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Circumferential piston compressor/pump/engine (CPC/CPP/CPE); circumferential piston machines

US7029241B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 28, 2003
Grant dateApr 18, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 28, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04B53/126
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rotary piston machine includes a first spheroidal element including pistons and/or cylinders and a second spheroidal element including pistons and/or cylinders, wherein the first element can move relative to the second element. The machine can be used as part of a pump, compressor, or engine.

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