Patents by Inventor Alain Dourille

Alain Dourille has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Supercharged internal combustion engines having a bypass conduit and an auxiliary combustion chamber which are provided with a regulating system
    Patent number: 4616481
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine (1), supercharged by a turbocompressor (3), comprises a bypass conduit (11) in which is placed an auxiliary combustion chamber (14). The primary zone (13) of this chamber (14) receives fuel whose flow is determined by regulating means (20). These means (20) vary this flow in the same direction as a parameter which is a characteristic of the load of the engine (1), in particular the temperature of the gases measured in the exhaust of the engine (1) by a sensor (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1986
    Assignee: French State
    Inventors: Jean Melchior, Thierry Andre, Alain Dourille