Patents by Inventor Malcolm W. Munro

Malcolm W. Munro 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).

  • Starting aid for internal combustion engines
    Patent number: 4380218
    Abstract: A starting aid for an internal combustion engine includes a tubular body about which is located a stack of electrically insulating and heat resisting rings. Wound on the rings is a heating element and in the wall of the tubular body is an aperture through which fuel can flow. The fuel flows along the gaps defined between the rings to the heating element and is vaporized and subsequently ignited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1983
    Assignee: Lucas Industries Limited
    Inventor: Malcolm W. Munro