Pulsed catalytic supercharger silencer

Claim 2

A pulsed catalytic converter supercharger silencer for an internal combustion engine comprising an internal combustion engine having an air intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, a generally cylindrical rotating member adapted to rotate about its cylindrical axis comprising an air intake end, an exhaust gas end, and a plurality of closely spaced conduits disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of said cylindrical member fluidly communicating said air intake end with said exhaust gas end, said closely spaced conduits defining wave guides having dimensions sufficient to substantially attenuate sound waves above 1,000 Hz, means defining a housing adapted to enclose said generally cylindrical rotating member, said housing comprising an air intake end comprising means defining an intake air manifold opening in fluid communication with said air intake manifold, means defining a fresh air intake opening circumferentially adjacent to said intake air manifold opening in fluid communication with outside air, an exhaust gas end comprising means defining an exhaust gas manifold opening in fluid communication with said exhaust gas manifold and aligned with said air intake manifold opening distal said exhaust gas end, means defining an exhaust gas outlet opening circumferentially adjacent to said exhaust gas manifold opening in fluid communication with outside atmosphere, means for rotating said generally cylindrical rotating member about its cylindrical axis in a direction first exposing said air intake end to said fresh air intake opening and then exposing said air intake end to said intake air manifold openings while simultaneously first exposing said exhaust gas end to said exhaust gas manifold opening and then exposing said exhaust gas end to said outside atmosphere.

Claim 3

A pulsed catalytic converter supercharger silencer for an internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1 wherein said plurality of closely spaced conduits disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of said cylindrical member fluidly communicating said air intake end with said exhaust gas end define wave guides having dimensions sufficient to substantially attenuate sound waves above 1,000 Hz by more than 50 percent.

Claim 4

A pulsed catalytic converter supercharger silencer for an internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 1 wherein said plurality of closely spaced conduits disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of said cylindrical member fluidly communicating said air intake end with said exhaust gas end comprise a plurality of closely spaced conduits have a length to width ratio greater than 96 to 1.

Claim 5

The pulsed catalytic supercharger silencer as claimed in claim 1 further comprising means for injecting exhaust gases against said cylindrical rotating member at an angle to the longitudinal axis of said plurality of closely spaced conduit in the direction of rotation of said rotating member.

Claim 6

A pulsed catalytic converter supercharger silencer for an internal combustion engine comprising an internal combustion engine having an air intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, a generally cylindrical rotating member adapted to rotate about its cylindrical axis comprising an air intake end, an exhaust gas end, and a plurality of closely spaced conduits disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of said cylindrical member fluidly communicating said air intake end with said exhaust gas end, said closely spaced conduits defining wave guides having dimensions sufficient to substantially attenuate sound waves above 1,000 Hz, means defining a housing adapted to enclose said generally cylindrical rotating member, said housing comprising an air intake end comprising means defining an intake air manifold opening in fluid communication with said air intake manifold, means defining a fresh air intake opening circumferentially adjacent to said intake air manifold opening in fluid communication with outside air, an exhaust gas end comprising means defining an exhaust gas manifold opening in fluid communication with said exhaust gas manifold and aligned with said air intake manifold opening distal said exhaust gas end, means defining an exhaust gas outlet opening circumferentially adjacent to said exhaust gas manifold opening in fluid communication with outside atmosphere, means for rotating said generally cylindrical rotating member about its cylindrical axis in a direction first exposing said air intake end to said fresh air intake opening and then exposing said air intake end to said intake air manifold openings while simultaneously first exposing said exhaust gas end to said exhaust gas manifold opening and then exposing said exhaust gas end to said outside atmosphere.

