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US3224424A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process for improving combustion in an internal combustion engine

Assignee: Filtrona Filter GmbH
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Filing: 1963-09-30
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Granted: 1965-12-21
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Expires: 1983-09-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Mennicken Erwin Joseph
  • 👤 Muth Franz
  • 👤 Strehle Kurt Hermann

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 07:29
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M1/00; F02M2700/00; F02M2700/43; F02M2700/4302; F02M2700/4373; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/86493; Y10T137/86718; Y10T137/86743

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 152 words
A PROCESS FOR ASSURING COMPLETE COMBUSTION OF A COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURE IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE TO PREVENT THE FORMATION OF TOXIC COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE EXHAUST GASES WHILE THE ENGINE IS IN IDLING CONDITION COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: PROVIDING A THROTTLE MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF THE COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURE WITHIN SAID ENGINE; COUPLING SAID THROTTLE MEANS TO AN AIR CONTROLLING MEANS; SELECTIVELY OPERATING SAID THROTTLE MEANS TO ADMIT SUFFICIENT COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURE TO PERMIT SAID ENGINE TO IDLE; OPERATING SAID AIR CONTROLLING MEANS TO SUPPLY EXTRA AIR TO SAID ENGINE WHILE SAID ENGINE IS IDLING, WITH THE AMOUNT OF SAID SUPPLIED EXTRA AIR BEING SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE COMPLETE COMBUSTION OF THE COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURE WITHIN SAID ENGINE; GRADUALLY DIMINISHING SAID SUPPLY OF EXTRA AIR IN RESPONSE TO AN INCREASE IN THE OPENING OF SAID THROTTLE MEANS; AND COMPLETELY ELIMINATING SAID SUPPLY OF EXTRA AIR WHEN SAID THROTTLE MEANS REACHES A PREDETERMINED OPEN POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 152 words
A PROCESS FOR ASSURING COMPLETE COMBUSTION OF A COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURE IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE TO PREVENT THE FORMATION OF TOXIC COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE EXHAUST GASES WHILE THE ENGINE IS IN IDLING CONDITION COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: PROVIDING A THROTTLE MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF THE COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURE WITHIN SAID ENGINE; COUPLING SAID THROTTLE MEANS TO AN AIR CONTROLLING MEANS; SELECTIVELY OPERATING SAID THROTTLE MEANS TO ADMIT SUFFICIENT COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURE TO PERMIT SAID ENGINE TO IDLE; OPERATING SAID AIR CONTROLLING MEANS TO SUPPLY EXTRA AIR TO SAID ENGINE WHILE SAID ENGINE IS IDLING, WITH THE AMOUNT OF SAID SUPPLIED EXTRA AIR BEING SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE COMPLETE COMBUSTION OF THE COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURE WITHIN SAID ENGINE; GRADUALLY DIMINISHING SAID SUPPLY OF EXTRA AIR IN RESPONSE TO AN INCREASE IN THE OPENING OF SAID THROTTLE MEANS; AND COMPLETELY ELIMINATING SAID SUPPLY OF EXTRA AIR WHEN SAID THROTTLE MEANS REACHES A PREDETERMINED OPEN POSITION.

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