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US 2014/0182534 A1Published application
Circulating Piston Engine
AssigneeWB Development Company, LLC
InventorsWalter T. Bonin, Glenn A. Jordan
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Abstract
An engine, such as a circulating piston engine, includes a housing that defines an annular bore, a piston assembly, and a valve. The piston assembly is disposed within the annular bore and is configured to be coupled to a drive mechanism. The valve is configured to be intermittently disposed within the annular bore to define a combustion chamber relative to the piston assembly.
Claims18
An engine, comprising:
- a housing defining an annular bore;
- a piston assembly disposed within the annular bore, the piston assembly configured to be coupled to a drive mechanism;
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- a valve configured to be moveably disposed within the annular bore between a first position to allow the piston assembly to travel within the annular bore from a first location proximate to the valve to a second location distal to the valve and a second position to define a combustion chamber relative to the piston assembly at the second location.
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