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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Achates Power, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin B. Fuqua, San Diego, CA (US);
Iain J. Read, Warren, MI (US);
Assignee:
Achates Power, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 13/06 (2006.01); F02B 25/08 (2006.01); F02D 13/04 (2006.01); F02D 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 25/08 (2013.01); F02D 13/04 (2013.01); F02D 21/08 (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.