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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gordon M Ball, Baldwin Harbor, NY (US);
Lawrence M Sears, Hunting Valley, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B / ; F24F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60315 ; 454 63 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for actuating a direct source exhaust gas capture system for capturing and exhausting exhaust from a vehicle tailpipe which automatically starts when the ignition system of the vehicle is actuated prior to the engine starting, and which is operable to automatically restart when the vehicle returns to the vehicle storage facility.