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Patent 2876642 Summary

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(12) Patent Application: (11) CA 2876642
(54) English Title: FUEL SAVER/COLLECTOR
(54) French Title: ECONOMISEUR/COLLECTEUR DE CARBURANT
Status: Deemed Abandoned and Beyond the Period of Reinstatement - Pending Response to Notice of Disregarded Communication
Bibliographic Data
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):
  • F23K 5/10 (2006.01)
  • B60K 15/00 (2006.01)
  • F23D 11/44 (2006.01)
  • F23K 5/22 (2006.01)
(72) Inventors :
  • NETHERY, ERIC D. (Canada)
(73) Owners :
  • ERIC D. NETHERY
(71) Applicants :
  • ERIC D. NETHERY (Canada)
(74) Agent:
(74) Associate agent:
(45) Issued:
(22) Filed Date: 2014-12-30
(41) Open to Public Inspection: 2016-06-30
Availability of licence: N/A
Dedicated to the Public: N/A
(25) Language of filing: English

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): No

(30) Application Priority Data: None

Abstracts

English Abstract


This device changes liquid fuel to a usable gas state for combustion purposes.
Transformation to a state of gas rather than liquid for this purpose creates a
much
better fuel for combustion.
This device provides an intimate mixture of fuel in its liquid form with air
to create
(perfect) (the most combustible)state of this gas.
The information in the accompanying package explains the design and features
responsible for this production of the gas.
This unit will produce a much more efficient fuel for combustion at all
levels, than
is presently done with liquid fuel.


Claims

Note: Claims are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.


Fuel Saver/Collector
The Fuel Saver/ Collector is a device that transforms liquid fuel to a gas
fuel for better
combustion purposes. This gas fuel is used at the same mixture level and
reproduced at the
same values for additional combustion. This gas fuel development will remain
constant as long
as the liquid fuel is available.
I Claim- The Fuel Saver/ Collector will reduce fuel consumption on the Global
market to a
fraction of what it is today.
I Claim- The Fuel Saver/Collector will reduce greenhouse gasses on a Global
level to a small
percentage of what is presently created by the burning of fossil fuels.
I Claim- The Fuel Saver/Collector will transform decomposing material into a
usable fuel
product for combustion, rather than emitting methane into the atmosphere.

Description

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Fuel Saver/Collector
Principal
This system introduces air to aid in the evaporation of liquid fuel and
decomposition of solid matter. This process creates a gas/vapour suitable for
combustion. Once gas/vapour is created it can be used for fuel for
transportation,
heat sources such as burners and torches or many other systems requiring
gas/vapour fuel. An important characteristic of the system is that the
orifices
creating bubbles are at a staggered position. This staggered position helps to
prevent small bubbles from mixing into larger bubbles. This helps to maintain
maximum surface area with air fuel mixture. It is necessary for liquid levels
and air
traveling into system remain the same to maintain constant mixture for
combustion. Gasoline applications transformed into this state for use of
combustion will lessen the impact of attaining fossil fuels as well as
conserve fuel
supplies. Clean burning characteristics of the Fuel Saver/Collector create far
less
hydrocarbons then burning liquid fuel, and would lessen the environmental
impact greatly.
It is of important note to differentiate previous or other methods of creating
gas/vapour by heat alone or by shaking beating or agitating will not maintain
the
intimate mixture of the gas/vapour. These characteristics are what set the
Fuel
Saver/Collecter apart from other vaporizing methods.
How it works
Air is drawn or forced through the liquid or material.
Material and liquid levels are maintained and remain constant.
Air pressures and volume remain constant.
Liquid and solid material is transformed into a gas/vapour.
Gas/vapour drawn from the liquid and solid matter is combustible.
Gas/vapour created remains at a constant combustible level.
Gas/vapour drawn from system is used for combustion purposes.
Prototypes
Two prototypes have been built and tested with successful results. Automotive
design ran on a five liter eight cylinder engine obtaining excellent mileage.
Smaller
prototype tested converted liquid gasoline into gas/vapour and was used to
operate common burner and cutting torch. An air quality monitor was used
during burner operation and measured no dangerous gas or combustion
byproducts.

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Applications
Internal combustion Engines.
This will include all automotive transportation including trains, busses,
airplanes
and marine applications. Trucks heavy equipment and industrial equipment used
for any application driven by gas or diesel engines. Engines running on the
Fuel
saver/collector will burn much cleaner and not require expensive emission
control
equipment, such as the catalytic converter or exhaust gas return systems. Fuel
Saver/Collector System will run any small engine, including motorcycles,
mowers,
saws and generators for electrical energy. All internal combustion engines
running
on the system will create far less emissions and burn approximately ten
percent
of the fuel they normally burn.
Burner
Gas/vapour drawn with system can be used for many applications requiring
flame. Torches, heaters, boilers, stationary generators and any equipment
normally operating on gasoline, propane, natural gas, diesel fuel, white gas,
kerosene or any other liquid and gas fuel. Heating units using powdered coal,
such as generators in a generation plant could in principal be operated using
the
Fuel Saver/ Collector with either a liquid fuel or methane source.
Methane production.
Fuel Saver/ Collector installed in a stationary position can be used to
transform
liquid manure from Farm industry raising livestock such as Pigs, turkeys and
chicken. Using the system to convert liquid manure into methane, can supply
generators, boilers, heaters, furnaces and grain dryers, used for day to day
operation of the Farm. In the event that agitation is regular in a liquid
manure
storage tank, the gas/vapour may be confined above the tank and drafted off
the
surface.
Alterations and changes
All aspects of the fuel saver/collector can be changed in design and size to
accommodate production of gas/vapour. Air can be introduced by pressure or
drawn in by a vacuum or other means of air movement. Air used for the system
can be pumped into it or supplied from a storage tank and made mobile.
Material
used in the development and methods used to mix the air and liquid or solid
may
change as long as the outcome is the same. The system built to operate a small

