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7610896 Control device for internal combustion engine  
An internal combustion engine system, including a primary fuel tank that stores a fuel, a fuel reformer that reforms the fuel from the primary fuel tank, a secondary fuel tank that stores the fuel...
7607409 Carbide supercell for dry acetylene generation and an internal combustion engine using the same  
Novel carbide supercells for dry acetylene generation are disclosed herein, along with methods of use and internal combustion engines incorporating the carbide supercells. A carbide supercell...
7597860 Low current plasmatron fuel converter having enlarged volume discharges  
A novel apparatus and method is disclosed for a plasmatron fuel converter (“plasmatron”) that efficiently uses electrical energy to produce hydrogen rich gas. The volume and shape of the plasma...
7597068 Internal combustion engine with fuel reforming apparatus  
A heat engine system includes a fuel reforming system for supplying a reformed gas to be combusted in an internal combustion engine or used to generate electricity in a fuel cell. An...
7595031 Plasma reformer with extended volume discharge  
Plasma reformer having a high voltage electrode spaced apart from a grounded electrode creating a volume therebetween. At least one electrically floating electrode is disposed between the high...
7587999 Gas engine electric power generating system effectively utilizing greenhouse gas emission credit  
A gas engine electric power generating system in which an electric power generating apparatus including an electric power generator connected with a gas engine of a pilot fuel oil ignition type is...
7587998 Power plant and fuel supply method therefor  
A power plant, including an internal combustion engine, a fuel conversion device that coverts a fuel to be supplied to the internal combustion engine from a before-conversion fuel to an...
7585338 Hydrogen generating apparatus  
Hydrogen is generated in a reactor, of a hydrogen generating apparatus, in which a catalyst is installed and the catalyst and a borohydride fuel are reacted. The hydrogen generating apparatus...
7578911 Hydrogen injection powered automobile engine  
This invention seeks an alternative source of fueling technology to obtain power for an auto engine, by combining technology and chemical electrolysis of water. The major component would be using...
7568452 Engine system  
An object of the invention is to provide an engine system driving an engine by using a hydrogen rich gas generated from a medium chemically repeating a hydrogen absorption and a hydrogen desorption...
7552702 Water fueled engine  
A water fueled engine, which purifies, heats and cracks water into its constituent elements in gaseous form, stores the hydrogen and oxygen separately under pressure, feeds the hydrogen to a...
7536981 Reformate assisted combustion  
A hydrogen gas generator in the form of a reformer is used to produce a reformate gas containing hydrogen and at least one other component for use as a fuel or part of a fuel for a compression...
7533521 System and methods for improved emission control of internal combustion engines using pulsed fuel flow  
The present invention provides systems and methods to improve the performance and emission control of internal combustion engines equipped with nitrogen oxides storage-reduction (“NSR”)...
7530335 Internal combustion engine and starting control device of internal combustion engine  
The internal combustion engine includes a reformer, and a heating unit composed of a power source connected to a reforming catalyst composed by carrying a catalyst on a metal foil, a positive...
7527024 Liquid fuel reformer  
A light, compact and low-cost liquid fuel reformer for removing the harmful substances within the exhaust gas discharged from vehicles having two magnet holding cases ( 3, 3 ′) accommodating...
7497191 System and method for producing, dispensing, using and monitoring a hydrogen enriched fuel  
A system for producing, dispensing, using and monitoring a hydrogen enriched fuel includes a producing system configured to produce the hydrogen enriched fuel, a vehicle having an engine configured...
7487631 System and method for supplying reductants to an emission treatment system  
System and method for supplying reductants to an emission treatment system. The system includes a fuel tank adapted to supply a premixed fuel stream that includes a primary component and a...
7461618 Reformer mixing chamber and method for operating same  
Liquid fuel is evaporated and mixed with an oxidizing agent in a mixing chamber of a reformer by first introducing substantially only the liquid fuel in an axial downstream direction into a first...
7453164 Wind power system  
A system for capturing and converting and/or storing wind energy includes a vessel adapted to receive at least one wind machine for capturing wind and a device for converting wind energy to...
7448348 Hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine  
The present invention relates to a system that is capable of freely selecting one or two or more types of fuel and supplying the selected types of fuel to an internal combustion engine. Disclosed...
7444998 Hydrogen-oxygen plasma engines and dosing methods therefor  
Disclosed embodiments of proposed hydrogen-oxygen and hydrogen-air engines are usable in automotive, power-producing, and other industries. The engines comprise cylinders; water dissociation units,...
7434547 Fuel fired hydrogen generator  
A system for making and storing hydrogen comprises an IC engine, a thermal reactor to convert hydrocarbon fuels to reformate, and a separation means to separate the reformate into a hydrogen stream...
7430991 Method of and apparatus for hydrogen enhanced diesel engine performance  
A system includes an electrolysis unit capable of producing hydrogen and oxygen gases and interoperably connected to a diesel engine. The amount of amount of hydrogen and oxygen gases produced by...
7412947 Internal combustion engine system with hydrogen generation capability  
A dehydrogenated fuel tank 32 which is replenished with an organic hydride-contained hydrogenated fuel and a gasoline tank 48 which is replenished with normal gasoline are provided. In order to...
7407634 Plasmatron fuel converter having decoupled air flow control  
A novel apparatus and method is disclosed for a plasmatron fuel converter (“plasmatron”) that efficiently uses electrical energy to produce hydrogen rich gas. The plasmatron has multiple...
