Internal-combustion engines inventions 05/08

20080121195 - Vehicle engine system: The invention relates to a vehicle engine system. The engine system includes an internal combustion engine, a cooler of a cooling circuit, an electric generator driven by the engine from a side of the engine which is other than that which faces the cooler, and a fan for moving air... Agent: Deere & Company

20080121196 - Internal-combustion engine with guided roller piston drive: An internal-combustion engine (1) with improved reciprocating operation comprises at least one hollow cylinder (C), which contains a chamber for the evolution of a working fluid and has one end closed by a head and the opposite end closed by a piston (2) which can slide with a reciprocating rectilinear... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080121197 - Variable mechanical valve control for an internal combustion engine: A variable mechanical valve control for an internal combustion engine is provided having an underhead camshaft for adjusting a valve stroke and an opening and closing time, making it possible to achieve a very compact transmission gear between the push rod drive and the intake and exhaust valves, to reduce... Agent: Lipsitz & Mcallister, LLC

20080121198 - Stepless variable valve timing system: v

20080121199 - Enclosed rocker arm cover assembly having internal multi-coil mounting plate: An improved rocker arm cover assembly having an upper coil chamber that is enclosed and a lower rocker arm chamber that includes special seal and flange members to isolate it from the engine head. The fully enclosed upper coil chamber includes a mounting plate on which a plurality of coils... Agent: Jacques M. Dulin, Esq. Dba Innovation Law Group, Ltd.

20080121200 - Plasma type ignition plug: A plasma type ignition plug for igniting an internal combustion engine is disclosed having a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and a discharging distance fixing member, which includes an electrically conductive material replenishing section, made of an electrically conductive material available to melt when subjected to a heat of gas... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080121202 - Starting apparatus: Engine starting apparatus comprising a one way clutch. A first oil seal is located on the outer side of a second oil seal in the radial direction of a ring gear. Upon starting of an engine, the time that the first oil seal is slid on the ring gear is... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080121201 - Engine starting system with throttle override: A starting system for a combustion engine including a carburetor with a throttle valve moveable between idle and wide open positions, a throttle control to control movement of the throttle valve during normal operation of the engine, and a linkage between the throttle control and the throttle valve. The starting... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080121203 - Balancing shaft: The invention relates to a balancing shaft, whose balancing weight is located between two cylindrical bearing surfaces and which is configured as one piece with said weight. The end cross-sections of the balancing weight are circular segments that are delimited by an arc and a secant. The aim of the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080121204 - Multipart, cooled piston for a combustion engine: Disclosed is a multipart, cooled piston for a combustion engine, comprising, in a radially outward direction, an annular cooling duct located on the bottom side that faces away from the piston head. The cooling duct is closed by a cooling duct cover which is embodied as a ring. The cooling... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080121205 - Piston for a combustion engine: Disclosed is a piston (1) for a combustion engine comprising a closed ring element (6) which is disposed in the radially outer peripheral area of the piston head (5) and is joined to the basic piston member (4) by means of a high-temperature resistant adhesive. The basic member (4) is... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080121206 - Lubricating compositions: A method of lubricating an internal combustion engine with a power output of at least 1600 kilowatts, with a lubricating composition, the method comprising: (1) monitoring one or more performance characteristics of the engine; (2) selecting an additive package to provide a desired TBN level to a lubricating composition to... Agent: The Lubrizol Corporation Attn: Docket Clerk, Patent Dept.

20080121207 - Rotor-piston internal combustion engine: The invention relates to an internal combustion engine comprising a rotor which is mounted in such a way that it can be rotated about a central axis in a housing, and in which cylinders are arranged in the same plane, pistons being introduced into said cylinders, the inner end of... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20080121208 - Portable handheld work apparatus: A portable handheld work apparatus has a drive motor as well as an adjusting element for controlling the drive motor. The work apparatus has at least one actuating element. A movement of the actuating element is transmitted to the adjusting element via a transmitting unit. A good operator control is... Agent: Walter Ottesen

20080121209 - Control cable linkage for a carburettor unit: In order to provide a carburettor unit for an internal combustion engine, which can be used in particular for motor-driven small apparatus, including a throttle unit contained in a housing which has a throttle valve which executes a rotary movement for controlling the power of the internal combustion engine, wherein... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20080121210 - Method for controlling the engine of a vehicle by valve lift laws: A method and device for controlling the engine of a vehicle, wherein an opening movement is given to at least one admission valve in an exhaust phase while an opening movement is given to at least one exhaust valve associated with a same cylinder as the admission valve, and the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080121211 - Torque based air per cylinder and volumetric efficiency determination: A method of regulating operation of an internal combustion engine includes monitoring a manifold absolute pressure (MAP) of the engine, determining an engine torque based on the MAP, estimating an air per cylinder (APC) based on the torque, determining a volumetric efficiency of the engine based on the APC and... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080121212 - Engine torque control: A method of achieving a desired torque output of an internal combustion engine includes determining a first air-per-cylinder (APC) value based on a first APC relationship and determining a second APC value based on a second APC relationship. An APC error is determined based on the second APC value. Operation... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080121213 - Engine control system including means for learning characteristics of individual fuel injectors: An engine control system includes an fuel injector for each cylinder of the engine, an air-fuel ratio sensor disposed in an exhaust manifold and an electronic control unit to which signals from various sensors are fed. Operation of the engine is controlled by the electronic control unit. An air-fuel ratio... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080121214 - Rapid multiple spark ignition: The invention relates to rapid multiple ignition, in which the maximum breakdown voltage for the spark breakdown is available a number of times during an ignition time window. The ignition system operates with a DC converter with which the voltage of the on-board vehicle electrical system is increased, and with... Agent: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

