ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,436, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to JCB Research (Uttoxeter, Great Britain).
"Internal combustion engine" was invented by Kevin Browne (Uttoxeter, Great Britain) and Paul McCarthy (Uttoxeter, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An internal combustion engine for use with hydrogen fuel includes a cylinder assembly having a combustion chamber with a cylinder, a cylinder head, and a piston. Two inlet ports are disposed within the cylinder head, the inlet ports being closable by an inlet valve, and an outlet port within the cylinder head being selectively closable by an outlet valve. At least one spark plug is mounted to the ...