Patents by Inventor Karl A. Heise

Karl A. Heise 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: 7607422
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for converting and optimizing the fuel system of an internal combustion engine in a pre-existing (used) vehicle to be fuel flexible and thus to operate on a mixture of fuels (like ethanol and gasoline) from a single fuel tank. The conversion includes adding a fuel composition sensor installed in the fuel line and/or adding an exhaust gas oxygen sensor installed in the engine's exhaust in addition to adding an electronic control unit with at least one fuel injector driver circuit for controlling an output signal to at least one fuel injector for controlling the air to fuel ratio of the engine. The electronic control unit can control both engine ignition timing and the air to fuel ratio of the engine based upon the composition of fuel mixture in the fuel tank. The electronic control unit can also control other aspects of engine operation like intake manifold boost for those engines that have turbo or superchargers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Inventors: Grant B Carlson, Karl Heise
  • Publication number: 20080091334
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for converting and optimizing the fuel system of an internal combustion engine in a pre-existing (used) vehicle to be fuel flexible and thus to operate on a mixture of fuels (like ethanol and gasoline) from a single fuel tank. The conversion includes adding a fuel composition sensor installed in the fuel line and/or adding an exhaust gas oxygen sensor installed in the engine's exhaust in addition to adding an electronic control unit with at least one fuel injector driver circuit for controlling an output signal to at least one fuel injector for controlling the air to fuel ratio of the engine. The electronic control unit can control both engine ignition timing and the air to fuel ratio of the engine based upon the composition of fuel mixture in the fuel tank. The electronic control unit can also control other aspects of engine operation like intake manifold boost for those engines that have turbo or superchargers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Grant Carlson, Karl Heise
  • Patent number: 7008917
    Abstract: A cleaning composition, in a concentrated form comprising a water-soluble organic solvent, an ionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, a chelating agent, and distilled water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: The Knockout Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl A. Heise, Jerry Moore
  • Publication number: 20050277572
    Abstract: A cleaning composition, in a concentrated form comprising a water-soluble organic solvent, an ionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, a chelating agent, and distilled water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Karl Heise, Jerry Moore
  • Publication number: 20050277564
    Abstract: A method for formulating a cleaning composition for use in cleaning surfaces, wherein the cleaning composition comprises a water-soluble organic solvent, an ionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, a chelating agent, and distilled water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Karl Heise, Jerry Moore, Kurt Garrett, Isaac Horton
  • Publication number: 20050274399
    Abstract: A method for formulating a cleaning composition, wherein the cleaning composition comprises a water-soluble organic solvent, an ionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, a chelating agent, and distilled water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Karl Heise, Jerry Moore, Kurt Garrett, Isaac Bettonton