Patents by Inventor H. Edmund Schisler

H. Edmund Schisler 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).

  • Patent number: 4960080
    Abstract: A water injection system reduces nitrous oxide emissions in turbocharged internal combustion engines driving electrical power generators. A current-activated relay located in switchgear associated with the generator becomes energized asserted when the current output of the generator exceeds a value that corresponds to predetermined NOx permissible emissions level. The output of the relay activates a motor starter which controls a rotary vane pump. The pump draws distilled water from a water tank, forcing the water through a particle strainer, an adjustable flow regulator, a solenoid, a flow meter, and backflow check valves, to water injection nozzles located in the combustion airstream immediately after a turbocharger compressor. The nozzles provided include fine-mesh strainers and atomize the water to 100 micron particle sizes, and distribute the water particles in an 85-degree spray cone pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1990
    Assignee: Cummins Engine Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff S. O'Neill, H. Edmund Schisler, Isoroku Kubo