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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:
Jul. 27, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
John E Lambert, Dublin, OH (US);
David W Procknow, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
David A Trayser, Plain City, OH (US);
Assignee:
Gas Research Institute, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123661 ; 123667 ; 1231935 ;
Abstract
A small bore internal combustion engine our-stroke operating cycle which is adapted to function with natural gas and other gaseous fuels and which is particularly useful with residential heat pump assemblies with maximum life expectancy, high thermal efficiency, and low exhaust gas emissions, wherein provision is made for assembling the engine in a compact heat pump system with a low operating noise level and an extended engine maintenance interval.