US 11,988,135 B2
Cleaner, more efficient engines
Ronald A. Holland, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by Ronald A. Holland, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/232,102.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/397,159, filed on Aug. 11, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0052777 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. F02B 75/32 (2006.01); F02B 75/02 (2006.01)
CPC F02B 75/32 (2013.01) [F02B 75/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A thermodynamic cycle of operation of internal combustion engines, the improvement comprising:
coupling at least one piston to at least one crankshaft by at least one follower fixedly attached to the at least one piston and translating with the at least one piston;
the at least one follower in intimate contact with the at least one crankshaft converting rotation of the at least one crankshaft to linear motion of the at least one piston; and
the cooperation of the at least one crankshaft and the at least one follower holding the at least one piston at or near End of Stroke (EOS) longer than a convention internal combustion engine.