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8136507 Fuel supply system  
A fuel supply system includes a feed pump pumping up fuel in a fuel tank, a filter removing a foreign matter contained in the fuel discharged from the feed pump, and a high-pressure pump pressuring...
8136496 Valve rotator assembly  
A valve rotator for use in an internal combustion engine. The valve rotator including a plurality of retention members, each able to removeably and rotateably couple the stationary housing to the...
8137425 Intake system for vehicle internal combustion engine  
An intake system (10, 20) for a vehicle internal combustion engine is provided in which a first air intake duct (16), having an air intake inlet (16a) to inhale external air, is connected to an air...
8136492 Internal combustion engine having a variable valve control system, and method of using same  
An internal combustion engine includes a variable valve control system which is operable to switch actions of an engine valve by slidably moving a rocker arm in the axial direction of a rocker-arm...
8136621 Dual-tuned vibration damper  
A driveline with a shaft and a vibration damper coupled to the shaft. The damper includes a hub, a first mass, a first resilient coupling, a second mass, and a second resilient coupling. The first...
8140230 Apparatus and method for regulating active driveline damping in hybrid vehicle powertrain  
The present invention provides an improved method and apparatus for regulating active damping in a hybrid vehicle powertrain. The method includes: monitoring the damping command sent to the active...
8136499 Cover arrangement for a hand-held power tool  
A cover arrangement of a hand-held power tool has a cover having at least one fastening element for connecting the cover to an additional component of the power tool. The cover has a wall component...
8136490 Multi-piston camwheel engine  
An engine is disclosed. In one implementation, the engine includes a camwheel mounted to an output shaft. Eighteen cylinder-enclosed pistons are positioned in a circular plane about the camwheel...
8136512 Method for operating an engine with a pressure-wave supercharger  
In an internal combustion engine, fresh air is compressed by a pressure-wave supercharger. At least one operating parameter of the pressure-wave supercharger is controlled or regulated as a...
8136493 Lash adjuster  
A lash adjuster is provided which includes a cylindrical housing having an open top and formed with an internal thread on an inner periphery thereof, a screw rod having an external thread formed on...
8140246 Method and system for detecting a presence of a block heater in an automobile  
The present invention relates to a method and system for detecting a presence of a block heater in an automobile. In one embodiment, an automobile includes an engine, a radiator, an engine coolant...
8136486 Motorized vehicles spark timing control for use with biofuel gasoline mixture  
The present invention provides apparatus for varying an engine's combustion spark timing for use of hybrid fuels, such as bio-fuel and gasoline. An operator selectable switch enables or disables an...
8136487 Cooling air supply apparatus for an internal combustion engine having an emergency operation device  
A device is provided for the emergency operation of at least one closure element of a cooling air supply apparatus and a correspondingly implemented cooling air supply apparatus for an internal...
8140248 System and method for obtaining an optimal estimate of NOx emissions  
A control system for providing an optimal estimate of NOx emission in an exhaust during a selective catalytic reduction process is provided. The control system includes a continuous emission...
8136614 Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle  
A method of operating a hybrid vehicle propulsion system includes selectively operating the engine to consume fuel stored on-board the vehicle based on a residence time of the fuel stored on-board...
8140243 Method for controlling a V-type internal combustion engine  
A method for controlling a V-type internal combustion engine with a separate common rail system on an A side and a separate common rail system on a B side of the internal combustion engine, in...
8136503 Piston valve internal combustion engine  
An internal combustion engine of two perpendicular, toroidal cylinders intersecting at two junctions with each cylinder containing one piston filling half of its volume. The pistons are 180 degrees...
8136793 Valve arrangement  
A valve arrangement has an annular housing with valve seat and a two-part valve plate that is rotatable about an axis. The seat is in the form of a disk including two adjacent openings with a web...
8136502 Piston and connecting rod assembly having improved cooling characteristics  
A piston and connecting rod assembly wherein the piston includes an inner cooling gallery defined in the body thereof beneath the crown of the piston, an outer cooling gallery defined between the...
8136494 Lifter guide  
A guide for use in a vehicle engine having an engine block, cylinder head, and a cylinder head gasket. The guide comprises a valve lifter retention portion, a push rod retention portion in...
8136500 Internal combustion engine  
An internal combustion engine in which it can be made difficult for bubbles to mix into oil in a flowing-down process of the oil. In a generator chamber, a shielding rib is provided which is...
8136506 Electronic pressure regulator  
The invention includes a very fast voice coil actuator, in the range of 2-5 millisecond full stroke response with high force, a circuit board located in the enclosure, a pressure sensor sensing...
8136511 Apparatus for reducing fuel waxing  
A fuel filter is configured to filter fuel for an internal combustion engine and is associated with an electromagnetic wave generator configured to emit high frequency electromagnetic waves...
8136513 Internal combustion engine  
The invention relates to a method for operating an internal combustion engine, wherein air is inducted and then compressed. Before introduction into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion...
8137424 Air cleaning device for internal combustion engine and internal combustion engine  
An air cleaner device that has a reduced size achieved by curving an air introduction path, that has a cleaner element with extended service life, and in which air flows uniformly in a clean...
8140240 Engine speed controller with total system integration for on-board vehicle power applications  
The present invention provides a system and method for controlling the speed of a vehicle engine utilizing total system integration and an on-board power system for electrical power generation and...
