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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. 02, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2004
Applicants:
James U. Lemke, San Diego, CA (US);
William B. Mchargue, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
James U. Lemke, San Diego, CA (US);
William B. McHargue, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Achates Power, LLC, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 3/08 (2006.01); F01P 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a two-cycle, opposed-piston internal combustion engine with optimized cooling and no engine block, the opposed pistons are coupled to a pair of crankshafts by connecting rods that are subject to substantially tensile forces acting between the pistons and the crankshafts.