Claim 7

A pulsed catalytic converter supercharger silencer for an internal combustion engine comprising an internal combustion engine having an air intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, a generally cylindrical rotating member adapted to rotate about its cylindrical axis comprising an air intake end, an exhaust gas end, and a plurality of closely spaced conduits disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of said cylindrical member fluidly communicating said air intake end with said exhaust gas end, said closely spaced conduits defining wave guides having dimensions sufficient to substantially attenuate sound waves above 1,000 Hz, means defining a housing adapted to enclose said generally cylindrical rotating member, said housing comprising an air intake end comprising means defining an intake air manifold opening in fluid communication with said air intake manifold, means defining a fresh air intake opening circumferentially adjacent to said intake air manifold opening in fluid communication with outside air, an exhaust gas end comprising means defining an exhaust gas manifold opening in fluid communication with said exhaust gas manifold and aligned with said air intake manifold opening distal said exhaust gas end, means defining an exhaust gas outlet opening circumferentially adjacent to said exhaust gas manifold opening in fluid communication with outside atmosphere, means for rotating said generally cylindrical rotating member about its cylindrical axis in a direction first exposing said air intake end to said fresh air intake opening and then exposing said air intake end to said intake air manifold openings while simultaneously first exposing said exhaust gas end to said exhaust gas manifold opening and then exposing said exhaust gas end to said outside atmosphere.

Claim 8

A pulsed catalytic converter supercharger silencer for an internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 5 wherein said plurality of closely spaced conduits disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of said cylindrical member fluidly communicating said air intake end with said exhaust gas end define wave guides having dimensions sufficient to substantially attenuate sound waves above 1,000 Hz by more than 50 percent.

Claim 9

A pulsed catalytic converter supercharger silencer for an internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 5 wherein said plurality of closely spaced conduits disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of said cylindrical member fluidly communicating said air intake end with said exhaust gas end comprise a plurality of closely spaced conduits have a length to width ratio greater than 60 to 1.

Claim 10

The pulsed catalytic supercharger silencer as claimed in claim 5 further comprising means for injecting exhaust gases against said cylindrical rotating member at an angle to the longitudinal axis of said plurality of closely spaced conduit in the direction of rotation of said rotating member.

Claim 11

A pulsed catalytic converter supercharger silencer for an internal combustion engine comprising an internal combustion engine having an air intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, a generally cylindrical rotating member adapted to rotate about its cylindrical axis comprising an air intake end, an exhaust gas end, and a plurality of closely spaced conduits disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of said cylindrical member fluidly communicating said air intake end with said exhaust gas end, said closely spaced conduits defining wave guides having dimensions sufficient to substantially attenuate sound waves above 1,000 Hz, the inside surface of said closely spaced conduits comprising means for exothermically converting toxic exhaust gases into less-toxic exhaust gases, means defining a housing adapted to enclose said generally cylindrical rotating member, said housing comprising an air intake end comprising means defining a pair of intake air manifold openings disposed approximately 180 degrees to each other in fluid communication with said air intake manifold, means defining a pair of fresh air intake openings circumferentially adjacent to said intake air manifold opening and disposed approximately 180 degrees to each other and in fluid communication with outside air, an exhaust gas end comprising means defining a pair of exhaust gas manifold openings disposed approximately 180 degrees to each other in fluid communication with said exhaust gas manifold and aligned with said pair of air intake manifold openings distal said exhaust gas end, means defining a pair of exhaust gas outlet openings circumferentially adjacent to said exhaust gas manifold openings and disposed approximately 180 degrees to each other and in fluid communication with outside atmosphere, means for rotating said generally cylindrical rotating member about its cylindrical axis in a direction first exposing said air intake end to said fresh air intake openings and then exposing said air intake end to said pair of intake air manifold openings while simultaneously first exposing said exhaust gas end to said exhaust gas manifold opening and then exposing said exhaust gas end to said outside atmosphere.

