Patents by Inventor Ty Lord

Ty Lord 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 synchronous charge trapping
    Patent number: 8997701
    Abstract: An exemplary two-stroke internal combustion engine can comprise one or more cylinders comprising exhaust ports, one or more pistons configured to cyclically cover and uncover the exhaust ports during reciprocation of the pistons within the cylinders, and one or more rotary exhaust valves associated with each exhaust port. The exhaust valves can be configured to rotate around a valve axis that is substantially parallel to an axis of rotation of a crank shaft of the engine. Each exhaust valve at least partially obstructs the associated exhaust port during a portion of the exhaust valve's rotation about the valve axis while the associated exhaust port is at least partially uncovered by the associated piston, thereby trapping fresh charge within the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: University of Idaho
    Inventors: Andrew Hooper, Coleman Bode, Alexander Fuhrman, Ty Lord
  • ROTARY SYNCHRONOUS CHARGE TRAPPING
    Publication number: 20130327306
    Abstract: An exemplary two-stroke internal combustion engine can comprise one or more cylinders comprising exhaust ports, one or more pistons configured to cyclically cover and uncover the exhaust ports during reciprocation of the pistons within the cylinders, and one or more rotary exhaust valves associated with each exhaust port. The exhaust valves can be configured to rotate around a valve axis that is substantially parallel to an axis of rotation of a crank shaft of the engine. Each exhaust valve at least partially obstructs the associated exhaust port during a portion of the exhaust valve's rotation about the valve axis while the associated exhaust port is at least partially uncovered by the associated piston, thereby trapping fresh charge within the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
    Inventors: Andrew Hooper, Coleman Bode, Alexander Fuhrman, Ty Lord