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Patent No.:

US 7377272 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008

Filed:

Aug. 28, 2006
Applicant:

James G. Davidson, Paris, TN (US);

Inventor:

James G. Davidson, Paris, TN (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 41/00 (2006.01); F02B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method and apparatus for reducing the emissions and improving the performance of an internal combustion engine (). An input air stream is separated into an oxygen-enriched air stream and a nitrogen-enriched air stream. The nitrogen-enriched air stream is received by a holding chamber (). The oxygen-enriched air and a combustible fuel are provided to a combustion chamber () of the internal combustion engine () and a combustion process is initiated. After a predefined time delay, a volume of nitrogen-enriched air is provided from the holding chamber () to the combustion chamber () to be used during the rest of the combustion process.


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Davidson, James. (2008). Method and apparatus for membrane separation of air into nitrogen and oxygen elements for use in internal combustion engines (U.S. Patent No. 7377272). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7377272

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