High efficiency hybrid car with gasoline engine, and electric battery powered motor
Patent 5327987 Issued on July 12, 1994. Estimated Expiration Date: 
May 26, 2012. 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.
May 26, 2012. 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 ReferencesAuxiliary power system and apparatus Hybrid powered automobile Vehicle having auxiliary drive mechanism Hybrid vehicles Hybrid electric/ice vehicle drive system Cooling, heating and power generating device using automobile waste heat Hybrid vehicle Patent #: 5249637 InventorApplicationNo. 887876 filed on 05/26/1992US Classes:180/65.2, Combined with nonelectric drive means60/618, Motive fluid is vaporized liquid180/65.4Generating means is driven by a prime moverExaminersPrimary: Koczo, MichaelAttorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesB60K 006/04F01K 023/10 AbstractA hybrid-propulsion car system having one axle driven by an internal combustion engine and another axis driven by an electric motor. The waste heat of the internal combustion engine is absorbed by the engine cooling fluid, and is then heat exchanged with an evaporative fluid in a closed circuit. The evaporative fluid is vaporized by the heat of the engine cooling fluid in order to drive an expander which in turn drives an electric generator. The electric generator supplies current to a storage battery and to the electric motor. | |
