Patents by Inventor Jean-Luc Blanchard

Jean-Luc Blanchard 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).

  • Device and method for introducing a carburetted mixture under presssure into the cylinder of an engine
    Patent number: 5062396
    Abstract: A method and device for introducing carburetted mixture under pressure into a first cylinder of an internal combustion engine comprising at least one other cylinder having a crankcase pump. The device for introducing carburetted mixture comprises a connecting duct between the crankcase and the first cylinder and an angular non zero shift exists between the cycle of each of the cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1991
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Pierre Duret, Jean-Luc Blanchard
  • Pressurized carburetted mixture introduction device and method
    Patent number: 5033418
    Abstract: A method and device for introducing a carburetted mixture into a first cylinder of an internal combustion engine under pressure, this engine comprising at least one other cylinder with a pump crankcase, further comprising a connecting duct between the crankcase and the first cylinder, with an angular non zero shift between the cycle of each of the cylinders, and at least one of the gas transfer ports of said other cylinder is positioned so that a back-flow occurs therein during a part of the cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrol
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Maissant, Jean-Luc Blanchard