US3352353A
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Automobile accessory apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-09-07
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Granted: 1967-11-14
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Expires: 1985-09-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas D Stevens
- 👤 Robert B Hughes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 18:56
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60S; B60S1/00; B60S1/02; B60S1/46; B60S1/48; B60S1/50; B60H; B60H1/00; B60H1/32; B60H1/3202; B60H1/3233; B60H1/32331; B60S1/481; B60S1/487; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
IN COMBINATION WITH AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE HAVING A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND HAVING A COMBUSTION ENGINE WHICH DISCHARGES EXHAUST THEREOF FROM SAID ENGINE, (A) CONDENSING MEANS TO CONDENSE WATER FROM SAID ENGINE EXHAUST, (B) EXHAUST DIRECTING MEANS TO DIRECT AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE ENGINE EXHAUST THROUGH SAID CONDENSING MEANS, (C) WATER EVAPORATING, AIR COOLING HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS, (D) AIR CIRCULATING MEANS TO CAUSE AIR FOR SAID PASSENGER COMPARTMENT TO BE PUT INTO HEAT EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS AND BE MOVED TO SAID PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, (E) MEANS TO COLLECT WATER FROM SAID CONDENSING MEANS AND BRING SAID WATER INTO EVAPORATIVE HEAT EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS, AND (F) VACUUM PUMP MEANS ARRANGED TO CAUSE A PRESSURE REDUCTION AT A PORTION OF SAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS WHERE WATER IS EVAPORATED FROM SAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS, WITH SAID VACUUM PUMP MEANS ARRANGED TO EXHAUST TO AN INTAKE MANIFOLD OF SAID VEHICLE WHEREBY SAID WATER AS IT IS EVAPORATED INTO SAID VACUUM PUMP MEANS IS DIRECTED INTO SAID INTAKE MANIFOLD.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
IN COMBINATION WITH AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE HAVING A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND HAVING A COMBUSTION ENGINE WHICH DISCHARGES EXHAUST THEREOF FROM SAID ENGINE, (A) CONDENSING MEANS TO CONDENSE WATER FROM SAID ENGINE EXHAUST, (B) EXHAUST DIRECTING MEANS TO DIRECT AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE ENGINE EXHAUST THROUGH SAID CONDENSING MEANS, (C) WATER EVAPORATING, AIR COOLING HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS, (D) AIR CIRCULATING MEANS TO CAUSE AIR FOR SAID PASSENGER COMPARTMENT TO BE PUT INTO HEAT EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS AND BE MOVED TO SAID PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, (E) MEANS TO COLLECT WATER FROM SAID CONDENSING MEANS AND BRING SAID WATER INTO EVAPORATIVE HEAT EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS, AND (F) VACUUM PUMP MEANS ARRANGED TO CAUSE A PRESSURE REDUCTION AT A PORTION OF SAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS WHERE WATER IS EVAPORATED FROM SAID HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS, WITH SAID VACUUM PUMP MEANS ARRANGED TO EXHAUST TO AN INTAKE MANIFOLD OF SAID VEHICLE WHEREBY SAID WATER AS IT IS EVAPORATED INTO SAID VACUUM PUMP MEANS IS DIRECTED INTO SAID INTAKE MANIFOLD.
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