Patent ID: 9388735
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: C09K,F02B,F02M,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A fuel activation device for exciting hydrocarbon fuel in a fuel system of an internal combustion engine and for thereby achieving efficient combustion of the fuel in the engine, said device consisting of essentially at least an infrared emitting ceramic composite disposed in the fuel system of the engine whereby fuel used for the engine passes through, said ceramic composite comprising of a mixture of infrared-emitting metal oxides having specific spectral luminance in 3-20 μm wavelength range and an effective amount of pyroelectric material wherein said pyroelectric material is 5-40% by weight and includes one or more polar crystal structures wherein each crystal structure has a pyroelectric class selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, m, mm2, 3, 3m, 4, 4 mm, 6, and 6 mm, and wherein as a result of the mixture being calcined at a temperature at or above 1200° C., said pyroelectric material is blended into and is an indistinguishable part of said composite for boosting infrared emissions in said wavelength range, thereby maximizing hydrocarbon fuel combustion efficiency in engines.