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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:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael J. Daniel, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Rudolf M. Smaling, Concord, MA (US);
Kurt D. Zwanzig, Columbus, IN (US);
M. Lee Murrah, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Shawn D. Bauer, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Arvin Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 4/308 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 4/308 ;
Abstract
A plasmatron reforms hydrocarbon fuels so as to produce a reformed gas which is supplied to a remote device such as an internal combustion engine or a fuel cell. The plasmatron includes an air jacket which removes heat from the reaction chamber of the plasmatron and supplies heated air to the plasma-generating assembly of the plasmatron. A method of operating a plasmatron is also disclosed.