| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 123556000 | Air only | 15 |
| 20090320808 | VALVE WITH BYPASS DUCT INCORPORATING A HEATING MEMBER AND COMBUSTION ENGINE INTAKE CIRCUIT WITH PREHEATING OF THE AIR - A valve for a combustion engine air intake circuit, where the valve includes a main pipe and a bypass duct with upstream and downstream ends opening into the main pipe. The valve also includes a heating member that is positioned in the bypass duct and a shut-off member mounted such that it can move between a first position in which airflow can pass through the main pipe and a second position in which airflow can pass through the bypass duct. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100006073 | Increasing effeciency of internal combustion engines to increase mileage of vehicles - Most of the cars in today's market give a maximum of 30 to 40 miles per gallon and hybrid cars giving upto 50 miles per gallon. The efficiency of Internal Combustion Engines used for this purpose is very low, about 25%. The heat generated during the combustion of fuel is converted into work to drive the car is wasted to the atmosphere, as anti-freeze(Ethylene Glycol) is used to cool the engine and circulated through a radiator which transfers the heat to the atmosphere. The heat generated by combustion of fuel such as gasoline or diesel is converted into the work because of the pressure created by the combustion process. In this invention, the heat is recovered by pre-heating/pressurizing the fresh air used for the process of combustion. The temperature of the pre-heated fresh air used for combustion is increased to above 1400 degrees Fahrenheit by passing through a heat exchanger to recover heat from combustible gases. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100018508 | Air Intake Heater with Flanged Heating Element - An air heater for heating air entering a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The air heater includes a heating element having a substantially planar portion and a flange portion. The flange portion is positioned at an angle to the planar portion. The planar portion is positioned within an air flow at an upstream location relative to the flange portion. A structure is operable to position the heating element in communication with the air entering the combustion chamber of the engine. In addition, a thermal expansion joint for interconnecting a heating element and a frame is disclosed. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100095939 | GAS COOLER FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A gas cooler for an internal combustion engine is provided that includes a first heat exchanger having a plurality of flow channels which are cooled by a liquid coolant and through which compressed charge air flows in a main flow direction of the charge air, and includes a second heat exchanger having a plurality of flow channels which are cooled by the liquid coolant and through which exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine flows in a main flow direction of the exhaust gas, the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger being designed as a structurally integrated module, and the main flow direction of the charge air and the main flow direction of the exhaust gas forming an angle of more than 45°. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100263637 | INTAKE PIPE FOR A COMBUSTION ENGINE - Disclosed is an intake pipe for a combustion engine, comprising a housing ( | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110108010 | Fuel Vaporizing Device for Motor Vehicles and Method Therefor - A fuel vaporizing device has a body with a fuel inlet, air inlet, and vapor outlet. A spiral conduit is formed in the body with a length of 2-6 feet. The spiral conduit has a first end coupled to the air inlet and second end coupled to the vapor outlet. An injector assembly is disposed within the body and coupled to the fuel inlet. The injector assembly introduces atomized fuel into the first end of the spiral conduit. The fuel and air mixture is converted to vaporized fuel through a length of the spiral conduit. The vaporized fuel exits at the vapor outlet. The injector assembly has a compression spring disposed in a cavity of an injector body. An injector piston is disposed in the cavity of the injector body contacting the spring. An injector outlet introduces the atomized fuel into the spiral conduit when the injector piston is displaced. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110132334 | Warming Intake Air Using EGR Cooler in Dual-Throttle Boosted Engine System - A method for providing intake air to an engine in a vehicle comprises delivering compressed fresh air and EGR to the engine via first and second throttle valves coupled to an intake manifold of the engine. During a higher engine-load condition, an EGR exhaust flow is cooled in a heat exchanger and the cooled EGR exhaust flow is admitting to the intake manifold. During a lower engine-load condition, fresh air is warmed in the heat exchanger, and the warmed fresh air is admitted to the intake manifold. