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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2007
Leslie Bromberg, Sharon, MA (US);
Paul N. Blumberg, Southfield, MI (US);
Daniel R. Cohn, Cambridge, MA (US);
John Heywood, Netwon, MA (US);
Leslie Bromberg, Sharon, MA (US);
Paul N. Blumberg, Southfield, MI (US);
Daniel R. Cohn, Cambridge, MA (US);
John Heywood, Netwon, MA (US);
Ethanol Boosting Systems, LLC, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Fuel tank system for a direct ethanol injection octane boosted gasoline engine. The system includes a gasoline engine and a main fuel tank that contains a mix of gasoline and gasoline E85. A smaller secondary tank is provided to contain ethanol or E85. An injector directly injects in a separately controlled fashion ethanol or E85 into a cylinder of the engine to boost octane. A control module controls the relative amounts of gasoline and ethanol used and structure is provided for fueling the main and secondary fuel tanks.