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Anti-smog device

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-06-14
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Granted: 1967-01-31
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Expires: 1985-06-14
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Edward R Knopp

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 10:15
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01N; F01N3/00; F01N3/08; F01N3/10; F01N3/24; F01N3/30; F01N3/34; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 201 words
AN ANTI-SMOG DEVICE FOR USE ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES IN POSITION ADJACENT THE EXHAUST VALVES THEREOF FOR INDUCING THE MORE COMPLETE COMBUSTION OF UNBURNED PRODUCTS INCLUDED IN THE HEATED GASEOUS DISCHARGE FROM SAID ENGINE COMPRISING A GASEOUS DISCHARGE FLOW CONDUIT, A DUCT MEMBER DISPOSED TO EXTRACT A BLEED PORTION OF SAID GASEOUS DISCHARGE AT A POSITION UPSTREAM WITH RESPECT TO THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF SAID DEVICE, A FLOW CONSTRICTION DOWNSTREAM THEREFROM, AN AIR TUBE DISPOSED TO DELIVER A QUANTITY OF MAKEUP AIR TO SAID DEVICE, MEANS WITHIN SAID DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING A PART OF SAID MAKEUP AIR INTO SAID BLEED PORTION OF SAID DISCHARGE GASES AT A POINT UPSTREAM FROM SAID FLOW CONSTRICTION, A CHAMBER DOWNSTREAM FROM SAID POINT OF INTRODUCTION FOR THE INITIAL PREMIXTURE OR COMBUSTION OF SAID UNBURNED PRODUCTS, MEANS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THE REMAINDER OF SAID MAKEUP AIR IN A ZONE AHEAD OF SAID FLOW CONSTRICTION FOR PASSAGE THERETHROUGH, AND AN OUTLET FROM SAID FLOW CONSTRICTION DISPOSED CENTRALLY OF SAID FLOW CONDUIT, WHEREBY AN OXYGEN RICH MIXTURE FROM SAID FLOW CONSTRICTION IS SUBSEQUENTLY DISCHARGED CENTRALLY OF THE FLOW PASSAGE FOR SAID DISCHARGE GASES AND IN THE TURBULENCE ZONE DOWNSTREAM FROM SAID FLOW CONSTRICTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 201 words
AN ANTI-SMOG DEVICE FOR USE ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES IN POSITION ADJACENT THE EXHAUST VALVES THEREOF FOR INDUCING THE MORE COMPLETE COMBUSTION OF UNBURNED PRODUCTS INCLUDED IN THE HEATED GASEOUS DISCHARGE FROM SAID ENGINE COMPRISING A GASEOUS DISCHARGE FLOW CONDUIT, A DUCT MEMBER DISPOSED TO EXTRACT A BLEED PORTION OF SAID GASEOUS DISCHARGE AT A POSITION UPSTREAM WITH RESPECT TO THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF SAID DEVICE, A FLOW CONSTRICTION DOWNSTREAM THEREFROM, AN AIR TUBE DISPOSED TO DELIVER A QUANTITY OF MAKEUP AIR TO SAID DEVICE, MEANS WITHIN SAID DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING A PART OF SAID MAKEUP AIR INTO SAID BLEED PORTION OF SAID DISCHARGE GASES AT A POINT UPSTREAM FROM SAID FLOW CONSTRICTION, A CHAMBER DOWNSTREAM FROM SAID POINT OF INTRODUCTION FOR THE INITIAL PREMIXTURE OR COMBUSTION OF SAID UNBURNED PRODUCTS, MEANS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THE REMAINDER OF SAID MAKEUP AIR IN A ZONE AHEAD OF SAID FLOW CONSTRICTION FOR PASSAGE THERETHROUGH, AND AN OUTLET FROM SAID FLOW CONSTRICTION DISPOSED CENTRALLY OF SAID FLOW CONDUIT, WHEREBY AN OXYGEN RICH MIXTURE FROM SAID FLOW CONSTRICTION IS SUBSEQUENTLY DISCHARGED CENTRALLY OF THE FLOW PASSAGE FOR SAID DISCHARGE GASES AND IN THE TURBULENCE ZONE DOWNSTREAM FROM SAID FLOW CONSTRICTION.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-01-30 1970-08-01 1971-01-31 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-01-30 1974-08-01 1975-01-31 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-01-30 1978-08-01 1979-01-31 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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