Patents by Inventor Jorge Manuel Pereira Da Silva

Jorge Manuel Pereira Da Silva 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).

  • Method of operating an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 5655365
    Abstract: A method of operating an internal combustion engine comprising retarding the ignition of a gas/fuel mixture within at least one cylinder of the engine to after top dead center (ATDC) in respect of the combustion cycle of said at least one cylinder of the engine. While the ignition is so retarded, the fuelling rate of said at least one cylinder is increased to a level higher than that required when the engine is operating normally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: Orbital Engine Company (Australia) Pty. Limited
    Inventors: David Richard Worth, Stephen James Watson, Jorge Manuel Pereira Da Silva