Claim 12

A pulsed catalytic converter supercharger silencer for an internal combustion engine comprising an internal combustion engine having an air intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, a generally cylindrical rotating member adapted to rotate about its cylindrical axis comprising an air intake end, an exhaust gas end, and a plurality of closely spaced conduits disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of said cylindrical member fluidly communicating said air intake end with said exhaust gas end, said closely spaced conduits defining wave guides having dimensions sufficient to substantially attenuate sound waves above 1,000 Hz, the inside surface of said closely spaced conduits comprising means for exothermically converting toxic exhaust gases into less-toxic exhaust gases, means defining a housing adapted to enclose said generally cylindrical rotating member, said housing comprising an air intake end comprising means defining a pair of intake air manifold openings disposed approximately 180 degrees to each other in fluid communication with said air intake manifold, means defining a pair of fresh air intake openings circumferentially adjacent to said intake air manifold opening and disposed approximately 180 degrees to each other and in fluid communication with outside air, an exhaust gas end comprising means defining a pair of exhaust gas manifold openings disposed approximately 180 degrees to each other in fluid communication with said exhaust gas manifold and aligned with said pair of air intake manifold openings distal said exhaust gas end, means defining a pair of exhaust gas outlet openings circumferentially adjacent to said exhaust gas manifold openings and disposed approximately 180 degrees to each other and in fluid communication with outside atmosphere, means for rotating said generally cylindrical rotating member about its cylindrical axis in a direction first exposing said air intake end to said fresh air intake openings and then exposing said air intake end to said pair of intake air manifold openings while simultaneously first exposing said exhaust gas end to said exhaust gas manifold opening and then exposing said exhaust gas end to said outside atmosphere.

Claim 13

A pulsed catalytic converter supercharger silencer for an internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 9 wherein said plurality of closely spaced conduits disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of said cylindrical member fluidly communicating said air intake end with said exhaust gas end define wave guides having dimensions sufficient to substantially attenuate sound waves above 1,000 Hz by more than 50 percent.

Claim 14

A pulsed catalytic converter supercharger silencer for an internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 9 wherein said plurality of closely spaced conduits disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of said cylindrical member fluidly communicating said air intake end with said exhaust gas end comprise a plurality of closely spaced conduits have a length to width ratio greater than 96 to 1.

Claim 15

The pulsed catalytic supercharger silencer as claimed in claim 9 further comprising means for injecting exhaust gases against said cylindrical rotating member at an angle to the longitudinal axis of said plurality of closely spaced conduit in the direction of rotation of said rotating member.

Claim 16

A pulsed catalytic converter supercharger silencer for an internal combustion engine comprising an internal combustion engine having an air intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, a generally cylindrical rotating member adapted to rotate about its cylindrical axis comprising an air intake end, an exhaust gas end, and a plurality of closely spaced conduits disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of said cylindrical member fluidly communicating said air intake end with said exhaust gas end, the inside surface of said closely spaced conduits comprising means for exothermically converting toxic exhaust gases into less-toxic exhaust gases, said closely spaced conduits having an inside surface area and an end opening area sufficient to cause high velocity exhaust gases to frictionally engage the conduit walls and to expand due to exothermic catalytic chemical reactions of exhaust gas components to more stable compounds, means defining a housing adapted to enclose said generally cylindrical rotating member, said housing comprising an air intake end comprising means defining a pair of intake air manifold openings disposed approximately 180 degrees to each other in fluid communication with said air intake manifold, means defining a pair of fresh air intake openings circumferentially adjacent to said intake air manifold openings and disposed approximately 180 degrees to each other and in fluid communication with outside air, an exhaust gas end comprising means defining a pair of exhaust gas manifold openings disposed approximately 180 degrees to each other in fluid communication with said exhaust gas manifold and aligned with said pair of air intake manifold openings distal said exhaust gas end, means defining a pair of exhaust gas outlet openings circumferentially adjacent to said exhaust gas manifold openings and disposed approximately 180 degrees to each other and in fluid communication with outside atmosphere, means for rotating said generally cylindrical rotating member about its cylindrical axis in a direction first exposing said air intake end to said fresh air intake openings and then exposing said air intake end to said pair of intake air manifold openings while simultaneously first exposing said exhaust gas end to said exhaust gas manifold opening and then exposing said exhaust gas end to said outside atmosphere comprising means for injecting exhaust gases from said exhaust gas manifold against said cylindrical rotating member at an angle to the longitudinal axis of said plurality of closely spaced conduit in the direction of rotation of said rotating member, and means connected to said rotor for initiating rotary motion of said rotor and for preventing said rotor from exceeding a predetermined rotational speed.

