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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2004
Applicant:
Peter Hofbauer, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Inventor:
Peter Hofbauer, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Propulsion Technologies, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 71/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide an opposed piston, opposed cylinder (OPOC) internal combustion engine. The OPOC engine comprises two cylinders opposed at 180 degrees. A linking element connects two outer pistons so that they move in tandem. A central piston is disposed between and moves in opposition to the outer pistons. The linking element is adapted to drive secondary mechanisms in accordance with embodiments of a drive shaft, electric generator, hydraulic pump, pneumatic pump, and gear-driven mechanisms, among others.