Patents by Inventor Carlos Henrique De Oliveira Melo

Carlos Henrique De Oliveira Melo 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).

  • Fuel identification system and method
    Patent number: 8359168
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel identification system and method normally applied to internal combustion engine vehicles of the flex-fuel type by means of which it is possible to identify the composition of the fuel used at each point in time, particularly the ratio used in a gasoline/ethanol blend or detect the presence of air or fuel in the vapor state in the fuel line, using the same device that heats the fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch Limitada
    Inventors: Fernando Lepsch, Marcos Melo Araujo, Hilton Rafael Spiler, Carlos Henrique De Oliveira Melo, Hans Hugo Eichel, Jr.
  • Fuel Identification System and Method
    Publication number: 20100204928
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel identification system and method normally applied to internal combustion engine vehicles of the flex-fuel type by means of which it is possible to identify the composition of the fuel used at each point in time, particularly the ratio used in a gasoline/ethanol blend or detect the presence of air or fuel in the vapor state in the fuel line, using the same device that heats the fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Fernando Lepsch, Marco Melo Araujo, Carlos Henrique De Oliveira Melo, Hars Hugo Eichel, JR.