8136509 Reservoir-less fuel delivery module having clip connection to a flange  
A reservoir-less fuel delivery module (10) for a fuel tank of a vehicle includes a flange (26) constructed and arranged to be mounted to an opening in a fuel tank of a vehicle. The module includes...
8136501 Variable stroke engine  
A variable stroke engine includes an end portion of a connecting rod, which is connected at one end portion thereof to a piston by a piston pin, and an end portion of a control rod, which is...
8136488 Cooling system for a vehicle, and method for the operation of a cooling system  
An invention relates to a cooling system for a vehicle comprising an engine, an engine radiator, and an engine cooling circuit. A second cooling circuit encompassing at least one cooling component...
8137061 Cooling structure for working vehicle  
A cooling structure for a working vehicle in which a shroud is attached to a radiator provided to a vehicle body, and an air-cooling fan is made face to an airflow opening of the shroud, wherein...
8136508 Selective displacement control of multi-plunger fuel pump  
A pump for a combustion engine is disclosed. The pump may have at least one pumping member movable through a plurality of displacement strokes during a single engine cycle. The pump may also have a...
8136495 Switchable support element for a valve train of an internal combustion engine  
A switchable support element (1) for a valve train of an internal combustion engine, said support element (1) comprising a housing (2) that can be arranged through an outer peripheral wall (3) in a...
8136616 Oil control valve degradation detection and cleaning strategy  
A method for operating an oil control valve coupled to a cam phaser configured to adjust a position of at least one cam between hard stops, the oil control valve included in an internal combustion...
8136504 HCCI heavy mixing mode  
A method for operating a multi-stroke homogeneous charge compression ignition engine is described. The method includes late intake valve opening (LIVO) and also cycling air and fuel charge from the...
8136498 Two-plane type crankshaft  
An engine 20 includes a two-plane type crankshaft 30 and a balancer shaft 50 for reducing a primary couple of the balancer shaft 50. The crankshaft 30 includes a crankshaft body 30a and a first...
8140242 Systems and methods involving multiplexed engine control signals  
Systems and methods involving multiplexed engine control signals are provided. In this regard, a representative engine control system for a gas turbine engine includes: a signal relay device...
8136491 Stroke-transmitting device  
In a stroke-transmitting device for a variable transmission of an operating stroke to a member to be actuated, specifically a gas exchange valve for an internal combustion engine, including a...
8140247 Control of intake pressure for restart-enabled idle stop  
Methods and systems are provided for controlling an engine of a vehicle. In one example, a throttle is adjusted improve engine restarting during an automatic engine stop where an operator requests...
8136505 Method for controlling spark for particulate filter regenerating  
A system for filtering and oxidizing particulate matter produced by a gasoline direct injection engine is disclosed. In one embodiment, engine spark is controlled such that soot held by a...
8135508 Vehicle diagnostic tool—providing information on the operating condition of a power plant utilizing PID data  
An analysis tool which extracts all the available parameter identifications (i.e. PIDS) from a vehicle's power train control module for diagnostic decisions. This is done by checking these PIDS and...
8132554 Fuel shutoff system  
A fuel control system that has a fuel control device to control the flow of fuel to a carburetor of an internal combustion engine. The fuel control device includes a control member that is movable...
8132555 Event based engine control system and method  
A system for starting an engine is described. In one example, the engine is supplied two fuels via two injectors. The method may improve engine starting and reduce engine emissions.
8133083 Water jet propulsion boat  
A water jet propulsion boat is constructed such that a fuel pressure detection device is free from a detection error or breakdown and a restart ability of an engine is protected against...
8132408 Annular intercooler having curved fins  
An air-to-fluid intercooler is disclosed. The air-to-fluid intercooler may include a core assembly including an outer circumference and an inner circumference, at least one annular tube body...
8135535 Modeling catalyst exotherm due to blowthrough  
Modeling catalyst exotherm due to blowthrough is provided. The method of advantageously utilizes catalyst temperature based on an amount of blowthrough air and a combustion air-fuel ratio...
8132407 Modular exhaust gas recirculation cooling for internal combustion engines  
An EGR system compensates for differing EGR flows and/or exhaust temperatures and can maintain the cooler exit temperature above the critical temperature, thereby reducing the possibility of EGR...
8132548 Engine valve control system and method  
A method of operating an engine including at least a cylinder and a valve controlled by an electric valve actuator is disclosed. In one example, a valve holding current is determined during...
8132549 Reciprocating piston internal combustion engine and method for determining the wear of a transmission element arranged between a crankshaft and a camshaft  
A method for determining a wear value of a transmission element between a crankshaft and a camshaft of a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine, in particular a timing chain or toothed...
8132561 Electronic pressure reducer or regulator unit for feeding gas, particularly methane or hydrogen, to an internal combustion engine, and gas feeding system including this unit  
Provided in a gas-feed system, in particular a system for supplying methane or hydrogen to an internal-combustion engine, is an electronic pressure-reducer or pressure-regulator unit, integrated in...
8132556 Ignition energy management with ion current feedback to correct spark plug fouling  
A system and method for operating an engine having ionization signal sensing include detecting plug fouling and controlling the engine using progressively more aggressive control strategies if the...