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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2006
Benjamin H. Tour, San Diego, CA (US);
Benjamin H. Tour, San Diego, CA (US);
Tour Engine, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A Dual Piston Cycle Engine utilizes a unique dual piston apparatus that includes: a first cylinder housing a first piston therein; a second cylinder thermally isolated from the first cylinder and housing a second piston therein; an intake valve coupled to the first cylinder for allowing a fuel mixture to enter into the first cylinder; an exhaust valve coupled to the second cylinder for allowing an exhaust gas to exit the second cylinder; and an interstage valve that couples an internal chamber of the first cylinder to an internal chamber of the second cylinder and configured to minimize dead space between the first and second cylinders, wherein the first piston performs only intake and compression strokes and the second piston performs only combustion and exhaust strokes and the first and second cylinders are thermally isolated from one another.