| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 123445000 |
Fuel injection system
| 1505 |
| 123568110 |
Exhaust gas used with the combustible mixture (e.g., emission control Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) valve)
| 694 |
| 123518000 |
Having fuel vapor recovery and storage system
| 437 |
| 123495000 |
With fuel pump
| 303 |
| 123559100 |
Supercharger
| 285 |
| 123572000 |
Crankcase vapor used with combustible mixture
| 214 |
| 123672000 |
Including exhaust gas condition responsive means
| 195 |
| 123543000 |
Heating of combustible mixture
| 123 |
| 123435000 |
Including cylinder pressure or temperature responsive means
| 89 |
| 123540000 |
Cooling of combustible mixture
| 84 |
| 123510000 |
Fuel flow regulation between the pump and the charge-forming device
| 80 |
| 123575000 |
Diverse fuel supply
| 67 |
| 123536000 |
Combustible mixture ionization, ozonation, or electrolysis
| 53 |
| 123527000 |
Gaseous fuel and air mixer
| 43 |
| 123704000 |
Air/fuel ratio prior to combustion responsive means
| 30 |
| 123437000 |
Auxiliary control of carburetor fuel metering
| 30 |
| 123436000 |
Including means responsive to instantaneous change in engine speed
| 29 |
| 123525000 |
Combined liquid and gaseous fuel
| 25 |
| 123585000 |
Auxiliary air or oxygen added to combustible mixture
| 24 |
| 123590000 |
Charge-mixing device in intake (e.g., device which insures the atomization of the combustible mixture)
| 24 |
| 123443000 |
Alternate or simultaneous lean-rich | 5 |
| 20090301437 | AIR-FUEL RATIO CONTROL DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The combustion air-fuel ratio is made leaner than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio at the time of engine startup and the combustion air-fuel ratio is made richer than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio and the exhaust downstream part of the three-way catalyst apparatus is raised in temperature when it is judged that just the exhaust upstream part of the three-way catalyst apparatus arranged in the engine exhaust system has been raised to the catalyst activation temperature. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20110203552 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine starts the internal combustion engine by initiating combustion in cylinders belonging to a first cylinder group, from among a plurality of cylinders that make up the internal combustion engine. The control apparatus monitors a change in an amount of negative pressure generated in an intake pipe when the internal combustion engine is started, and obtains information related to an alcohol concentration of fuel used in the internal combustion engine. The control apparatus also calculates a fuel injection quantity necessary to initiate combustion in cylinders belonging to a second cylinder group, based on the amount of negative pressure generated in the intake pipe and the alcohol concentration of the fuel, and initiates combustion in each cylinder belonging to the second cylinder group when the necessary fuel injection quantity enters a range of quantities that are able to be injected by corresponding injectors. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20130032123 | GAS SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A straight port and a swirl port supply low-oxygen-concentration gas and high-oxygen-concentration gas into a combustion chamber of an engine such that high-level-oxygen-concentration gas and low-level-oxygen-concentration gas are formed from the high-oxygen-concentration gas and the low-oxygen-concentration gas in an adjacent region of the combustion chamber, which is adjacent to a fuel mist injected from an injection hole of a fuel injection valve. The high-level-oxygen-concentration gas is located in a corresponding area of the adjacent region, which is generally opposite from the fuel injection hole, and the low-level-oxygen-concentration gas is located in a remaining area of the adjacent region, which is other than the corresponding area of the adjacent region. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20140352663 | METHOD FOR PURGING CONDENSATE FROM A CHARGE AIR COOLER - Methods and systems are provided for cleaning out condensate stored at a charge air cooler. In response to increased condensate accumulation at a charge air cooler, airflow through the engine is increased to purge the condensate while an engine actuator is adjusted to maintain engine torque. Combustion stability issues of engine cylinders are addressed by adjusting fueling of each cylinder individually during condensate ingestion. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150090223 | BI-FUEL ENGINE WITH INCREASED POWER - A conventional gasoline engine is retrofitted and calibrated to operate as a bi-fuel engine using Hydrogen as the second fuel. When operated with Hydrogen, which typically leads to a reduction of engine output power, the engine is preferably operated in a charged mode and in a lean mode with the engine throttle kept in a wide open position during charged and lean mode operation resulting in a more efficient engine with a reduction of engine output power loss. | 04-02-2015 |
| 123444000 |
Having fluidic logic control means | 4 |
