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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:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hironao Takahashi, Iwata, JP;
Masaki Yoshikawa, Iwata, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1231922 ; 123 906 ; 74567 ;
Abstract
Two embodiments of overhead camshaft internal combustion engines wherein the camshafts are provided with cutouts in the area adjacent the cam lobes so as to keep the center of gravity in the lobed area closer to the rotational axis of the camshaft and also to improve balance and reduce vibration.