Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Supplemental fuel system for compression-ignition engine
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Application No.: US18214919Application Date: 2023-06-27
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Publication No.: US11994091B2Publication Date: 2024-05-28
- Inventor: Matt Matsukawa
- Applicant: American CNG, LLC
- Applicant Address: US UT Layton
- Assignee: American CNG, LLC
- Current Assignee: American CNG, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Layton
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: F02M21/00
- IPC: F02M21/00 ; B60Q9/00 ; F02D19/02 ; F02D19/06 ; F02D41/00 ; F02D41/30 ; F02D41/36 ; F02M21/02 ; F02M21/04 ; F02M35/10 ; F02B3/06

Abstract:
A supplemental fuel system includes a supplemental fuel tank, an electronic valve, a voltage sensor, and a controller. The supplemental fuel tank is configured to store a supplemental fuel configured to supplement a primary fuel used by an engine. The electronic valve is configured to be positioned between the supplemental fuel tank and an air supply system for the engine. The voltage sensor is configured to acquire voltage data from a power supply indicative of a voltage of the power supply. The power supply is configured to receive power from an alternator driven by the engine. The controller is configured to control the electronic valve such that the electronic valve is closed in response to the voltage being less than a voltage threshold indicating that the engine is not operating and open/openable in response to the voltage being greater than the voltage threshold indicating that the engine is operating.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230340932A1 SUPPLEMENTAL FUEL SYSTEM FOR COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINE Public/Granted day:2023-10-26
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