20080121215 - Electrical disconnection in fuel injectors: A fuel injector with an injector body is disclosed which has at least two separate function units that are largely independent of one another. The function units are reversibly joined to one another by a connecting element and at least one positioning pin. The two function units can be produced... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20080121216 - Opposed pumping load high pressure common rail fuel pump: A high volume high pressure common rail pump for a fuel system includes pairs of pump head assemblies in phase with each other but oriented in opposition to one another about a rotating cam shaft. Pump pistons in the pump head assemblies simultaneously undergo pumping strokes via a shared two... Agent: Caterpillar C/o Liell & Mcneil Attorneys PC

20080121217 - Vent-on-demand fuel sump and fuel system having such a fuel sump: A vent-on-demand fuel sump and vehicle fuel system having such a fuel sump are provided. The fuel sump may include a pressurized vessel and at least two sensors configured to detect a level of fuel within the vessel. A valve coupled to the vessel may be configured to release air... Agent: Venable LLP

20080121218 - Electric turbocompound control system: A turbocompound system for an engine is disclosed. The system includes at least one turbocharger. At least one first electric machine is rotatably coupled to the at least one turbocharger, and a second electric machine is rotatably coupled to the engine. The system further includes a control system configured to... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080121219 - Emission control device for high temperature gas flow: An exhaust gas device (10) for a vehicle includes an aluminum housing (12) having at least one surface (14) defining an exhaust gas flow path (15) that is constructed and arranged to be exposed to exhaust gas of a vehicle. Temperature resistant structure (16) is provided on the surface. The... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080115744 - Hydrogen fuel system for an internal combustion engine: A hydrogen fuel system for an internal combustion engine includes an electrolyzer for generating hydrogen and oxygen gases. The engine exhaust may be recycled through the electrolyzer where it is converted to hydrogen and oxygen. A water reservoir in fluid communication with the electrolyzer maintains the water level in the... Agent: Nick A Nichols

20080115745 - Engine cooling system for vehicle: In order to reduce driving power of an engine cooling system in which a cooling fan for cooling a radiator and a water pump are driven by a motor, according to the invention, a pump motor of the water pump 5 which circulates liquid coolant is used as a drive... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080115746 - Tractor cooling system: A cooling system for a work vehicle is disclosed that includes first and second heat exchangers disposed one above the other to create two discrete flow paths. The upper heat exchanger is an engine water cooler and the lower heat exchanger may be an intercooler, an oil cooler or a... Agent: Cnh America Llc

20080115747 - Coolant controller for an internal combustion engine: A cooling system (100) for an internal combustion engine (102) includes a fluid pump (106) having an inlet (138) and an outlet (146), a plurality of engine components having a plurality of fluid passages (118, 120) formed therein, a radiator (104), and at least one exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler... Agent: International Engine Intellectual Property Company

20080115767 - Combustion-powered linear air motor/compressor: A new and improved combustion-powered linear air motor/compressor wherein the new and improved combustion-powered linear air motor/compressor comprises new and improved structure for achieving the scavenging of residual combustion products or exhaust gases from the combustion chamber during the return stroke of the power piston assembly. More particularly, the speed... Agent: Steven W. Weinrieb Law Offices Of Steven W. Weinrieb

20080115769 - Reciprocating machines: A four-stoke reciprocating internal combustion engine includes the capability to change the distance between the crankshaft axis and the big end of the connecting rod and hence the maximum cylinder displacement within a combustion cycle. This provides for a given inducted volume of gases to be expanded over a greater... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080115771 - Gas exchange control mechanism for an opposed-piston engine: A gas exchange control mechanism for an opposed-piston engine which opens and closes inlet and outlet slots provided in the cylinder irrespective of the position of the pistons. The opposed pistons are guided completely or partially during stroke in sliding sleeves during operation of the engine. The sleeves may reciprocate... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.c.

20080115775 - Highly efficient two-stroke double compression combustion engine: Our invention has disclosed a double compression diesel engine featuring outstanding compression ratio, high thermal efficiency and large power to weight ratio. This engine is more efficient and more powerful than conventional four-stroke engines, having lesser weight and volume. This engine will operate on gasoline, as well as on diesel... Agent: Sergey Antonov

20080115748 - Exhaust valve assembly with intermediate position: An exhaust valve assembly includes a flapper valve that is mounted on a shaft for rotation within an exhaust component housing between a closed position, an intermediate position, and an open position. An electric actuator is coupled to the shaft to control movement of the flapper valve. The electric actuator... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.c.

20080115749 - Variable valve drive of an internal combustion engine: A variable valve drive (1) of an internal combustion engine is provided which is used to actuate a gas exchange valve (5). Displacement thereof takes place via a cam (7) generated lift and via a lift generated by a piston (14, 32) of a hydraulic force applying device (4a, 4b),... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.c.

