Patents by Inventor Stephen R. Cakebread

Stephen R. Cakebread 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).

  • Publication number: 20120298083
    Abstract: A two-stroke internal combustion engine is provided. The two-stroke engine can be integrated into a variety of devices, including for example unmanned aerial vehicles, and can operate on heavy fuels including JP-5 and JP-8, for example. In some embodiments, engine can include a crankshaft including first and second main shaft portions interconnected by an offset crank web. The offset crank web can include opposing end portions that are offset from each other and define spaced apart centerlines generally perpendicular to and coplanar with the crankshaft centerline. In other embodiments, the engine can provide improvements in engine cooling, engine exhaust, lubrication delivery, engine mounting, engine fuel delivery and propeller attachment, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: RICARDO, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Howell, Stephen R. Cakebread, Todd W. Richardson, Jeffrey M. Brueckheimer