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110146633 | VEHICLE WITH AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FOR ETHANOL-CONTAINING FUELS, AND AN AUXILIARY HEATER - The present invention relates to a vehicle, having an internal combustion engine which is designed for combusting an ethanol-containing fuel, and an engine-independent air heating system. An exhaust passage of the engine-independent air heating system is disposed adjacent to a suction pipe of the internal combustion engine in order to heat the air in the suction pipe. Alternatively or additionally, the exhaust passage of the engine-independent air heating system is disposed adjacent to a fuel supply line of the internal combustion engine in order to heat fuel in the fuel supply line. A connecting element or connecting openings are disposed between the exhaust passage of the engine-independent air heating system and the suction pipe in order to pass the exhaust gas of the engine-independent air heating system completely or partly into the suction pipe. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20120132181 | MOTOR-DRIVEN IMPLEMENT HAVING SWITCHABLE SUMMER-WINTER OPERATING FUNCTION - A motor driven implement having an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder and at least one carburettor, which is disposed in a carburettor chamber, which is separated by an intermediate wall from an engine compartment, wherein a fan wheel is further provided by which means air from the engine compartment can be introduced through an engine compartment opening in the intermediate wall into the carburettor chamber. A warm air opening is provided in the intermediate wall, through which the air heated over the cylinder can be introduced into the carburettor chamber and wherein an adjusting element is provided which can be brought into a summer position in which the engine compartment opening is open and the warm air opening is closed and which can be brought into a winter position in which the engine compartment opening is closed and the warm air opening is open. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120152213 | Intake Air Heating Apparatus - An intake air heating apparatus may include an air pump, an intake chamber, an air heater, and a delivery pipe associated with an intake manifold. When intake air is heated, a throttle valve may be closed, the air pump may be started, and electrical power may be supplied to the air heater. The air flowing from the intake chamber may be heated by the air heater. Thereafter, the air may flow from the delivery pipe into branch pipes and circulate to the intake chamber. At that time, since the throttle valve may be closed, and an intake valve or an exhaust valve of an engine may be closed, the heated air may not flow out and the air temperature in the intake manifold and the intake air heating apparatus may increase. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120291762 | METHOD FOR HEATING THE COMBUSTION AIR OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FOR CARRYING OUT A METHOD OF SAID TYPE - Embodiments for operating an internal combustion engine are provided. One example method for operating an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder head and at least two cylinders, in which each cylinder has at least one inlet opening for the supply of combustion air into the cylinder, comprises activating a heating device for heating the combustion air when a fuel supply of the internal combustion engine is deactivated, the heating device arranged in an overall intake line coupled to the internal combustion engine, the overall intake line including at least two merged intake lines, each intake line leading to an inlet opening of a respective cylinder. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20140318508 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TURBOCHARGER CONTROL - Methods are provided for controlling a turbocharged engine having an additional throttle located between an intake manifold of the engine and an outlet of a compressor. In one example approach a method comprises, during a cold start condition, diverting a portion of compressed air from downstream a compressor to a heat exchanger, and heating vehicle components with the heat exchanger. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150083092 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling the Starting of a Forced Induction Internal Combustion Engine - Starting an internal combustion engine may be difficult as a consequence of the operating conditions of the engine. Even after the engine has started, it may take a long period of time for the engine to reach operating temperatures. In the present disclosure, when engine start difficulty is expected, before starting the engine a forced induction compressor arranged with the engine may be turned on to increase the engine intake air pressure before the engine is started. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150083093 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling the Starting of an Internal Combustion Engine - Starting an internal combustion engine may be difficult as a consequence of the operating conditions of the engine. Even after the engine has started, it may take a long period of time for the engine to reach operating temperatures. In the present disclosure, starting difficulty is expected for an engine with an exhaust gas recirculation system, before starting the engine an exhaust gas aftertreatment device is heated to warm residual air within the exhaust gas system. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20160153407 | AIR INTAKE HEATER SYSTEM AND METHODS | 06-02-2016 |
