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Class 180/2.2 - Source comprises or includes energy derived from force of nature (e.g., sun, wind)


Subclass of Class 180 - Motor vehicles
Definition: Motor vehicles wherein the source of power for the motor
No. of patents: 110
Last issue date: 05/22/2012


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NumberTitleIssue Date
8181724Motor vehicles
A wind-powered pneumatic engine including one or more impeller chambers and one or more impellers disposed in the impeller chambers is provided. One or more air inlets for receiving external wind resistance airflow are disposed on the impeller chambers, and the exte...
05/22/2012
8177002Motor vehicles
A wind-powered pneumatic engine including one or more impeller chambers and one or more impellers disposed in the impeller chambers is provided. One or more air inlets for receiving external wind resistance airflow are disposed on the impeller chambers, and the exte...
05/15/2012
8141666Solar powered airport baggage cart
A solar powered baggage cart that includes a baggage container portion, an operator platform, front wheels and rear wheels underlying the baggage cart for supporting, and an array of photo-voltaic cells located in an overlying relationship to the container. The cell...
03/27/2012
8122981Solar cell system for vehicles and control method thereof
A solar cell system for vehicles and a control method thereof, wherein even when a change of electric power generated from a solar cell is high, the variable voltage devices and the constant voltage devices selectively distribute the electric power according to the ...
02/28/2012
8109354Oxyhydrogen vehicle
An oxyhydrogen vehicle includes an oxyhydrogen generating unit for electrolytically converting an electrolyte into oxyhydrogen gas, a combustible fuel supply unit for storing combustible fuel, an engine unit coupled to the oxyhydrogen generating unit and the combust...
02/07/2012
8104557Linear drive travel system and automobile
To enable control the number of revolutions of a wheel with a new structure different from an induction motor and adjust the maximum torque rapidly and accurately. A linear drive travel system includes a metal wheel 20 having a drum rotor and a stator ...
01/31/2012
8020646Electric charging roof on an automobile
The present invention relates to an electric charging roof on an automobile. The present invention can be or a method of manufacture of an automobile having a body with an interior, a roof attached to the body, a layer of paint coated on top of the roof, an energy s...
09/20/2011
7854278Motor vehicle energy converter
An energy conversion apparatus using recovered energy sources including motor vehicle kinetic energy and wind resistance, supplemented by liquefied air transferred to the vehicle and by solar radiation thereto. The energy sources are combined, as available, to drive...
12/21/2010
7828091Air electric vehicle
An all electric vehicle that produces zero CO2 emissions and capable of traveling an unlimited amount of mileage is presented. This vehicle is considered air and electric because it uses a wind turbine generator, compressed air and a high voltage battery to generate...
11/09/2010
7810589Kinetic energy vehicle
A main body portion has a front, a rear, a top, a bottom and laterally spaced sides and an air intake. A housing in the vehicle contains a turbine/flywheel adapted to be rotated in response to air entering the housing from the air intake. A starter generator in the ...
10/12/2010
7802641Wind-powered, battery-energized electric vehicle
A vehicle has a frame with a body including a front and roof. The vehicle includes an electric motor energized by a battery pack, containing batteries, and connected to a battery charger/regulator. A driveshaft operatively connected to and driven by the motor propel...
09/28/2010
7665554Recharging system for electrically powered vehicle, and vehicle incorporating same
An electrically powered motor vehicle includes a system for recharging the on-board batteries, which system includes an air-flow conduit with an entrance at the front of the vehicle, a plurality of electric turbines mounted in tandem within a first portion of the co...
02/23/2010
7665553Renewable energy system for electric vehicles
Renewable Energy Advanced Device Solution is at least wind powered and comprises at least a motor, a battery cell, a clutch means, a generator armature, a communication means configured with a capacitance means and operatively connected to an accelerator pedal. The ...
02/23/2010
7641005Wind-powered pneumatic engine and a motor vehicle equipped with the engine
A wind-powered pneumatic engine including one or more impeller chambers and one or more impellers disposed in the impeller chambers is provided. One or more air inlets for receiving external wind resistance airflow are disposed on the impeller chambers, and the exte...
01/05/2010
7493974Solar powered engineless vehicle
A solar powered thermoelectric vehicle lacking an internal combustion engine. The vehicle may include a fiber optics bundle heat collector/conductor, a heating element embedded within a heat sink, a plurality of thermoelectric chips mounted around the outer surface ...
02/24/2009
7445064Vehicle using wind force
Disclosed is a vehicle using wind force. An object of the present invention is to provide a wind force power system driven by wind is provided within a hood panel of the vehicle, whereby the vehicle continuously charge a battery with electricity while being stopped ...
11/04/2008
7434636Power system for electric and hybrid vehicles
A power system for an electric vehicle, the power system comprising at least one power generating device selected from a group consisting of a solar panel, a wind turbine capable of producing electrical power, an auxiliary generator driven by an internal combustion ...
10/14/2008
7398841Vehicle power assist by brake, shock, solar, and wind energy recovery
An energy conversion apparatus and method using recovered energy sources including motor vehicle kinetic energy (deceleration and shock) and wind resistance, supplemented by liquefied air transferred to the vehicle and by solar radiation thereto. The energy sources ...
07/15/2008
7386375Gasoline fuel cell power system transient control
A reformer fuel feed stream in fuel cell power system is catalytically reacted into a reformate stream for a fuel cell stack by adjusting fuel supply throughput according to a predefined throughput ramp when a time derivative and the current demand for the fuel cell...
