Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Piston thermal management in an opposed-piston engine
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Application No.: US15276671Application Date: 2016-09-26
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Publication No.: US10174713B2Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Eric P. Dion , Ryan G. Mackenzie
- Applicant: ACHATES POWER, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: ACHATES POWER, INC.
- Current Assignee: ACHATES POWER, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agent Terrance A. Meador; Julie J. Muyco
- Main IPC: F02F3/16
- IPC: F02F3/16 ; F02F3/22 ; F01P1/04 ; F16J1/00 ; F02F3/18 ; F02B75/28 ; F01P3/10 ; F01P3/06 ; F02F3/00

Abstract:
An opposed-piston engine includes pistons, each piston having an annular cavity in the piston's sidewall and positioned between its crown and ring grooves to block transfer of heat from the crown to the piston body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170009700A1 PISTON THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN AN OPPOSED-PISTON ENGINE Public/Granted day:2017-01-12
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