20080115751 - Camshaft adjusting device: A camshaft adjusting system for an internal combustion engine has a camshaft adjusting device with a first hydraulic chamber and a second hydraulic chamber, wherein the first and second hydraulic chambers act in opposition to one another. A control valve group working as a 4/4-way valve system has a first... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20080115750 - Combustion engine comprising a control cam: The invention relates to a contoured body having an additional cam contour for effecting a valve control of a piston combustion engine that is used, in particular, for an internal exhaust gas recirculation.... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080115752 - Engine valve lifter mechanism of internal combustion engine: An upper surface of a head part of a valve lifter has a predetermined turn back portion at which, with a valuable valve control device kept controlled to induce a maximum lift of an engine valve, a swing stroke of a rounded cam surface of a swing cam relative to... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080115753 - Engine control apparatus: An engine control apparatus in which, when it is detected by a starter switch that a starter has changed-over from a drive state into a non-drive state, an ECU (engine control unit) predicts a time period in which an engine is completely stopped, on the basis of a revolution speed... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080115754 - Induction regulator for an internal combustion engine: An induction regulator (1) for an internal combustion engine is described wherein the regulator (1) comprises at least one perforated member (6) means for locating said perforated member (6) in the inlet manifold of an engine and further comprising adjustment means (10) to permit the angle of the perforated member... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080115755 - Light load air delivery system for an internal combustion engine: A light load air delivery system for an internal combustion engine having a cylinder head defining at least one intake port selectively opened by a poppet valve which is biased against a valve seat area of the cylinder head. The light load air delivery system includes an intake duct and... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080115756 - Power transmission mechanism between engine starting device and engine: The invention relates to a power transmission mechanism between an engine starting device and an engine. A side surface shape of a lever-shaped engaging and disengaging member (107) in a side facing to a ratchet wheel (120) of a rotation driven portion is formed in a concave shape concaved in... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20080115757 - Counterweight arrangement for an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle: A counterweight arrangement for an internal combustion engine with three cylinders. The internal combustion engine having a crankshaft rotating about an axis of rotation, with three cranks which succeed one another in the axial direction with respect to the axis of rotation and are distributed at angular intervals of 120°... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20080115759 - Flex-fuel variable displacement engine control system and method: A method for operating an engine having at least one cylinder that may be deactivated and a fuel system operating with an alcohol fuel blend, comprising of adjusting a range of operating parameters in which the at least one cylinder is deactivated, where said range is adjusted as the alcohol... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20080115758 - Air cleaner arrangements; serviceable filter elements; and, methods: An air cleaner arrangement or assembly is provided. The air cleaner arrangement includes a serviceable filter cartridge. The air cleaner assembly also includes an arrangement for positioning the filter cartridge into a preferred, sealing, orientation and for securing the filter cartridge in that location. Preferred serviceable filter cartridges are provided,... Agent: Merchant & Gould Pc

20080115760 - Internal combustion engine stop and start method: Fuel injection is controlled to cause one of multiple cylinders to receive fuel injection and to stop in a predetermined range over an intake stroke to a compression stroke in an operation stop of the internal combustion engine. At the time of stopping the engine, fuel injection is allowed only... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080115761 - Drive mode switching device for motorcycle: A motorcycle includes a throttle, a main throttle valve controlled to be opened or closed by an operation of the throttle and a sub throttle valve controlled to be opened or closed in response to an opening degree of the main throttle valve. A memory a plurality of sub-throttle valve... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080115762 - Apparatus and method for controlling idle speed of internal combustion engine: An engine has a variable valve actuation mechanism that varies lift characteristics of an intake valve. An idle speed control apparatus has a control section for controlling an intake air amount of the engine in an idle state for adjusting an actual engine speed to a target engine speed. The... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080115763 - Method for controlling an internal combustion engine in the neutral position: The invention relates to a method for controlling an internal combustion engine in the neutral position, comprising the following steps: the actual idle rotational speed is measured, the actual idle rotational speed is compared to a desired idle rotational speed, correction torque is determined according to the actual idle rotational... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080115764 - Fuel economy system and method for a vehicle: A fuel economy method and system consists of using a signal control unit connected to a throttle of a vehicle and to a mass sensor for sensing a mass of a load carried by the vehicle. When the sensor senses that the mass is within a predetermined mass range, the... Agent: Franz Bonsang C/o Equinox Protection

20080115765 - Fuel injection valve with pressure gain: The invention relates to a fuel injection valve for intermittent fuel injection into the combustion chamber of internal combustion engines. A needle-shaped injection valve member (34) is arranged in the high-pressure fuel chamber (30) adjacent to the injection valve seat (32), said injection valve member co-operating with the injection valve... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, Llc

20080115766 - Fuel-injection system for an internal-combustion engine: The injection system comprises a high-pressure pump with variable flowrate, having at least one pumping element provided with an intake valve in communication with an intake pipe and a delivery valve in communication with a delivery pipe. A pressure regulator is set on the intake pipe downstream of a metering... Agent: Sheridan Ross Pc

20080115768 - Flexible fuel prediction and driver message display: A fault system for flexible fuel systems is provided. The system includes: a fault monitor module that monitors fuel estimation inputs and detects fuel estimation faults; and a fuel estimation module that selectively estimates a concentration level based on whether a fuel estimation fault is detected.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080115770 - Pump with torque reversal avoidance feature and engine system using same: A high pressure pump for a common rail fuel system avoids torque reversals in its cam shaft by applying a cyclic parasitic load. As the high pressure pump pistons transition from a pumping stroke to a retraction stroke, the cyclic parasitic loading device is loaded to avoid torque reversals in... Agent: Caterpillar C/o Liell & Mcneil Attorneys Pc

20080115772 - Fluid encapsulant for protecting electronics: An electronics module configured for use within a vehicle fuel tank. The electronics module includes a fluid encapsulant, and electronics immersed in the fluid encapsulant. Preferably, the electronics module includes a sealed housing for carrying the fluid encapsulant and electronics therein, and the fluid encapsulant includes a base fluid and... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.c.

