Patents by Inventor Ora M. Smith

Ora M. Smith 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).

  • Internal combustion engine and turbosupercharger therefor with heat pipe for intake mixture heating
    Patent number: 3965681
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine is provided with a turbosupercharger including a vaned rotatable compressor wheel arranged in an inlet passage to compress inlet mixture for delivery to the engine combustion chamber, a vaned turbine wheel arranged in an exhaust passage to be driven by the flow of engine exhaust gases, a shaft interconnecting the turbine and compressor wheels for rotation together on a common axis, and vaporizable fluid heat transfer means in the form of a heat pipe extending through the shaft between the turbine and compressor wheels for transferring exhaust heat from the turbine wheel to the compressor wheel to heat the engine inlet mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1976
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Floyd A. Wyczalek, John L. Harned, Ora M. Smith