← Back to Patent Explorer
US3615074A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Apparatus for moisturizing gases

Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1968-06-06
•
Granted: 1971-10-26
•
Expires: 1988-06-06
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

Abstract AN APPARATUS IS PROVIDED FOR REDUCING FUEL AND LUBRICATING OIL CONSUMPTION AND INCREASING POWER IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES WHICH INCLUDES AN IMPROVED MOISTURIZING UNIT FOR ADDITION OF MOISTURE TO GASES BEING FED TO THE AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE APPARATUS OPERATES AT PEAK EFFICIENCY AT LOW OR HIGH SPEEDS, AND IT MAY BE USED IN WARM OR COLD CLIMATES. THE MOISTURIZING UNIT INCLUDES FIRST AND SECOND VESSELS AND CONDUITS INTRODUCING GASES AND WATER INTO THE VESSELS. AN ATOMIZER IS MOUNTED IN THE FIRST VESSEL. A CONDUIT INCLUDING AN ASPIRATOR IS CONNECTED TO THE SECOND VESSEL FOR WITHDRAWING WATER BY ASPIRATION AND INTRODUCING THE WATER INTO THE FIRST VESSEL. A CONDIUT FOR EQUALIZING PRESSURES IN THE VESSELS IS PROVIDED. AN IMPROVED VARIABLE VALVE IS ALSO PROVIDED.

Inventors

  • 👤 Daniel Cook

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 17:03
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01N; F01N3/00; F01N3/02; F01N3/021; F01N3/04; F02; F02M; F02M25/00; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/86493; Y10T137/86863

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 0
No claims parsed yet. Click Sync Now above to re-index claims from Google Patents.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

No citation records indexed.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1974-10-25 1975-04-26 1975-10-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-10-25 1979-04-26 1979-10-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-10-25 1983-04-26 1983-10-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag