John W Turko

45221596, Jun 11, 1985

Apr 13, 1983

6/484521

Larry J. Engel - Rochester MI
John W. Turko - River Rouge MI

Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. - Detroit MI

F02B 4300

123 1A

A low pressure gaseous hydrocarbon fuel storage system and power plant is described which generally comprises on-board means for storing a self-contained supply of a gaseous hydrocarbon fuel, a prime mover, means for conveying the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel to and from the storing means, and means for controlling the flow of the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel from the storing means to the prime mover. The on-board storing means, which may include one or more vessels or cylinders, contains a predetermined sorbent material for reducing the pressure at which the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel is stored. The conveying means is adapted to convey the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel to the on-board storing means from a stationary source of the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel, and also to convey the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel from the storing means to the combining means of the prime mover during the operation of the vehicle. In the preferred embodiment, the maximum pressure at which the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel is stored in the on-board storing means is in the range of approximately 100 psig (689 kPa) to approximately 400 psig (2760kPa). The apparatus generally includes one or more gas compressors for compressing the gaseous fuel to a predetermined pressure, preferably approximately 400 psig (2760 kPa).

42638909, Apr 28, 1981

Sep 1, 1978

5/939069

John W. Turko - River Rouge MI
Maurice N. Day - Grosse Pointe Farms MI
Linda M. Deschere - Farmington Hills MI
Howard B. Pritz - Columbus OH
Larry E. Schluer - Sugar Grove OH
Henry F. Seidel - Detroit MI
Sherwood G. Talbert - Columbus OH
Earl L. White - Worthington OH

Michigan Consolidated Gas Company - Detroit MI

F23L 300

126295

A flue restrictor for installation in the flue piping of a heating system to reduce its effective cross sectional area comprises sheet metal inlet and outlet sections having flanges secured together in a joint that has a guideway in it for a sheet metal gate valve that may be transversely positioned to produce the desired cross-sectional area and riveted in place to provide a substantially tamper-proof assembly.

49305506, Jun 5, 1990

Aug 3, 1988

7/227631

Kenneth S. Czerwinski - Detroit MI
Eugene Gabany - Taylor MI
Shanti S. Sharma - Bloomfield Hills MI
John W. Turko - River Rouge MI

Fuel Concepts, Inc. - Detroit MI

F16K 4900

137334

The disclosed gaseous fuel torch apparatus is adapted for use in cutting, welding, heating or other such operations involving the heating, cutting, or fusing of either metallic or non-metallic materials. The apparatus includes a fueling module for supplying gaseous fuel to a torch at an elevated pressure from a relatively low pressure gaseous fuel source, such as a natural gas supply system for example. The fueling module also preferably includes a selectively-operable alternate system for supplying such compressed gaseous fuel for other applications, including the recharging of one or more storage vessels for example. The fueling module includes features by which its gaseous fuel discharge pressure can be infinitely varied and preselectively adjusted within the capabilities of the fueling module's compressor device.

47763663, Oct 11, 1988

Nov 13, 1985

6/797438

Kenneth S. Czerwinski - Detroit MI
Eugene Gabany - Taylor MI
Shanti S. Sharma - Bloomfield Hills MI
John W. Turko - River Rouge MI

Michigan Consolidated Gas Company - Detroit MI

F16K 4900

137334

The disclosed gaseous fuel torch apparatus is adapted for use in cutting, welding, heating or other such operations involving the heating, cutting, or fusing of either metallic or non-metallic materials. The apparatus includes a fueling module for supplying gaseous fuel to a torch at an elevated pressure from a relatively low pressure gaseous fuel source, such as a natural gas supply system for example. The fueling module also preferably includes a selectively-operable alternate system for supplying such compressed gaseous fuel for other applications, including the recharging of one or more storage vessels for example. The fuelilng module includes features by which its gaseous fuel discharge pressure can be infinitely varied and preselectively adjusted within the capabilities of the fueling modules's compressor device.

48156590, Mar 28, 1989

Sep 16, 1987

7/097798

John W. Turko - River Rouge MI
Kenneth S. Czerwinski - Detroit MI

Michigan Consolidated Gas Company - Detroit MI

A61L 912

239 6

An apparatus for releasing gaseous material into the atmosphere employs a sorbent material that is sorptively saturated with a predetermined quantity of the gaseous material at a predetermined pressure, preferably approximately equal to atmospheric pressure. The gaseous material to be released preferably has a vapor pressure lower than the predetermined pressure at which the sorbent material is sorptively saturated. The apparatus also includes capability of selectively exposing the sorbent material to the atmosphere in order to allow the gaseous material to be desorptively released.

45315582, Jul 30, 1985

Apr 13, 1983

6/484470

Larry J. Engel - Rochester MI
John W. Turko - River Rouge MI

Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. - Detroit MI

B65B 3100

141 44

An apparatus for supplying fuel to a gaseous fuel consuming device, such as a gaseous fueled vehicle or the like, generally includes one or more gas compressors for compressing the gaseous fuel to a predetermined pressure, preferably less than 500 psig (3450 kPa). The apparatus preferably also includes apparatus for cooling the compressed gaseous fuel at least to ambient temperatures. Sorbent filtering and storage means are also preferably provided for maximizing the amount of fuel to be stored in the apparatus in order to supply a quick initial charge of the gaseous fuel to the vehicle or other gaseous fuel consuming device.

48176842, Apr 4, 1989

Sep 16, 1987

7/097847

John W. Turko - River Rouge MI
Kenneth S. Czerwinski - Detroit MI

Michigan Consolidated Gas Company - Detroit MI

B65B 3100

141 4

The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for sorptively storing a multiconstituent gas in, and for selectively releasing the multiconstituent gas from, a vessel having a predetermined sorbent material therein, while substantially preserving minimum quantities or concentrations of certain constituents of the gas. In such a method and apparatus, a first of the constituents of the multiconstituent gas which is preferentially sorbed by the sorbent material, is present in the multiconstituent gas in a predetermined minimum concentration level substantially less than that of the second constituent. First, the sorbent material in the vessel is sorptively saturated with a pre-storage quantity of the first constituent at a first predetermined pressure. Then the multiconstituent gas to be stored is introduced under pressure into the vessel, with the vessel being pressurized to a second predetermined pressure above the first predetermined pressure. Thus both of the first and second constituents are sorptively stored in the vessel on the sorbent material therein.

45235481, Jun 18, 1985

Apr 13, 1983

6/484520

Larry J. Engel - Rochester MI
John W. Turko - River Rouge MI

Michigan Consolidated Gas Company - Detroit MI

F02B 4300

123 1A

A low pressure gaseous hydrocarbon fuel storage system and power plant is described, which generally comprises means for storing a self-contained supply of a gaseous hydrocarbon fuel, a prime mover, means for conveying the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel to and from the storing means, and means for controlling the flow of the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel from the storing means to the prime mover. The storing means, which may include one or more vessels or cylinders, contains a predetermined sorbent material for reducing the pressure at which a given amount of the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel is stored. The prime mover, such as an internal combustion engine, has means for combining the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel with air to produce the mechanical energy therefrom necessary to move the vehicle. The conveying means is adapted to convey the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel to the storing means from a stationary source of the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel, and also to convey the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel from the storing means to the combining means of the prime mover during the operation of the vehicle. In the preferred embodiment, the maximum pressure at which the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel is stored in the storing means is in the range of approximately 100 psig (689 kPa) to approximately 400 psig (2760 kPa).