Patents Examined by Benton Jason
  • Patent number: 6349693
    Abstract: In an automobile, the apparatus is interposed between the normally provided spin on oil filter and its point of attachment to the engine block. The device is similar in size and shape to a flat cylinder, possessing an internal chamber filled with numerous discrete magnets, a ring magnet with multiple poles, a magnetic grid or sponge, or other filter media. The cylinder is designed with a number of radially disposed holes which allow the pressurized lubricant fluid coming from the normally provided engine oil pump to pass through the puck and into the spin on filter and into the engine. This is the main flow. The radially disposed holes collectively act as an orifice restriction to the flow of oil. A method is suggested to achieve pressure differential between the two sides of the cylinder due to the orifice restriction. A sealed hollow chamber or duct is provided inside the cylinder. Multiple magnets, or other filter media, are placed inside the sealed chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventor: Adan Reinosa
  • Patent number: 6314919
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to the field of engine construction and may be used in the inlet systems of internal combustion engines for processing a portion of the rich air-fuel mixture fed into the main flow, wherein the liquid fuel is pulverised and converted into gas. The purpose of this invention is to increase fuel savings, to reduce the exhaust gas toxicity and to enable the use of a cheaper low-octane fuel. The method for preparing the air-fuel mixture comprises using the heat from the hot gases produced for heating the excessively rich mixture flow that contains between 10 and 100% of petrol to be used by the engine, wherein said heating is carried out before mixing the mixture with the second flow. The mixture is then submitted in one or more steps to the thermal action of activators with compensation for the air used during the reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Inventor: Alexandr Vasillevich Pugachev