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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2011
James Lockshaw, Paso Robles, CA (US);
Joseph Gerondale, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
James Lockshaw, Paso Robles, CA (US);
Joseph Gerondale, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A combustible fluid-operated orbital engine having sets of cooperating cylinder and piston members with respective parallel axes of rotation. Respective cylinder and piston carrier wheels with respective axes of rotation parallel to the piston/cylinder axes of rotation carrying the pistons/cylinders circularly and orbitally and at all times in opposed relation on a common longitudinal axis along intersecting counter paths. Respective gearing structures or belts/sprockets supported by the cylinder and piston carrier wheels rotate the pistons/cylinders counter to their circular motion direction to maintain their opposed relation for their periodic interfittment when their respective paths intersect. A combustible fluid supply is provided to the cylinder member for combustion coincident with the periodic interfittment in engine operating relation. The pistons/cylinders may include ceramic material. The compression sealing system is located in the entry of each cylinder rather than being connected to the piston.