaesthesia inducing pharmaceutical (22) in liquid phase p... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040316 | Medicament inhalation delivery devices and methods for using the same A medicament delivery device for administering a medicament to a user includes a medicament reservoir and an entrance port and an exit port each disposed adjacent the reservoir. A gas chamber disposed adjacent the entrance port. The device includes a pressurizing me... | 05/09/2006 |