| 20110048375 | Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine having a mass flow line - A method and a device for operating an internal combustion engine having a mass-flow line are provided, which allow the actual charge to be adapted to the setpoint charge of the internal combustion engine at a desired dynamic. A mass flow is supplied to the internal combustion engine via the mass-flow line. A setpoint value is specified for a characteristic quantity of the mass flow to the internal combustion engine. The setpoint value of the characteristic quantity of the mass flow is formed starting from a balance of the mass flow flowing into the mass flow line and the mass flow discharged from the mass flow line according to a predefined time characteristic. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110303191 | Low-cost type mackay four-stroke engine system - The present invention provides an integrated engine system, which includes an air-compression means, an air-buffer-system, a fuel-supplying means, an power-management-unit, and at least two cold-expansion-chambers; wherein, each of said at least two cold-expansion-chambers operates with a Simplified Mackay Four-Stroke Cycle, which includes a first-intake-process, a compression-process, a hot-combustion-process, a second-intake-process, a cold-expansion-process, and an exhaust-process. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20140238349 | Device for Dispensing a Liquid Additive Into a Fuel Circulation Circuit for an Internal Combustion Engine, Vehicle Comprising Such a Device, And Method For Using Said Device - The invention relates to a device for dispensing a liquid additive into a fuel circulation circuit ( | 08-28-2014 |
| 20160123246 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH TURBOCHARGER - A target air amount for achieving a requested torque is back-calculated from the requested torque using a virtual air-fuel ratio. The virtual air-fuel ratio is changed from a first air-fuel ratio to a second air-fuel ratio in response to a condition for switching an operation mode being satisfied. After the virtual air-fuel ratio is changed, the target air-fuel ratio is maintained at the first air-fuel ratio until the ignition timing reaches a retardation limit. Subsequently, in response to the ignition timing reaching the retardation limit, the target air-fuel ratio is switched from the first air-fuel ratio to a third air-fuel ratio. After switching of the target air-fuel ratio, in response to a difference between the target air amount and an estimated air amount becoming equal to or less than a threshold value, the target air-fuel ratio is switched from the third air-fuel ratio to the second air-fuel ratio. | 05-05-2016 |
| 123531000 |
Auxiliary air or gas used to inject fuel | 2 |
| 20160377038 | EJECTOR AND ARRANGEMENT FOR USE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A TURBOCHARGER - An ejector, or arrangement having the ejector, has a compact structure requiring little installation space, permitting a sufficient pumping action, and, in case of an error, the error can be unambiguously detected and diagnosed as the source of the problem, which ejector for insertion into a receptacle, has a base element with a throat that fluid-connects a first opening and a second opening to each other, whereby the throat has a narrowest part that is fluid-connected to an associated third opening, and whereby the throat widens, at least in sections, towards the first and second openings, wherein, as a functional component, the ejector can be inserted into and/or positioned in a mating receptacle in the correct orientation so as to fulfill its function as a jet pump in an arrangement. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160090957 | SYSTEM CONTROL STRATEGY AND METHODS FOR MULTI-PHYSICS FLUID ATOMIZING - A method of controlling fuel delivery to an engine includes providing a fluid atomizer, a mechanically driven air compressor, a start up air source, and an air valve coupled between the mechanically driven air compressor and the start up air source, charging the start up air source, delivering compressed air from the start up air source to the fluid atomizer, providing an initial air/fluid mixture with the fluid atomizer, and operating the air valve to direct compressed air from the mechanically driven air compressor to the fluid atomizer. | 03-31-2016 |
| 123530000 |
Constant flow fuel supply | 1 |
| 20090020104 | FUEL SUPPLY TANK, FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM AND FUEL INJECTION APPARATUS FOR THE SYSTEM - A fuel supply tank, comprising a tank body | 01-22-2009 |
| 123579000 |
Multiple carburetors | 1 |
| 20090241923 | FUEL DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS FOR A V-TYPE ENGINE - A fuel distribution apparatus for a V-type engine wherein first and second throttle bodies connected to first and second banks disposed in a V shape, respectively, are disposed therebetween and a main fuel distribution pipe for distributing fuel from a common fuel supply system is connected to first and second fuel injection valves provided in the first and second throttle bodies, respectively, is configured such that the fuel distribution pipe is formed from first and second distribution pipes separate from each other and connected to the first and second fuel injection valves and besides fastened to the first and second throttle bodies, respectively, a joint pipe connects the fuel supply to the first or second distribution pipes. Communication conduit connects the first and second distribution pipes. | 10-01-2009 |
