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...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120126650 | CONCENTRIC MOTOR POWER GENERATION AND DRIVE SYSTEM An apparatus is provided and includes a hub, including first and second opposing faces, a first sidewall fixed at opposite ends thereof to the first and second opposing faces to define a first interior between the first and second opposing faces and a second sidewall fi... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120049674 | Magnetic Drive Motor Assembly and Associated Methods A permanent magnet is rotated about an axis extending between opposing north and south poles. The magnetic field of the rotated permanent magnet interacts with magnetic fields of permanent magnets carried by a shuttle for repelling and attracting the fixed permanent mag... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120049673 | Generator System for Water Tank The invention provides a generator system comprising a water tank, a dividing wall, first and second cylinder plates, a pulley, an electrical motor, a turbine generator, a solar panel, a battery, and a return pipe. Each of the cylinder plates is disposed and configured ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120025650 | System and Method for Power Purifying A system and method for power purification is provided. The system contains a power source. A motor is connected to the power source. A plurality of rotating elements is provided, each rotatable about a primary axis, wherein each of the plurality of rotating elements su... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110316377 | POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM A four-stage power distribution system (100) includes (i) a first stage (110) having an inverter (112) that provides power to a frequency drive (114) and an electric motor (116) controlled by the frequency drive; (ii) a second stage (<... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110304232 | ELECTROMAGNETICALLY DRIVEN MOTOR AND ELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR Method and apparatus for powering an electric motor by circumferentially positioning an array of drive magnets on a rotor and positioning a series of electromagnets on a platform surrounding the drive magnets. The electromagnets are energized and provided with a repulsi... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110278975 | DECREASED DRAG HIGH EFFICIENCY ELECTRIC GENERATOR A method, device and system is disclosed for decreased drag high efficiency electric generator by converting the vast majority of kinetic energy input into the electric generator, through the drive shaft, into usable electric power output by separating the destructive i... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110271794 | Hybrid electric vehicle generation system The present invention is directed to a generation means for generating electrical power to operate vehicle systems and/or for recharging batteries used by electric and/or hybrid cars. The present invention may also generate electric power to operate an electric motor th... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110254398 | Self-contained & propelled magnetic alternator & flywheel directdrive generator aka:MAW-directdrives flywheel generator MAW-DirectDrives Flywheel Generators are self-contained directly driven large-scale flywheels suspended within a stationary housing affixed below a strong drive-plate and spindle sub-assembly joined to the housing via the housing's central wheel hub assembly. The rotati... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110234036 | Green generator The present invention, hereinafter referred as the Green Generator provides this input with a battery-powered motor, the driveshaft of this motor in turn linked by belt-and-pulleys to an alternator and a generator and, in another embodiment, equipped with a Direct Curre... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110227438 | Self Generating Motor-Generator Assembly A self generating motor-generator assembly having a universal motor with AC input terminals and DC input terminals and a generator having a shaft mechanically coupled to the universal motor to generate a DC potential which is fed to the DC input terminals of the univers... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110215579 | GREEN POWER GENERATOR DEVICE The present invention is an air and direct power generator device attached to the air stream of a fan or directly to a shaft of a fan which could be on a roof of a building or any air producing device or fan that includes a wind turbine with a plurality of blades to pro... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110210632 | Driving device of an electric motor A driving device of an electric motor for generating power is characterized by that: said driving device comprises: multiples support bars arranged at interval, a drive shaft penetrating the support bars, at least four weight wheels penetrated and secured by the drive s... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110204735 | ELECTRIC CYCLING DYNAMIC SYSTEM An electric cycling dynamic system mainly includes a driving motor having one end of its shaft fixed with a generator, which is electrically connected with a rectifier, a battery and a voltage amplifier in series. The voltage amplifier is finally connected electrically ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110198957 | Jafstar system The JAFSTAR SYSTEM is an unique electrical generator unlike any other electrical generator today. The JAFSTAR SYSTEM is an electrical generator that runs on electricity, it's own electricity, (electricity it produces itself), with out any help from any out-side source.... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110180338 | GENERATOR MOTOR AND ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE, ELECTRIC SHIP A generator motor, an electric automobile and an electric ship driven by this kind of generator motor are provided. Said generator motor includes a rotating shaft (180), a generator stator (110), a rotator (120) and a motor stator (130), the ... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110109183 | Series electric engine power drive with rheostat and battery feedback The motor generator set described here has unique circuitry which allows for the combined electrical output of two generators to be paired up with one another as well as the output of a battery in a manner that maximizes there output. Diodes are provided in this circuit... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110101923 | Ceiling Fan Motor with Generator Winding A ceiling fan motor with a generator winding is disclosed. A stator is fixed on a motor axle. It is surrounded with several first magnetizing coils, each of which is winded with a second magnetizing coil with a generator winding. A rotor is mounted on the motor axle. Th... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110095636 | MAGNETIC FORCE BASED AUTOMATIC POWER GENERATION DEVICE A magnetic force based automatic power generation device includes a ring body, which has an inner circumference along which spaced permanent magnets are arranged and an outer circumference along which spaced electric magnets are arranged. A driving element is coupled to... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110068638 | Magnetic Power Supply Engine An electric motor utilizing a plurality of linearly reciprocating magnetic elements comparable to pistons in a fluid motor and a linear-to-rotary motion translation element comprising a sinusoidal member engaging the reciprocating magnetic elements. The sinusoidal membe... