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US 10,590,883 B2Granted
Parabolic combustion engine
OwnerRichard William Condoninventor
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Abstract
A cylinder for an internal combustion engine comprising at least one combustion chamber and a squish area disposed at or around a base of the at least one combustion chamber, wherein the at least one combustion chamber comprises a paraboloidal cavity.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a cylinder having at least one combustion chamber and a squish area having a non-zero squish angle disposed at or around a base of the at least one combustion chamber;
- wherein the at least one combustion chamber comprises a paraboloidal cavity having an axis of symmetry;
- wherein the cylinder has a squish ratio greater than or equal to 0.5;
- and
- wherein the cylinder is adapted to position an electrode of a sparkplug at or near a focal point of the paraboloidal cavity.
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A method of making a cylinder for an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- forming a cylinder comprising at least one combustion chamber having a paraboloidal cavity and a squish area having a non-zero squish angle disposed at or around a base of the at least one combustion chamber;
- adapting the cylinder to include a sparkplug port, whereby an electrode of a sparkplug may be positioned at or near a focal point of the paraboloidal cavity via the sparkplug port;
- wherein the cylinder has a squish ratio greater than or equal to 0.5.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.