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| 20080223340 | REGENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PARTICULATE TRAPS - An internal combustion engine system has an internal combustion engine with an intake for air and an exhaust for products of combustion. The engine has a turbocharger for pressurizing intake air in response to passage of the products of combustion. An exhaust aftertreatment device receives the exhaust from the engine to filter diesel particulates. A device for regenerating the exhaust aftertreatment device has a feed line and nozzle for injecting duel upstream of the exhaust aftertreatment device on a periodic basis. A system and method for purging the fuel line and the nozzle utilizes pressurized air from the engine turbocharger via an air tank when the regenerating device is not injecting fuel. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080302332 | SPLIT-BORE STRATIFIED CHARGE CARBURETOR - A carburetor includes a body, a fuel metering system carried by the body to regulate fuel flow to the body, and a fuel-and-air mixing passage in fluid communication with the fuel metering system. The mixing passage extends through the body and is partitioned into a rich mixture passage, and a lean mixture passage positioned between the rich mixture passage and the fuel metering system. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090056673 | DIESEL COMBUSTION MODE SWITCHING CONTROL BASED ON INTAKE CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) CONCENTRATION - A method of switching a combustion mode of a diesel engine may include determining a carbon dioxide concentration in an intake manifold of a diesel engine, operating the diesel engine in a first combustion mode, and operating the diesel engine in a second combustion mode when the determined carbon dioxide concentration is greater than a predetermined carbon dioxide concentration value. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20100192908 | ENERGY GENERATING MODULES WITH EXTERIOR WALL FUEL CHAMBERS - An energy generating module comprises an enclosure, an energy generating device, a fuel chamber, and one or more fuel conveying devices. The enclosure comprises a plurality of walls that enclose the energy generating device. The fuel chamber is applied to an exterior surface of at least one wall of the enclosure such that at least a portion of the exterior surface of at least one enclosure wall is covered by the fuel chamber. The fuel conveying devices convey fuel from the fuel chamber to the energy generating device enclosed by the enclosure walls. The energy generating device generates an energy output using fuel received from the fuel chamber. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100242911 | Combustion-supporting device of an external-combustion engine - The invention is related to an improvement on a combustion-supporting device of an external-combustion engine, and Tourmaline crystal or negative charge ion producer for releasing tritium that can emit trace radioactive ray (βray) is set before air-inhaling system or fuel injection nozzle or carburetor. The feature is making use of sufficient negative charge ions produced by the foregoing negative charge ion producer to combine with oxygen gas entered fuel injection nozzle or carburetor for efficiently improving the content of air molecules and procuring the effect of more oxygen supplied to combustion; it also contains trace radiation that can make alkane and alkene molecules in fuel become smaller for easier combining with oxygen gas. The foregoing factors make the external combustion engine have better combustion efficiency, consume less fuel and emit lower concentration of waste gases. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110056462 | FOUR CYCLE ENGINE CARBURETORS - Various embodiments provide for methods of cylinder manufacturing engines. Various embodiments provide for methods of cylinder manufacturing four-stroke engines. Various embodiments provide for methods of cylinder manufacturing two-stroke engines. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110146623 | CONTROL MODULE REGULATING AND DELIVERING FUEL AND AIR TO A FUEL REFORMER - A control module for regulating and delivering quantities of compressed air and fuel to a fuel reformer is described herein. The control module includes a housing, a compressed air circuit coupled to a source of compressed air, and a fuel circuit coupled to a source of fuel. Each circuit includes: (i) a flow passageway formed in the housing that extends between an inlet port that is configured to be fluidly coupled to either the source of compressed air or the source of fuel and an outlet port that is configured to be fluidly coupled to the fuel reformer, (ii) a discrete valve positioned within the flow passageway that is configured to either permit or prevent the passage of fluid through the flow passageway, and (iii) a regulator valve positioned within the flow passageway that is configured to maintain a constant pressure differential across the flow passageway. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110232604 | DEVICE FOR ENHANCING FUEL EFFICIENCY AND REDUCING EMISSIONS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - An air/fuel flow structure for enhancing the fuel efficiency of an internal combustion engine includes a generally conical-shaped flow path useable in the engine. One or more tab and one or more notch are formed in the conical path to alter one or more characteristics, such as pressure and velocity, of the gas flow. The apparatus may be positioned in the air intake system. Alternatively, the apparatus may be positioned in the exhaust system. