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Title: Rotating head and piston engine

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6980082

This patent describes a rotary piston combustion engine. It comprises a housing means, an engine block housing a single toroidal bore, a piston carrier ring spaced outwardly along the entire perimeter of the toroidal bore with at least one finger extending inwardly for piston attachment, a power transfer cylinder, a power output shaft, an auxiliary shaft with driven gearing means meshing with the driving gearing means, a rotating head with windows for piston passage, a trapezoidal porting means in the engine block and in the rotating head, an exhaust port means.

Assignee:
NOV; NOV-92-045071; EDB-92-171449
Patent Number(s):
US 5131359; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-434005
OSTI ID:
6980082
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 9 Nov 1989
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English