20080115773 - Combustion controlled nox reduction method and device: In this invention, there is provided a method for reducing NOx emission from an internal combustion engine designed to produce a given amount of power and a method for improving fuel efficiency by providing an intake stream of oxygen-enriched air and keeping the amount of power output the same so... Agent: Osha Liang L.l.p.

20080115774 - Mixing element for creating a vortex motion in an inlet manifold of an internal combustion engine: A device configured to impart a vortex motion in a fluid for an internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine comprising a throttle. The device comprises at least one mixing element, the mixing element being disposed transversely to a main direction of a flow of said air/fuel mixture, and the... Agent: James C. Wray

20080110427 - Compact counterflow fuel reformer: A catalytic reformer assembly comprising a mixing chamber wherein fuel and air are mixed. The wall of the mixing chamber tapers toward an outlet end. A catalyst bed formed in an annular shape surrounds the outlet end such that the walls of the mixing chamber shield the catalyst from direct... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080110428 - Intensity magnetic field axle-free turbo fuel saver: The invention provides the Intensity Magnetic Field Axle-Free Turbo Fuel Saver, it comprising : plastic bearing, bearing sleeves, Axle-free turbine and a cross-shaped high intensity magnetic filed internally round-shaped shaft. It is installed in the air blowing rubber hose of the motor consuming gasoline or diesel. It sends air into... Agent: Yixin Guo

20080110420 - Hydrogen engine system: A hydrogen engine system for driving an engine with hydrogen gases as a fuel comprises a hydrogenated liquid fuel tank, which holds a hydrogenated liquid fuel in a liquid phase, a preheater, to which the hydrogenated liquid fuel and a dehydrogenated fuel from the hydrogen feed unit are transported and... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080110419 - Internal combustion engine and starting control device of internal combustion engine: The internal combustion engine includes a reformer, and a heating unit composed of a power source connected to a reforming catalyst composed by carrying a catalyst on a metal foil, a positive electrode, and a negative electrode of the reforming catalyst. The reformer includes the reforming catalyst, and reforms a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080110445 - Two-stroke internal combustion engine: A two-stroke internal combustion engine comprising a combustion space, which is enclosed by a cylinder having an end wall, and a piston that is connected to a crankshaft, which piston is capable of reciprocating motion within the cylinder between a position in which the combustion space has a minimum volume... Agent: Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman, LLP

20080110446 - Two-stroke motor with an improved transfer port: In order to provide a two-stroke motor, in particular for a portable, hand-guided working device with a combustion space formed in a cylinder and a piston guided in the cylinder so that it performs a lifting movement, at least one transfer port is provided which is formed at least from... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20080110425 - Cam mechanism having forced-valve-opening/closing cams and cam-profile setting method: No-load valve lift correction curves of opening and closing cams are set by offsetting no-load curve sections of basic valve lift curves of the cams in such directions as to increase a clearance between the curves, and they are connected with remaining sections of the curves to provide normal valve... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080110424 - Variable valve lift apparatus: A variable valve lift apparatus is provided comprising: an arm; a valve and valve springs connected to a first end of the arm for controlling an air intake and an air exhaust; a driving plunger disposed in a driving plunger groove formed on a second end of the arm which... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080110426 - Mounting module of oil control valve for tappet control in cylinder deactivation engine: The present invention relates to a mounting module in which an oil control valve for tappet control is mounted in a cylinder deactivation engine. The mounting module of the invention is separately fabricated and coupled to the cylinder head and has various oil passages connecting the oil paths between the... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080110421 - Hydrogen fuel system for an internal combustion engine: A hydrogen fuel system for an internal combustion engine includes an electrolyzer for generating hydrogen and oxygen gases. A water reservoir in fluid communication with the electrolyzer is provided to maintain the water level in the electrolyzer at an optimum operating level. Hydrogen and oxygen generated by the electrolyzer may... Agent: Nick A Nichols

20080110422 - Control system and method for internal combustion engine: A control system for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of positively preventing a misfire or knocking during a compression ignition combustion mode by switching from the compression ignition combustion mode to a spark ignition combustion mode in appropriate timing. The engine is operated while switching between the compression... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20080110423 - Cylinder liner for internal combustion engine: A coolant groove-type internal combustion engine has a cylinder block that includes a frame having at least one longitudinal surface and a lateral member transverse to the longitudinal surface, the lateral member defining a coolant passage therethrough, wherein the lateral member also defines at least one cylinder opening and a... Agent: Bryan W. Bockhop, Esq. Bockhop & Associates, Llc

20080110430 - Intake system of internal combustion engine: An intake system of an internal combustion engine includes an engine head, a resin made intake manifold mounted at the engine head and having intake passages, the resin made intake manifold forming a receiving portion on an inner wall of each intake passage at a downstream side, and a control... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080110429 - Resin composition for intake system part for internal combustion engine and intake system part:

20080110431 - Cylinder head: A cylinder head in which a partition wall for separating exhaust ports of adjoining cylinders extends from between these adjoining cylinders to an exhaust merging portion and the partition wall is formed with a head bolt insertion hole inside it, an oil passage is formed in the partition wall between... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080110432 - Engine cover: An engine cover which can improve the assembly work and prevent noise generated at a joint between divisional bodies is provided. A first divisional body of the engine cover includes a first cover main body and a first mounting end portion provided to one end portion of the first cover... Agent: Posz Law Group, Plc

