Patents by Inventor Ronald W. Satz

Ronald W. Satz 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 hot gas regenerative engine
    Patent number: 4009573
    Abstract: A rotary positive displacement, hot gas regenerative engine having at least two cylindrical rotors, each of which is disposed within an elliptical stator. The longitudinal axis of one rotor is in registration with the longitudinal axis of the other rotor. The longitudinal axis of one stator is offset from and is in spaced parallel relationship with the longitudinal axis of the other stator. The longitudinal axes of the rotors are in spaced parallel relationship with the longitudinal axes of the stators. The rotors, which are mounted on a common shaft, are provided with a plurality of radially extending slidable vanes that form a plurality of expansion chambers and a plurality of compression chambers in each rotor-stator pair. The longitudinal axis of the rotor in each rotor-stator pair is offset from the longitudinal axis of the stator of that rotor-stator pair so that the volume of the expansion chambers is greater than the volume of the compression chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1974
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1977
    Assignee: Transpower Corporation
    Inventor: Ronald W. Satz