Patents by Inventor Edward Dimitroff

Edward Dimitroff 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 system for and a method of operating a spark-ignited internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 4403576
    Abstract: There is disclosed a spark-ignited internal combustion engine wherein a blend of gasoline and alcohol is separated into its gasoline and alcohol phases, with the gasoline being atomized within an induction system, and the alcohol being dissociated into vapors which are mixed with the atomized gasoline in the induction system to provide the fuel for the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1983
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Edward Dimitroff, John A. Vitkovits
  • Measurement of engine oil consumption
    Patent number: 4321056
    Abstract: The oil consumption of an internal combustion engine is determined by analyzing for the amount of water soluble zinc compounds found in the engine exhaust gas, after zinc dialkyldithiophosphate has been added to the oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1982
    Assignee: Cummins Engine Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward Dimitroff
  • Fuel system for and a method of operating a spark-ignited internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 4210103
    Abstract: There is disclosed a spark-ignited internal combustion engine wherein a blend of gasoline and alcohol is separated into its gasoline and alcohol phases, with the gasoline being atomized within an induction system, and the alcohol being dissociated into vapors which are mixed with the atomized gasoline in the induction system to provide the fuel for the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1980
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Edward Dimitroff, John A. Vitkovits