Patents by Inventor George M. Malouf

George M. Malouf 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).

  • Publication number: 20130340717
    Abstract: Engine conversion systems for converting an internal combustion engine from a single to a multiple-fuel engine are described. After engine conversion, an electronic control unit (ECU), can control amounts of a first fuel (for example, diesel) and amounts of a second fuel (for example, propane) that are provided to combustion chambers within the engine while operating in a multiple-fuel mode. The conversion system can include a diesel oxidation catalyst to reduce undesired exhaust emissions of the engine, and backpressure sensors for maintaining engine exhaust backpressure within a pre-conversion range of exhaust backpressures. The conversion systems can be configured for converting engines with mechanically-controlled or electronically-controlled fuel systems. The ECU can be configured to transition from operating in a multiple-fuel mode to a single-fuel mode if the ECU detects conditions that prevent the supply of predetermined amounts of the first and second fuels for detected operating conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Avery, Roger Toale, George M. Malouf
  • Publication number: 20120085317
    Abstract: A catalyst composition and method of improving fuel efficiency and reduced emissions in combustion engines is disclosed. A liquid aerosol catalyst is introduced in to the air intake stream of a combustion engine and allowed to react during the oxidation of the fuel in the combustion chamber. The catalyst mixture contains platinum, rhenium, cerium, alcohol, and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: EMISSIONS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: George M. Malouf, Gary C. Lawson, Brian Malm
  • Patent number: 7584905
    Abstract: Efficient fuel combustion catalyst delivery device and method are provided. A fuel combustion catalyst delivery device includes a storage vessel that contains a liquid. The liquid includes one or more catalytic materials. The storage vessel is attached to a nebulizer that can convert the liquid to an aerosol to be delivered into an air intake of a combustion zone. The aerosol can accelerate fuel combustion. The storage vessel and the nebulizer are made from materials suitable to be exposed to the liquid and the aerosol. The storage vessel and the nebulizer are also suitable to be placed in proximity to the combustion zone such as an engine compartment so that the aerosol can be delivered into the air intake of the combustion zone easily and effectively. The surfaces of the delivery device exposed to the liquid or the aerosol may be made of corrosion-resistant or inert materials if the liquid is acidic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Emissions Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Emmett Manuel Cunningham, George M. Malouf, Russ Webster, Kevin Hong, Xiong Pei Li
  • Publication number: 20090152372
    Abstract: Efficient and effective fuel combustion catalyst delivery apparatus is disclosed. A fuel combustion catalyst delivery apparatus may include a receptacle containing a material such as a liquid. The liquid may include one or more catalytic materials. The apparatus may further include a vibration pump configured to convert the liquid to an aerosol to be delivered into an intake air of a combustion zone, a pressure equalizer configured to maintain the pressure level of the receptacle at about the same pressure level as that of the intake air of the combustion zone, and a liquid delivery device configured to deliver the liquid to the vibration pump. The apparatus may further include an electronic control module and a mounting bracket or a docking station. The electronic control module may be used to control the vibration pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Emissions Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Emmett Manuel Cunningham, George M. Malouf, Russ Webster
  • Patent number: 7481379
    Abstract: Efficient and effective fuel combustion catalyst delivery apparatus is disclosed. A fuel combustion catalyst delivery apparatus may include a receptacle containing a material such as a liquid. The liquid may include one or more catalytic materials. The apparatus may further include a vibration pump configured to convert the liquid to an aerosol to be delivered into an intake air of a combustion zone, a pressure equalizer configured to maintain the pressure level of the receptacle at about the same pressure level as that of the intake air of the combustion zone, and a liquid delivery device configured to deliver the liquid to the vibration pump. The apparatus may further include an electronic control module and a mounting bracket or a docking station. The electronic control module may be used to control the vibration pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Emissions Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Emmett Manuel Cunningham, George M. Malouf, Russ Webster
  • Patent number: 5100583
    Abstract: Aqueous boron-containing compositions containing about 40 to 85% of the reaction product of boric acid and alkylamine in a mole ratio of from 1.5:1 to 3:1, about 2 to 15% of an alkanol or alkylene glycol and the balance water. The compositions are useful as liquid fertilizer compositions, corrosion inhibitors and as pesticides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Assignee: United States Borax & Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: George M. Malouf, Edward L. Docks
  • Patent number: 5061698
    Abstract: Aqueous boron-containing compositions containing about 40 to 85% of the reaction product of boric acid and alkylamine in a mole ratio of from 1.5:1 to 3:1, about 2 to 15% of an alkanol or alkylene glycol and the balance water. The compositions are useful as liquid fertilizer compositions, corrosion inhibitors and as pesticides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Assignee: United States Borax & Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: George M. Malouf, Edward L. Docks
  • Patent number: 4844725
    Abstract: Aqueous boron-containing compositions containing about 40 to 85% of the reaction product of boric acid and alkylamine in a mole ratio of from 1.5:1 to 3:1, about 2 to 15% of an alkanol or alkylene glycol and the balance water. The compositions are especially useful as liquid fertilizer compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1989
    Assignee: United States Borax & Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: George M. Malouf, Edward L. Docks