Claim 17

A pulsed catalytic converter supercharger silencer for an internal combustion engine comprising an internal combustion engine having an air intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, a generally cylindrical rotating member adapted to rotate about its cylindrical axis comprising an air intake end, an exhaust gas end, and a plurality of closely spaced conduits disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of said cylindrical member fluidly communicating said air intake end with said exhaust gas end, the inside surface of said closely spaced conduits comprising means for exothermically converting toxic exhaust gases into less-toxic exhaust gases, said closely spaced conduits having an inside surface area and an end opening area sufficient to cause high velocity exhaust gases to frictionally engage the conduit walls and to expand due to exothermic catalytic chemical reactions of exhaust gas components to more stable compounds, means defining a housing adapted to enclose said generally cylindrical rotating member, said housing comprising an air intake end comprising means defining a pair of intake air manifold openings disposed approximately 180 degrees to each other in fluid communication with said air intake manifold, means defining a pair of fresh air intake openings circumferentially adjacent to said intake air manifold openings and disposed approximately 180 degrees to each other and in fluid communication with outside air, an exhaust gas end comprising means defining a pair of exhaust gas manifold openings disposed approximately 180 degrees to each other in fluid communication with said exhaust gas manifold and aligned with said pair of air intake manifold openings distal said exhaust gas end, means defining a pair of exhaust gas outlet openings circumferentially adjacent to said exhaust gas manifold openings and disposed approximately 180 degrees to each other and in fluid communication with outside atmosphere, means for rotating said generally cylindrical rotating member about its cylindrical axis in a direction first exposing said air intake end to said fresh air intake openings and then exposing said air intake end to said pair of intake air manifold openings while simultaneously first exposing said exhaust gas end to said exhaust gas manifold opening and then exposing said exhaust gas end to said outside atmosphere comprising means for injecting exhaust gases from said exhaust gas manifold against said cylindrical rotating member at an angle to the longitudinal axis of said plurality of closely spaced conduit in the direction of rotation of said rotating member, and means connected to said rotor for initiating rotary motion of said rotor and for preventing said rotor from exceeding a predetermined rotational speed.

Claim 18

The pulsed catalytic supercharger silencer for an internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 13 wherein said means connected to said rotor for initiating rotary motion of said rotor and for preventing said rotor from exceeding a predetermined rotational speed comprises and electrical power source, a permanent magnet direct current motor mechanically connected to said rotor and electrically connected to said electrical power source.

Claim 19

In a pressure wave supercharger comprising an internal combustion engine having an air intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, a generally cylindrical rotating member enclosed in a housing comprising an air intake end comprising means defining an intake air manifold opening in fluid communication with said air intake manifold, means defining a fresh air intake openings cirumferentially adjacent to said intake air manifold opening in fluid communication with outside air, an exhaust gas end comprising means defining an exhaust gas manifold opening in fluid communication with said air intake manifold and aligned with said air intake manifold opening distal said exhaust gas end, means defining an exhaust gas outlet opening circumferentially adjacent to said exhaust gas manifold opening and in fluid communication with outside atmosphere, means for rotating said generally cylindrical rotating member about its cylindrical axis in a direction first exposing said air intake end to said fresh air intake opening and then exposing said air intake end to said intake air manifold opening while simultaneously first exposing said exhaust gas end to said exhaust gas manifold opening and then exposing said exhaust gas end to said outside atmosphere, wherein the improvement comprises said rotating member comprises an air intake end, an exhaust gas end, and a plurality of closely spaced conduits disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of said cylindrical member fluidly communicating said air intake end with said exhaust gas end, the inside surface of said closely spaced conduits comprising means for exothermically converting toxic exhaust gases into less-toxic exhaust gases, said closely spaced conduits having an inside surface area and an end opening area sufficient to cause high velocity exhaust gases to frictionally engage the conduit walls and to expand due to exothermic catalytic chemical reactions of exhaust gas components to more stable compounds, means for injecting exhaust gases from said exhaust gas manifold against said cylindrical rotating member at an angle to the longitudinal axis of said plurality of closely spaced conduit in the direction of rotation of said rotating member, and means connected to said rotor for initiating rotary motion of said rotor and for preventing said rotor from exceeding a predetermined rotational speed.

