US Patent: 647,651
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| Gas Engine
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Patentee:
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| William R. Dow (exact or similar names) - Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz County, CA |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Jul. 30, 1898 |
| Granted: |
Apr. 17, 1900 |
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Joel Havens
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Description: |
| Claim:
In an engine, the combination with jacketed gas and steam cylinders, pistons operating in said cylinders and connected for simultaneous movement, means for admitting gas and steam to the cylinders to apply pressure simultaneously to corresponding sides of said pistons, a condenser having valved communication with the steam-cylinder for receiving exhaust-steam therefrom, a valved exhaust in communication with the gas-cylinder, and adapted to be opened simultaneously with the establishment of communication. between. the steam-cylinder and the condenser, and a water-heater having a chamber in communication with the exhaust from the gas-cylinder, and also in communication with the jacket of the steam-cylinder, said jacket having a final exhaust for the hot gases supplied to the steam-cylinder jacket from the water-heater, and the water-heater also having a water-chamber in communication with the jacket of the gas-cylinder. |
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