A review of representative warranties from major truck engine manufacturers shows that installation of after-market accessories such as any Rivotto Clean Air Technology system (RCAT) product does not invalidate such warranties. Base engine warranties are not invalidated unless claimed failures or damages are a result from unauthorized modifications of the engine. Rivotto products are not a modification of the base engine and are not known to cause any adverse effects on engines, and thus do not invalidate base engine warranties. //New Paragraph // OEM engine warranties do not apply to accessories which bear the name brand of another company, and will not warranty any RCAT part or result to the engine determined to be caused by RCAT products. If a user of any RCAT product files a warranty claim with the manufacturer for any covered warranty item on an engine or vehicle manufacturer’s warranty and the manufacturer attempts to deny that claim on account of an RCAT device installed, the terms of warranties available and reviewed by Rivotto provide that the manufacturer would have to prove that the failure or damage was caused by the RCAT product. No RCAT product is known to have ever been a suspected cause of a warranty claim on an engine or emissions system and has never been party to a denied warranty claim. Rivotto does carry product and garage keepers, general, and product liability insurance at a value of up to $1,000,000 combined single limit for the unlikely event that an engine warranty claim could arise and a manufacturer attempt to assign fault to an RCAT product.

Auto makers have long neglected peripherals to improve engine efficiency and have instead primarily focused their attention on whole engine improvements, stop-start systems, more efficient catalytic converters and other equipment mandated by governments to reduce emissions.  Recently, car companies have started to de-emphasize improvements in combustion engines and to prioritize investment into electric vehicles. (GM recently merged their I.C.E. engineering team with their EV team, a clear indication of where the industry is headed.) This doesn’t mean, however, that we’ve reached the end of the road for combustion engines. For example, in 2020 the U.S. the Dept. of Energy estimated that combustion engines could still be made 30% more fuel efficient, and that by 2050 combustion engines would still dominate the road.

Our technology has never damaged an engine, nor has it ever been cited as a cause for a claim denial for a faulty engine. In fact, our technology can help avoid engine problems. Typically, unburned molecules can remain within the crankcase, building up residue on engine components and contaminating oil. Eco, EPEC, and Nx25 reduce pollutants resulting from combustion, which greatly reduces residue on engine components and contaminant in oil.  

EPEC, the size of a can of soup, is attached within the engine compartment, pulls <10 amps of current, runs the proprietary process and feeds a small-volume of electrostatically charged air into the engine air intake manifold after the mass airflow sensor. The enhanced air mixture dilutes to very small percentages enroute the combustion chamber.  No upkeep is required after installation, except for operations in dusty environments where filter changes are necessary. Eco is installed in-line between the last fuel filter and the injection rail, no upkeep is required.  

Eco, EPEC, and Nx25 have all demonstrated consistent reductions in NOx during lab and field testing.  NOx forms at elevated combustion temperatures and as combustion temperatures increase so does NOx formation.  We have sampled and tested engine cooling effects with the use of Nx25 by sampling engine oil temperatures.  With engines operating a in native, unaided state, unburned molecules can remain within the crankcase building up residue on engine components and contaminating oil. Eco, EPEC, and Nx25 reduce pollutants resulting from combustion, which greatly reduces residue on engine components and contaminant in oil.  The mechanisms of operation do not embrittle cylinder materials.  The engine tends to run more smoothly, especially on diesel applications, which reduces vibration stresses on the engine.  Finally, the slightly cooler operating temperatures enabled by RCAT systems results in less friction between internal components.  

With engines operating a in native, unaided state, unburned molecules can remain within the crankcase building up residue on engine components and contaminating oil. The EPEC and Eco-Fuel System both reduce pollutants resulting from combustion, which greatly reduces residue on engine components and contaminant in oil.  

How do you know this is happening?When the fuel flows through the Eco, a chemical change takes place in the fuel. This chemical change, a combination of “breaking” the fuel into smaller molecules and electro statically charging the fuel. This process allows a more complete burn in the combustion chamber. Verified by  over 50 field-tested reductions in fuel consumption and emissions.

To the extent hydrogen is released during the process by modifying hydrocarbon chain format, the hydrogen improves combustion as described for the EPEC.  Beyond that residual amount of hydrogen, hydrocarbon molecules, after passing through Eco-Fuel System, are not closely associated, but are more evenly diffused in the air-fuel mix, allowing a more linear combustive process from molecule to molecule.

Eco, EPEC, and Nx25 improve combustion efficiency and as the efficiency of combustion improves, less fuel is needed for the same power output and so the accelerator is not open as long to achieve desired conditions, reducing fuel consumption.  In generators, running at a constant rpm, targeted load levels are achieved with a lower fuel requirement.   

Eco, EPEC, and Nx25 cause the combustion process to produce fewer emissions, including less smoke and particulate on diesel engines.  The significantly lower levels of particulate put less stress on DPFs, extend time between regens, and reduce intervals between cleaning the filters. Users will enjoy much higher aftertreatment efficiency when using RCAT systems.  The EPEC is currently incompatible with some vehicles that use catalytic converters due to relationship between MAF/MAP and O2 sensors that provides feedback on fuel-air mix based on O2 readings.  We are currently developing solutions to overcome this challenge.  A simple rule of thumb to use now:  When the engine has a mass air flow sensor (MAF), use Nx25 or EPEC.  When the engine does not have a MAF, use the Eco.   

In 99.9% of cases, inventors are not businesspersons nor marketers, and neither are businesspersons inventors! This is not a small statement. Lack of business savvy is an obstacle to MANY technologies not successfully getting to market. There are thousands and thousands of unused technologies sitting on the shelves of academic and research institutions and in the personal libraries of inventors. Few innovations become patented, even though they be remarkable and useful. Even among technologies that are patented, according to Forbes, <5% of patents get to market, and then among those 5%, a much smaller number are successful at scale.  It takes relationships, business savvy, and capital.  Inventors are incredible at inventing, usually not at creating value with their invention. Rivotto is a team of experienced businesspersons who specialize in taking compelling technologies to market.