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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Thrival Tech, Llc, Ashland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Thrival Tech, LLC, Ashland, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 27/02 (2006.01); F02M 35/10 (2006.01); F02B 31/04 (2006.01); F02M 9/12 (2006.01); F02M 29/06 (2006.01); F02D 9/12 (2006.01); F02M 17/10 (2006.01); F02M 19/08 (2006.01); F02M 27/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 27/0268 (2013.01); F02B 31/04 (2013.01); F02D 9/12 (2013.01); F02M 9/124 (2013.01); F02M 17/10 (2013.01); F02M 19/082 (2013.01); F02M 27/04 (2013.01); F02M 29/06 (2013.01); F02M 35/10262 (2013.01); Y02T 10/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
The inventive subject matter provides apparatus, systems and methods for treating a fuel prior to ignition in a combustion engine in order to improve efficiency. In one aspect of the invention a throttle valve system that entrains a flow of gas, which can include a fuel, into a structured flow pattern via the inclusion of topological on a surface of the valve body and/or the flow chamber. The topological features can be arranged in a pattern configured to produce movement and/or structured turbulence in a stream of gas that is introduced to the throttle valve. An excitation source that ionizes or cracks species in the gas stream can be optionally utilized.