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Alternative-fuel inductor for engines

US8448924B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 22, 2011
Grant dateMay 28, 2013
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 13, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49233
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A secondary-fuel inductor for an engine including a carburetor with a primary fuel inlet having an outlet end. The inductor includes a gasket and a fuel conduit. The gasket defines an opening through which the fuel conduit extends. The fuel conduit has a bend defining a first segment and a second segment. The first segment includes a gasket-spanning segment that extends through the fuel-conduit opening and an inlet end that can have a connector for connection to a fuel line for a secondary fuel. And the second segment includes an outlet end positioned within a venturi area of the carburetor, for example, immediately adjacent the outlet end of the primary fuel inlet.

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