Two-part stationary ring for devices having pistons

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9541198
APP PUB NO 20140298984A1
SERIAL NO

14244925

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In some two-stroke engines, a stationary ring is disposed in a groove in the cylinder liner. However, it is a challenge to install such a stationary ring while maintaining a narrow gap to minimize gas flow through the gap. A ring system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed that includes an L-shaped, split ring with a reentrant angle and a nested, split ring with a convex quadrilateral cross section nested with the L-shaped ring proximate the reentrant angle. The two rings are affixed so that the two gaps of the split rings cannot align. Or, in other embodiments, the two are allowed to rotate relative to each other over a predetermined angle.

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ACHATES POWER INC4060 SORRENTO VALLEY BOULEVARD SAN DIEGO CA 92121

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brehob, Diana Dearborn, US 16 273
Hofbauer, Peter West Bloomfield, US 100 1831

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