Internal-combustion engines – Four-cycle
Patent
1995-05-17
1998-10-13
Okonsky, David A.
Internal-combustion engines
Four-cycle
123 1R, 123200, 123 46R, 123 65R, F02B 7502
Patent
active
058197028
ABSTRACT:
The efficiency of a vehicle having a body and a reciprocating piston four-stroke internal combustion engine is increased substantially by greatly reducing the size of the engine relative to the weight of the body. The great reduction in engine size relative to the weight of the body causes the engine to operate in a much more efficient range during almost all of the time of its operation. Peak power needs are satisfied by turbocharging and varying the compression ratio.
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NGV Technologies, Inc.
Okonsky David A.
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