Composite engine system
Patent 4754606 Issued on July 5, 1988. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 27, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
March 27, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2202298 2645083 3830062 Hybrid motor unit with energy storage Compound internal-combustion hot-gas engines Patent #: 4121423 InventorApplicationNo. 06/844703 filed on 03/27/1986US Classes:60/616Having means to transfer heat energy between engine exhaust and motive fluid for fluid motorExaminersPrimary: Koczo, MichaelInternational ClassesF02B 73/00 (20060101)F02G 5/00 (20060101) F02G 5/02 (20060101) F02G 3/00 (20060101) F02G 3/02 (20060101) F02B 1/04 (20060101) F02B 75/02 (20060101) F02B 1/00 (20060101) AbstractThe composite engine system is comprised of a main engine in which a composite engine is provided with a plurality of internal combustion cylinders and a plurality of external combustion cylinders installed integrally in one cylinder block and a dual flywheel structure; and one or more subsystems in connection with the external combustion cylinder, in which one subsystem has a closed loop of He gas and other subsystem has two closed loops of HE gas expanded by waste heat gas and a He gas expanding apparatus, whereby the composite engine system has a configuration consisting of a plurality of closed loops of He gas to enhance the net thermal efficiency of the whole engine as well as to lower the temperature of the exhaust gas, and further to have the effect of reducing the amount of exhaust gas resulting from a decreased number of fire cylinders being used. | |
