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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438543 | Oscillating slide machine The invention relates to an oscillating slide machine working on an eccentric circulatory motion, whereby the oscillation guide grooves (19) on the inner rotor (5) are provided with groove front edges (20) and groove rear edges (21) of di... | 10/21/2008 |
| 6976832 | Fluid rotary machine A fluid rotary machine (10) includes an inner housing (12) provided with a manifold (68) for directing working fluid through the machine (10) and an outer housing (14) coupled to the inner housing (12) so that the outer hous... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6810678 | Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine includes an insulated combustion chamber having a fuel mixture inlet and a spark plug nearby the inlet. A series of baffles is configured within the combustion chamber to absorb a shockwave caused by ignition of fuel mixture by the spar... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6607371 | Pneudraulic rotary pump and motor Expansible chamber apparatus for a positive displacement, high volume, low friction, reversible rotary pump for gases and/or liquids. Two or more chambers are provided, defined in part by one or more small abutments that move radially in a slot to switch ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6584963 | Throttle loss recovery turbine and supercharger A throttle loss recovery turbine and supercharger device (10) comprises a housing (12) having a movable intake port (36) and a separately movable exhaust port (38). An outer drum is rotatably placed within the housing. An inner drum (24) is rotatably disp... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6457450 | Ju. M. Luzhkov rotary-turbine internal combustion engine A rotary-turbine internal combustion engine, having working members that make oscillatory movements about an axle fixed to a rotor using carriers that couple the working members and a guide on a body, makes it possible to provide good smoothness of rollin... | 10/01/2002 |
| 5997264 | Shaft for a magnetic-drive centrifugal pump using a plurality of grooves The grooved shaft preferably has one or more axial grooves with semi-elliptical or U-shaped groove cross sections. Flat areas adjoin the axial groove or grooves. The flat areas are tapered tangentially relative to a substantially cylindrical shaft area. T... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5803041 | Rotary engine An internal combustion engine in which linear, reciprocating motion of pistons is translated to rotary motion of a cylinder. In another embodiment, the pistons are in the form of V-shaped blades which bear against a camming surface to rotate an outer hous... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5704332 | Rotary engine An internal combustion engine in which linear, reciprocating motion of pistons is translated to rotary motion of a cylinder. In another embodiment, the pistons are in the form of V-shaped blades which bear against a camming surface to rotate an outer hous... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5636610 | Multi-chamber rotary piston-engine A multi-chamber rotary piston internal combustion engine includes an engine housing having interior walls defining a plurality of internal cylindrical cavities, at least one of the cavities being disposed in a first housing level and at least one other of... | 06/10/1997 |
| 4772185 | Rotary vane pump having a plurality of inlet and outlet slots in a rotating sleeve A rotary vane vacuum pump assembly is disclosed which is characterized by the absence of the discharge of lubricating oil with the exhaust airstream, and which includes an internal stator and a surrounding rotor. Pivotal vanes are mounted on the interior ... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4560328 | Rotary piston machine having a plurality of chambers containing reciprocating flap pistons The rotary piston machine contains a rotor (22) having a plurality of sector-shaped chambers (30). Each chamber (30) houses a flap piston being swivelingly mounted and reciprocated synchroneously with the rotation of the rotor (22). By each of the double ... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4047857 | Rotary piston engine A rotary piston engine has a plurality of sealing elements, each of which includes a cylindrical stationary bearing portion pressed into the rotor and at least one curved blade extending therefrom. The curved blade engages the race of the stator and is ad... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4033300 | Rotary internal combustion engine A rotary internal combustion engine comprising a generally cylindrical stator member having two pairs of sockets located in the periphery thereof, and a rotor member mounted to rotate about the stator member. Two pairs of opposing wedges are pivotally mou... | 07/05/1977 |
| 3986483 | Rotary internal combustion engine A rotary internal combustion engine includes an annular stator member having two pairs of sockets located in the periphery thereof, and a rotor member mounted to rotate about the stator member. The rotor member has side walls and an interior peripheral wa... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3981637 | Variable displacement rotary machine with oscillating piston slides A rotary piston engine comprising a stator and a rotor including piston slides in the rotor, and working chambers between the rotor and the stator wherein movable parts are provided in the stator for adjusting the volume of the working chambers.... | 09/21/1976 |
