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U.s.a. 161 Developments Ltd.

Combustion Control Developments Ltd.

John E Lindberg

Michael David Shepherd

Albert Kim

Thomas Patrick Rafferty

Michael Nogaj

Michael Mirabito

Nicholas Ford

Gavin Garland

Rahul Rangarajan

Randy Garland

Ian Lindberg

An apparatus that is configured to assist a helper to move a seated person from a first, seated position to a second, standing position, includes a lifting/assisting device, the lifting/assisting device being comprised of: a rigid elongated member, the elongated member having a longitudinal axis, a first proximal end and a second distal end, the first proximal end being adapted for being positioned on a floor; an offset section, the offset section being offset from the longitudinal axis a distance X and being located along the elongated member between the first proximal end and the second distal end; and, a lateral grasping member for the person, the grasping member being positioned distally of the offset section; a second offset member, the second offset member being of a dimension to approximately match the first offset section; and, a grab member positioned distally of the second offset member for use by the helper.

Apparatus and method for improving standing sitting standing of persons with mobility issue

A method of preventing soil erosion in, among areas, seaside locations, includes drilling holes in the ground and filling the holes with a mixture of the soil and gelatin, and then curing the mixture in situ to form a barrier against soil erosion.

Gelatin solution

Soil erosion in, among other areas, seaside locations, is prevented by the steps of: drilling holes in the ground; filling these holes with a mixture of the soil and gelatin, then curing the mixture in situ to form a barrier against soil erosion. The holes form stabilization walls and are placed seaside to a structure to be protected from erosion.

A combustion control system for an automotive engine in a vehicle. A sidestream exhaust gas tube has a scoop inlet in the engine's exhaust-gas conduit. A first metallic tube portion leads from the scoop to a point forward of the vehicle's radiator, so that it directly receives ambient air on its exterior surface, thereby cooling the exhaust gas to near ambient-temperature. A water trap then removes condensed water from the sidestream exhaust gas, along with entrained particles. A final insulating tube portion extends rearwardly of the radiator and helps to limit reheating of the cooled exhaust gas while conducting it to a reactor device. There, an inlet for the exhaust gas receives the cooled exhaust gas and conducts it to first ejector for drawing in aqueous liquid and to a second ejector for drawing in atmospheric air and mixing it with the gas-liquid mixture from the first ejector. The reactor's outlet is connected to an axial inlet of a device having a vortex chamber with a tangential inlet connected to a gas supply at substantially atmospheric pressure. An axial outlet from the vortex chamber is connected directly to a gas inlet opening of the engine, leading to the intake manifold, which is free from obstructions and leads in one chamber to the intake valves of all cylinders or combustion chambers.

Combustion control system

A controlled amount of a fluid (steam or water or a solution of water plus additives) is injected into an internal combustion engine to improve combustion, efficiency, and to reduce emissions. The amount of the fluid injected is controlled in response to engine need. The steam is generated by the heat produced by the engine. Combustion gas temperature is used to control the amount of steam produced by varying the fluid flow through one or more fixed or variable orifice control valves. The steam is injected in a piston engine to cool peak temperatures, to prevent detonation and pre-ignition, to smooth out hot spots, to prevent auto-ignition or dieseling, and to use the vapor energy in the expansion cycle to increase low speed torque and acceleration. The steam is used to cause full retard of the vacuum spark advance during acceleration at full load from low speed, and a large amount of steam is injected at this point in the cycle to prevent pre-ignition and detonation. Ultrasonic energy is added to the injected steam to produce better mixing and distribution. Hydrogen is also injected to permit better combustion with higher amounts of air. The hydrogen is produced by the interaction of a catalyst on the steam and fuel hydrocarbons and ultrasonic energy. At times exhaust gas and other additives, such as hydrogen peroxide, methyl alcohol and ammonia are injected.

