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2017
Automotive/​Transportation

Extra Spotlights through Xenon or Laser Lamps with Optical Fiber and Nanotechnology Invention for all Vehicles

The present invention relates to strong lighting by using optical fiber and nanotechnology for vehicles. Optical fibers are used with luminous element inserted such as florescent, white or red phosphor or zinc sulphide treated with nanotechnology. They are used with laser lamps, lead,

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Mohamed Saleh
Alexandria, Egypt
Votes: 1
Views: 3695
Automotive/​Transportation
Jun 29, 2017

Fabrication of Modernized Wheelchair With Height Adjustment Mechanism for Physically Challenged

Physically challenged people undergo many discomforts for doing their own jobs by themselves. In this modernized world every one cares for their own duty nobody is there to look after the challenged one, so we are indeed in great privileged for helping them. In general day to day life, physically challenged people face lots of problems & obstacles. Normally,

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Sevvel P
Chennai, India
Votes: 28
Views: 3125
Automotive/​Transportation
Jul 1, 2017

Flash Bainite: Maximum Strength Steel making Automobiles 100s Lbs Lighter, Safer, & Lower Cost

The US Dept of Energy has long known that 10% mass savings improves automotive fuel economy 6-8%.  As design engineers hone their skills over decades, vehicle mass reductions are sought with statements like “every gram, every day”, showing the intensity of the effort. Though estimates vary, removing a pound of mass is worthy of $1 cost increase.  Inarguably,

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Gary Cola
Washington, United States
Votes: 3
Views: 5393
Automotive/​Transportation
Jun 11, 2017

Four Cylinder IC Engine with NO Crankshaft

The principal benefit of a Scotch Yolk mechanism in an IC engine is to provide the pistons with a connecting rod attachment that eliminates ALL angular thrust between the piston and cylinder wall. Additionally, an engine design would no longer require the fabrication of a forged, cast or billet crankshaft to provide drive to the output shaft(s).

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Mike Trost
Cedarburg, United States
Votes: 2
Views: 5730
Automotive/​Transportation
May 21, 2017

Free-Piston Isolated-Scavenge for 2-Stroke Opposed-Piston Engine

This invention presents an isolated way to implement scavenge in 2-stroke opposed-piston engine ----- by a free-piston running between two opposed- pistons. During scavenge process, the incoming fresh charge would always be sealed and separated from the burnt gas by the free piston. The result could be not only eliminating the mixing of the fluids,

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Yuanping Zhao
San Jose, United States
Votes: 3
Views: 3445
Automotive/​Transportation
Jun 18, 2017

Freedom Mass Transit

A new high-speed mass-transit system for self-driving electric cars could offer travelers an alternative that would reduce highway congestion, accidents, and air pollution yet let passengers keep the security and privacy of traveling in a private car. Platooning cars into high-speed, traveling groups,

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Jim Beregi
Tucson, United States
Votes: 3
Views: 3037
Automotive/​Transportation
Mar 3, 2017

FS ER HEV PZEV w/V2G

A business named evolving electric motor company (eemc) was founded to create an extended range (ER) hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) drive train (initially) for any and all types of vehicles driven by an internal combustion engine (ICE), plus any vehicle already operating strictly on electricity.

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Stephen Wyman
Georgetown, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 2128
Automotive/​Transportation
Apr 5, 2017

Fuel - less Transportation System

Presently most of the transportation systems run on petroleum which is responsible for pollution. Electric vehicles are good replacement for such vehicles but they require energy storage devices like batteries. We want some best possible solution for transportation system which will provide very efficient service. The answer is Fuel less Transportation service.

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Prasad Ahirrao
Jalgaon, India
Votes: 0
Views: 2813
Automotive/​Transportation
Jul 3, 2017

Fuel Air Injection (FAI) engine

Century old piston engine principles have problems. For example: 80% of air content is nitrogen, intake nitrogen into cylinder not only impedes combustion but also creates harmful NOx emission. For another example: within the same cylinder, pressure after combustion is much higher than before,

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Kan Cheng
Newark, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 2500
Automotive/​Transportation
Apr 11, 2017

Fuel Cut-Off System for Vehicle Safety

• Installed an external vacuum petcock between carburetor and a modified air intake on a motorbike, so the setup is such that fuel cannot not enter the carburetor until engine is cranked. The modified air intake manifold has a vacuum pipe attached to the petcock’s air inlet,

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Prathamesh Ghankutkar
San Jose, United States
Votes: 6
Views: 6114
Automotive/​Transportation
Jun 30, 2017

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