Claim 20

In a pressure wave supercharger comprising an internal combustion engine having an air intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, a generally cylindrical rotating member enclosed in a housing comprising an air intake end comprising means defining an intake air manifold opening in fluid communication with said air intake manifold, means defining a fresh air intake openings cirumferentially adjacent to said intake air manifold opening in fluid communication with outside air, an exhaust gas end comprising means defining an exhaust gas manifold opening in fluid communication with said air intake manifold and aligned with said air intake manifold opening distal said exhaust gas end, means defining an exhaust gas outlet opening circumferentially adjacent to said exhaust gas manifold opening and in fluid communication with outside atmosphere, means for rotating said generally cylindrical rotating member about its cylindrical axis in a direction first exposing said air intake end to said fresh air intake opening and then exposing said air intake end to said intake air manifold opening while simultaneously first exposing said exhaust gas end to said exhaust gas manifold opening and then exposing said exhaust gas end to said outside atmosphere, wherein the improvement comprises said rotating member comprises an air intake end, an exhaust gas end, and a plurality of closely spaced conduits disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of said cylindrical member fluidly communicating said air intake end with said exhaust gas end, the inside surface of said closely spaced conduits comprising means for exothermically converting toxic exhaust gases into less-toxic exhaust gases, said closely spaced conduits having an inside surface area and an end opening area sufficient to cause high velocity exhaust gases to frictionally engage the conduit walls and to expand due to exothermic catalytic chemical reactions of exhaust gas components to more stable compounds, means for injecting exhaust gases from said exhaust gas manifold against said cylindrical rotating member at an angle to the longitudinal axis of said plurality of closely spaced conduit in the direction of rotation of said rotating member, and means connected to said rotor for initiating rotary motion of said rotor and for preventing said rotor from exceeding a predetermined rotational speed.

Claim 21

The pulsed catalytic supercharger silencer for an internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 15 wherein said means connected to said rotor and initiating rotary motion of said rotor and for preventing said rotor from exceeding a predetermined rotational speed comprises and electrical power source, a permanent magnet direct current motor mechanically connected to said rotor and electrically connected to said electrical power source.

Claim 22

In a pressure wave supercharger comprising an internal combustion engine having an air intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, a generally cylindrical rotating member enclosed is a housing comprising an air intake end comprising means defining an intake air manifold opening in fluid communication with said air intake manifold, means defining a fresh air intake openings circumferentially adjacent to said intake air manifold opening in fluid communication with outside air, an exhaust gas end comprising means defining an exhaust gas manifold opening in fluid communication with said exhaust gas end and aligned with said air intake manifold opening distal said exhaust gas end, means defining an exhaust gas outlet opening circumferentially adjacent to said exhaust gas manifold opening in fluid communication with outside atmosphere, means for rotating said generally cylindrical rotating member about its cylindrical axis in a direction first exposing said air intake end to said fresh air intake opening and then exposing said air intake end to said intake air manifold opening while simultaneously first exposing said exhaust gas end to said exhaust gas manifold opening and then exposing said exhaust gas end to said outside atmosphere, wherein the improvement comprises said rotating member comprises an air intake end, an exhaust gas end, and a plurality of closely spaced conduits disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of said cylindrical member fluidly communicating said air intake end with said exhaust gas end, said closely spaced conduits having a length to width ratio greater than 96 to 1, the inside surface of said closely spaced conduits comprising means for exothermically converting toxic exhaust gases into less-toxic exhaust gases.

