Patents by Inventor William E. Barbee

William E. Barbee 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: 4671247
    Abstract: An apparatus for enhancing fuel atomization in an internal combustion engine includes an impeller assembly mounted between the carburetor and intake manifold of the engine with a rotational rotor for impingement by the moving fuel entrained airstream from the carburetor and the intake manifold to rotationally disperse and further atomize the fuel particles in the airstream. An E.G.R. valve operated by the vacuum draw from the engine controls the admission of a supplemental airstream into the impeller assembly radially against the rotor member at engine speeds in excess of a predetermined threshold level to impart increased rotational speed to the rotor member to further enhance fuel atomization and to achieve a turbocharging-like effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1987
    Inventor: William E. Barbee