IP Library Granted Patent US 11,713,739
Granted Patent B1
US 11,713,739 · App. 17/953,963 · Granted Aug 1, 2023

Method and system for internal combustion engine fluid flow

Inventor: Jason R. Greenawalt (Greensburg, PA)
Assignee: PRL Motorsports, LLC
F02M37/0017F02M37/0047
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,713,739
App. No.
17/953,963
Granted
Aug 1, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

Systems, methods, and a kit of two diverter blocks are provided for diverting a fluid from a fluid line and directing the fluid through a sensor. Fluid flows into a first a first diverter block and into a sensor before flowing out of the sensor and into a second diverter block, then into a downstream fluid line.

Claims (30)

1. A system for redirecting a flow of a fluid in a combustion engine, the system comprising:

a first diverter block having a first and a second opening, wherein the fluid enters the first diverter block through the first opening and exits the first diverter block through the second opening; and

a second diverter block having a first and a second opening, wherein the second diverter block receives fluid into the first opening of the second diverter block after the fluid exits the second opening of the first diverter block and the fluid exits the second diverter block through the second opening of the second diverter block.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first opening of the first diverter block is fastened to an upstream opening of a fluid line without use of an external line and the second opening of the second diverter block is fastened to a downstream opening of the fluid line without use of an external line.

3. The system of claim 1 , comprising a sensor having a first and a second opening, wherein the sensor receives the fluid into the first opening of the sensor after the fluid exits the second opening of the first diverter block and the fluid enters the first opening of the second diverter block after exiting the second opening of the sensor without adding an external line between the sensor and the first or the second diverter block.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the first and the second diverter block provide structural support to the sensor.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the sensor is held in a predetermined location by the first and the second diverter block.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first and the second diverter blocks are made of aluminum.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the first and the second diverter blocks are made out of 6061 aluminum.

8. The system of claim 3 , wherein the fluid is redirected in a Z-shaped pattern through the sensor.

9. The system of claim 2 , wherein the fluid line is an OEM fuel line of a combustion engine.

10. A method of redirecting a flow of a fluid, comprising:

providing a first diverter block having a first and a second opening;

providing a second diverter block having a first and second opening;

configuring the first diverter block such that the fluid enters the first diverter block through the first opening of the first diverter block and exits through the second opening of the first diverter block; and

configuring the second diverter block such that the fluid enters the first opening of the second diverter block after the fluid exits the second opening of the first diverter block and exits the second diverter block through the second opening of the second diverter block.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first opening of the first diverter block is fastened to an upstream opening of a fluid line and the second opening of the second diverter block is fastened to a downstream opening of the fluid line without adding an external line between the fluid line and the first or the second diverter block.

12. The method of claim 11 , comprising:

providing a sensor having a first and a second opening; and

configuring the sensor to receive the fluid after into the first opening of the sensor after the fluid exits the second opening of the first diverter block and the fluid enters the first opening of the second diverter block after exiting the second opening of the sensor.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first and the second diverter block provide structural support to the sensor and hold the sensor in a predetermined location.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the fluid is redirected in a Z-shaped pattern through the sensor.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and the second diverter block are made of aluminum.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fluid line is an OEM fuel line of a combustion engine.

17. An adapter kit for redirecting a flow of a fluid through a sensor, comprising:

a first diverter block having a first and a second opening, wherein the fluid enters the first diverter block through the first opening and exits the first diverter block through the second opening; and

a second diverter block having a first and a second opening, wherein the second diverter block receives fluid into the first opening of the second diverter block after the fluid exits the second opening of the first diverter block and the fluid exits the second diverter block through the second opening of the second diverter block.

18. The adapter kit of claim 17 , wherein the first opening of the first diverter block is fastened to an upstream opening of a fluid line and the second opening of the second diverter block is fastened to a downstream opening of the fluid line without adding an external line between the fluid line and the first or the second diverter block.

19. The adapter kit of claim 17 , the sensor having a first and a second opening, wherein the sensor receives the fluid into the first opening of the sensor after the fluid exits the second opening of the first diverter block and the fluid enters the first opening of the second diverter block after exiting the second opening of the sensor.

20. The adapter kit of claim 19 , wherein the first and the second diverter block provide structural support to the sensor and hold the sensor in a predetermined location.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2026
From: PRL PERFORMANCE, LLC
To: PRL/GS PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS LLC
Reel/Frame 074012/0245 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2025
From: WINGSPIRE CAPITAL LLC
To: BTR OPCO LLC; BTR HOLDCO LLC; GRIMM SPEED, LLC; PRL PERFORMANCE, LLC
Reel/Frame 073169/0284 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2025
From: AUTO METER PRODUCTS, INC.; PRL/GS PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 073128/0217 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2025
From: PREMIER PERFORMANCE, LLC
To: PRL PERFORMANCE, LLC
Reel/Frame 071372/0465 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2024
From: PRL PERFORMANCE, LLC
To: PREMIER PERFORMANCE, LLC
Reel/Frame 068874/0284 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2024
From: PREMIER PERFORMANCE, LLC
To: WINGSPIRE CAPITAL LLC
Reel/Frame 068734/0782 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2022
From: GREENAWALT, JASON R.
To: PRL MOTORSPORTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 061228/0969 →
Cited By (1)
US 1,099,164