Patents
US 9624772 B2: Internal combustion engine with gear-driven crankshaft
- Granted
- 2017-04-18
- Filed
- 2010-09-21 application 13497523
- Type
- Utility · 45 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder block defining a cylinder and a crankshaft rotatably received by the cylinder block. The crankshaft includes a crankshaft gear and is configured to rotate along a longitudinal axis of the crankshaft. The engine further includes a piston configured to reciprocate within the cylinder between spaced stroke termination points defining a stroke of the piston. The engine also includes a connecting rod operably coupled to the piston. The connecting rod includes a gear configured to engage the crankshaft gear, wherein the crankshaft gear and the gear of the connecting rod are configured to engage one another, such that as the piston travels within the cylinder, the connecting rod rotates the crankshaft via engagement between the crankshaft gear and the gear of the connecting rod.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170418.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| F01B | Machines or engines, in general or of positive-displacement type, e.g. steam engines | F01B9/08 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F16C | Shafts; flexible shafts; elements or crankshaft mechanisms; rotary bodies other than gearing elements; bearings | F16C3/06 | 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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