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110265763 | Piston Engine, Method and Use - The present invention relates to a method for operating a piston engine, more preferably of a motor vehicle, with a fresh air system for feeding fresh air to cylinders of the piston engine and with an exhaust system for discharging exhaust gas from the cylinders, wherein during a gas exchange by means of a positive pressure wave on the fresh air side the charging of the respective cylinder with fresh air and/or by means of a negative pressure wave on the exhaust gas side the discharging of exhaust gas from the respective cylinder is supported. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120060794 | Throttle Body To Intake Manifold Mounting - At least one set of locator pins is provided on the flange of an intake manifold which couple with an orifice provided on the flange of a throttle body to align the two parts to ensure that they are properly oriented when assembled. In addition, through holes are provided on the throttle body flange and threaded inserts are provided on the flange of the intake manifold. The locator pins are coupled with the orifices prior to inserting a bolt through the through holes to engage with the threads of the threaded insert. By providing the locator pins, the two flanges are held in a desired orientation so that the ducts of the two flanges are properly aligned to substantially eliminate a step or mismatch at the interface. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120073544 | SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR A PRESSURIZED FUEL FEED SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A sealing assembly for a pressurized fuel feed system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The seal assembly comprises providing a fuel conduit having a fluid flow passage therethrough for conveyance of a pressurized fuel-containing gas in a general fluid-flow direction with a first sealing surface disposed on the fuel conduit. A second sealing surface engages with the first sealing surface, such as to provide a fluid-tight connection preventing pressurized gas from leaving the fluid flow passage. The said first and second sealing surfaces are substantially perpendicular to the general fluid-flow direction. An o-ring is disposed between the first sealing surface and second sealing surface, the o-ring being compressed by the first and second sealing surfaces to form said fluid-tight connection. Preferably the o-ring is subjected to a squeeze of at least 40%, more preferably 50%, when the first and second sealing surfaces are coupled together. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120085320 | High Volume Combustion Catalyst Delivery System - A high volume combustion catalyst system of the current invention delivers an aerosol liquid catalyst into a diesel engine for the express purpose of enhancing combustion efficiency, thus, lowering fuel consumption and emissions. This invention is capable of extremely precise catalyst delivery and can service the full range of commercially available diesel engines. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120180760 | Method for operating a fuel system, and fuel system - In a method for operating a fuel system of an internal combustion engine, the fuel system has a fuel tank and a ventilation device for ventilating the fuel tank which has at least one ventilation valve. In a first operating mode the ventilation valve is adjusted for ventilating the fuel tank based exclusively on a temperature and/or the ventilation occurs over a defined period of time when the internal combustion engine is deactivated. The invention further relates to a fuel system of an internal combustion engine. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120186557 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR VAPORIZING FUEL MIXTURE - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for vaporizing fuel. A method for vaporizing fuel includes providing a fuel vaporizer. The fuel vaporizer includes a chamber for receiving a liquid, the chamber comprising at least one inlet and at least one outlet. The fuel vaporizer also includes a driver module coupled with the chamber, and a oscillator disposed within the chamber and configured to be driven by the driver module. The method includes feeding water through an inlet of the at least one inlet into the chamber. The method includes driving the oscillator using the driver module at a predetermined frequency, wherein a mist is created from the liquid. The method also includes introducing the mist from the chamber via an outlet of the at least one outlet into an intake of an internal combustion engine. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120192834 | COMBUSTION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method of operating a combustion apparatus ( | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120234293 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder chamber having a cylinder gas inlet and a cylinder gas outlet; an adjustment plate attached to the cylinder gas outlet; an exhaustion pipe attached to the cylinder gas outlet with the adjustment plate in between; and a piston disposed inside the cylinder chamber. The adjustment plate has a through hole having an opening area smaller than that of the air cylinder gas outlet. The adjustment plate is attached to the cylinder gas outlet so that a lower edge of the through hole is situated at a higher position relative to a lower edge of the cylinder gas outlet. The piston is disposed inside the cylinder chamber so that an upper end surface of the piston is situated at a higher position relative to the lower edge of the cylinder gas outlet when the piston is situated at a bottom dead point. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120255519 | Fuel treatment method - There is provided a device and a method for decreasing hydrocarbon fuel usage in a vehicle, the method including the steps of installing a fuel treatment device whereby fuel passes through the device prior to going to the engine, the fuel treatment device having an inlet and an outlet, an inner tube having at least one magnet pair with a north pole and a south pole, and an outer tube concentric with the inner tube to thereby form a passageway between the inner tube and the outer tube, a baffle member being mounted in the passageway to cause fuel passing therethrough to flow in a spiral configuration. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120260889 | SUCTION HOUSING - The invention relates to a suction housing ( | 10-18-2012 |
