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Apparatus and method for burning spent lubricating oil in an internal combustion engine

US5720249A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 5, 1996
Grant dateFeb 24, 1998
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Expiry dateNov 5, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF01M2011/0475
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to an engine control system, and more particularly to an engine control system that decreases the amount of waste oil that must be disposed of in an internal combustion engine by automatically burning spent oil based upon engine speed.

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