Patents Examined by Andrew W. Dolinar
  • Patent number: 4799462
    Abstract: Valve drive for a combustion engine with an hydraulic transmission system between a control member and a valve includes a device for stepping up the hydraulic transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1989
    Assignee: Interatom GmbH
    Inventors: Gabriel Tittizer, Ewald Junghans
  • Patent number: 4706630
    Abstract: A method for controlling the amount of fuel mixture, including a first and second fuel of different volatility, to be supplied to an internal combustion engine includes calculating a base amount of fuel mixture needed to achieve a desired air to fuel ratio at a predetermined engine operating condition. Such a base amount of fuel mixture is modified as a function of the temperature of the internal combustion engine and is a function of the percentage of the first fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1987
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Wineland, Roberta J. Nichols, Eric L. Clinton
  • Patent number: 4161161
    Abstract: In a device for injecting liquid fuel in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, a pressure accumulator chamber connected through a narrow passage with an injection conduit between an injection pump and an injector and intended to suppress or reduce the pressure oscillations appearing in the injection conduit at the end of an injection stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1979
    Assignee: Societe d'Etudes de Machines Thermiques S.E.M.T.
    Inventor: Dirk Bastenhof