DUAL FUEL ENGINE

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20170241325A1
SERIAL NO

15046461

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A dual fuel engine is provided. The dual fuel engine includes an engine cylinder and a piston disposed within the engine cylinder. The dual fuel engine includes a cylinder head coupled to the engine cylinder and a fuel injector coupled to the cylinder head. The fuel injector is adapted to supply a first fuel to the engine cylinder. The dual fuel engine further includes a pre-combustion chamber coupled to the cylinder head at a predetermined distance from the fuel injector. The pre-combustion chamber is in fluid communication with the engine cylinder via at least one conduit and the pre-combustion chamber is adapted to receive a second fuel and an air mixture. The second fuel is different from the first fuel. The dual fuel engine further includes a spark plug structured and arranged within the pre-combustion chamber and the spark plug is adapted to ignite the second fuel within the pre-combustion chamber.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
CATERPILLAR INC100 NE ADAMS STREET PEORIA IL 61629-9510

International Classification(s)

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gu, Yongxian West Lafayette, US 9 18
Houtz, Phillip J West Lafayette, US 13 225
IntVeld, Keith A East Lafayette, US 4 15

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation