Patent ID: 8721749

Claim:
A fuel reforming device comprising: a cylindrical body with a first end covered by a first end member connected to an exhaust manifold of an internal combustion engine and a second end covered by a second end member connected to an exhaust pipe; an air coil disposed within the body and defining a first corkscrew-shaped tube, wherein a first end of the air coil is connected to an air intake and a second end of the air coil is connected to the internal combustion engine; a fuel coil disposed within the body and defining a second corkscrew-shaped tube, wherein a first end of the fuel coil is connected to a fuel source operable to supply a liquid petroleum fuel into the fuel coil and a second end of the fuel coil is connected to the internal combustion engine; an air supply connected to the air tube and a fuel supply connected to a fuel tube inlet; and a heat exchanger configured to heat the air and the liquid petroleum fuel to a temperature above 258° F. using heat from the internal combustion engine; wherein the fuel coil comprises a catalytic screen; wherein the device is operable to: vaporize the liquid petroleum fuel within the fuel tube into a vapor having a molecular composition that is the same as a molecular composition of the liquid petroleum fuel; send the vapor out of a fuel tube exit; and provide a mixture of the air and the vapor to the internal combustion engine.