Patents by Inventor Wilbur A. Jones

Wilbur A. Jones 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: 7013845
    Abstract: A dual system for overall engine emissions control, including prevention of excessive formation of nitrogen oxides and carbon compounds 1) by cooling and humidifying intake air and 2) by restructuring and modifying hydrocarbon fuels, resulting in a more complete combustion, a significant reduction of the latent heat of combustion and increased combustion potency. The invention utilizes one or more ultrasonic devices to create an aqueous vapor from an ultra-pure water supply, said vapor varying in quantity according to engine size and load, having electronic sensors and controls for precision switching, metering and delivery. Simultaneously, while humidifying the intake air, the hydrocarbon fuel is passed from a fuel supply through a catalytic reactor to restructure the hydrocarbon molecules into a more homogeneous, more combustible and cleaner-burning fuel. Thus equipped, said internal combustion engine can be run as a fuel conserving, low emissions prime mover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: HydroFuel Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve McFarland, Wilbur Jones
  • Patent number: 6698387
    Abstract: A method of hydrating the intake air of an internal combustion engine with cool purified water, deriving benefits of preventing the formation of excessive oxides of nitrogen and carbon, effecting a more complete combustion of hydrocarbon fuels, reducing the latent heat of combustion and increasing the power of combustion. The invention utilizes one or more ultrasonic devices to supply an aqueous vapor with droplets of less than 10 microns in size, varying in quantity according to engine size and load, having electronic sensors and controls for precision switching, metering and delivery. Thus equipped, an engine can be run as a lean burn, low emissions prime mover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Inventors: Steve McFarland, Wilbur A. Jones
  • Patent number: 6314918
    Abstract: This invention operates with a series of components integrally connected to an internal combustion powered engine, wherein an OEM alternator supplies the various fixed voltage load requirements of the engine and its accessories and additionally works in conjunction with a specifically designed high output electrical power generating device to energize a multiple cell anode and cathode type electrolyzer unit for liberating hydrogen gas to fuel said internal combustion powered engine at greater than 100% efficiency levels. Various mechanical and electrical components are incorporated to enhance fuel production, monitor and regulate system efficiency and safety levels, and optimize the performance of this renewable fuel generating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Inventors: Steve McFarland, Wilbur Jones