NEWS --
POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Mar 03, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cyclone Power Technologies
(Pink Sheets:CYPW) announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has
issued a Notice of Patent Allowance on the valve controlled throttle mechanism
of the Company's heat regenerative external combustion engine.
The patented valve/throttle component, comprised of a uniquely designed cam
mechanism driven by hydraulics, serves several important functions in Cyclone's
high performance steam engine, including: allowing the engine to self-start,
thus eliminating the need for a starter motor; changing valve duration to
increase the engine's efficiency; and reversing the rotation of the pistons to
allow the engine to run backwards. This last feature, along with the high
starting torque of the Cyclone Engine, can help eliminate the need for a
transmission in automotive applications.
"This new patent is further proof of the truly unique nature of our engine, and
further protection against infringement on our designs," stated Harry Schoell,
Cyclone's CEO and inventor of the engine. "As a research and development
company, we believe our continuin g investment in our patents will help assure
future profitability and long term shareholder value."
The Company received its first patent in the United States on the Cyclone Engine
in 2006, and then on the engine's proprietary combustion chamber in 2008. In
February 2010, the European Union issued a patent on the engine system, which
marked the Company's sixth international patent. The Company received patent
protection for its engine in Korea, China, Russia, South Africa and Australia in
2009.
CORPORATE PROFILE
Cyclone Power Technologies is the developer of the award-winning Cyclone Engine
-- an eco-friendly external combustion engine with the power and versatility to
run everything from portable electric generators and garden equipment to cars,
trucks and locomotives. Invented by company founder and CEO Harry Schoell, the
patented Cyclone Engine is a modern day steam engine, ingeniously designed to
achieve high thermal efficiencies through a compact heat-regenerative process,
and to run on virtually any fuel - including bio-diesels, syngas or solar -
while emitting fewer greenhouse gases and irritating pollutants into the air.
Currently in its late stages of development, the Cyclone Engine was recognized
by Popular Science Magazine as the Invention of the Year for 2008, and was
presented with the Society of Automotive Engineers' AEI Tech Award in 2006 and
2008. Additionally, Cyclone was recently named Environmental Business of the
Year by the Broward County Environmental Protection Department. For more
information, visit www.cyclonepower.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements in this news release may contain forward-looking information
within the meaning of Rule 175 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 3b-6
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are subject to the safe harbor
created by those rules. All statements, other th an statements of fact, included
in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential
future plans and objectives of the company, are forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements
will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. The company cautions that
these forward-looking statements are further qualified by other factors. The
company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any statements in
this release, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
SOURCE: Cyclone Power Technologies
CONTACT:
Cyclone Power Technologies
Media:
Will Wellons, 407-462-2718
will@wellonscommunications.com
or
Company:
Frankie Fruge, 954-943-8721
Frankie @cyclonepower.com
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