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Article: Canadian Inventors Develop Active Induction System Tuning with Multiple Valves
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- June 7, 2008
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 7 -- Stephen Francis Bloomer of London, Canada, John Francis Marentette of Tecumseh, Canada, and Richard Donald McWilliam of Shedden, Canada, Yuhua Zhu of Windsor, Canada, have developed an engine induction system.
According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An induction system is designed for an engine that includes a manifold having a plenum in fluid communication with primary runners. A plenum valve is arranged between first and second chambers of the plenum that are respectively in fluid communication with first and second sets of the primary runners. The plenum valve is configured to move between open and closed positions to regulate flow between the ...