Precombustion nitric oxide exchange chamber (NOEC)

An air intake apparatus that improves fuel economy of a combustion engine by modifying an air stream upstream of being mixed with fuel and combusted, said air intake apparatus comprising:

• an air intake tube defining a channel extending between opposed inlet and outlet ends, said inlet end being configured to receive an unmodified ambient air stream from outside the combustion engine and the outlet end being in communication with a combustion assembly associated with the combustion engine;
• a first stream modifier chamber positioned adjacent said inlet end of said air intake tube for operatively receiving said unmodified ambient air stream, said first stream modifier chamber having a plurality of spark plugs operative to generate nitric oxide and hydrocarbons when electrically energized such that said unmodified ambient air stream is modified into a first modified air stream that is rich in nitric oxide;
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• a second stream modifier chamber positioned downstream from and in fluid communication with said first stream modifier chamber, said second stream modifier chamber including at least one magnet in magnetic communication with said air intake tube that causes additional oxygen atoms from said unmodified ambient air stream to combine with the first modified air stream so as to form a second modified air stream rich in nitric oxide;
• wherein an exhaust stream associated with said combustion engine has a volume of carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons when said second modified air stream is combusted by operation of said combustion engine that is less than a volume of carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons in another exhaust stream when said unmodified ambient air stream is combusted by operation of said combustion engine.

A method of air intake that improves fuel economy of a combustion engine by modifying an air stream upstream of being mixed with fuel and combusted, said method comprising:

• receiving an unmodified ambient air stream from outside the combustion engine into an air intake tube defining a channel extending between opposed inlet and outlet ends, said inlet end being configured to receive the unmodified ambient air stream and the outlet end being in communication with a combustion assembly associated with the combustion engine;
• receiving said unmodified ambient air stream into a first stream modifier chamber having a plurality of spark plugs operative to generate nitric oxide when electrically energized such that said unmodified ambient air stream is modified into a first modified air stream that is rich in nitric oxide;
• receiving said first modified ambient air stream and a remnant of said unmodified ambient airstream into a second stream modifier chamber positioned downstream from and in fluid communication with said first stream modifier chamber, said second stream modifier chamber magnetically causing oxygen from said remnant of said unmodified ambient air stream to combine with said hydrocarbons so as to form a second modified air stream rich in oxygen;
• wherein an exhaust stream associated with said combustion engine has a volume of carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons when said second modified air stream is combusted by operation of said combustion engine that is less than a volume of carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons in another exhaust stream when said unmodified ambient air stream is combusted by operation of said combustion engine.

An air intake apparatus that improves fuel economy of a combustion engine by modifying an air stream upstream of being mixed with fuel and combusted, said air intake apparatus consisting of:

• an air intake tube defining a channel extending between opposed inlet and outlet ends, said inlet end being configured to receive an unmodified ambient air stream from outside the combustion engine and the outlet end being in communication with a combustion assembly associated with the combustion engine;
• a first stream modifier chamber positioned adjacent said inlet end of said air intake tube for operatively receiving said unmodified ambient air stream, said first stream modifier chamber having a plurality of spark plugs operative to generate nitric oxide and hydrocarbons when electrically energized such that said unmodified ambient air stream is modified into a first modified air stream that is rich in nitric oxide;
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• a second stream modifier chamber positioned downstream from and in fluid communication with said first stream modifier chamber, said second stream modifier chamber including at least one magnet in magnetic communication with said air intake tube that causes additional oxygen atoms from said unmodified ambient air stream to combine with the first modified air stream so as to form a second modified air stream rich in nitric oxide;
• wherein an exhaust stream associated with said combustion engine has a volume of carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons when said second modified air stream is combusted by operation of said combustion engine that is less than a volume of carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons in another exhaust stream when said unmodified ambient air stream is combusted by operation of said combustion engine.