Prime Mover Assemblies and Methods
AssigneeRegi U.S., Inc.
InventorsJohn Robertson, Paul Porter
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Abstract
Prime movers are provided that can include: a pair of cylindrical members about a center rod, a fixed member about the center rod between the pair of cylindrical members; wherein the pair of cylindrical members rotate with the center rod in relation to the fixed member; a housing extending between the cylindrical members; and a plurality of chambers between the opposing bases of the cylindrical members and the fixed member. Methods for rotating members in relation to a fixed member are also provided. The methods can include rotating a pair of cylindrical members in relation to a fixed member about a center rod along a shared axis within a housing extending between the pair of cylindrical members.
Claims16
A prime mover comprising:
- a pair of cylindrical members about a center rod aligned along a central axis of the cylindrical members, each of the cylindrical members defining first outer sidewalls and first opposing bases, one of the first opposing bases of one member opposing one of the first opposing bases of the other member,
- a fixed member about the center rod between the pair of cylindrical members aligned along the axis of the fixed member, the fixed member defining second outer sidewalls and second opposing bases;
- wherein the pair of cylindrical members rotate with the center rod in relation to the fixed member and wherein each of the bases of the fixed member opposes a separate base of the cylindrical member;
- a housing extending between the cylindrical members;
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- a plurality of chambers between the opposing bases of the cylindrical members and the fixed member.
A method for rotating members in relation to a fixed member, the method comprising:
- rotating a pair of cylindrical members in relation to a fixed member about a center rod along a shared axis within a housing extending between the pair of cylindrical members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.