| 20130037002 | In-cylinder emission cleaning by cams with auxiliary-lobes - Disclosed is an internal combustion engine gas cycle modification process, comprising venting, which allows for some automatic gas transfer from intake to exhaust or vice versa, through the cylinder, in the compression or expansion strokes, by a second or third opening of either the intake or the exhaust valves, which is done by using a second or third auxiliary lobe on the intake or the exhaust cams, which however are much smaller than the normal lobes. Seven gas cycle modifications are explained and compared, each of which reduces NOx by 300-9,000× and cleans emission in the cylinder. On the same fuel consumption, all these modified gas cycles preserve torque and power. One however, increases high engine speed power and torque by over 70%. That may be exchanged for fuel savings. Double and triple lobe cams made the same way and cost the same as single lobe cams. It substitutes after-treatments. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130081597 | STRUCTURE FOR PREVENTING SURGE OF 2-CYLINDER ENGINE - A structure for preventing surge of a 2-cylinder engine may include a first line communicating a crank room of the engine with a cylinder head cover, a first valve which may be disposed on the first line and allows a fluid within the crank room to flow into the cylinder head cover, a second line communicating the crank room of the engine with an intake manifold and a second valve which may be disposed on the second line and allows a fluid within the intake manifold into the crank room. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130180503 | METHOD FOR ACTUATING AN ELEMENT IN THE AIR SUPPLY TRACT OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, IN PARTICULAR A THROTTLE FLAP - A method for actuating an element ( | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130199497 | AIR INJECTION TIMED WITH EXHAUST RELEASE - Embodiments for injecting air into exhaust ports of an engine are provided. In one example, a multi-cylinder engine method comprises combusting a rich air-fuel mixture, injecting air into a first cylinder's exhaust port and not into a second cylinder's exhaust port during the first cylinder's exhaust stroke, and injecting air into the second cylinder's exhaust port and not into the first cylinder's exhaust port during the second cylinder's exhaust stroke. In this way, injection into each exhaust port may be timed with exhaust release into each exhaust port. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130206107 | CARBURETOR AND METHODS THEREFOR - A carburetor having an inlet opening that includes a pair of concavities operative to direct air toward the metering rod of the carburetor. A carburetor having an inlet opening that includes an arcuate manifold adjacent to the inlet opening and in fluid communication with a fuel reservoir. A carburetor having a slide assembly that includes a positioning mechanism operative to adjust the position of the metering rod relative to the throttle slide. A throttle slide that includes a flow guide that bisects an arcuate relief on an underside thereof. A method for configuring the throat of a carburetor that includes an upper portion of a first diameter and a lower portion of a second diameter that is offset from the first diameter. The method comprises deriving an optimum size for the first and second diameters and the offset based on the pumping efficiency and operating parameters of the engine. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130263821 | Gaseous Fuel Tank and Power Tool - Various embodiments include a gaseous fueled engine and fuel tank assemblies, in particular the location and attitudes of the fuel tanks. One or more fuel tanks are attached to the power tool. The fuel tank housing has slots for air flow to heat the fuel tank to off-set the drop in fuel temperature due to latent heat of evaporation of liquefied petroleum fuels. Gaseous fuel may include LPG, Butane, LNG, H2, etc. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130263822 | WIDE-BAND DAMPER FOR CHARGE AIR LINES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH TURBOCHARGER - A wide-band damper is designed for charge air lines of an internal combustion engine with turbocharger. The wide-band damper has an inlet and an outlet. Proceeding from the inlet, at least three slot chambers are arranged axially in series. The slot chambers are dimensioned for different frequencies f | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130263823 | DISC DAMPER FOR CHARGE AIR LINES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A TURBOCHARGER - A disc damper for a charge air line of an internal combustion engine that has a turbocharger. The disc damper includes an inlet, an outlet, and at least one slit chamber disposed between the inlet and outlet. Starting from the inlet, at least two gap chambers are provided downstream of the slit chamber and disposed axially one after the other. At least one of the following features is fulfilled: a) the slit chamber has a radial inner dimension that changes in the circumferential direction and/or b) the slit chamber has axial inner dimensions that change in the circumferential direction, and/or at least one gap chamber comprises radial inner dimensions that change in the circumferential direction. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130276754 | SPARK-IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING WALL PORTION SEPARATING AT LEAST THE TWO CYLINDERS - The application relates to spark initiation under varied aircharge density and composition. An engine is disclosed comprising at least two cylinders with spark plugs therein; an integrated exhaust manifold, the integrated exhaust manifold having a wall portion and an adjustable shutoff element within the wall portion wherein the wall portion divides exhaust pipes of the at least two cylinders and the adjustable shutoff element allows exhaust gas from a first cylinder into an exhaust pipe of an adjacent cylinder. Hot exhaust gas may be taken into an adjacent cylinder serving as ignition gas and allowing the engine of the present disclosure to undergo spark ignition at low loads, or autoignition at high loads. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130306028 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING AN ADDITIVE - The invention relates to a device for dispensing a liquid additive into a fuel circulation circuit for an internal combustion engine, comprising a reservoir ( | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130312703 | PISTON-TRAIN GUIDE APPARATUS AND METHOD - A differential stroke reciprocating internal combustion engine having an engine shaft and a piston configured to reciprocate within a cylinder chamber includes an inner piston part, a piston stem coupled at a first end to said inner piston part, an outer piston part which serves as a carrier for said inner piston part and is connected to said engine shaft, wherein said inner piston part is configured to operate on a cycle different from that of said outer piston part, and a control and linkage assembly coupled to said engine at an anchor point, and said control and linkage assembly pivotally coupled at a second end of said piston stem defining a copy point, wherein said control and linkage assembly guides and defines the movement of said copy point to be substantially aligned with an axis of said cylinder chamber. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140048040 | CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to a control method and system for an internal combustion engine incorporating an engine shut-off valve, and in particular an air intake shut-off valve for a diesel or gas-fueled engine. The control system comprises a valve controller unit including a receiver capable of receiving sensor signals, and being in communication with the shut-off valve for permitting or preventing air flow in the shut-off valve upon receiving a triggering sensor signal. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140053810 | FULL EXPANSION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH CO-ANNULAR PISTONS - A cylinder for an internal combustion engine having co-annular dual pistons. The cylinder has a main cylinder having a main cylinder wall and a cylinder head, a first or outer piston having an annular crown, an inner cylinder wall that defines an inner cylinder, and an annular outer sidewall extending from the periphery of the crown, an inner piston having a crown, and an annular inner sidewall extending from the periphery of the crown. A solenoid-actuated pin selectively secures the outer piston with the main cylinder during a portion of each cylinder cycle. The inner piston reciprocates within the inner cylinder during both the air inlet and compression strokes, while the outer piston reciprocates within the main cylinder only during the power stroke and the exhaust stroke, to increase the piston crown surface area exposed to the combustion gases to maximize the power and efficiency. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140202428 | FOUR CYCLE ENGINE CARBURETORS - Various embodiments include engine carburetors. Various embodiments provide for methods of cylinder manufacturing engines. Various embodiments provide for methods of cylinder manufacturing four-stroke engines. Various embodiments provide for methods of cylinder manufacturing two-stroke engines. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140230788 | METHOD TO ARRANGE COMBUSTION AIR / COOLING AIR FOR AN EN-GINE OR A MOTOR IN WARM INNER SPACE - A method and system to arrange combustion air for a combustion engine or cooling air for an electric motor that are situated in warm indoor space. A started combustion engine or a combustion engine to be started or the air intake equipment of an electric motor has in immediate closeness at least one air intake box where there is connected or will be connected an air channel that reaches the outdoor space and then the outdoor air flows through the air channel to the air intake box and further to the engine air intake equipment. The aspects of the disclosed embodiments are used in the air intake of the lorries, trailer trucks and busses and also power tools and the cooling air of the electric motors. