Patent ID: 6053152
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: F02M

Abstract:
A fuel conditioning assembly comprising:a housing, said housing including an inlet end, an outlet end, and a flow through passage;said inlet end being coupled with a fuel supply so as to receive fuel flow therethrough into said flow through passage;a plurality of metallic elements structured to come into contact with said fuel flow and cause a catalytic effect in said fuel flow so as to at least temporarily condition the fuel and substantially increasing a fuel burn efficiency thereof; andsaid metallic elements which cause said catalytic effect including substantially only copper, aluminum, and stainless steel and comprising at least three screen elements, each of said screen elements being formed of a different one of said metallic elements which cause said catalytic effect,at least one of said screen elements disposed in covering relation to at least said inlet end of said housing, said screen element being structured to receive said fuel flow therethrough for passage into said flow through passage.