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Pure oxygen supply to an internal combustion engine

Patent 3961609 Issued on June 8, 1976. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject June 8, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

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Inventor

Application

No. 378437 filed on 07/12/1973

US Classes:

123/567, Oxidant is solely oxygen123/1A, Fuels, lubricants and additives123/3, Generating plants123/536, Combustible mixture ionization, ozonation, or electrolysis219/206, Manifold219/207Carburetor

Examiners

Primary: Myhre, Charles J.
Assistant: Richter, Sheldon J.

Abstract

A method for decreasing hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen emanating from the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine involves supplying substantially pure oxygen to the air intake means of the engine. Such pure oxygen may be passed from a tank in which it is stored to the air intake means of the engine. The pure oxygen may be created by storing a chemical compound in a chamber and heating the chamber so that the compound may release the oxygen, or oxygen can be created by electrolytically decomposing water, passing oxygen generated by such decomposition into a storage tank coupled to the air intake means of the engine.

Other References

  • Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Kirk et al., vol. 10, pp. 47-48, 1953
  • Industrial Chemistry, Riegel, Fifth Edition, pp. 360-365, 1949
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