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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:
Nov. 04, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1996
Harold L Hull, Sparks, NV (US);
Cathy D Santa Cruz, Sparks, NV (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a unique piston and rod assembly which easily replaces an existing prior art piston and rod assembly, as found within any typical internal combustion engine. The present invention teaches a unique design which incorporates therein, a rack and pinion as the means to moveably attach the top end of the rod to the piston with a slider mechanism to keep the rack and pinion in close tolerance with each other. The horizontal travel of the crank shaft and the rod journal cause a rocking motion at the junction of the rod and piston, which causes the piston to rise and fall after top-dead-center (T.D.C.), and after bottom-dead-center (B.D.C.), thus producing numerous advantages, including less emissions, less fuel consumption, greater power, greater torque, etc.