Patents by Inventor Oldric J. La Bell, Jr.

Oldric J. La Bell, Jr. 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 combustion engine with oppositely rotating discs
    Patent number: 5404850
    Abstract: A rotary internal combustion engine including a rotatable drive shaft, a first rotatable disc secured to and rotatable with the drive shaft, a second disc rotatably disposed through a geared connection about the drive shaft for opposite rotation relative to the first disc; and a fixed partition rotatably receiving the drive shaft and being sandwiched between the first and second rotatable discs. Each of the first and second rotatable discs are provided with annular channels facing, and closed by the partition. Dams are provided on the partition faces to close and divide the annular channels in each of the rotatable discs into a pair of arcuate chambers. A pair of vanes are retractably disposed in spaced relationship within each annular chamber, dividing the arcuate chambers into separate intake/compression and combustion/exhaust chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Inventor: Oldric J. La Bell, Jr.