US Patent Issued on June 30 for "Method and system for minimizing energy consumption and maximizing efficiency in engines and machinery with reciprocating parts" (Hawaii Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,669,176, issued on June 30.

"Method and system for minimizing energy consumption and maximizing efficiency in engines and machinery with reciprocating parts" was invented by Armando Moncada (Honolulu).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for improving efficiency and minimizing energy consumption in machinery with reciprocating parts may include a piston positioned within a piston cavity in the machinery, the piston having a center rod with a top cap and bottom cap attached to opposite ends thereof, the top cap and bottom cap having diameters larger than a diameter of the center rod; a first spring positioned adjacent to the top cap wit...