ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,328, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Achates Power Inc. (San Diego).
"Piston with a biaxial bearing for an opposed-piston engine" was invented by Isaac B. Thomas (Carson City, Nev.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A piston is configured to be used in a cylinder bore of an opposed-piston. The piston includes a biaxial bearing. The biaxial bearing includes a biaxial wrist pin with a diameter configured to be less than half the diameter of the cylinder bore."
The patent was filed on Dec. 6, 2023, under Application No. 18/530,723.
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