Patents by Inventor Michael Spencer-Smith

Michael Spencer-Smith 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: 8707689
    Abstract: An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine including an elongated tube for receiving exhaust gas and exhaust flow modification structure within the tube interior configured to cooperate with the elongated tube to produce a laminar flow of exhaust gas and modify the flow speed of the exhaust gas due to the venturi effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Northern California Diagnostic Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Spencer-Smith, James Stewart Grant, Louis Walch, Adam Weidauer
  • Patent number: 8671671
    Abstract: An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine including an elongated tube for receiving exhaust gas and exhaust flow modification structure within the tube interior configured to cooperate with the elongated tube to produce a laminar flow of exhaust gas and modify the flow speed of the exhaust gas due to the venturi effect. The exhaust system includes two spaced structural components which form restricted a annular flow path to enhance the venturi effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Northern California Diagnostic Laboratories
    Inventors: Michael Spencer-Smith, Louis Walch
  • Patent number: 6837233
    Abstract: A system for improving the performance of a motor vehicle internal combustion engine includes a controller positioned between an O2 sensor. The controller alters the O2 sensor signals and adjusts supplemental sensor signals received from supplemental sensors and sends the altered O2 signals and the adjusted supplemental sensor signals to a programmed electronic control unit which controls operation of fuel injectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Inventor: Michael Spencer-Smith
  • Patent number: 6260547
    Abstract: A controller is interposed between the O2 sensor and electronic control unit of a motor vehicle to modify the O2 sensor signals before they are received by the electronic control unit so that a richer fuel mixture is introduced into the internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle than would otherwise be the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Inventor: Michael Spencer-Smith
  • Patent number: 6044696
    Abstract: Apparatus for testing and evaluating the performance of an automobile under simulated conditions includes torque applicators for connection to wheel shafts of an automobile and for applying torque forces to the wheel shafts, movable supports supporting the torque applicators and a force applicator for connection to the automobile to apply forces to the automobile. A control associated with the torque applicators and the force applicator varies the torque forces applied by the torque applicators to the wheel shafts and varies the forces applied to the automobile by the force applicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Northern California Diagnostic Laboratories
    Inventor: Michael Spencer-Smith