Method for reducing pollution due to an internal combustion engine
Patent 4164912 Issued on August 21, 1979. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 28, 1997. 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.
December 28, 1997. 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 2011986 2756268 2994310 3204139 3483849 Process for reducing the pollution due to an internal combustion engine, and an engine including the application of said process Patent #: 4061113 InventorApplicationNo. 05/865124 filed on 12/28/1977US Classes:123/26, ADDITIONAL AIR SUPPLY123/146.5A, Timers123/169MG, Multiple firing gap123/169V, Valved123/636, Multiple spark ignition system123/640Dual systemsExaminersPrimary: Cox, Ronald B.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesF02B 53/00 (20060101)F02B 53/12 (20060101) F02P 9/00 (20060101) F02P 15/00 (20060101) F02P 15/08 (20060101) F01N 3/30 (20060101) F02B 1/04 (20060101) F02B 1/00 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1976-12-29 FRAbstractThe method comprises, after the end of the normal combustion of the mixture in the combustion chamber of the engine, establishing a post-combustion by maintaining a series of high-tension sparks during a long period and introducing turbulent additional air in the vicinity of said sparks so as to form a plasma which is propagated in said residual mixture. The plasma is propagated in the cylinder from a plurality of points, that is to say partly from a point near to the spark and partly from at least another point of the combustion chamber. | |
