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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7229262 | Rotary piston pump end pressure regulation system A rotary piston pump for fluids, wherein the ends of the housing are configured so as to provide reduced pressure differentials between opposite sides of the rotor end disks. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7156069 | Direct injection diesel engine A combustion chamber opening toward a cylinder head is provided on a top surface of a piston, and this combustion chamber comprises a first volume having an inclined surface and a second volume further recessed from the first volume toward a pin boss. Fuel spray F f... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7118361 | Rotary pistons A rotary piston for use in pumps or motors, the piston having a radially movable vanes seated within the pumps rotor. The vanes are biased outwardly and forced inwardly by a cam action of the interior wall of the housing of the piston. Operation of the piston may be... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6945218 | Rotary pistons A rotary piston for use in pumps or motors, the piston having a cylindrical rotor with radially movable vanes rotating within a housing, the movement of the vanes controlled by pins of the vanes travelling in races in the housing. ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 5074265 | Rotary valve with facility for stratified combustion in the internal combustion engine A coaxial rotary valve mechanism for an internal combustion engine that incorporates two coaxial, cylinder shaped rotors in the cylinder head, rotating with speed ratio of 2:1 so that ports in their surfaces align at the appropriate segments of the operat... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4532899 | Internal combustion engine fuel-injection system A fuel injection and precombustion chamber arrangement for internal combustion engines comprising a pair of concentric poppet valves. The outermost valve is arranged to open and close the precombustion chamber to the internal combustion engine cylinder. T... | 08/06/1985 |
| 3982506 | Stratified charge internal combustion engine A stratified charge internal combustion engine combines a regular intake valve, a rich intake valve, a pre-combustion chamber and the sparkplug into a single coaxial unit. The coaxial configuration provides ideal flow symmetry, insures quick complete igni... | 09/28/1976 |
