Patent ID: 7854118

Claim:
A supercharged internal combustion engine system comprising: an internal combustion engine (ICE), a flow control means, and an ejector pump for supercharging said ICE; said ICE having at least one combustion chamber and an intake passage; said intake passage being fluidly coupled to said combustion chamber and configured for flowing intake air thereinto; said ejector pump comprising at least one lobed driving nozzle, a suction port, and a discharge port; said suction port being fluidly coupled to a source of intake air; said discharge port being fluidly coupled to said intake passage; said flow control means fluidly coupled to a source of high-pressure air; said driving nozzle being fluidly coupled to said flow control means; and said flow control means being configured for regulation of flow of said high-pressure air from said high-pressure air source through said driving nozzle.