Patents by Inventor Mike L.P. FONTAINE

Mike L.P. FONTAINE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • ROTARY INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH EXHAUST PURGE
    Publication number: 20130028768
    Abstract: In one aspect, described is a rotary engine having a purge port located rearwardly of the inlet port and forwardly of the exhaust port along a direction of the revolutions of the rotor, the purge port being in communication with the exhaust port through each of the chambers along a respective portion of each revolution, and the inlet and outlet ports being relatively located such that a volumetric compression ratio of the engine is lower than a volumetric expansion ratio of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Mike L.P. FONTAINE, André Julien, Jean Thomassin