Patents by Inventor Maureen Selvidge

Maureen Selvidge 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).

  • Engine preheating process and system
    Patent number: 4991644
    Abstract: A preheater system especially useful for diesel engine cold starts stores waste heat extracted from the engine exhaust flow in the form of chemical potential in a thermal storage material such as lithium bromide. The energy is retrieved during a cold start by direct hydration of that material to preheat engine intake air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: Tufts University
    Inventors: Ioannis N. Miaoulis, Maureen Selvidge