Claim 23

In a pressure wave supercharger comprising an internal combustion engine having an air intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, a generally cylindrical rotating member enclosed is a housing comprising an air intake end comprising means defining an intake air manifold opening in fluid communication with said air intake manifold, means defining a fresh air intake openings circumferentially adjacent to said intake air manifold opening in fluid communication with outside air, an exhaust gas end comprising means defining an exhaust gas manifold opening in fluid communication with said exhaust gas end and aligned with said air intake manifold opening distal said exhaust gas end, means defining an exhaust gas outlet opening circumferentially adjacent to said exhaust gas manifold opening in fluid communication with outside atmosphere, means for rotating said generally cylindrical rotating member about its cylindrical axis in a direction first exposing said air intake end to said fresh air intake opening and then exposing said air intake end to said intake air manifold opening while simultaneously first exposing said exhaust gas end to said exhaust gas manifold opening and then exposing said exhaust gas end to said outside atmosphere, wherein the improvement comprises said rotating member comprises an air intake end, an exhaust gas end, and a plurality of closely spaced conduits disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of said cylindrical member fluidly communicating said air intake end with said exhaust gas end, said closely spaced conduits having a length to width ratio greater than 96 to 1, the inside surface of said closely spaced conduits comprising means for exothermically converting toxic exhaust gases into less-toxic exhaust gases.

Claim 24

The pulsed catalytic supercharger silencer as claimed in claim 17 further comprising means for injecting exhaust gases against said cylindrical rotating member at an angle to the longitudinal axis of said plurality of closely spaced conduit in the direction of rotation of said rotating member.

Claim 25

In a pressure wave supercharger comprising an internal combustion engine having an air intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, a generally cylindrical rotating member enclosed is a housing comprising an air intake end comprising means defining an intake air manifold opening in fluid communication with said air intake manifold, means defining a fresh air intake openings circumferentially adjacent to said intake air manifold opening in fluid communication with outside air, an exhaust gas end comprising means defining an exhaust gas manifold opening in fluid communication with said exhaust gas end and aligned with said air intake manifold opening distal said exhaust gas end, means defining an exhaust gas outlet opening circumferentially adjacent to said exhaust gas manifold opening in fluid communication with outside atmosphere, means for rotating said generally cylindrical rotating member about its cylindrical axis in a direction first exposing said air intake end to said fresh air intake opening and then exposing said air intake end to said intake air manifold opening while simultaneously first exposing said exhaust gas end to said exhaust gas manifold opening and then exposing said exhaust gas end to said outside atmosphere, wherein the improvement comprises said rotating member comprises an air intake end, an exhaust gas end, and a plurality of closely spaced conduits disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of said cylindrical member fluidly communicating said air intake end with said exhaust gas end, said closely spaced conduits placed in an ordered rectangular array, the inside surface of said closely spaced conduits comprising means for exothermically converting toxic exhaust gases into less-toxic exhaust gases.

Claim 26

In a pressure wave supercharger comprising an internal combustion engine having an air intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, a generally cylindrical rotating member enclosed is a housing comprising an air intake end comprising means defining an intake air manifold opening in fluid communication with said air intake manifold, means defining a fresh air intake openings circumferentially adjacent to said intake air manifold opening in fluid communication with outside air, an exhaust gas end comprising means defining an exhaust gas manifold opening in fluid communication with said exhaust gas end and aligned with said air intake manifold opening distal said exhaust gas end, means defining an exhaust gas outlet opening circumferentially adjacent to said exhaust gas manifold opening in fluid communication with outside atmosphere, means for rotating said generally cylindrical rotating member about its cylindrical axis in a direction first exposing said air intake end to said fresh air intake opening and then exposing said air intake end to said intake air manifold opening while simultaneously first exposing said exhaust gas end to said exhaust gas manifold opening and then exposing said exhaust gas end to said outside atmosphere, wherein the improvement comprises said rotating member comprises an air intake end, an exhaust gas end, and a plurality of closely spaced conduits disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of said cylindrical member fluidly communicating said air intake end with said exhaust gas end, said closely spaced conduits placed in an ordered rectangular array, the inside surface of said closely spaced conduits comprising means for exothermically converting toxic exhaust gases into less-toxic exhaust gases.

