http://www.freshpatents.com/Internal-combustion-engines-dtnewntc123.php USPTO Class 123 - Internal-combustion engines en-us Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 1000 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 141 31 http://www.freshpatents.com/index.php?rss=true http://www.freshpatents.com/images/freshpatentsnav_rss.gif http://www.freshpatents.com/Automatic-by-pass-safety-cooling-system-for-fire-pump-engines-dt20081211ptan20080302316.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 In an internal combustion engine system where the heat in the engine jacket coolant is discharged in a water cooled heat exchanger, an independent and automatic by-pass safety cooling system responsive solely and directly to engine jacket coolant temperatures to ensure that cooling of the engine will continue without reliance... http://www.freshpatents.com/Automatic-by-pass-safety-cooling-system-for-fire-pump-engines-dt20081211ptan20080302317.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 In an internal combustion engine system where the heat in the engine jacket coolant is discharged in a water cooled heat exchanger, an independent and automatic by-pass safety cooling system responsive solely and directly to engine jacket coolant temperatures to ensure that cooling of the engine will continue without reliance... http://www.freshpatents.com/A-crankcase-scavenged-two-stroke-internal-combustion-engine-having-an-additional-air-supply-dt20081211ptan20080302345.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 A crankcase scavenged two-stroke internal combustion engine (1) having an additional air supply (2) arranged to its transfer ducts (3), connecting a crankcase volume (4) and a transfer port (5). There is at least one recess (6, 24) in a piston (7) arranged below a piston ring (10, 11), and... http://www.freshpatents.com/Internal-combustion-engine-and-method-of-operating-the-same-dt20081211ptan20080302344.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 An internal combustion engine has a cylinder (2) wherein a combustion chamber (3) is formed which is delimited by a piston (5) journalled to move back and forth. At least one transfer channel (14) is provided which connects the crankcase (4) of the engine to the combustion chamber (3) in... http://www.freshpatents.com/Fully-variable-valve-actuation-dt20081211ptan20080302318.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 The FVVA provides an infinity of valve lifts, and each valve lift can be combined to any duration, from infinite available. A Fully variable mechanical VVA, or FVVA, achieves more than the Lost Motion VVAs and the Constant Duration VVAs can jointly offer, because the FVVA provides the infinite valve lift... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-apparatus-for-controlling-transitions-in-an-engine-having-multi-step-valve-lift-dt20081211ptan20080302319.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 There is provided a method for controlling engine valves of an internal combustion engine adapted to selectively operate at one of a first open position and a second open position, including controlling engine operation during a transition from a first to a second combustion mode. The method comprises determining a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Variable-valve-operating-device-dt20081211ptan20080302320.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 The rotary motion of a drive cam 122 is transmitted to a swing member 140 via intermediate rollers 172, 174. A coupling member 164 couples the intermediate rollers 172, 174 to a swing fulcrum 166 that is fastened to a control shaft 132. The swing fulcrum 166 is positioned eccentrically... http://www.freshpatents.com/Decompressor-for-internal-combustion-engine-dt20081211ptan20080302321.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 A decompressor for an internal combustion engine that is capable of preventing the dropping-off of the decompression shaft during maintenance work includes a falling-off prevention pin inserted into a pin insertion hole having an opening to the outer circumferential surface of a camshaft and intersecting, at least partially, an insertion... http://www.freshpatents.com/Tubular-rocker-shaft-with-multiple-internal-compartments-dt20081211ptan20080302322.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 A rocker shaft having at least two transversely formed interior compartments is provided each of which is devised for, and capable of, containing fluid at differing pressures. A multiplicity of generally radially directed holes present along the length of the rocker shaft communicate hydraulic fluid to the compartments via passageways... http://www.freshpatents.com/Pencil-type-glow-plug-having-an-integrated-combustion-chamber-pressure-sensor-dt20081211ptan20080302323.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 A pencil-type glow plug for a self-igniting internal combustion engine is described. The pencil-type glow plug includes a plug body in which a combustion chamber pressure sensor is integrated, and a bar-shaped heating element that protrudes out from the plug body at one end, into the combustion chamber of the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Control-device-for-engine-of-power-equipment-apparatus-dt20081211ptan20080302325.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 A control device is configured for use with an engine of a power equipment apparatus. The control device includes a base, a first knob, and a second knob. The first knob is positioned adjacent to the base and is rotatable about an axis with respect to the base while being... http://www.freshpatents.com/Engine-start-detection-in-a-hybrid-electric-vehicle-dt20081211ptan20080302324.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 A method for detecting sustained combustion in the engine of a hybrid electric powertrain that includes a starter/generator driveably connected to the engine, a transmission for driving a load, and an input clutch for opening and closing a drive connection between the electric machine and the transmission, includes the steps... http://www.freshpatents.com/In-line-induction-system-for-internal-combustion-engine-dt20081211ptan20080302326.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 In line carburetor (104) is mounted to a manifold (140) over the engine (800). The barrels of the carburetor deliver air/fuel suspensions to concentrated positions (152) of the manifold, with the concentrated positions being at opposite ends of the engine. The ports leading from the manifold to the runners are... http://www.freshpatents.com/Drain-valve-dt20081211ptan20080302327.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 A charge air cooler includes a drain arrangement for draining condensed matter from the internal space of the charge air cooler. The drain arrangement includes an opening in a bottom portion of the charge air cooler. At least one member is positioned to open and close the opening. The at... http://www.freshpatents.com/Reciprocating-and-rotary-piston-engine-dt20081211ptan20080302328.