20080110433 - Cooling circuit of oil cooler for vehicle: A cooling circuit of an oil cooler for a vehicle that reduces the number of parts and provides an elegance appearance of the engine by applying a cooling circuit structure of a parallel type oil cooler having a good layout and a high cooling efficiency to configure the cooling circuit... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080110434 - Fuel managment system for variable ethanol octane enhancement of gasoline engines: Fuel management system for efficient operation of a spark ignition gasoline engine. Injectors inject an anti-knock agent such as ethanol directly into a cylinder of the engine. A fuel management microprocessor system controls injection of the anti-knock agent so as to control knock and minimize that amount of the anti-knock... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20080110435 - Air valve and method of use: An air valve and its method of use including an air valve housing; a throttle plate disposed on a throttle shaft; a driven gear attached on the throttle shaft; a brushless direct current motor assembly in connection via a pinion with the driven gear; an integrated electronic valve controller including... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn: Ip Docketing

20080110436 - Air valve and method of use: An air valve and its method of use including an air valve housing; a throttle plate disposed on a throttle shaft; a driven gear attached on the throttle shaft; a brushless direct current motor assembly in connection via a pinion with the driven gear; an integrated electronic valve controller including... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn: Ip Docketing

20080110437 - Accumulator fuel injection apparatus for engines: An accumulator fuel injection apparatus is provided in which average pressure in the common rail can be detected by an extremely simple and inexpensive means with increased accuracy to be used as a control signal for controlling fuel injection. A pressure detection room is formed at an end part of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080110438 - Direct fuel injection-type spark ignition internal combustion engine: A direct cylinder fuel injection-type spark ignition internal combustion engine which executes a stratified charge combustion by vaporizing the fuel while flying after having been injected into the cylinder in the compression stroke to form a mixture in a portion in the cylinder, and by igniting and burning the mixture... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080110439 - Internal combustion engine system, power output apparatus, vehicle, and method for controlling the internal combustion engine system: When a catalyst temperature θc is higher than a threshold value θref (S320), an increase coefficient Kf is set so as to tend to be larger as opening and closing timing of an intake valve is advanced, an intake air flow Qa is larger, and a rotation speed Ne of... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080110440 - Canister with fuel gas reducing device: A canister for a motor vehicle is connected to a fuel tank and a throttle pipe to adsorb fuel gas containing noxious constituents, which are generated in a fuel tank. A first space and a second space, through which the fuel gas flows, are defined, the fuel gas flows in... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20080110441 - System and method for purging fuel vapors using exhaust gas: A system for a vehicle, comprising of an engine, an air intake passage coupled to the engine, an exhaust passage coupled to the engine, a fuel vapor storage system fluidly coupled with the intake air passage and the exhaust passage, said fuel vapor storage system configured to store and release... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20080110442 - Orientation of electrical bridges in injectors: A fuel injector is disclosed in which at least one electrically-controlled valve is arranged within an injector body and is connected to an injector body contact which is accessible from outside by means of a solid conductor having an essentially stable form under the influence of its intrinsic weight. The... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20080110443 - Blow-by gas processing apparatus: An upstream portion of an intake passage is positioned upstream of a supercharger. An intermediate portion is positioned between the supercharger and a throttle valve. A downstream portion is positioned downstream of the throttle valve. A blow-by gas processing apparatus has a first breather passage, a second breather passage, and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080110444 - Impulse generator for car ignition system: The device is an impulse generator which produces very high-frequency pulses. The device is installed along the primary circuit of the ignition system. The high-frequency pulses running through the primary circuit will induce similarly high-frequency pulses on the secondary circuit via the ignition coil. The induced high-frequency pulses then run... Agent: Leong C Lei

20080110447 - Engine control apparatus: An engine control apparatus feedback-controls a mixture air-fuel ratio of air-fuel mixture supplied to each cylinder of the engine based on an exhaust air-fuel ratio detected by an air-fuel ratio sensor. The control apparatus further calculates an exhaust air-fuel ratio change rate at every predetermined interval and integrates an absolute... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080105219 - Energy retriever system: Disclosed is an energy retriever system and methods for absorbing energy and using that energy elsewhere or converting it to other useful forms of energy or work. The energy retriever system consists of a series of components interconnected by a plurality of conduits containing a fluid. Working as a self-contained... Agent: John J. Brooks, Iii

20080105218 - System for generating hybrid fuel for a combustion engine: A system includes: an electrolytic cell for electrolytically converting water into a oxyhydrogen gas, the electrolytic cell having a gas outlet port; a fuel tank defining a fuel chamber therein and adapted to store hydrocarbon fuel in the fuel chamber in such a manner that the fuel chamber is divided... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080105220 - Engine: With regard to the construction that a cooling fan is provided at one of ends of a crankshaft, and cooling air from the cooling fan is guided to a cylinder head 4 so as to cool the cylinder head 4, an intake manifold 8 is arranged above the cooling fan,... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080105222 - Barrel-type internal combustion engine: An engine, e.g., a cam drive, barrel-type internal combustion engine, that includes: a main drive shaft defining a longitudinal axis; a sinusoidal main drive cam rigidly attached to the main drive shaft; a plurality of cam members that are in contact with the sinusoidal main drive cam and that are... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080105223 - Barrel-type internal combustion engine: An engine, e.g., a cam drive, barrel-type internal combustion engine, that includes: a main drive shaft defining a longitudinal axis; a sinusoidal main drive cam rigidly attached to the main drive shaft; a plurality of cam members that are in contact with the sinusoidal main drive cam and that are... Agent: Larry Kubes

