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Revolution Engine Technologies Pty Limited (a wholly
owned subsidiary of Revetec Limited) holds patents or
has made patent applications for the CCE design in 28
countries, including the United States of America,
Europe (multiple Countries), Australia, China, the
United Kingdom and Japan. The beneficial ownership of
the patents and patent applications was assigned to
Revetec on 14 September 2005.
Country
Number
Australia
693714
Canada
2261596
China
96195549.X
Europe
96922697.6
Hong Kong
99100377.5
Japan
Hei 9-506089
New Zealand 312052
Russia
2161712
Singapore
51300
South Korea 98-700359
United States
5992356
Vietnam
S19980148
US PATENT
U.S. Patent 5,992,356 "Opposed piston combustion engine
"; November 30, 1999; Howell-Smith; Bradley David (AU).
ABSTRACT
An engine comprises two counter rotating multilobate
cams which are acted upon by a pair of diametrically
opposed pistons which are rigidly interlinked by
connecting rods. Differential gearing is provided to
time the counter rotation of the cams. The following is
an examiner's statement of reasons for allowance: The
prior art fails to teach or fairly suggest the invention
as a whole including a shaft having a first multilobate
cam axially fixed to said shaft and an adjacent second
multilobate cam differentially geared to said first
multilobate cam for axial counter rotation about said
shaft, at least one pair of cylinders, the cylinders of
each pair being diametrically opposed with respect to
said shaft with said multilobate cams interposed
therebetween, and a piston in each said cylinder, said
pistons of a pair of cylinders being rigidly
interconnected.
A further PCT has been lodged on the "X" engine
configuration, which is now "Patent Pending".
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