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 According to the invention, the rotor is made up of a rotary piston (25) presenting a series of active surfaces between its vertices (two, four, six . . . n active surfaces) corresponding to the number of rotary pistons and with corresponding active surfaces of the reciprocating pistons with alternately... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-apparatus-for-controlling-ignition-timing-in-a-compression-ignition-engine-operating-in-an-auto-ignition-mode-dt20081211ptan20080302329.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 A method for controlling timing of ignition of a fuel charge in a compression-ignition engine operating in a controlled auto-ignition mode wherein the engine includes controllable intake and exhaust valve actuation systems is described. The method comprises determining a preferred ignition timing for a cylinder charge and a mass of... http://www.freshpatents.com/Engine-system-and-method-for-controlling-the-same-dt20081211ptan20080302330.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 When a command to stop an engine is issued, it is determined whether a current state is a speed reduction enabled state where an intake valve phase is brought into a phase region, in which speed reduction ratio is high, by the time the engine is stopped if an engine... http://www.freshpatents.com/Engine-event-based-correction-of-engine-speed-fluctuations-dt20081211ptan20080302331.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 Ignition timing for a combustion engine may be controlled by determining the roughness of current engine operation, comparing the determined roughness with a control roughness to determine if the determined roughness is within a threshold limit of the control roughness, and changing the ignition timing in a subsequent fuel delivery... http://www.freshpatents.com/Split-bore-stratified-charge-carburetor-dt20081211ptan20080302332.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 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... http://www.freshpatents.com/Electromagnetic-drive-mechanism-and-a-high-pressure-fuel-supply-pump-dt20081211ptan20080302333.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 To achieve the above objective, the present invention is configured such that before the electromagnetic drive mechanism supplies a drive force to a plunger which is electromagnetically driven by the electromagnetic drive mechanism, another displacement force situates the plunger in a specific position. When compared to an occasion where the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Multi-cylinder-engine-fuel-control-method-engine-fuel-injection-amount-control-method-and-engine-operation-state-discrimination-method-using-the-same-propulsion-apparatus-for-multiple-engines-and-fuel-injection-control-method-during-crash-astern-in-mar-dt20081211ptan20080302334.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 Rotation recognition means for recognizing a revolution of a crankshaft based on the cylinders before the combustion cycle of a cylinder in question is provided. When the supply of fuel by injection from an injector to a certain cylinder of the six cylinders has become impossible, then control is performed... http://www.freshpatents.com/Injector-assembly-having-multiple-manifolds-for-propellant-delivery-dt20081211ptan20080302335.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 There is provided an injector assembly having two or more oxidizer manifolds and/or two or more fuel manifolds for delivery of liquid propellants to a combustion chamber such that combustion instability is reduced or eliminated during throttling. Delivery of the oxidizer to the oxidizer manifolds is controlled by an oxidizer... http://www.freshpatents.com/Fuel-injection-valve-dt20081211ptan20080302336.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 The fuel injection valve is particularly well-suited for use in fuel injection systems of mixture-compressing externally ignited internal combustion engines. The fuel injection device provides a particularly effective sound-decoupling construction. The fuel injection device has at least one fuel injection valve, a receptacle bore for the fuel injection valve in a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Apparatus-for-the-transmission-of-a-deflection-of-an-actuator-dt20081211ptan20080302337.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 An apparatus for the transmission of a deflection of an actuator, in particular of a piezoelectric actuator of an injection valve, comprises at least one first lever device which has a first transmission element which transmits the deflection of the actuator. In this case, there is provision for at least... http://www.freshpatents.com/control-method-of-a-fuel-feeding-system-in-a-bi-fuel-internal-combustion-engine-dt20081211ptan20080302338.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 A control method of a fuel feeding system in a bi-fuel internal combustion engine; the feeding system presents: a least a first injector adapted to inject a first fuel type; a least a second injector adapted to inject a second fuel type; a common electronic control unit adapted to drive... http://www.freshpatents.com/Fuel-supply-device-for-a-motor-vehicle-dt20081211ptan20080302339.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 The invention relates to a fuel supply device (2) for a motor vehicle, which comprises a fuel tank (1). An intake connection (24) of a fuel pump (7) is located in a ventilation device (4). The fuel pump (7) simultaneously takes in fuel from the fuel tank (1) and from... http://www.freshpatents.com/System-for-controlling-the-emissions-of-fuel-vapours-from-a-vehicle-dt20081211ptan20080302340.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 Described herein is a control system for controlling the emissions of fuel vapours from a vehicle comprising a first adsorption system and a second adsorption system. The first adsorption system is formed by a canister preferably filled with activated carbons having a grain size greater than 4 mm. The second... http://www.freshpatents.com/Evaporative-emission-control-system-with-new-adsorbents-dt20081211ptan20080302341.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 One embodiment of the invention includes an adsorbent canister in a vehicle and an adsorbent having a nearly linear isotherm provided in the adsorbent canister.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-of-fuel-conversion-for-engine-and-an-apparatus-of-the-same-dt20081211ptan20080302342.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 A method and an apparatus of fuel conversion for engine substantially provide a controller to receive either a signal for actuating the injection fuel nozzle to supply fuel or a signal of a central controller so as to actuate a high voltage generator. The high voltage generator generates a high... http://www.freshpatents.com/Super-charged-engine-dt20081211ptan20080302343.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:58:35 -0800 An engine with an output shaft extending through the engine block and generally parallel to the piston, the engine includes a boost piston cylinder integral to the cylinder, and a boost piston for producing compressed air so as to supercharge the engine. The engine further includes an energy translation mechanism...