Combustion enhancement system and method

Patent 6745744 Issued on June 8, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date:

June 8, 2021. 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.

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Inventors

Application

No. 09876165 filed on 06/08/2001

US Classes:

123/297Combination igniting means and injector

Examiners

Primary: Gimie, Mahmoud
Assistant: Huynh, Hai

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

Foreign Patent References

1368936 SU 01/01/1988

International Class

F02M 5706

Abstract

A combustion enhancement system that enhances combustion by converting fuel into hydrogen-enriched fuel within a combustion region, and igniting the hydrogen-enriched fuel by one or more ignitor. A fuel supply provides at least one of fuel or air/fuel mixture to the discharge gap of the ignitor. A method is also provided to dissociate a fuel or air/fuel mixture into hydrogen enriched combusible mixture. The method includes locating the ignition device so that the discharge gap is in device communication with the combustion region, and dissociating at least one of fuel, or air/fuel mixture into hydrogen enriched combustible fuel mixture within the discharge gap. A method of igniting is also provided.

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