06/10/2008
7347294Power system for electrically powered land vehicle
The power system for an electrically powered land vehicle extracts electrons from ambient air to generate adequate electrical power to operate the land vehicle electrical energy production and propulsion system. The extracted electrons generate enough electrical pow...
03/25/2008
7338335Hybrid electric heavy-duty vehicle drive system
A hybrid electric system designed to lower fuel consumption in heavy-duty long-haul vehicles, and in medium and light duty vehicles (trucks, buses, vans, SUVs, recreational vehicles, and the like), utilizing a multiplicity of thermal engines, regenerative power road...
03/04/2008
7339286Portable wind power generator
A portable wind power generator capable of being stored in a folded manner includes a storage case and a power-generating system. The power-generating system is disposed in the storage case. The storage case includes a case body and a plurality of covers. The case b...
03/04/2008
7331914Muscle stretching device and method for using the same
A device and method for stretching, toning and strengthening the chest, shoulder, neck and upper back muscles of a patient thereby relieving pain and improving posture. Typically the patient is suffering from tension related muscle problems. The device and method ar...
02/19/2008
7314104Steam driven road vehicle
A steam driven road vehicle having a firebox, a boiler, a drive mechanism operated by steam from the boiler, a water supply supplying water to the boiler, and a drive connection connected between the drive mechanism and an axle of the vehicle. A fuel bin is supporte...
01/01/2008
7293621Vehicle drive system with energy recovery system and vehicle mounting same
A drive system with at least one power storage device and at least one motor intermittently energized and de-energized through coupling to the at least one power storage device. The drive having at least one weighted drive member coupled to the at least one motor. A...
11/13/2007
7290628Personal transport vehicle system and method
In a system and method for enabling a person to be transported in a personal transport vehicle, the vehicle includes smoothly operable controls and a safety user-positioning strip. The vehicle further includes a power source rapid disconnection and connection system...
11/06/2007
7259536Solar powered mobile
A solar powered mobile, comprising a drive housing fitting within a case, a solar cell panel fitted within the top of the drive housing, a clear cover over the solar cell panel, a removable DC motor with speed control driven by the solar cell panel, gears connecting...
08/21/2007
7218013Wind powered generator
A wind powered electrical generation assembly having a portable wind powered generator tower for supporting a wind powered generator allowing the wind powered generator to be raised, lowered, and removed from the tower. The wind powered electrical generation assembl...
05/15/2007
7211905Vehicle-mounted generator
A vehicle-mounted generator is powered by relative wind produced by the combination of ambient wind and motion of the vehicle, or by movement of water when mounted on the hull of a water-borne vehicle. A rigid cylindrical housing forms an enclosed interior chamber. ...
05/01/2007
7192040Drive mechanism for vehicle
The present invention provides an electric-driven vehicle, which comprises a supporting platform and an upright tube, wherein the supporting platform has first and second ends and a longitudinal axis perpendicular to the first and second ends, the upright tube is fi...
03/20/2007
7168770Wind-powered brake system
A wind-powered brake system which is operated to brake a movable body when a driving force of a driving source for moving the movable body should be decreased, is described. The object of the present invention is to assist normal braking, to reduce a heat energy los...
01/30/2007
7156196Hub motor formed in a wheel
Disclosed herein is a hub motor (100) formed in a wheel (14) for assisting in the movement of a vehicle (10) and methods associated therewith. ...
01/02/2007
7147069Wind turbine driven generator system for a motor vehicle
The invention relates to a vehicle including a body having a one or more openings. The body is configured, such as through the use of air guides, to receive an airflow through the one or more openings. An electrical generator assembly is mounted inside the vehicle a...
12/12/2006
7141887Power supply unit, generator, and wind turbine generator
A power supply unit inclding a battery 4 that stores electric power used for operations of various devices; a dynamo 19, a rotation support mechanism 14, and a rectifying section 32 as charging means that converts natural energy into elec...
11/28/2006
7135786Wind driven generator for powered vehicles
A shrouded enclosure is mounted to a vehicle roof, the shrouded enclosure comprising an air intake formed by controllable shrouds, a turbine, an electricity generating device, and a discharge outlet. The turbine is interposed between the air intake and the discharge...
11/14/2006
7104351Mount for chain driven sprocket and chain powered scooter
An improved motor mount adjustably tensions the chain in a chain and sprocket driven vehicle. The vehicle has a frame, at least one driven wheel rotating from a wheel rotation point on the frame, a driven sprocket driving the driven wheel. A motor is mounted to the ...
09/12/2006
7104557Folding and positioning structure of the head tube for an electric vehicle
An electric vehicle with an innovative folding and positioning structure of the head tube includes a head tube having a bottom connected to the top of a top tube through a movable joint, constituting the swivel part of the head tube. The top of the top tube has a ra...
09/12/2006
7077229Folding and portable electric scooter
A folding and portable electric scooter assembled from structural members including a body member, a cover member, a seat frame and handles. When the electric scooter is not in use, a user needs only employ three simple actions to facilitate rapid folding away of a ...
07/18/2006
7047902Solar charged, electrically driven watercraft
A solar powered watercraft including a pontoon section, a strut section, a deck section, and a solar canopy section is provided. The canopy section comprises a headliner layer, a ventilation space, and means for receiving solar radiation. The solar canopy may furthe...
05/23/2006
7040443Motorized scooter
A scooter having a fuselage with a front portion and a rear portion that includes a rear wheel rotatably mounted at the rear portion. The scooter also includes a standing platform supported by the fuselage for supporting a rider and a transmission system mounted und...
05/09/2006
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