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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2012
Applicants:
Kevin B. Fuqua, San Diego, CA (US);
Iain J. L. Read, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin B. Fuqua, San Diego, CA (US);
Iain J. L. Read, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Achates Power, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 25/08 (2006.01); F01L 13/06 (2006.01); F01L 1/38 (2006.01); F02B 75/28 (2006.01); F02D 13/04 (2006.01); F01L 9/02 (2006.01); F02B 29/04 (2006.01); F02B 33/38 (2006.01); F02B 37/04 (2006.01); F02B 75/02 (2006.01); F02M 25/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 13/06 (2013.01); F01L 1/38 (2013.01); F02B 25/08 (2013.01); F02B 75/282 (2013.01); F02D 13/04 (2013.01); F01L 9/02 (2013.01); F01L 2101/00 (2013.01); F02B 29/0406 (2013.01); F02B 33/38 (2013.01); F02B 37/04 (2013.01); F02B 2075/025 (2013.01); F02B 2275/14 (2013.01); F02M 25/0715 (2013.01); Y02T 10/123 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a two-stroke opposed-piston engine, a ported cylinder with a pair of opposed pistons is equipped with an engine brake including an engine braking valve that can be opened to release air from the cylinder as the pistons cycle between BDC and TDC positions.