20080105224 - Barrel-type internal combustion engine: An engine, e.g., a cam drive, barrel-type internal combustion engine, that includes: a main drive shaft defining a longitudinal axis; a sinusoidal main drive cam rigidly attached to the main drive shaft; a plurality of cam members that are in contact with the sinusoidal main drive cam and that are... Agent: Larry Kubes

20080105227 - Engine front structure: An engine front structure, which is provided with a cover body (9a) of the timing cover (9) which covers the camshaft driving force transmission mechanism at a position opposed to a front surface of the cylinder head. An upper extension portion (9b) of the timing cover (9) extends upwardly from... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080105229 - Tappet for an internal combustion engine: A tappet for an internal combustion engine is formed from a high-carbon, bearing grade steel. The high-carbon, bearing grade steel has a relatively high surface fatigue strength that provides the tappet with the ability to absorb a relatively large contact stresses during operation, thereby minimizing the formation of cracks within... Agent: Bainwood Huang & Associates LLC

20080105221 - Internal combustion engine: An internal combustion engine wherein a combustion chamber is formed by moveably fitting a bottomed tubular moveable sleeve on a stationary piston in which a valve mechanism is incorporated, and the moveable sleeve is connected to a crankshaft via a connecting rod.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080105225 - Split-cycle air hybrid engine: A split-cycle air hybrid engine operatively connects an air reservoir to a split cycle engine. A power piston is received within a power cylinder and operatively connected to a crankshaft such that the power piston reciprocates through an expansion stroke and an exhaust stroke during a single revolution of the... Agent: Fildes & Outland, P.C.

20080105226 - Gas exchange valve actuating apparatus: In a gas exchange valve operating apparatus with at least one overhead camshaft for actuating the gas exchange valves, with a hydraulic medium supply passage extending through the camshaft and with at least one hydraulic switchable support unit cooperating with a lever-like cam follower which is disposed on a switchable... Agent: Klaus J. Bach & Associates Patents And Trademarks

20080105228 - Guide systems for variable valve controller: The invention relates to space-saving, easily-assembled guide systems for mechanical, variable value controllers, cam followers (1), driven by a cam (6) via a cam roller (5), the pivot joint (2)of which, for driving a tappet (4) which operates the value (3), is arranged in the tappet (4), or the pivot... Agent: Dr. Max Fogiel

20080105230 - Engine starting method and device: An engine starting method for starting an engine by causing first fuel injection when a crankshaft is reversely rotated by a predetermined angle at the start, and then rotating the crankshaft forward to perform first ignition, the method comprising the steps of immediately stopping driving of a starter motor when... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080105231 - Oil supplying apparatus for engine: An oil supplying apparatus includes a first oil path supplying working oil from an outlet port to a portion to be supplied with the working oil, a second oil path supplying the working oil to an oil pressure control valve, a relief oil path, and a valve body oil path.... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080105232 - Method for switching the modes of operation for an internal combustion engine: A method for switching the modes of operation of an internal combustion engine switches between a method of homogeneous compression ignition and a conventional combustion method. The operating ranges of the modes of operation are defined at least by way of speed of rotation and load, and a switch between... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080105233 - Method for determining the cylinder interior pressure of an internal combustion engine: A method for estimating the cylinder interior pressure of an internal combustion engine from a cylinder pressure model having at least the input variables load, speed of rotation, and crank angle (Ppressure model), which forms the cylinder interior pressure (Pgas) to be determined, corrected by a pressure correction value (ΔPgas).... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080105234 - Fuel injection pump equipped with rotary deflector: A fuel injection pump equipped with a rotary deflector, with which lifetime of the deflector is increased and maintenance cost which is required to replace the deflector when it is wasted due to cavitation erosion is decreased. The deflector comprises a stationary holder and a tip member which is supported... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080105235 - Fuel injection apparatus for engines: A fuel injection apparatus having a plurality of high pressure fuel injection pumps for supplying fuel to a common rail, of which amounts of fuel discharge can be controlled by a fuel supply amount adjusting device of simple and reliable construction. The fuel supply amount adjusting device is provided to... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080105237 - Fuel nozzle flange with reduced heat transfer: A fuel nozzle for a gas turbine engine comprises a nozzle body defining a passage extending therethrough and a flange around the nozzle body extending radially and outwardly from the nozzle body. The flange defines a mounting face thereof and a plurality of mounting holes in the mounting face extending... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20080105236 - Support element: A support element is provided for the mutual support of a fuel injector in a valve receptacle, e.g., the valve receptacle of a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, and of the fuel injector against a fuel distribution line. The support element has a clamp, clips and brackets.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080105238 - Method and system for conserving fuel in a diesel engine: A system and method operable to turn off, or not fire, injectors in a diesel engine based on conditions in the engine. In one aspect the firing “outage” is spread equally among all cylinders to eliminate shake. The system may include a control module programmed to receive information from the... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20080105239 - Apparatus for improving efficiency and emissions of combustion: An apparatus improves the efficiency and emissions of a combustion process by producing sufficient amounts of ozone in the air flow to the combustion chamber to enable more complete and cleaner combustion of the fuel. The apparatus may include a plurality of cell elements disposed within a housing that is... Agent: Martin & Associates, LLC

