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Twin combustion chamber spherical engine

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-03-30
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Granted: 1964-11-10
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Expires: 1981-03-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Lloyd E Miller

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 20:58
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01C; F01C9/00; F01C9/005; F02; F02B; F02B53/00; F02B2730/00; F02B2730/01; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 165 words
IN COMBINATION, A GENERALLY SPHERICAL HOUSING, AN INTERCONNECTED ROTOR AND NUTATOR ROTATIVELY DISPOSED IN SAID HOUSING AND EACH HAVING THEREON A PAIR OF WORKING SURFACES, OPPOSED WORKING SURFACES ON SAID ROTOR AND NUTATOR DEFINING WITH AN INTERNAL SPHERICAL PORTION OF SAID HOUSING A PAIR OF CHAMBERS WHOSE VOLUMES CHANGE SUBSTANTIALLY AND IN OPPOSITE PHASE DURING ROTATION OF ROTOR AND NUTATOR WITH RESPECT TO SAID HOUSING, SAID NUTATOR UNDERGOING NUTATIVE MOTION DURING ITS ROTATION, WITH ITS WORKING SURFACES ALTERNATELY MOVING TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE RESPECTIVE WORKING SURFACES OF THE ROTOR, THEREBY TO BRING ABOUT SAID VOLUME CHANGES, SAID NUTATOR BEING PROVIDED WITH A LOAD-BEARING SURFACE DISPOSED ABOUT ITS PERIPHERY, A FIRST SUBSTANTIALLY CIRCULAR TRACK DISPOSED ABOUT A PORTION OF THE INTERIOR OF SAID HOUSING, WITH WHICH SAID LOAD-BEARING SURFACE IS IN CONTINUOUS CONTACT DURING ROTATION OF SAID NUTATOR, AN UPSTANDING MEMBER SUBSTANTIALLY CENTRALLY DISPOSED WITH RESPECT TO SAID FIRST TRACK, A SECOND TRACK DISPOSED ABOUT THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID UPSTANDING MEMBER, A TRACK-CONTACTING MEMBER
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 165 words
IN COMBINATION, A GENERALLY SPHERICAL HOUSING, AN INTERCONNECTED ROTOR AND NUTATOR ROTATIVELY DISPOSED IN SAID HOUSING AND EACH HAVING THEREON A PAIR OF WORKING SURFACES, OPPOSED WORKING SURFACES ON SAID ROTOR AND NUTATOR DEFINING WITH AN INTERNAL SPHERICAL PORTION OF SAID HOUSING A PAIR OF CHAMBERS WHOSE VOLUMES CHANGE SUBSTANTIALLY AND IN OPPOSITE PHASE DURING ROTATION OF ROTOR AND NUTATOR WITH RESPECT TO SAID HOUSING, SAID NUTATOR UNDERGOING NUTATIVE MOTION DURING ITS ROTATION, WITH ITS WORKING SURFACES ALTERNATELY MOVING TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE RESPECTIVE WORKING SURFACES OF THE ROTOR, THEREBY TO BRING ABOUT SAID VOLUME CHANGES, SAID NUTATOR BEING PROVIDED WITH A LOAD-BEARING SURFACE DISPOSED ABOUT ITS PERIPHERY, A FIRST SUBSTANTIALLY CIRCULAR TRACK DISPOSED ABOUT A PORTION OF THE INTERIOR OF SAID HOUSING, WITH WHICH SAID LOAD-BEARING SURFACE IS IN CONTINUOUS CONTACT DURING ROTATION OF SAID NUTATOR, AN UPSTANDING MEMBER SUBSTANTIALLY CENTRALLY DISPOSED WITH RESPECT TO SAID FIRST TRACK, A SECOND TRACK DISPOSED ABOUT THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID UPSTANDING MEMBER, A TRACK-CONTACTING MEMBER

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-11-10 1968-05-11 1968-11-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-11-10 1972-05-11 1972-11-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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