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Linear motor valve actuator system and method for controlling valve operation

  • US 10,385,797 B2
  • Filed: 07/21/2017
  • Issued: 08/20/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A linear motor actuated valve assembly, comprising:

  • a housing including a travel aperture defined along a longitudinal axis within the housing, wherein the housing is adapted to be fixably attached to a head portion of an internal combustion engine;

    a valve member including a stem portion movably disposed within the travel aperture and a distal head portion, wherein the distal head portion is adapted to selectively seal a combustion chamber within the head portion of the internal combustion engine;

    a plurality of moving coils including one or more wire windings for each coil and fixably attached to the stem portion of the valve member; and

    a plurality of magnets fixably disposed between the stem portion of the valve member and the plurality of moving coils.

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