Claim 27

The pulsed catalytic supercharger silencer as claimed in claim 19 further comprising means for injecting exhaust gases against said cylindrical rotating member at an angle to the longitudinal axis of said plurality of closely spaced conduit in the direction of rotation of said rotating member.

Claim 28

In a pressure wave supercharger comprising an internal combustion engine having an air intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, a generally cylindrical rotating member enclosed in a housing comprising an air intake end comprising means defining an intake air manifold opening in fluid communication with said air intake manifold, means defining a fresh air intake openings circumferentially adjacent to said intake air manifold opening in fluid communication with outside air, an exhaust gas end comprising means defining an exhaust gas manifold opening in fluid communication with said air intake manifold and aligned with said air intake manifold opening distal said exhaust gas end, means defining an exhaust gas outlet opening circumferentially adjacent to said exhaust gas manifold opening and in fluid communication with outside atmosphere, means for rotating said generally cylindrical rotating member about its cylindrical axis in a direction first exposing said air intake end to said fresh air intake opening and then exposing said air intake end to said intake air manifold opening while simultaneously first exposing said exhaust gas end to said exhaust gas manifold opening and then exposing said exhaust gas end to said outside atmosphere, wherein the improvement comprises said rotating member comprises an air intake end, an exhaust gas end, and a plurality of closely spaced conduits disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of said cylindrical member fluidly communicating said air intake end with said exhaust gas end, means for injecting exhaust gases from said exhaust gas manifold against said cylindrical rotating member at an angle to the longitudinal axis of said plurality of closely spaced conduit in the direction of rotation of said rotating member, and means connected to said rotor and initiating rotary motion of said rotor and for preventing said rotor from exceeding a predetermined rotational speed.

Claim 29

In a pressure wave supercharger comprising an internal combustion engine having an air intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, a generally cylindrical rotating member enclosed in a housing comprising an air intake end comprising means defining an intake air manifold opening in fluid communication with said air intake manifold, means defining a fresh air intake openings circumferentially adjacent to said intake air manifold opening in fluid communication with outside air, an exhaust gas end comprising means defining an exhaust gas manifold opening in fluid communication with said air intake manifold and aligned with said air intake manifold opening distal said exhaust gas end, means defining an exhaust gas outlet opening circumferentially adjacent to said exhaust gas manifold opening and in fluid communication with outside atmosphere, means for rotating said generally cylindrical rotating member about its cylindrical axis in a direction first exposing said air intake end to said fresh air intake opening and then exposing said air intake end to said intake air manifold opening while simultaneously first exposing said exhaust gas end to said exhaust gas manifold opening and then exposing said exhaust gas end to said outside atmosphere, wherein the improvement comprises said rotating member comprises an air intake end, an exhaust gas end, and a plurality of closely spaced conduits disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of said cylindrical member fluidly communicating said air intake end with said exhaust gas end, means for injecting exhaust gases from said exhaust gas manifold against said cylindrical rotating member at an angle to the longitudinal axis of said plurality of closely spaced conduit in the direction of rotation of said rotating member, and means connected to said rotor and initiating rotary motion of said rotor and for preventing said rotor from exceeding a predetermined rotational speed.

Claim 30

The pulsed catalytic supercharger silencer for an internal combustion engine as claimed in claim 16 wherein said means connected to said rotor for initiating rotary motion of said rotor and for preventing said rotor from exceeding a predetermined rotational speed comprises and electrical power source, a permanent magnet direct current motor mechanically connected to said rotor and electrically connected to said electrical power source.