Patents
US 9046126 B2: Internal combustion engine with mechanically-affected stroke
- Granted
- 2015-06-02
- Filed
- 2011-12-12 application 13323308
- Type
- Utility · 56 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A connecting rod for an engine may include a sleeve portion having a distal end including a distal aperture configured to be coupled to a piston, and a rod portion having a proximal end including a proximal aperture configured to be coupled to a crankshaft. The rod portion may be configured to reciprocate in the sleeve portion, such that a distance between a center of the proximal aperture and a center of the distal aperture is variable. An engine may include the connecting rod, a power train may include the engine, and a vehicle may include the power train.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg150602.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkins IP, LLC 21 patents | US company or organization | New Albany, IN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry C. Wilkins | Jacksonville, FL | 20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16C | Shafts; flexible shafts; elements or crankshaft mechanisms; rotary bodies other than gearing elements; bearings | F16C7/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-29 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the application number 13/687,153 number should be 13/687,513 previously recorded at reel: 032744 frame: 0885. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment. | WILKINS, LARRY C. signed 2013-12-20 | WILKINS IP, LLC NEW ALBANY, IN | 40713/330 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2014-04-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WILKINS, LARRY C. signed 2013-12-20 | WILKINS IP, LLC NEW ALBANY, IN | 32744/885 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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