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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110298217 | ROTATIONAL KINETIC ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM An energy conversion system for converting between one form of input energy selected from a mechanical energy and electrical energy, and an output energy selected from a mechanical energy and electrical energy using a linearly displaced magnetic component interacting wi... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110127857 | Magnetic motor with embedded honeycombed mounted gate means A magnetic motor utilizing opposed pairs of permanent magnets as a magnetic power source are arranged with their like poles adjacent to each other. An embedded honeycombed mounted gate means is provided between each pair to repel and impart a driving force through a mot... | 06/02/2011 |
| 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 |
| 20100308670 | ELECTRICAL GENERATOR THAT UTILIZES ROTATIONAL TO LINEAR MOTION CONVERSION A method and device for energy conversion from a moving fluid to electrical energy. The device includes at least one magnetic structure, at least one coil structure, a rotating component, and a rotary to linear motion conversion mechanism. The at least one coil structur... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100219703 | Magnet motor A magnet motor is disclosed which includes at least one cylinder with a piston therein, the piston has a permanent magnet affixed to the top with electromagnetic coils around the cylinder, which are selectively actuated to pull the permanent magnet and piston up and dow... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20090261665 | ELECTROMAGNETIC VIBRATING MECHANISM An electromagnetic vibrating mechanism having a pair of electromagnetic sensors disposed at both sides of a vibrating plate. Each of the electromagnetic sensors consists of one horseshoe-shaped solenoid and two permanent magnets disposed at the rim of the vibrating plat... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090243403 | RECOILLESS VOICE COIL ACTUATOR AND METHOD A recoilless voice coil actuator and method having flexures connected to both the magnet and the voice coil allowing independent movement of both the magnet and the voice coil in the direction of actuation. The stiffness or resistance to movement of the flexures is sele... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090091196 | 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... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090058099 | Electro Gravity Plates for Generating Electricity from Passage of Vehicles Over the Plates Electro-gravity plates are applied to road surfaces for generating electricity from the passage of vehicles over the plates. Each plate contains a packed lattice of electro-gravity cells that individually produces electricity from the passing vehicles. The cells use a v... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20080197721 | APPARATUS AND METHOD USING AN INDUCED MAGNETIC FIELD TO TURN A CRANKSHAFT IN AN ENGINE The present invention is a method for modifying a current gas or diesel engine, or building a new one, which utilizes a magnetic field produced by solenoids in the cylinders or cylinder cover to exert force on a modified piston to turn a crankshaft. The present inventio... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080079320 | Electromagnetic motor An electromagnetic motor includes a permanent magnet connected to a piston component of the motor and defining a linear reciprocating displacement path; and two electromagnets connected to the cylinder housing that periodically and alternately interact with the permanen... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080042497 | Method of converting piston driven engines to operate on electricity A method of converting piston driven engines to operate on electricity. The head is removed from the engine. A solenoid tube, approximately twice as long as the stroke of the engine piston, for identification purposes, called a Double Length Solenoid Tube (13) or... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080012432 | Magnetic pistons engine The present invention relates to the “Magnetic pistons engine”, hereafter called “Maps engine” or “RAT engine” or “engine” that works on the principle of magnetism. It can be used to perform various tasks and functions that involve application of force o... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20070267921 | Energy producing apparatus utilizing magnetic pistons An energy producing apparatus utilizing magnetic pistons is provided. Permanent magnets of like polarity are employed within a cylinder of each piston and upon a top portion of said piston. The like polarity pistons have a natural desire to repel one another. A ferromag... | 11/22/2007 |
| 20070216234 | Methods for producing piezoelectric actuator, ink-jet head, and ink-jet printer using aerosol deposition method, piezoelectric actuator, ink-jet head, and ink-jet printer In a method for producing a piezoelectric actuator for an ink-jet head, a piezoelectric material layer included in thin film layers is formed on a vibration plate with AD method by jetting aerosol which contains particles of a piezoelectric material and a carrier gas, f... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20050011492 | Apparatus for controlling throttle valve and manufacturing method for the same and motor An apparatus for controlling a throttle valve has a body member made of resin. The body member contains a motor for controlling a throttle valve. The motor has a yoke as a one of components thereof. The yoke is exposed to an intake passage at a slightly upstream side of... | 01/20/2005 |
