Patents by Inventor James L. Maynard

James L. Maynard 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: 4469075
    Abstract: A fuel system and electronic control therefor which is especially designed for use with an internal combustion engine or the like in which said fuel system is operable to provide fuel fumes or vapor to the engine from a source of liquid ignitable vaporizable fuel, such as gasoline, of sufficient quantity whereby to significantly increase the efficiency of the engine and thus substantially increase the per gallon mileage rate for the engine when used in an automotive vehicle or the like, and one using liquid fuel as the original fuel source. The system incorporates an electronic control operable to monitor a plurality of engine parameters and which control is responsive to a change in engine demand for said fuel and resultant change in one or more of said engine parameters to maintain the optimum ratio of vaporized fuel and air in the mixture delivered to the engine for combustion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1984
    Assignee: V.G.A.S., Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Jackson, George I. Arndt, James L. Maynard
  • Patent number: 4368712
    Abstract: A fuel system and electronic control therefor which is especially designed for use with an internal combustion engine or the like in which said fuel system is operable to provide fuel fumes or vapor to the engine from a source of liquid ignitable vaporizable fuel, such as gasoline, of sufficient quantity whereby to significantly increase the efficiency of the engine and thus substantially increase the per gallon mileage rate for the engine when used in an automotive vehicle or the like, and one using liquid fuel as the original fuel source. The system incorporates an electronic control operable to monitor the combustion of the vaporizable fuel and which control is responsive to a change in engine demand for said fuel to maintain the optimum ratio of vaporized fuel and air in the mixture delivered to the engine for combustion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1983
    Assignee: V.G.A.S., Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Jackson, George I. Arndt, James L. Maynard