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110050018 | Self sustaining generator system A self sustaining generator system 10 is provided. The generator system 10 includes a battery 12. The battery 12 is coupled through an output terminal thereof to an inverter 14 which converts the direct current battery output to an alt... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110049892 | System For Efficient Energy Generation A system for generating energy may comprise a power source capable of supplying energy in the form of electricity to an electric motor. The electric motor is energized by the power source and will cause a drive shaft to rotate. The drive shaft is mechanically connected ... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110018378 | HYBRID MOTOR FOR TRANSPORTATION A hybrid electric/piston driven motor may use a low voltage, high torque direct current (DC) motor to drive a vehicle, such as a motorcycle. The DC motor may be powered by a battery that may be charged by an alternator/DC generator. The alternator/DC generator may be dr... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110019447 | Solar motor generator power converter Modern solar voltaic power conversion for grid compatible usage requires employing complicated active electronic systems designed to control connection, conversion, regulation and safety functions that are absolutely necessary for co-generation applications. This invent... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110012459 | POWER GENERATING DEVICE A power generating device includes a carrier module, a stator module, a rotor module and a power generating module. The stator module is assembled to the carrier module, and has a first circuit board and a plurality of driving coils. The rotor module is located in an el... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100314873 | Auxiliary drive/brake system for a wind turbine An auxiliary drive/brake system for a wind turbine includes an impulse, high torque motor, a gearbox transmission, a drive shaft, and a transfer gearbox that connects to either the wind turbine low-speed shaft or to the wind turbine gearbox. Control of the auxiliary dri... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100301608 | MAGNETICALLY DRIVEN MOTOR AND ELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR Method and apparatus for powering an electric power generator by circumferentially positioning an array of drive magnets on a rotor and positioning a series of electromagnets on a platform surrounding the drive magnets. The electromagnets are energized and provided with... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100301693 | ROTATIONAL MAGNETIC PROPULSION MOTORS Devices and methods for generating electricity from configurations of rotors with attached magnets and separate electromagnets are described.... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100277022 | ELECTRICAL GENERATING SYSTEM, "CROSS-OVER SYSTEM" TO GENERATE ELECTRICAL ENERGY AS THE DRIVING POWER OF LAND VEHICLES WITH AN ELECTRICAL ENGINE/MOTOR AS THE VEHICLES MOTOR Innovative self-sustaining/self-supportive electrical-generating system to produce electrical energy, to power land vehicles with an electrical engine/motor, characterized, that this land vehicle can run without any fossil raw material and that rotational energy from mo... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100270882 | Generator-Powered Electric Motor Circuit A generator powered electric circuit is provided. The generator powered electric motor circuit includes a motor; a controller that monitors the power cycle corresponding to the motor; a fuel cell that initiates a power-up cycle corresponding to the motor; and a generato... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100270883 | Uninterrupted Battery Operated Generator System The uninterrupted battery operated generator system 50 of the present invention generates electrical and kinetic energy without using fossil fuel or external energy sources to recharge. It uses two sets of energy storage means 11, 12 alternatively, to powe... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100231077 | DUAL MACHINE, AND METHOD OF POWER GENERATION AND ELECTROMOTIVE OPERATION USING THE SAME Provided is dual machine and method of power generation and electromotive operation. The dual machine includes a left and a right assembly. The left and right assemblies have first and second magnets, use magnetic current and force, and operate alternately varying polar... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100201217 | THREE DIMENSIONAL MOTOR GENERATOR SYSTEM A universal three dimensional motor generator system is provided with magnets and permanent magnetic and/or electromagnetic windings on rotors and stator for compounding and multiplying the order of voltage or potential to or from a machine. Three rotating rotors mechan... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100187930 | Magnetic amplifier A Magnetic amplifier has a main disc having a plurality of permanent magnets embedded therein; an electric generator; a main disc shaft connected and passing through the center of the main disc and mechanically connected at an end thereof to the electric generator; at l... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100171382 | MAGNETIC TRANSMISSION DEVICE A magnetic device that includes a first wheel and a second wheel is provided. The first wheel has a first rotational axis and a plurality of first magnets. The second wheel is received at least in part within the first wheel. The second wheel has a second rotational axi... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100171381 | SELF-CONTAINED INTELLIGENT CASCADED SYNCHRONOUS ELECTRIC MOTOR-GENERATOR TANDEMS OF CUMULATIVE COMPOUND EXCITATION A self-contained intelligent cascaded synchronous electric motor-generator tandem of cumulative compound excitation comprises at least a synchronous electric motor-generator tandem (namely MG tandem), a storage battery cluster and an autotransformer. Each MG tandem comp... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100164233 | Centrifugal torque amplifyer Herein disclosed is an electrical power generation apparatus that produces more power than the apparatus consumes for operation and the excess power can be used for clean environmentally friendly energizing of additional devices of user choice. The overall apparatus is ... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100164302 | Method for operating a photovoltaic system and photovoltaic system for carrying out the method A photovoltaic system having a plurality of photovoltaic modules producing electric energy and method for operating such photovoltaic system are disclosed. With the method, the photovoltaic modules are connected to a first DC motor having a motor shaft, and a generator ... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100156114 | High Efficiency Electric Power System An electric power system comprising an electric generator, an electric motor, and a variable ratio transmission system. The electric generator and the electric motor are operatively connected via the variable ratio transmission system. The variable ratio transmission sy... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100052451 | CONSTANT-POWER BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR AND THE GENERATOR THEREBY The present invention relates to a constant-power brushless DC motor and a generator using the same, and in particular, to a constant-power brushless DC motor and a generator using the same, which stably generates power upon load fluctuation. Since the stator is wound i... | 03/04/2010 |
