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HYDRAULIC VALVE ACTUATION SYSTEM

Because there is only 1 intake and 1 exhaust cam in the patented Hydraulic Valve Actuation System, the valve actuation system losses in conventional engines are virtually eliminated with AspireCVD. A test of the patented Hydraulic Valve Actuation System on an engine valve in an existing engine block has been successfully analyzed and demonstrated by University of Texas Arlington.



PISTON CONTROL MECHANISM

The piston control mechanism is powered by a hydraulic lift and is centered around the power shaft. This allows the pistons to move up and down, rather than from a side angle. The piston side force is virtually eliminated in the CVD engine, especially at low displacement where the connecting rod angles are very low. This effect will result in a very significant reduction in piston losses.

Awarded Patents

Patents Directly Related to AspireCVD Current Design

 

  1. Principal Inventor of Patent No. 8,869,760 HYDRAULIC VALVE ACTUATOR SYSTEM AND ENGINE INCORPORATING SAME; Date Filed: March 15, 2013; Date Awarded: October 28, 2014. Assigned to AmeriBand LLC (Hydraulic Valve Actuation System)
  2. Principal Inventor of Patent No. 9,109,446, CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT ENGINE; Date Filed: February 7, 2012; Date Awarded: August 18, 2015. Assigned to AmeriBand LLC (CVD Engine Using Wobble Plate)
  3. Principal Inventor of Patent No. 9,540,932, CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT ENGINE (CIP); Date Filed: August 18, 2015; Date Awarded: January 10, 2017. Assigned to AmeriBand LLC (Anchor Slot Piston Control Mechanism)
  4. Principal Inventor of Patent No. 9,581,057, VALVE ACTUATOR SYSTEM CAPABLE OF OPERATING MULTIPLE VALVES WITH A SINGLE CAM; Date Filed: August 20, 2015; Date Awarded: February 28, 2017. Assigned to AmeriBand LLC (Hydraulic Valve Actuation System of One Cam for all Intake Valves and One Cam for all Exhaust Valves)
  5. Principal Inventor of Patent No. 9,896,933, CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT ENGINE (CIP2); Date Filed: January 10, 2017; Date Awarded: February 20, 2018, Assigned to AmeriBand LLC (CVD plus Continuously Variable Compression Ratio)
  6. Principal Inventor of Patent No. 10,041,405, CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT ENGINE (CIP3); Date Filed October 16, 2017; Date Awarded: August 7, 2018. Assigned to AmeriBand LLC (Simplified Piston Control Mechanism)