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140238348 | HUMIDITY SENSOR DIAGNOSTICS - Embodiments for diagnosing a humidity sensor are provided. One example method comprises, responsive to a humidity sensor test cycle, pumping air conditioning and windshield washer gas flows past a humidity sensor, and indicating humidity sensor degradation based on a response of the humidity sensor to the air conditioning and windshield washer gas flows. In this way, degradation of the humidity sensor may be indicated if the humidity sensed by the humidity sensor does not change responsive to the humidity sensor test cycle being initiated. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140245994 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An internal combustion engine having an anodic oxidation coating formed on at least a part of a wall surface that faces a combustion chamber, wherein the anodic oxidation coating has voids and nano-holes smaller than the voids; at least part of the voids are sealed with a sealant derived by converting a sealing agent; and at least a part of the nano-holes are not sealed. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140305406 | VARIABLE PRESSURE GASEOUS FUEL REGULATOR - A system for a gaseous-fueled engine, comprising: a gaseous fuel tank, a first pressure regulator comprising: a high pressure chamber coupled to the gaseous fuel tank, a low pressure chamber coupled to an engine fuel rail, and a reference chamber; a second pressure regulator coupled to the reference chamber; a first valve controlling fuel flow from the gaseous fuel tank to the engine fuel rail; a second valve controlling fuel flow from the second pressure regulator to the reference chamber; and a controller including memory with instructions therein for adjusting the valves based on a desired fuel rail pressure. In this way, the system enables at least two different fuel rail pressures such that peak fuel demand can be satisfied without maintaining peak fuel rail pressure at all times. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140331969 | METHOD FOR REDUCING VALVE RECESSION IN GASEOUS FUEL ENGINES - An engine system, comprising a metal engine valve with a coating that includes a phosphate, an additive delivery apparatus coupled to one or more engine cylinders, and an additive tank with an amount of additive located coupled to the additive delivery apparatus. The additive may include a chemical that reacts with the valve coating to produce a dry film lubricant that may be periodically injected into the engine chambers to provide valve lubrication and protection. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140345566 | SECURED DOUBLE-CHANNEL CONTROLLING DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILE ENGINE - The invention relates to a device for dosing inlet fluid in an engine and for regulating the temperature thereof, comprising a dosing body wherein a first and a second circulation channel are arranged. First ( | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150013641 | FUEL COMBUSTION ENHANCEMENT APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel combustion enhancement apparatus of an internal combustion engine, which is capable of greatly reducing fuel and improving combustion efficiency and torque and reducing exhaust gas, includes a power source terminal, a conductor plate | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150059698 | POSITION BASED AIR/FUEL RATIO CALCULATION IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Some embodiments relate to an internal combustion engine that includes a combustion chamber and a rotating component. The internal combustion engine further includes a sensing system that detects an angular position of the rotating component. A controller calculates a ratio between air and fuel in the combustion chamber based on the detected position of the rotating component. As an example, the rotating component may be a crankshaft where the controller calculates a speed of the crankshaft and an acceleration of the crankshaft based on the detected position of the crankshaft. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150101570 | ELECTRICAL LEAD FRAME WITH PROTECTIVE COATING AND METHOD OF APPLYING SAME - Electrical component assemblies and other electrical connectors are provided having protective coatings that allow for use in high temperature and highly corrosive environments. Methods for applying protective coatings are also provided. In one embodiment, a connector is provided and includes a protective coating that encapsulates at least a portion thereof. The connector can be, for example, an electrical lead frame, or a connector having a distal side and a proximal side that is disposed in an automotive fuel system such that the distal side is sealed from the proximal side. Methods for coating connectors are also provided. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150292455 | Filter Assembly for Separating Water From Fuel - A filter assembly is configured to prevent water from infiltrating a fuel tank and/or engine. The filter assembly may include a housing having a fuel inlet line and a fuel outlet line. The housing defines an internal chamber in fluid communication with the fuel inlet line and the fuel outlet line. Fuel passes into the internal chamber through the fuel inlet, and filtered fuel passes out of the internal chamber to the fuel tank and/or the engine through the fuel outlet line. A filtering frame may be secured within the internal chamber, and may include a coalescing frame portion that is configured to allow water to coalesce thereon and sink toward a bottom of the internal chamber, and a hydrophobic frame portion that is configured to repel the water from a valve coupled to the fuel outlet line. A flow restrictor is configured to float on the water toward the valve. The flow restrictor sealingly engages the valve to prevent fluid from flowing through the valve when a surface level of the water is proximate to the valve. