← Back to Patent Explorer
US3157172A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Ozonizing means in combustion engines

Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1963-05-16
•
Granted: 1964-11-17
•
Expires: 1983-05-16
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Georg S Mittelstaedt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 07:45
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/34; B01D53/46; B01D53/62; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/30

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 150 words
IN A MULTICYLINDER COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING AN INTAKE LINE, A COMBUSTION ZONE, AN EXHAUST LINE, AND AN IGNITION SYSTEM INCLUDING A DISTRIBUTOR WHICH COMPRISES A BASE, A DRIVESHAFT, A BREAKER CAM ON THE DRIVESHAFT OPERATING A PRIMARY-CIRCUIT BREAKER, A CONDENSER, A ROTOR MOUNTED ON THE DRIVESHAFT OVER THE BREAKER CAM, A CAP DISPOSED ON THE DISTRIBUTOR BASE, A SERIES OF HIGH-TENSION TERMINALS IN THE CAP PLACED IN A CIRCLE AROUND A CENTRAL HIGH-TENSION TERMINAL, A METAL SEGMENT IN THE ROTOR ARM SWEEPING PAST THE OUTER HIGH-TENSION TERMINALS, AND MEANS CONNECTING SAID SEGMENT TO THE CENTER HIGH-TENSION TERMINAL, AN AIR INLET AND AN OUTLET IN THE DISTRIBUTOR, A CONNECTING TUBE LEADING FROM SAID OUTLET TO THE EXHAUST LINE OF THE ENGINE, AND MEANS PRODUCING FLOW THROUGH SAID INLET INTO THE DISTRIBUTOR, THROUGH SAID OUTLET OUT OF THE DISTRIBUTOR, AND THROUGH THE CONNECTING TUBE INTO THE EXHAUST LINE OF THE COMBUSTION ENGINE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 150 words
IN A MULTICYLINDER COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING AN INTAKE LINE, A COMBUSTION ZONE, AN EXHAUST LINE, AND AN IGNITION SYSTEM INCLUDING A DISTRIBUTOR WHICH COMPRISES A BASE, A DRIVESHAFT, A BREAKER CAM ON THE DRIVESHAFT OPERATING A PRIMARY-CIRCUIT BREAKER, A CONDENSER, A ROTOR MOUNTED ON THE DRIVESHAFT OVER THE BREAKER CAM, A CAP DISPOSED ON THE DISTRIBUTOR BASE, A SERIES OF HIGH-TENSION TERMINALS IN THE CAP PLACED IN A CIRCLE AROUND A CENTRAL HIGH-TENSION TERMINAL, A METAL SEGMENT IN THE ROTOR ARM SWEEPING PAST THE OUTER HIGH-TENSION TERMINALS, AND MEANS CONNECTING SAID SEGMENT TO THE CENTER HIGH-TENSION TERMINAL, AN AIR INLET AND AN OUTLET IN THE DISTRIBUTOR, A CONNECTING TUBE LEADING FROM SAID OUTLET TO THE EXHAUST LINE OF THE ENGINE, AND MEANS PRODUCING FLOW THROUGH SAID INLET INTO THE DISTRIBUTOR, THROUGH SAID OUTLET OUT OF THE DISTRIBUTOR, AND THROUGH THE CONNECTING TUBE INTO THE EXHAUST LINE OF THE COMBUSTION ENGINE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2149516A Cited
US1778036A Cited
US1982484A Cited
US1813808A Cited
US2207368A Cited
US2251387A Cited
US2634341A Cited
US2798471A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-11-17 1968-05-18 1968-11-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-11-17 1972-05-18 1972-11-17 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-11-17 1976-05-18 1976-11-17 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag