Patents by Inventor Alfred J. Tusino

Alfred J. Tusino 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: 5655505
    Abstract: Apparatus for supplying air-and-gasoline vapor mixture from the ullage space in a gas tank above the gasoline therein through a safety cannister and a shut-off valve to two "gang" valve assemblies that divide the vapor into individual flows that are delivered directly to the intake valves of the individual cylinders of a piston-and-cylinder engine, by-passing the carburetor and the intake manifold. The gas tank is aerated through a vent pipe having on one end an air filter open to outside air and on the other end an aerator submerged in the gasoline, and the fuel-vapor mixture is directed into the intake ports of the intake valves by heat-resistant nozzle tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: Electro-Mechanical R & D Corp.
    Inventor: Alfred J. Tusino
  • Patent number: 5522368
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for increasing fuel economy of a diesel fuel engine in which an aerator (40) bubbles air through diesel fuel (F) in a diesel fuel tank (T) to generate diesel fuel fumes in the ullage (U). In a turbocharged diesel engine, the fumes are directed by a valve (60) to fume injectors 86 and injected just before the turbo charger fan (32). In a normally aspirated engine, the fumes are directed by a valve (160) to the intake manifold (124).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Electro-Mechanical R & D Corp.
    Inventor: Alfred J. Tusino