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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6321699 | Spheroidal rotary valve for combustion engines A rotary valve is disclosed suitable for replacement of poppet valves. The valve is temperature controlled through a combination of heat transfer techniques and means for reducing heat transfer between gas flows and the valve components. Assymetric geomet... | 11/27/2001 |
| 5996544 | Rotary valve control system for internal combustion engines and reciprocating pumps The invention relates to a rotary valve control system for internal combustion engines and reciprocating pumps. A rotationally symmetrical, dome-shaped, drivable rotary valve is arranged in the cylinder head of the engine. In the cylinder head there is in... | 12/07/1999 |
| 3948241 | Lubricating and sealing system for internal combustion engines A lubrication and sealing system for the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine having a sleeve valve mounted for rotation therein, said sleeve valve having intake slots therethrough which register periodically, as the valve rotates, with air inta... | 04/06/1976 |