THERMALLY STRATIFIED REGENERATIVE COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING A COMBUSTION CHAMBER IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND RESULTING ENGINE - Patent 2948657

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EP 2 948 657 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	02.12.2015 Bulletin 2015/49

(21)	Application number: 14704252.7

(22)	Date of filing: 28.01.2014

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F02B 77/11^(2006.01)
F02B 19/00^(2006.01)

F02B 43/04^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2014/013432

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2014/117177 (31.07.2014 Gazette 2014/31)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME

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Priority:

28.01.2013 US 201361757379 P
28.01.2013 US 201361757383 P

(71)	Applicant: SONEX RESEARCH INC.
	Annapolis, MD 21401 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	POURING, Andrew A. Edgewater, Maryland 21037 (US) HAYES, Matthew B. Tracy's Landing, Maryland 20779 (US) BOPP, Brad R. Stevensville, Maryland 21666 (US) WEBER, Manfred C. Greensboro, Maryland 21639 (US) KELLER, Michael I. Alexandria, Virginia 22311 (US)

(74)	Representative: David, Alain et al
	Cabinet Beau de Loménie 158, rue de l'Université 75340 Paris Cedex 07 75340 Paris Cedex 07 (FR)

(54)	THERMALLY STRATIFIED REGENERATIVE COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING A COMBUSTION CHAMBER IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND RESULTING ENGINE