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20160090943 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY RELIABLE CATALYST DELIVERY TO INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - The present disclosure relates to improved systems and methods for providing a catalyst to an internal combustion engine. To this end, the systems and methods described herein may redirect a measured flow of pressurized air from an existing engine air flow through a catalyst reservoir to create a catalytic aerosol or mist. The aerosol or mist may be reinjected or delivered to the air intake of an engine. In various embodiments, the systems and methods disclosed herein utilize an existing engine air flow to produce a catalytic aerosol and/or mist rather than utilizing electric pumps or Venturi draws. Air flow may be controlled, adjusted, and/or optimized based upon an engine to which the disclosed systems are coupled based upon one or more passive flow control components (e.g., filters, restrictors, orifices, and/or valves). | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160097309 | SUPPRESSOR FOR GASEOUS FUEL SYSTEM - A suppressor for a gaseous fuel system is disclosed. The suppressor may include a cylindrical body having a first end opposite a second end along an axis. A vent opening may be disposed at the second end. A conduit may pass through the first end and may have an inlet disposed outside the cylindrical body and an outlet disposed inside the cylindrical body. The suppressor may include an acoustic core between the outlet of the conduit and the vent opening and configured to reduce a sound level of fluids exiting the conduit. The suppressor may include a thermal mass between the outlet of the conduit and the vent opening, wherein the thermal mass includes fluid channels and is configured to transfer heat energy to fluids exiting the conduit. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160123263 | Method And Control Device For Operating An Internal Combustion Engine - A method for operating an internal combustion engine, such as a marine diesel engine, that is operative for rotating an output shaft of the engine in a normal operating mode for generating a desired output power based on an operating fuel quantity introduced into the engine. The engine is operated in a calibration mode at a defined rotational speed of the output shaft, and a calibrating fuel quantity introduced into the engine to maintain the defined rotational speed in the calibration mode is determined. In the normal operating mode of the engine, the engine output power is determined based on the operating fuel quantity being introduced into the engine in the normal operating mode and the calibrating fuel quantity determined in the calibration mode. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160160142 | QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS AS FUEL OR LUBRICANT ADDITIVES - A quaternary ammonium compound of formula (X), wherein R | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160186702 | FRESH AIR SYSTEM - A fresh air system for an internal combustion engine may include an inlet section, an air filter and a connecting section fluidly connecting the inlet section to the air filter. The air filter may include a filter element arranged in a filter housing, and a housing cover closing the filter housing and configured to be removable from the filter housing to change the filter element. The connecting section may be movably connected to the inlet section on an inlet side and detachably connected to the housing cover on an outlet side. To change the filter element when the inlet section is connected to the connecting section, the connecting section may be detachable from the housing cover and adjustable relative to the filter housing to such an extent that the housing cover can be removed from the filter housing. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160195046 | AIR INTAKE DUCT ICE INGESTION FEATURES | 07-07-2016 |
| 20190145361 | DEVICE FOR OPTIMIZING THE COMBUSTION OF HYDROCARBONS | 05-16-2019 |
| 20220136451 | MASS-FLOW THROTTLE FOR LARGE NATURAL GAS ENGINES - A mass-flow throttle for highly accurate control of gaseous supplies of fuel and/or air to the combustion chambers for a large engine in response to instantaneous demand signals from the engine's engine control module (ECM), especially for large spark-ignited internal combustion engines. With a unitary block assembly and a throttle blade driven by a non-articulated rotary actuator shaft, in combination with control circuitry including multiple pressure sensors as well as sensors for temperature and throttle position, the same basic throttle concepts are suited to be used for both mass-flow gas (MFG) and mass-flow air (MFA) throttles in industrial applications, to achieve highly accurate mass-flow control despite pressure fluctuations while operating in non-choked flow. The throttle, in combination with the sensors and ECM, enable detection of backfire events, with the throttle system further being enabled to take operative measures to prevent damage to the throttle components resulting from a backfire event. | 05-05-2022 |
