Abstract: A process for burning a carbonaceous fuel is disclosed. This process involves the steps of providing a combustion chamber equipped with a spark gap, introducing the fuel into the chamber, providing a high-energy a.c. wave, and connecting the wave to one of the electrodes of the spark gap.The alternating current wave used in the combustion process of this invention has a peak voltage of from 25,000 to 200,000 volts, a frequency of from 8,000 to 80,000 herz, and an energy of at least 600,000,000 volt-herz. The use of this wave creates an arc across the electrodes of the spark gap, thereby facilitating the combustion of the fuel.

Abstract: The engine is of the continuous combustion type having two multiple piston banks separated by a centrally disposed undulating spider drive member operated from the piston action and adapted to drive the output power shaft of the engine. The engine comprises a water-jacketed block defining preferably eight cylinders in each bank for receiving eight pistons in each bank. Aligned pistons of respective banks are interconnected in a linear non-rotatable arrangement with the spider drive member. The spider drive member is continuously skewed to the output shaft, includes bearing means and operates on an eccentric basis driven from the piston connecting rods on a timed basis. The output power shaft supports a rotor defining valving ports including upper and lower intake ports and a transfer port. The gas-air carburization occurs within the rotor with the use of a porous medium.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a plurality of cylinders each containing a reciprocative piston connected to an output rotary power shaft. The cylinders communicate with a common fuel chamber sequentially through a rotary distribution valve driven by the output power shaft.Starting of the engine is achieved by delivering gaseous fluid to the fuel chamber and thence through the distribution valve to a cylinder under pressure sufficient to drive the piston inward in a power stroke. Combustible fuel is delivered to the fuel chamber at a pressure greater than cylinder combustion pressure, and combustion air is delivered to each cylinder from a source of external air under pressure through an inlet port which is opened and closed by the associated piston adjacent the bottom of the stroke thereof.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine comprising a gaseous ignition system which employs a high temperature and high pressure gaseous mixture obtained by decomposing hydrogen peroxide.

Abstract: An ignition system for internal combustion engines comprises a spark plug located remote from the combustion chamber, a metering pump which supplies a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen gases to the remote spark plug and a capillary-like tube for projecting an explosive flame front, created by the ignition of the hydrogen and oxygen gases, into the combustion chamber to ignite a vaporized fuel-air mixture.