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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 1987
Filed:
Jun. 19, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dieter Grabbe, Hamburg, DE;
Assignee:
Societe d'Etudes de Machines Thermiques, Saint Denis, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1231 / ; 60625 ;
Abstract
Starting method for an internal combustion engine at least one cylinder whereof is equipped with a starting valve connected to a source of compressed fluid, said fluid being introduced into the cylinder or cylinders when the pistons are in the combustion phase of the engine cycle, whereby the opening lead of the exhaust valve or valves of each cylinder equipped with a starting valve is temporarily reduced to improve utilization of the energy contained in the starting fluid.