7401578 System and method for the co-generation of fuel having a closed-loop energy cycle  
A system is provided that draws heat from an open-loop engine cycle into a closed-loop working fluid circulatory system that utilizes computer-aided feedback mechanisms. The closed-loop working...
7398743 Compression ignition initiation device and internal combustion engine using same  
An internal combustion engine having a compression ignition initiation device is provided. The compression ignition initiation device includes a body defining a chamber and an outlet from the...
7389839 Hybrid electric vehicle having alternate power sources  
A hybrid drive for a motor vehicle having a thermal engine for operating with a hydrocarbon containing fuel suitable for generating hydrogen is shown. The hybrid drive includes a fuel storage tank,...
7389753 System and process for improving engine performance  
An integrated system and process for improving internal combustion engine performance consists of four components: (1) an acetone-based fuel additive phase, (2) a fuel pre-heating and polarization...
7377235 Heat exchanger for hydrogen-operated fuel supply systems  
A fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine operable using hydrogen and/or for a fuel cell includes a hydrogen tank, which is provided for storing deep-cooled, liquid hydrogen, and a...
7370666 Power system with computer-controlled fuel system  
The present invention is a fuel-control system for a turbine which includes a programmable logic controller. The controller manages utility and stored natural gas sources using a surge tank and...
7370610 On-board fuel fractionation system and methods to generate an engine starting fuel  
A Fuel Fractionation System (FFS) and associated methods to generate and store a fuel for internal combustion engines is provided. FFS provides a distillation column assembly to distill liquid fuel...
7370609 Internal combustion engine system  
An internal combustion engine system uses a blended fuel of gasoline and ethanol, operates with high efficiency, and can inhibit nitrogen oxide and the like from being discharged. The internal...
7363883 Gas engine electric power generating system effectively utilizing greenhouse gas emission credit  
A gas engine electric power generating system in which an electric power generating apparatus including an electric power generator connected with a gas engine of a pilot fuel oil ignition type is...
7357102 System for generating hybrid fuel for a combustion engine  
A system includes: an electrolytic cell for electrolytically converting water into a oxyhydrogen gas, the electrolytic cell having a gas outlet port; a fuel tank defining a fuel chamber therein and...
7346446 Fuel reforming estimation in HCCI engines  
An internal combustion engine employs exhaust gas recompression and fuel injection during the recompression as part of an overall homogeneous charge compression ignition control. In-cylinder fuel...
7343905 System and method for conditioning fuel  
An engine assembly may include an internal combustion engine configured to combust a gaseous fuel. The engine assembly may also include a fuel intake line operatively connected to the internal...
7337754 Apparatus with mixed fuel separator and method of separating a mixed fuel  
An apparatus comprising an internal combustion engine, a fuel tank, a fuel separator disposed fluidically between the fuel tank and the engine, wherein the fuel separator comprises first and second...
7311065 Powder fuel engine  
A powder fuel engine includes a battery, a cylinder and a generator. The battery is connected with an air compressor linked with an air tank, and the generator. The air tank is connected with a...
7293533 Recuperative reforming reactor  
A method and apparatus for fuel reforming using the exhaust gases from internal combustion engines and high temperature combustion processes in which a fuel for reforming and steam mixture is...
7261065 Method for controlling compression ignition internal combustion engine  
The present invention provides a method for controlling a compression ignition internal combustion engine, which can easily cope with a wide range of demand loads. The compression ignition internal...
7261064 System and method for reducing emission from a combustion engine  
A combustion engine system comprises a plurality of cylinders configured to combust a mixed fuel to produce an exhaust gas and at least one reforming cylinder configured to receive a first portion...
7249598 Hydrogen augmented diesel crankcase ventilation  
A hydrogen augmented diesel crankcase ventilation system uses hydrogen to allow crankcase fumes, for example blow-by, to be burned by the engine. The system preferably includes a hydrogen...
7241429 Fuel reformer with cap and associated method  
A plasma fuel reformer comprises an electrode assembly and a cap. The cap defines an interior region. At least a portion of the electrode assembly is positioned in the interior region.
7235322 Hybrid power system including an engine and a fuel cell module  
A mixture of a fuel gas obtained by vaporizing hydrocarbon and air is burned in an engine 11 to generate mechanical power. The fuel gas obtained by reforming the hydrocarbon is supplied to a fuel...
7213567 Process and apparatus for controlling the performance of a Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) engine  
A process for controlling the performance of a homogeneous charge compression (HCCI) engine in a vehicle having a hydrocarbon fuel reservoir which process is provided. The octane or cetane number...
7194984 System for improving the fuel efficiency of an engine  
A fuel system for improved fuel efficiency may include a fuel injector to transmit fuel in droplet form to a reaction region. A reaction rod may be positioned in the reaction region, where the...
7191736 Low emission energy source  
A power generator provides power with minimal CO 2 , NO x , CO, CH 4 , and particulate emissions and substantially greater efficiency as compared to traditional power generation techniques....
7178616 Power generation system and method  
An extended rich mode engine configured and operated extremely rich of stoichiometric to produce a substantially continuous hydrogen rich engine exhaust. Oxygen enrichment devices further optimize...
7168603 Hydrogen powered fastener driving tool with onboard generator of hydrogen  
A hydrogen operated fastener driving tool assembly including a hydrogen generator that is an integral part of the driving tool assembly. The hydrogen generator can use chemicals to generate...