20080105240 - Engine sub-system actuators having variable ratio drive mechanisms: An EGR valve (20) comprises three gear parts (40, 42, 44) that provide a variable ratio drive system through which an electric actuator (34) operates a movable valve element (26). Each of the gear parts (40, 42, 44) is a single unitary part, with one part (42) containing two sets... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080105241 - Motor-operated tool: A chainsaw includes an internal combustion engine with a fuel-air mixture inlet and a carburettor with a fuel-air mixture outlet disposed in the direction of flow of a fuel-air mixture in front of the fuel-air mixture inlet. A fuel-air mixture channel is provided between the fuel-air mixture outlet and the... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20080105242 - Ignition coil for an internal combustion engine: An ignition coil for an internal combustion engine can increase a contact area between an end of a GND line terminal and a bolt thereby to reduce the contact resistance therebetween. In the ignition coil, a GND potential is ensured by the GND line terminal that is electrically connected at... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080098990 - Variable compression ratio control method for variable compression ratio engine, and variable compression ratio engine: A variable compression ratio engine. The engine includes a piston disposed in a cylinder bore and constituting a combustion chamber, a variable compression ratio mechanism connected to the piston and causing a top dead center position of the piston to vary, an actuator connected to the variable compression ratio mechanism... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.

20080098992 - Two-stroke internal combustion engine: A cylinder bore (4) of a two-stroke internal combustion engine (1) has first scavenging ports (12) and second scavenging ports (13) inside. The first scavenging ports (12) are nearer to an exhaust port (11) of the engine (1) than the second scavenging ports (13). In each scavenging stroke, the second... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20080098969 - Multi-stroke internal combustion engine for facilitation of auto-ignition operation: A method of operating an engine having at least one cylinder including an intake valve and an exhaust valve, the method comprising of injecting a first amount of fuel into the cylinder; auto-igniting a first mixture of air and said first amount of fuel by compressing said first mixture; injecting... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20080098970 - Valve unit of internal combustion engine: A valve unit of an internal combustion engine is accommodated in a space between a cylinder head and a rocker cover. The valve unit comprises a camshaft, a variable valve operating mechanism, a sensor, and a retaining member. The camshaft is provided with a cam for each cylinder. The variable... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080098971 - Rocker arm assembly for radial and axial loads: A rocker arm assembly for a valve train of an internal combustion engine which has a rocker arm that pivots on a support pin about an axis where a push rod contacts one end of the assembly and a valve shaft of a gas exchange valve contacts the other end... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080098972 - Engine system having improved efficiency: A propulsion system for a vehicle, comprising of an internal combustion engine, a thermoelectric device in thermal communication with the engine, and a control system for controlling the engine and the thermoelectric device during a first mode, supply electrical energy to the thermoelectric device to cause the thermoelectric device to... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20080098973 - Photoconductive ignition system: The disclosure relates to a photoconductive ignition system including a photoconductor configured to contact an oxidant-fuel gas mixture, and a light source providing irradiating light to a surface of the photoconductor. The photoconductor absorbs at least some of the light from the light source, which causes a variation in electrical... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080098974 - Spark plug for internal combustion engine and method of manufacturing the same: A spark plug for an internal combustion engine includes: a cylindrical insulator as defined herein; a center electrode as defined herein; a cylindrical metal shell as defined herein; and a ground electrode as defined herein, an annular gasket receiving portion projecting radially outward being provided on a rear end side... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080098975 - Variable air intake control system: A variable air intake control system includes first and second variable intake control valves, a vacuum tank, actuators, a one-way valve and a controller. The controller selectively is configured to control the first and second actuators to offset operating timings of the first and second variable intake control valves so... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080098976 - Air-intake device for internal combustion engine: For a V-type engine which has an independent air-intake system for each one of banks, a vibration plate unit is disposed in the interior of a resonance conduit for obtaining the beneficial effects of resonant supercharging. In this vibration plate unit, a plate member made from metal is fitted in... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080098977 - Valve control device and valve control method for internal combustion engine: An intake throttle valve is located in an intake passage upstream of first and second intake ports, such that intake air flows into mainly the first intake port to generate a swirl flow when an opening degree of the intake throttle valve is not larger than a predetermined value, and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080098978 - Internal support structure for an internal combustion engine: A reinforcement plate for a reciprocating engine that greatly reduces the elastic and plastic deformation of engine block components when the engine is run at high rpm and force is provided which reduces structural fatigue thereby increasing available horsepower. The one piece reinforcement plate ties together the main bearing caps... Agent: John K. Mccormick

20080098979 - Engine cover and method: An engine cover (400), such as a valve cover (700) or an oil pan (400), includes a skeleton structure (402) that may have a plurality of ribs (406) and at least one opening. At least one panel (404) is configured to fit in the at least one opening, and is... Agent: International Engine Intellectual Property Company

20080098981 - Fluid passage orifice ring and method: An orifice ring (316) arranged to be press-fit into a passage (308) includes an orifice face (318) having an opening (320) formed therein, a retention portion (326) having an edge (402) disposed opposite the orifice face (318), and a curved portion (404) disposed between the orifice face (318) and the... Agent: International Engine Intellectual Property Company

