EP1893856A4 - Piston assembly for barrel engine - Google Patents

Piston assembly for barrel engine

Info

Publication number: EP1893856A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: piston assembly; barrel engine; barrel; engine; piston
Prior art date: 2005-06-09
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP06772905A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1893856A2 (en

Inventor

Randall Gaiser

Michael Hold

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Thomas Engine Co LLC

Original Assignee

Thomas Engine Co LLC

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2005-06-09

Filing date

2006-06-09

Publication date

2011-08-24

2006-06-09 Application filed by Thomas Engine Co LLC filed Critical Thomas Engine Co LLC

2008-03-05 Publication of EP1893856A2 publication Critical patent/EP1893856A2/en

2011-08-24 Publication of EP1893856A4 publication Critical patent/EP1893856A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
- F02B75/00—Other engines
- F02B75/26—Engines with cylinder axes coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main-shaft axis; Engines with cylinder axes arranged substantially tangentially to a circle centred on main-shaft axis
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01B—MACHINES OR ENGINES, IN GENERAL OR OF POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT TYPE, e.g. STEAM ENGINES
- F01B3/00—Reciprocating-piston machines or engines with cylinder axes coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis
- F01B3/0002—Reciprocating-piston machines or engines with cylinder axes coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis having stationary cylinders
- F01B3/0005—Reciprocating-piston machines or engines with cylinder axes coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis having stationary cylinders having two or more sets of cylinders or pistons
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01B—MACHINES OR ENGINES, IN GENERAL OR OF POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT TYPE, e.g. STEAM ENGINES
- F01B3/00—Reciprocating-piston machines or engines with cylinder axes coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis
- F01B3/0082—Details
- F01B3/0085—Pistons
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01B—MACHINES OR ENGINES, IN GENERAL OR OF POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT TYPE, e.g. STEAM ENGINES
- F01B3/00—Reciprocating-piston machines or engines with cylinder axes coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis
- F01B3/0082—Details
- F01B3/0085—Pistons
- F01B3/0088—Piston shoe retaining means

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
Pistons, Piston Rings, And Cylinders (AREA)
Cylinder Crankcases Of Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)

EP06772905A 2005-06-09 2006-06-09 Piston assembly for barrel engine Withdrawn EP1893856A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US68883105P	2005-06-09	2005-06-09
US77372906P	2006-02-15	2006-02-15
US44924506A	2006-06-08	2006-06-08
PCT/US2006/022795 WO2006133452A2 (en)	2005-06-09	2006-06-09	Piston assembly for barrel engine

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1893856A2 EP1893856A2 (en)	2008-03-05
EP1893856A4 true EP1893856A4 (en)	2011-08-24

Family

ID=37499175

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP06772905A Withdrawn EP1893856A4 (en)	2005-06-09	2006-06-09	Piston assembly for barrel engine

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1893856A4 (en)
JP (1)	JP4903200B2 (en)
WO (1)	WO2006133452A2 (en)

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2006
- 2006-06-09 EP EP06772905A patent/EP1893856A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2006-06-09 JP JP2008516021A patent/JP4903200B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2006-06-09 WO PCT/US2006/022795 patent/WO2006133452A2/en active Application Filing

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US2118804A (en) *	1932-10-24	1938-05-31	Gunnar E Andersen	Internal combustion engine
USRE30565E (en) *	1979-03-26	1981-04-07	Kristiansen Cycle Engines Ltd.	Internal combustion engine and operating cycle
US4553508A (en) *	1981-04-27	1985-11-19	Stinebaugh Donald E	Internal combustion engine
DE3408447A1 (en) *	1984-03-08	1985-09-12	Reinhold Dipl.-Hdl. 7590 Achern Starck	Drive-shaft-controlled engine with sinusoidal power transmission surfaces

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO2006133452A3 (en)	2007-12-21
EP1893856A2 (en)	2008-03-05
JP2008544129A (en)	2008-12-04
JP4903200B2 (en)	2012-03-28
WO2006133452A2 (en)	2006-12-14

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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2008-02-01	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2008-03-05	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20080108
2008-03-05	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
2008-03-05	AX	Request for extension of the european patent	Extension state: AL BA HR MK YU
2008-04-09	RAP1	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)	Owner name: THOMAS ENGINE COMPANY, LLC
2008-04-09	RAX	Requested extension states of the european patent have changed	Extension state: RS Extension state: MK Extension state: HR Extension state: BA Extension state: AL
2008-09-17	DAX	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
2011-08-24	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20110727
2011-08-24	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Ipc: F01B 3/00 20060101ALI20110721BHEP Ipc: F02B 75/26 20060101ALI20110721BHEP Ipc: F01B 3/04 20060101ALI20110721BHEP Ipc: F02B 75/18 20060101AFI20110721BHEP
2012-08-10	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2012-09-12	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20120228