Means for burning hydrocarbons in an internal combustion engine cylinder

Claim 1

A TIMED AIR INJECTION SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, SAID SYSTEM COMPRISING A SOURCE OF COMPRESSED AIR AND MEANS FOR INTRODUCING COMPRESSED AIR FROM SAID SOURCE INTO THE ENGINE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS BEHIND THE FLAME FRONTS IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS DURING THE ENGINE EXPANSION STROKES; SAID MEANS INCLUDING AIR DISTRIBUTION AND TIMING VALVE MEANS FOR RECEIVING COMPRESSED AIR FROM SAID SOURCE AND TIMED WITH THE ROTATION OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT TO DISTRIBUTE TIMED COMPRESSED AIR IN RELATION TO THE COMBUSTION CYCLES IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS THEREOF, MEANS ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE ENGINE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS FOR INTRODUCING COMPRESSED AIR INTO THE ENGINE COMBUSTION CHAMBER FROM SAID VALVE MEANS, AND COMPRESSED AIR CONDUIT MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID VALVE MEANS AND SAID INTRODUCING MEANS, SAID COMPRESSED AIR TIMED TO BE RECEIVED IN SAID CHAMBERS AFTER THE FLAME FRONT HAS PROGRESSED BEYOND SAID INTRODUCING MEANS.