Russia Grants Patent for Cyclone Engine

After at the end of September we announced that what may very well become one of the engines of the future, the so called Cyclone, received a patent from the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the manufacturer lets us know today that Russia has done the same thing.

Russia's patent was awarded after back in January it issued a notice of allowance on the technology. The current patent will be valid until 2025.

"We are excited to be able to expand our efforts to find commercial licensees for our technology and investment partners in Russia, now that our engine has received this much needed protection," Frankie Fruge, Cyclone's COO said in a release.

The Cyclone engine is a Rankine Cycle heat regenerative external combustion engine, meaning it is capable of working on just about any type of fluid, be it an established fuel or not.

The fuel is burned in a centrifugal combustion chamber and is used to heat water-containing coils. This results in steam, which in turn is transformed into work by means of pistons.

According to the manufacturer's data, the engine an output ranging from 5 hp to 300 hp. The version to be implemented for automotive use develops 100 hp as it's still in testing phase.

So far, the engine or technologies used in are patented in Korea, China, South Africa and Australia. In 2008, the engine's combustion chamber was patented in the United States.

Similar announcements are expected to come throughout this year, as Cyclone says it has "applications pending for other components of its engine in the U.S., and for the engine in virtually every industrialized nation."