Abstract: A rotary device has a housing with an elliptical inside surface surrounding an elliptical rotor. Vane and seal assemblies on the rotor and housing are controlled with cam and linkages to provide positive effective gas seals between the housing and rotor. A slack adjuster maintains lateral sealing relationships between the housing vale and seal assemblies and opposite side walls of the housing.

Abstract: A head for an internal combustion engine has a rotary valve for controlling intake and exhaust gas from the combustion chamber of a piston-type internal combustion engine. The valve has a continuous ceramic sleeve having an intake port, an exhaust port, and ignition hole. Rotatably disposed within the sleeve is a rotatable ceramic ring having a valving port open to the combustion chamber. The sleeve is rotatable by a driven body to sequentially align the valving port with the intake port, ignition hole, and exhaust port during the operation of the engine.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine having a cylinder bore providing a combustion chamber, and a piston located in the cylinder bore. A head mounted on the cylinder has concentric intake and exhaust valves operable to control the flow of gas into and out of the combustion chamber.

Abstract: A control unit receiving fluid under pressure discharges the fluid in a pulsed manner to a receiver. The control unit has a rotatable sleeve accommodating an axially movable piston. The sleeve and piston have cooperating openings and grooves that control the pulsed flow of fluid from the control unit. The operating position of the piston responds to the pressure of the fluid on the piston and the relative angular orientation of the piston to the fluid discharge openings in the sleeve.