Global Patent Index - EP 3464867 B1

EP 3464867 B1 20200325 - METHOD FOR REDUCING HYDROCARBON EMISSIONS AND PISTON ENGINE

Title (en)

METHOD FOR REDUCING HYDROCARBON EMISSIONS AND PISTON ENGINE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR REDUZIERUNG VON HYDROCARBON - EMISSIONEN UND KOLBENMOTOR

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE RÉDUCTION D'ÉMISSIONS D'HYDROCARBURES ET MOTEUR À PISTON

Publication

EP 3464867 B1 20200325 (EN)

Application

EP 16736511 A 20160601

Priority

FI 2016050390 W 20160601

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017207864A1] In the method for reducing emissions of unburned and partially burned hydro-carbons in a piston engine (1) that is operated using gaseous fuel as a main fuel, gas molecules of the fuel are electrically charged with a predetermined polarity before being introduced into combustion chambers (15) of the engine (1), and electric charge with the same polarity is applied to walls of the combustion chambers (15).

IPC 8 full level

F02M 27/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

F02M 21/0215 (2013.01 - KR); F02M 27/04 (2013.01 - EP KR); H01F 38/00 (2013.01 - KR)

Citation (examination)

US 5553585 A 19960910 - PARO DANIEL [FI]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2017207864 A1 20171207; CN 109312695 A 20190205; CN 109312695 B 20200908; EP 3464867 A1 20190410; EP 3464867 B1 20200325; KR 101970116 B1 20190813; KR 20180136554 A 20181224

DOCDB simple family (application)

FI 2016050390 W 20160601; CN 201680086228 A 20160601; EP 16736511 A 20160601; KR 20187034727 A 20160601