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generator on gasoline will be much smaller and require less costs and time in
development than what will be needed for a full farm methane operation.

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Administrative Status

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Event History

Description Date
Inactive: Office letter 2024-01-10
Maintenance Request Received 2024-01-08
Inactive: Office letter 2023-09-18
Maintenance Request Received 2023-02-07
Maintenance Request Received 2022-03-21
Inactive: IPC expired 2022-01-01
Inactive: Office letter 2021-05-10
Maintenance Request Received 2021-01-31
Application Not Reinstated by Deadline 2019-12-31
Time Limit for Reversal Expired 2019-12-31
Letter Sent 2019-12-30
Letter Sent 2019-12-30
Maintenance Request Received 2019-12-23
Common Representative Appointed 2019-10-30
Common Representative Appointed 2019-10-30
Maintenance Request Received 2019-03-14
Deemed Abandoned - Failure to Respond to Maintenance Fee Notice 2018-12-31
Maintenance Request Received 2017-11-17
Maintenance Request Received 2016-11-21
Inactive: Cover page published 2016-08-02
Application Published (Open to Public Inspection) 2016-06-30
Inactive: Correspondence - Formalities 2015-03-10
Filing Requirements Determined Compliant 2015-02-09
Inactive: Filing certificate - No RFE (bilingual) 2015-02-09
Correct Applicant Requirements Determined Compliant 2015-02-09
Inactive: IPC assigned 2015-02-02
Inactive: IPC assigned 2015-01-30
Inactive: IPC assigned 2015-01-30
Inactive: First IPC assigned 2015-01-30
Inactive: IPC assigned 2015-01-30
Inactive: IPC assigned 2015-01-30
Inactive: Office letter 2015-01-26
Reinstatement Requirements Deemed Compliant for All Abandonment Reasons 2015-01-26
Amendment Received - Voluntary Amendment 2015-01-13
Application Received - Regular National 2015-01-12
Inactive: QC images - Scanning 2014-12-30
Small Entity Declaration Determined Compliant 2014-12-30
Inactive: Pre-classification 2014-12-30

Abandonment History

Abandonment Date Reason Reinstatement Date
2018-12-31

Maintenance Fee

The last payment was received on 2017-11-17

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Fee History

Fee Type Anniversary Year Due Date Paid Date
Application fee - small 2014-12-30
MF (application, 2nd anniv.) - small 02 2016-12-30 2016-11-21
MF (application, 3rd anniv.) - small 03 2018-01-02 2017-11-17
Owners on Record

Note: Records showing the ownership history in alphabetical order.

Current Owners on Record
ERIC D. NETHERY
Past Owners on Record
None
Past Owners that do not appear in the "Owners on Record" listing will appear in other documentation within the application.
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Date
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Number of pages   Size of Image (KB) 
Description 2014-12-30 3 102
Abstract 2015-03-10 1 15
Claims 2015-03-10 1 17
Cover Page 2016-08-02 1 27
Maintenance fee payment 2024-01-08 1 78
Courtesy - Office Letter 2024-01-10 1 172
Filing Certificate 2015-02-09 1 187
Notice: Maintenance Fee Reminder 2016-10-03 1 126
Courtesy - Abandonment Letter (Maintenance Fee) 2019-02-11 1 173
Notice: Maintenance Fee Reminder 2017-10-03 1 119
Notice: Maintenance Fee Reminder 2018-10-02 1 121
Second Notice: Maintenance Fee Reminder 2019-07-03 1 136
Reminder - Request for Examination 2019-09-03 1 117
Notice: Maintenance Fee Reminder 2019-10-01 1 120
Commissioner's Notice: Request for Examination Not Made 2020-01-20 1 537
Commissioner's Notice - Maintenance Fee for a Patent Application Not Paid 2020-02-10 1 534
Courtesy - Office Letter 2023-09-18 1 171
Correspondence 2015-01-26 2 46
Correspondence 2015-01-26 1 30
Correspondence 2015-03-10 4 91
Maintenance fee payment 2016-11-21 1 78
Maintenance fee payment 2017-11-17 1 78
Maintenance fee payment 2019-03-14 1 46
Prosecution correspondence 2015-01-13 1 30
Maintenance fee payment 2019-12-23 2 153
Maintenance fee payment 2021-01-31 1 72
Courtesy - Office Letter 2021-05-10 1 173
Maintenance fee payment 2022-03-21 1 73
Maintenance fee payment 2023-02-07 1 72