Patent ID: 8640677

Claim:
An electrostatic air charging system for an internal combustion engine comprising: a primary electro-forming exciter that is operatively disposed within an air intake assembly for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of tubes defining a plurality of chambers each having an inlet and an outlet, a plurality of electrically conductive elements at least one of which is disposed within each of said chambers and adapted to electrostatically charge the air that is received through each of said chambers; an electric voltage conduit that is operatively connected to said primary electro-forming exciter and an electric source to direct low voltage current from an electric source to said electrically conductive elements to electrostatically charge the air; a secondary electro-forming exciter that is operatively disposed within a positive crankcase ventilation system for an internal combustion engine and connected to an electrically grounded substrate within a vehicle, said secondary electro-forming exciter having at least one secondary tube that defines a respective secondary chamber having an inlet and an outlet, a respective secondary electrically conductive element that is operatively disposed within said secondary chamber and adapted to electrostatically charge the particles within a positive crankcase ventilation system; and a tertiary electro-forming exciter that is operatively disposed within a portion of the air intake assembly and connected to an electrically grounded substrate within the vehicle, said tertiary electro-forming exciter having a tertiary tube that includes a tertiary chamber and a tertiary electrically conductive element defined within said tertiary chamber to electrostatically charge the air directed through said tertiary chamber, said tertiary electro-forming exciter cooperating with said primary electro-forming exciter and said secondary electro-forming exciter such that at least some of the air entering the engine for combustion is electrostatically charged by said primary, secondary and tertiary electro-forming exciters.