David P Branyon

6834636, Dec 28, 2004

Apr 29, 2003

10/426547

Charles Russell Thomas - Covington LA
Bret R. Hauser - Flower Mound TX
David P. Branyon - San Antonio TX

Thomas Engine Company - Covington LA

F02B 5700

123241, 123 43 A, 123 43 AA, 123 78 A

An internal combustion barrel engine includes an engine housing with a first and second end. An elongated power shaft is longitudinally disposed in the engine housing and defines a longitudinal axis. A combustion cylinder and a guide cylinder are spaced apart and disposed on a common cylinder axis that is generally parallel to the central axis. The cylinders each have an inner end and an outer end, with the inner ends being closer to each other. The outer end of the combustion cylinder is closed. An intake system is operable to introduce a mixture of air and/or fuel into the combustion cylinder. A track is supported between the inner ends of the cylinders and has an undulating cam surface. The track is moveable such that the portion of the cam surface most directly between the cylinders undulates toward and away from the inner end of the combustion cylinder. A double-ended piston includes a combustion end disposed in the combustion cylinder so as to define a combustion chamber between the combustion end and the closed end of the combustion cylinder. A guide end is disposed in the guide cylinder.

6948310, Sep 27, 2005

Oct 1, 2002

10/261128

Andrew C. Matheaus - San Antonio TX, US
David P. Branyon - San Antonio TX, US
Rudolf H Stanglmaier - San Antonio TX, US
Lee G. Dodge - San Antonio TX, US
Daniel W. Stewart - Helotes TX, US

F01N003/00

60285, 60274, 60300

A method for controlling the temperature and/or space velocity of exhaust gas passing through an aftertreatment device disposed in the exhaust system of a diesel engine provides an optimal environment for efficient conversion of NOx and undesirable emissions during transient and steady state engine operation. The method includes controlling intake and/or exhaust valve timing, either singly or in combination with fuel injection timing and selective individual cylinder cutout, in response to sensed engine operating parameters.

6952923, Oct 11, 2005

Jun 9, 2004

10/864748

David P. Branyon - San Antonio TX, US
Jeremy D. Eubanks - San Antonio TX, US

F02G001/00
F02B033/22

60597, 123 70 R

An engine has a crankshaft, rotating about a crankshaft axis of the engine. An expansion piston is slidably received within an expansion cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the expansion piston reciprocates through an expansion stroke and an exhaust stroke of a four stroke cycle during a single rotation of the crankshaft. A compression piston is slidably received within a compression cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the compression piston reciprocates through an intake stroke and a compression stroke of the same four stroke cycle during the same rotation of the crankshaft. A ratio of cylinder volumes from BDC to TDC for either one of the expansion cylinder and compression cylinder is substantially 20 to 1 or greater.

6986329, Jan 17, 2006

Jul 20, 2004

10/895216

Salvatore C. Scuderi - Westfield MA, US
David P. Branyon - San Antonio TX, US

F02B 33/22

123 70R

An engine includes a crankshaft having a crank throw, the crankshaft rotating about a crankshaft axis. A compression piston is slidably received within a compression cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the compression piston reciprocates through an intake stroke and a compression stroke of a four stroke cycle during a single rotation of the crankshaft. An expansion piston is slidably received within an expansion cylinder. A connecting rod is pivotally connected to the expansion piston. A mechanical linkage rotationally connects the crank throw to the connecting rod about a connecting rod/crank throw axis such that the expansion piston reciprocates through an expansion stroke and an exhaust stroke of the four stroke cycle during the same rotation of the crankshaft. A non-circular path is established by the mechanical linkage which the connecting rod/crank throw axis travels around the crankshaft axis.

7121236, Oct 17, 2006

Sep 6, 2005

11/220047

Salvatore C. Scuderi - Westfield MA, US
David P. Branyon - San Antonio TX, US

F02B 33/02

123 70R

A method for decelerating an expansion piston of an engine is presented. The engine includes an expansion piston slidably received within an expansion cylinder and operatively connected to a crankshaft such that the expansion piston reciprocates through an expansion stroke and an exhaust stroke of a four stroke cycle during a single rotation of the crankshaft. A compression piston is slidably received within a compression cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the compression piston reciprocates through an intake stroke and a compression stroke of the same four stroke cycle during the same rotation of the crankshaft. The method includes accelerating the expansion piston during the expansion stroke from the expansion piston's top dead center position, and decelerating the expansion piston during at least a portion of the expansion stroke crank angle interval between 0 degrees and 60 degrees after top dead center.

7464673, Dec 16, 2008

Aug 14, 2006

11/503846

Charles Russell Thomas - Covington LA, US
Bret R. Hauser - Flower Mound TX, US
David P. Branyon - San Antonio TX, US

Thomas Engine Company, LLC - Boulder CO

F02B 75/18
F02B 75/26
F01B 3/00

123 568, 123 561, 123 43 A, 123 43 AA

An internal combustion barrel engine includes an engine housing and an elongated power shaft. A combustion cylinder and a guide cylinder are spaced apart and disposed on a common cylinder axis. A double-ended piston includes a combustion end disposed in the combustion cylinder so as to define a combustion chamber between the combustion end and the closed end of the combustion cylinder. A guide end is disposed in the guide cylinder. Combustion occurs only in the combustion cylinder and does not occur in the guide cylinder.

7588001, Sep 15, 2009

Aug 4, 2005

11/197999

David P. Branyon - San Antonio TX, US
Jeremy D. Eubanks - San Antonio TX, US

Scuderi Group, LLC - West Springfield MA

F02B 33/22

123 70R, 123 531, 123 535

An engine has a crankshaft, rotating about a crankshaft axis of the engine. An expansion piston is slidably received within an expansion cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the expansion piston reciprocates through an expansion stroke and an exhaust stroke of a four stroke cycle during a single rotation of the crankshaft. A compression piston is slidably received within a compression cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the compression piston reciprocates through an intake stroke and a compression stroke of the same four stroke cycle during the same rotation of the crankshaft. A ratio of cylinder volumes from BDC to TDC for either one of the expansion cylinder and compression cylinder is fixed at substantially 26 to 1 or greater.

7810459, Oct 12, 2010

Feb 5, 2009

12/322676

David P. Branyon - San Antonio TX, US
Jeremy D. Eubanks - San Antonio TX, US

Scuderi Group, LLC - West Springfield MA

F02B 75/18

123 70R, 1231971, 1231974, 123 531

An engine has a crankshaft, rotating about a crankshaft axis of the engine. An expansion piston is slidably received within an expansion cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the expansion piston reciprocates through an expansion stroke and an exhaust stroke of a four stroke cycle during a single rotation of the crankshaft. A compression piston is slidably received within a compression cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the compression piston reciprocates through an intake stroke and a compression stroke of the same four stroke cycle during the same rotation of the crankshaft. A ratio of cylinder volumes from BDC to TDC for either one of the expansion cylinder and compression cylinder is fixed at substantially 26 to 1 or greater.