Patent ID: 8375720

Claim:
A rotary engine, comprising: a series of expansion cells formed between: a housing on an outer side of said series of expansion cells; a first end plate affixed to a first edge of said housing; a rotor on an inner side of said series of expansion cells, said rotor comprising an outer surface proximate said series of expansion cells; and a second end plate affixed to a second edge of said housing, said first endplate parallel said second endplate; and a series of sliding T-form vanes coupled between said rotor and said housing; at least one vane cap longitudinally aligned and in proximate contact with a longitudinal length of said body of said first T-form vane; and at least one vane cap magnet at least partially embedded in said vane cap, said vane cap magnet exerting a sealing force between said first T-form vane and said first end plate, the sealing force configured perpendicular to a sliding vector of said T-form vane, wherein said series of T-form vanes separate said series of expansion cells into individual expansion cells, each of said sliding T-form vanes directly or indirectly coupled to said rotor, wherein said rotor comprises at least one vane channel, said vane channel comprising parallel sides configured to receive at least one of said T-form vanes, wherein said at least one of said T-form vanes comprises a first T-form vane comprising a base end, a body, and a T-head, and wherein said T-head comprises a front side proximate said housing and a back side proximate one of said series of expansion cells, said back side of said T-head configured to periodically abut to said outer surface of said rotor proximate said series of expansion cells.