Combustion and pollution control system

An inverter apparatus for producing an increasing vacuum effect in response to a decreasing vacuum field. A piston is axially movable within a cylindrical bore. The piston has a first surface exposed to atmospheric pressure. A spring biases the piston in a direction opposed to the direction of movement which would be produced by atmospheric pressure on the second surface. A fluid inlet passageway extends through the cylinder and opens into the cylindrical bore, the piston having an axially extending side wall facing the cylindrical bore. An orifice formed in that side wall and an outlet passageway located at one end of the orifice connect that end with the chamber having the vacuum acting on the first surface of the piston. The axially extending orifice is so located in the side wall of the piston as to provide a decreasing restriction to flow of fluid from the first passageway through the orifice to the outlet with decreasing vacuum.

A combustion control system for an internal combustion engine. A control device with a vortex chamber has a tangential inlet connected to a gas supply at substantially atmospheric pressure, a second inlet, and an axial outlet connected directly to the gas inlet opening of the intake manifold. A condenser condenses water from the exhaust gas passing through the exhaust conduit. A gas inlet of a reactor device has a gas inlet connected directly to the exhaust manifold for drawing gas therefrom and an outlet connected to the second inlet of said control device by a conduit. The reactor device includes one or more ejectors for drawing in atmospheric air and for drawing in liquid water from the condenser, and for mixing the atmospheric air and water with gas from the exhaust manifold.

Engine combustion control system and method employing condensation of

A pressure-actuated flow control valve. A valve housing has an inlet and an outlet with first and second spaced-apart seats between them and a permanent magnet on the inlet side of the first seat, which is closed to the inlet. A ferromagnetic ball in between the seats is urged by said magnet toward the first seat to check backflow. The valve responds to pressure differential to move the ball away from the first seat and toward the second seat. Between the seats, the passage widens toward the second seat. There may be a needle valve on the outlet side of the valve enabling controlling the flow therethrough.

Pressure-operated flow control valve and molding method

A combustion control system for an engine having an intake manifold with a throttle, a PCV gas inlet opening into the intake manifold, an exhaust conduit, and a PCV gas conduit. A vortex device has a vortex chamber with a tangential inlet connected to the PCV gas conduit, an axial inlet, and an axial outlet connected directly to the PCV gas inlet opening of the intake manifold. A reactor device has a gas inlet connected directly to the exhaust conduit for drawing gas therefrom and an outlet spaced well apart from the vortex device and connected to the axial inlet of the vortex device by a conduit. The reactor device includes a first ejector for drawing in atmospheric air and mixing it with gas from the exhaust conduit, and a second ejector for drawing in liquid from a source of liquid and sending it into the atmospheric air drawn in by the first ejector means. The vortex device and the reactor are novel in themselves too.

Combustion control system and improved elements therefor

Exhaust emissions are reduced, fuel consumption is improved for internal-combustion engines, and the number of cold starts reduced by storing heat energy from the operation of the engine in a heat-storage reservoir filled with a change-of-state heat-storage material. Absorbed heat energy is released back to the engine's intake manifold to maintain elevated engine temperature between uses and starting up of the engine.

Method and apparatus for heat storage in internal combustion engines

Apparatus and method for improving the operation of an internal-combustion engine and reducing hydrocarbons emissions therefrom by cooling the fuel during its passage from the fuel supply tank to the intake manifold.

Method and apparatus for improving engine operation and reducing

This combustion control system adds a fluid and heat energy to the air-fuel mixture of the induction system of an internal combustion engine in response to engine need to improve combustion, to increase power, to improve efficiency, and to reduce emissions. Fluidic control mechanisms provide the control functions without any moving parts. A vortex chamber serves as a main variable impedance control mechanism. The outlet of the vortex chamber is connected to the positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) inlet to intake manifold downstream of the butterfly valve. The vortex chamber has a tangential input for PCV gases and an axial input for supplying air, aqueous fluid, and exhaust gases, all for mixing within the vortex chamber and transmitted to the intake manifold. The exhaust gases are conducted to the vortex via two parallel ejectors, one of which sends water or vapor across a gap to mix with intake air that is sucked into the exhaust gases by the other ejector.

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Berkeley, CA, United States of America

John E Lindberg