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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320307 | Manifold pressure control for a variable event valvetrain A method for improving engine intake manifold pressure control of an internal combustion engine is described. According to one aspect of the description, the manifold pressure may be controlled to reduce fuel consumption and engine emissions during at least some ope... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7243621 | Two-stroke engine A two-stroke engine (1, 31, 41, 51) includes a cylinder (2) having a combustion chamber (5). The combustion chamber (5) is delimited by a piston (7) which drives a crankshaft (25) rotatably journalled in a crankcase (3 | 07/17/2007 |
| 6892682 | Two-stroke internal combustion engine with internal scavenging The invention relates to a two-stroke internal combustion engine with longitudinal scavenging, with at least one piston reciprocating in a cylinder, with at least one exhaust valve disposed in the cylinder head floor and with at least one intake slot per cylinder wh... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6513464 | Two cycle stratified charge gasoline engine The stratified two cycle engine comprises: a cylinder having an upper end and a lower end, a head at the upper end and fuel and air intake ports at the lower end; at least one spark plug mounted in the head; a sleeve in the cylinder having an upper end an... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6182449 | Charge air systems for two-cycle internal combustion engines A two-cycle internal combustion engine (10, 46, 66, 75, 86) has a motor-assisted turbocharger (13) where the motor (17, 56, 65, 77, 95) is activated by an external power source (18) to operate the turbocharger (13) to apply scavenging and charging air for... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6101990 | Low emission power plant and method of making same A low emission power generating apparatus which comprises a modified two-stroke diesel engine component and a modified turbocharger component which has a relatively low aspect ratio. The diesel engine component is a modification of a conventional two-stro... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6062178 | Method of operating uni-flow two-cycle engine during reduced load conditions A method of operating a two-cycle internal combustion engine under low load conditions. A throttle is placed at the intake air system to reduce air intake into the engine cylinders. A pump is placed in the exhaust system, such that it creates reduced pres... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6044812 | Diesel engine, modification, and method The modification of the exhaust valve of a two cycle diesel engine in order to increase the amount of the valve stem travel and hence larger annular opening, without changing the total time period or degrees of crank shaft rotation during which time the e... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5899178 | Low emission power plant and method of making same A low emission power generating apparatus which comprises a modified two-stroke diesel engine component and a modified turbocharger component which has a relatively low aspect ratio. The diesel engine component is a modification of a conventional two-stro... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5870982 | Intake valve of a supercharged two stroke engine A two stroke supercharged internal combustion engine having a intake valve positioned in and part of the cylinder block wall and a exhaust valve in the cylinder head providing a regulated flow of gasses from bottom to top combustion chamber when scavengin... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5746163 | Low emission power plant and method of making same A low emission power generating apparatus which comprises a modified two-stroke diesel engine component and a modified turbocharger component which has a relatively low aspect ratio. The diesel engine component is a modification of a conventional two-stro... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5699765 | Cylinder head for a uniflow-scavenged two-stroke internal-combustion engine A cylinder head for a uniflow-scavenged two-stroke internal-combustion engine, particularly in motor vehicles, is provided with outlet valves which can be controlled by a camshaft. Outlet ducts connected with the outlet valves extend out of the cylinder h... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5611302 | Two cycle internal combustion engine with unidirectional flow scavenging In a two cycle internal combustion engine with uni-directional flow scavenging wherein a piston is disposed in a cylinder so as to be movable between top and bottom dead center end positions, the cylinder has fresh air inlet passages which are so arranged... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5590625 | Diesel engine, modification, and method The modification of the exhaust valve of a two cycle diesel engine in order to increase the amount of the valve stem travel and hence larger annular opening, without changing the total time period or degrees of crank shaft rotation during which time the e... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5361730 | One piece cylinder head and liner including a draftless water jacket The unitary cylinder head and liner combination, is vertically cast as a one piece unit. The liner incorporates a water jacket therein. The water jacket is draftless, allowing water to circulate therethrough more efficiently, increasing cooling capabiliti... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5337709 | One piece cylinder liner including a draftless water jacket The unitary cylinder liner incorporating a water jacket is vertically cast as a one piece unit. The water jacket is draftless, allowing water to circulate therethrough more efficiently, increasing cooling capabilities. Such vertical one piece casting is m... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5213070 | Two-cycle internal combustion engine with sequential exhaust valve openings This invention concerns a two-cycle internal combustion engine having a plurality of exhaust valves for each cylinder, and where during each exhaust valve control cycle, which includes a plurality of sequential combustion cycles of the engine, the exhaust... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5189996 | Two-stroke-cycle engine with variable valve timing A two-stroke-cycle spark ignited internal combustion engine operates with an exhaust valve that is controlled independently of crankshaft position and optimally for high power and low pollutant output in combination with a scavenging pump and fuel injecto... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5131354 | Method of operating a two-stroke-cycle engine with variable valve timing in a four-stroke-cycle mode Method for operating an engine having a piston reciprocable in a cylinder, an intake port for admitting air, an exhaust valve controlled by a valve actuator independently of crankshaft position, spark ignition, and fuel injection. During a first stroke th... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5083533 | Two-stroke-cycle engine with variable valve timing A two-stroke-cycle spark ignited internal combustion engine operates with an exhaust valve that is controlled independently of crankshaft position and optimally for high power and low pollutant output in combination with a scavenging pump and fuel injecto... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5076220 | Internal combustion engine In an internal combustion engine wherein the air inlet ports are opened and closed directly by the reciprocating movement of the piston, the crankshaft is laterally offset from the central plane common to the longitudinal axes of all of the cylinders. Thi... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5072699 | Internal combustion engine A cylinder block includes a cylinder with a piston therein and a main crankcase. A combustion space is disposed above the piston and a compression space is disposed below the piston. An exterior passage including a reservoir transfers compressed air from ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5070825 | Rotating piston diesel engine An internal combustion engine (20) has a plurality of pistons (106) reciprocating within cylinders (34) and means to translate the reciprocating motion of said pistons into rotary motion. As the cylinders (34) rotate in an engine cavity (49) about a drive... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5063881 | Ceramic engine In this ceramic engine, the cylinder liners are formed out of a ceramic material, and bearings consisting of a ceramic material are installed in the rotary sliding portions of a crankshaft and larger- and smaller-diameter parts of connecting rods, suction... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5050384 | Two-stroke cycle internal combustion engine A power plant has an internal combustion engine with piston backside pumping and a stroke of sufficient length to reduce the pressure of the combustion gases at the end of the power stroke to substantially a common inlet and exhaust pressure, extracting m... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5000133 | Two-cycle heat-insulating engine In a two-cycle heat-insulating engine of the present invention, each of combustion chambers defined by the lower surface of a cylinder head and a cylinder line has an adiabatic structure, each of exhaust valves is disposed in each exhaust port formed in t... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4995350 | 2-cycle uni-flow spark-ignition engine A 2-cycle uni-flow spark-ignition engine has an annular scavenging chamber which is communicated with a crank chamber and which is connected to scavenging ports which are opened in an end period of downward stroking of a piston. A fluid introduced into th... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4993372 | Two stroke internal combustion engine with decompression valve A two-stroke internal combustion engine has an inlet port in the cylinder wall covered and exposed by the piston during reciprocation thereof in the cylinder and to which fresh air is supplied under pressure by a supercharger. An exhaust valve is mounted ... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4977875 | Two-stroke-cycle uniflow spark-ignition engine A two-stroke-cycle uniflow spark-ignition engine. A fluid sucked and pressurized by a compressor driven by the engine is delivered to an annular scavenging chamber formed in a cylinder around the entire circumference thereof, so as to be accumulated there... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4922865 | Two-stroke-cycle uniflow spark-ignition engine A two-stroke-cycle uniflow spark-ignition engine generates power by pressurizing fluid introduced into a crank chamber within the crank chamber with a piston as it moves toward its bottom dead center, feeding the pressurized fluid to an annular scavenging... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4872433 | Combustion chamber configurations for two cycle engines Improved combustion chamber configurations for two-cycle engines with high pressure fuel injected systems having reciprocal pistons, cylinders with multiple injectors for each cylinder and a cylinder head liner with a chamber having a discoidal configurat... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4836153 | Two-piston internal combustion engines The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine cylinder assembly comprising a first cylinder having substantially vertically disposed interior walls defining a firing chamber therein; first piston means housed within the firing chamber and... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4784367 | Scavenge valve for a two-cycle engine A method and system, including a valve (32) for controlling the amount of fluid purged from a cylinder (12) of a two-cycle engine prior to the combustion of an air-fuel mixture within the cylinder especially during low demand periods of engine operation. ... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4569314 | Two-stroke axial pistons engines A two-stroke axial engine in which the inlet of fresh mixture is effected directly in a scavenging chamber through an aperture actuated by the primary shaft, the fresh mixture being thereafter exhausted under the control of the piston from the scavenging ... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4506636 | Device for controlling a gas circuit of a combustion chamber and a sealing member for its operation Device for controlling the evacuation of exhaust gases of a combustion chamber in an internal combustion engine. A rotary valve performs a continuous or alternate turning movement and synchronized with the rotation of the motor about an axis parallel to the ... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4424772 | Internal combustion engine valve actuating cam A two stroke internal combustion engine with piston and cylinder has a crankshaft having peripheral gears and a cam both affixed to the same crankshaft throw. A trough is in the engine crankcase whereby the gears pass through lubrication.... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4224905 | Two-cycle engine with stabilized combustion and method of operation therefor A two cycle, spark ignition internal combustion engine of the class having a combustion chamber divided into a relatively small ignition region and a larger combustion region including the cylinder and piston is defined. Substantially stoichiometric fuel-... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4069794 | Positive power control internal combustion engine The two-stroke engine has a piston mounted in a cylinder having a full diameter bore throughout its major length and a reduced diameter upper bore portion. The piston has the same configuration and in its upward compression stroke, air and finely-divided ... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4004557 | Piston-cylinder assembly A cylinder for a reciprocating piston has a depending cup-like extension leading into the firing chamber, and this extension provides a mounting for a valve accomplishing both inlet of fuel and scavenging of exhaust gases. The valve has a longitudinal bor... | 01/25/1977 |