20080098980 - Engine shut-down for engine having adjustable valve timing: A method for discontinuing combustion in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine having an intake manifold and an emission control device coupled downstream of thereof, where the cylinder has at least one valve, the method comprising during a shut-down and after a final combustion event in the cylinder, adjusting... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20080098982 - Rotary piston engine: An internal combustion engine including a working chamber assembly housing, intake and exhaust ports, a pair of piston assemblies each of which assemblies includes at least one pair of diametrically opposed pistons within the working chamber assembly housing rotatable about a rotational axis of said piston assemblies, means for interconnecting... Agent: Masami Sakita

20080098983 - Cool combustion emissions solution for auto-igniting internal combustion engine: Cool combustion refers to combusting fuel in a region of equivalence ratios and temperatures between a soot production region and a NOx production region. Cool combustion is achieved by compressing air in a variable volume of an internal combustion engine beyond an auto-ignition point of a fuel. The compressed air... Agent: Caterpillar C/o Liell & Mcneil Attorneys PC

20080098984 - Multifunction ignition device integrated with spark plug: The object of the present invention is to provide a multifunction ignition device integrated with a spark plug for conserving space by integrating a spark plug, ignition coil, and fuel injection device in a single enclosure and for making a high fuel efficiency engine design possible and allowing spark plug... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080098985 - Internal combustion engine system: The present invention provides an internal combustion engine system that can precisely control ignition timing on homogeneous charge compression ignition. The internal combustion engine system includes a fuel tank 4a containing ethanol, a fuel tank 4b containing at least one of gasoline and GTL naphtha, a reforming device 9 for... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080098986 - Etc control system and method: An electronic throttle control system and method which prevents obstructions from forming around a throttle plate during engine soak.... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080098987 - Common rail supplementary atomizer for piston engines: A common rail supplementary atomizer of this invention, when used on a piston internal combustion engine, equipped with a common rail fuel injection system, improves slurry atomization, following injection, by expansion of gases, previously dissolved in the water phase of the slurry. This gas expansion separates the several fuel particles... Agent: Joseph C. Firey

20080098989 - Fuel-injection system: A fuel-injection system for an engine has a plurality of fuel-system components, including a pump, a fuel injector, and a plurality of fuel-system components connecting the pump to the fuel injector. A portion of the fuel-injection system from the pump to the fuel injector may include a first joint mating... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20080098991 - Selective displacement control of multi-plunger fuel pump: A pump for a combustion engine is disclosed. The pump may have at least one pumping member movable through a plurality of displacement strokes during a single engine cycle. The pump may also have a controller in communication with the pumping member. The controller may be configured to selectively reduce... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20080098993 - Fuel pump relay module: A fuel pump relay module comprising a shock sensor adapted to sense acceleration forces above a predetermined threshold so as to terminate electric power to a fuel pump. Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide a fuel pump relay module for controlling a fuel pump, comprising a relay including... Agent: Paul J. Fordenbacher Silicon Forest Patent Group

20080098994 - Method and apparatus for isolating inactive fuel passages: One aspect relates to an apparatus having a combustion chamber and a duct in fluid flow communication with the combustion chamber. The apparatus includes at least one opening adapted for delivering a liquid fuel into the duct. The apparatus further includes at least one passage adapted for delivery of a... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20080098995 - Engine and method for operating an engine: A method of operating an engine is provided. The method may include supplying a combustible combination of reactants to a combustion chamber of the engine, which may include supplying a first hydrocarbon fuel, hydrogen fuel, and a second hydrocarbon fuel to the combustion chamber. Supplying the second hydrocarbon fuel to... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20080098996 - Device for enhancing combustion efficiency: The fossil fuel supplied into the engine and combustion device passes through the fuel-enhancing unit of the enhancing device of the present invention with the burned object generating far-infrared radiation and negative ion. Therefore, it can be attained complete combustion; it can improve fuel consumption; and emission gas including nitrogen... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20080098997 - Supercharged tube of a vehicle air intake structure: A supercharged tube of a vehicle air intake structure comprises a cover, a main body and a base. The cover having a reverse U-shaped cross section and an opening facing downward, a hollow portion of the cover for containing an air filter, and a top portion of the cover is... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080098998 - Engine mounted air-to-air aftercooler: A combustion air cooling system has an aftercooler operable to supply cooled air to the intake manifold of an engine. A fan is operable to force ambient air through the aftercooler. A variable speed fan drive is operable to control the speed of the fan.... Agent: Caterpillar Inc. Intellectual Property Dept.

20080098999 - Engine exhaust gas recirculation (egr) valve: A valve and intake manifold assembly for an EGR system of a combustion engine includes a pocket formed in the intake manifold, the pocket including at least one seat formed at an interior surface of the pocket. Also included is an upper valve housing that is attachable to an exhaust... Agent: International Engine Intellectual Property Company

20080099001 - Integrated positive crankcase ventilation channel: An integrated positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) channel is formed along a structural weld line between two shell components that are welded together to form an air intake manifold. The integrated PCV channel can be used to uniformly distribute blow-by gases from the crankcase of an internal combustion engine to a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080099000 - Pcv valve: A PCV valve include a housing which internally has a valve chamber including an entrance at one end and an exit at the other end in an axial direction of the valve chamber. In the valve chamber, a valve element which is axially movable and a spring which urges the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080099002 - Injection strategy to maximize efficiency in gaseous engine: A method is provided for an engine capable of burning gaseous fuel, the engine also including a combustion chamber, a fuel supply system with at least one fuel tank, at least one intake valve, and at least one exhaust valve, an injector to directly inject gaseous fuel into the combustion... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP