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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2011
Bradley Trembath, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Jody L. Stirewalt, Bridgeport, WV (US);
Bradley Trembath, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Jody L. Stirewalt, Bridgeport, WV (US);
Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A connector device and method of converting an engine to operate using an alternative fuel is disclosed. In one embodiment, the connector device comprises an outlet portion, a first injector portion, and a second injector portion. The outlet portion is configured to mate with a fuel injector opening of the engine. The outlet portion comprises an outlet channel in fluid communication with a combustion chamber of the engine when the connector device is installed in the fuel injector opening. The first injector portion is configured to receive a first fuel injector and comprises a first injector opening and a first injector channel. The second injector portion is configured to receive a second fuel injector and comprises a second injector opening and a second injector channel. The second injector channel is curved to provide a laminar flow of fuel through the second injector channel.