Patent ID: 8662863
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: F04B

Abstract:
1. A gas compressor system adapted for operation by an external power source, the compressor system comprising: a horizontally opposed engine block of an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders disposed therein, wherein a first bank of at least two cylinders of the plurality of cylinders is disposed on a first side of the engine block, the at least two cylinders being disposed in a side-by-side relationship; a crankshaft rotatably disposed in the engine block and exposed therefrom for powered rotation by an external power source; a piston reciprocally disposed in each of the plurality of cylinders and connected to the crankshaft for reciprocal motion therein in response to the rotation of the crankshaft by the external power source; and a modified head assembly mounted to the engine block, the modified head assembly adapted to afford controlled flow of gas therethrough for the compression thereof and comprising: