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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8089167 | Robot gravity-based electrical generator A robotic gravity-powered generator includes two containers, one containing fluid with an inflatable bag and attached weight immersed in the fluid, and the second containing a generator. A pneumatic pump inflates the bag, permitting it to float to the top of the fir... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7989970 | Bicycle-seat power generation device A bicycle-seat power generation device includes a seat, a frame, an electrical generator, an electrical generation module, a mount, and a cushioning unit. The electrical generator includes a spindle gear. The electrical generation module includes a toothed rack and ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7982323 | Electrical generator There is provided an apparatus 2 for generating electrical charge from a motive power source 3. The apparatus 2 comprises an alternator 3a and a worm drive assembly 4 connectable to the motive power source 3. The worm... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7977808 | Generator for rotor Provided is a generator for a rotor, having a simple structure and being capable of enhancing power generation efficiency. A supporting member fixes or releases a slender shaft material to or from a rotor. Rotating members are disposed respectively at both ends of t... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7977806 | Portable electronic device including electric generator A portable electronic device includes a case; a revolution body rotatable with respect to the case; an electric generator converting rotational kinetic energy of the revolution body into electrical energy; a gear assembly transferring rotational force of the revolut... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7893551 | Hand squeeze generator A hand squeeze generator includes a carrying body, a lever, an elastic member to return the crank to its original position, a gear transmission unit, and a generation motor driven by the gear transmission unit. The lever drives the gear transmission unit and the gea... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7608933 | Method and structure for kinetic energy based generator for portable electronic devices An asymmetric flywheel is coupled to an input gear that is attached to a lever or alike. The input gear and flywheel gear are engaged as the user rotates the lever. As a result, the flywheel spins and electricity is generated by the micro electromagnetic generator. ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7408266 | Shock-absorbable electricity-producing apparatus A shock-absorbable electricity-producing apparatus comprises an electricity generator and an electricity-producing module. The electricity-producing module includes a rack, first and second gears, and a spring buffer. The rack is synchronously driven by a shock abso... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7402915 | Pedal generator A pedal generator having a single foot operated pedal, and spring biased means for converting oscillatory movement of the pedal into drive for an alternator, the pedal comprises a pedal lever (2) connected to a drive shaft (3) and movable between raise... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7365446 | Wind power plant having power module mounted on tower foundation and method for use in constructing same The invention relates to a method for constructing a wind energy plant and to a wind energy plant as such. An aim of one aspect of the invention is to provide a method for constructing wind energy plants at lower expenses and more rapidly. According to one aspect, a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361999 | Body-carrying human power generation system A human power generation system includes a generation module and a generator. The generation module includes two speed-up great sets and a rack. Each speed-up gear set includes a shaft to which a pinion and a gear are coaxially mounted. The pinion of the first gear ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355295 | Variable speed wind turbine having an exciter machine and a power converter not connected to the grid A variable speed wind turbine having a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG), includes an exciter machine mechanically coupled to the DFIG and a power converter placed between a rotor of the DFIG and the exciter machine. Thus, the power converter is not directly con... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352096 | Electro-motive machine using Halbach array A Halbach array is radially disposed in an environment optimized for efficiency and controlled for efficient generation and use of power in order to generate, establish, and maintain a desired level of rotational energy with enhanced efficiency. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342321 | Bicycle electric power unit A bicycle electric power unit supplies electric power to a bicycle motor unit having a power source, a power source controller, a power source voltage detector, a first power source switch and a second power source switch. The power source controller turns off the f... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325638 | Motor vehicle with a primary engine for acceleration and secondary engine augmented by an electric motor for cruising A motor vehicle having a primary internal combustion engine is equipped with a secondary engine and an electric motor to supplement the power produced by the primary engine. The primary engine provides power for acceleration and hill climbing. When in a cruising mod... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7301311 | Brushless starter-generator with independently controllable exciter field A starter-generator system supplies a controllable torque to a gas turbine engine, to thereby assist in starting the gas turbine engine, by independently controlling excitation frequency and/or voltage magnitude. The starter-generator includes a multi-phase exciter ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294938 | Method of controlling vehicle driving system and vehicle driving apparatus A method of controlling a vehicle driving system having differential gear including an input shaft, an outlet shaft and a reactionary shaft, a flywheel, an engine, the flywheel and the engine being interlocked with the input shaft, an output shaft interlocked with t... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288849 | Gravitational electric power generating device A gravitational electric power generating device includes a driving shaft, at least a spinning wheel, and two mount assemblies, in which each of the spinning wheels includes a first spoke rim, a second spoke rim, a wheel hub, and at least a tread-wheel. The two moun... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7276808 | Tower for a wind power station Disclosed is a tower for a wind power station comprising a machine pod disposed on the tower and a rotor mounted on the machine pod so as to be rotatable about an essentially horizontal axis. Said rotor is provided with at least one blade. The tower is composed of a... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276805 | Manual-powered generator and assemblies therewith The invention provides a manually-powered electrical assembly. In one aspect, the manually-powered electrical assembly can be a light assembly that comprises a light source, an electrical generator, and a manual actuator assembly. The electrical generator is electri... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7259472 | Wind turbine generator A wind turbine generator including a nacelle having reduced size and weight is provided. The wind turbine generator includes a nacelle disposed on a tower. The nacelle includes a main shaft that is connected to a rotor head equipped with blades and that integrally r... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259471 | Drive line for fluid flow power engine with speed guidance, power impact reduction and short-term energy storage Control procedure for a flow machine, wherein the flow machine comprises a turbine, which picks up power from a wind or water current, and a driveline, which transfers power from the turbine to an electric generator connected to an electricity grid of constant grid ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255537 | Wind turbine gear unit with integrated rotor bearing In a gear unit for use in wind turbines and of the kind with a planetary gear stage, and an integrated main rotor bearing that is adapted to provide location for the rotor hub relative to the wind turbine nacelle and to locate the planet carrier relative to a low sp... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7242105 | Electric engine start with two motors and single motor drive An electrical starter-generator system includes a first starter-generator and a second starter-generator. A single drive controls both the first starter-generator and the second starter-generator such that their electrical current and power inputs are minimized and ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239031 | Apparatus for generating power from passing vehicular traffic An apparatus for generating power from over the road vehicular traffic and moving trains are disclosed. The apparatus include on or more hydraulic actuators, each of which has a piston at least partially slidably mounted in a fluid cavity contained therein. When a p... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7227276 | Wind driven electric generator apparatus A wind driven electric generator apparatus includes a pair of wind-driven, counter-rotating propeller units placed back to back with each other. A first power transmission system is connected to the pair of counter-rotating propeller units for converting wind energy... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7221061 | Power generation system having an external process module A power generation system includes a power module and an external process module. The external process module may include at least one engine support element. The power module has at least one connection zone, and the external process module has at least one connect... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7205732 | Energy collection and storage system A power generation and/or storage device utilizes human motion inputs or other power sources (i.e. hydraulics, pneumatics or explosive gases) to create mechanical kinetic energy that is stored (preferably in springs) and later released on demand to rotate a generato... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7199485 | Wind turbine with current conducting means, which are pre-assembled in the tower The present invention concerns a wind energy plant for generation of alternating current with a tower constructed of several tower segments, a generator arranged in the region of the top of the tower, a power module arranged in the region of the base of the tower, a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7157802 | Electrical power source An electrical power source is described. The electrical power source derives input power from a compressed gas which is fed into a transducer, generating electrical power. The compressed gas may be delivered to the unit by several means including manual pumps, therm... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7151322 | Transportation and power generating system of gravity and leaf springs Two weights and or springs mounted on two pivoted beams. A short end of each beam is interconnected with a gearbox by a crank and trace. The gearbox is interconnected with two other ends of the beams by linkages. An electric starter with battery imparts kinetic ener... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7148582 | Bicycle internal gear shifting hub An internal gear shifting hub includes a motor that assists in gear shifting operations. The internal gear shifting hub is mounted at on rear portion of a bicycle frame and includes a hub shaft, a drive cylinder, a hub shell, a power transmitting mechanism, a shift ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140339 | Foot operated electric starter modification kit A kick start switch modification kit and method for modifying an electric starter system on a motorcycle to a foot-operated electric starter simulating the classic foot operated kick start mechanism. Novel components which are contained in the modification kit inclu... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140998 | Device of an improvement on the structure of linear actuator A device of an improvement on the structure of linear actuator primarily includes a motor body and an output shaft, and at one end of the motor body fixed a gear case in which two sets of planetary gear trains fitted, by which a sun gear of one of the planetary gear... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141887 | Power 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 |
| 7129592 | Portable, human-powered electrical energy source A human-powered, electrical generation system for intermittently receiving mechanical energy from a human and storing that mechanical energy. The stored mechanical energy is used to turn a generator that produces electrical power that is stored in a rechargeable bat... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7119453 | Direct drive wind turbine A wind turbine is provided that minimizes the size of the drive train and nacelle while maintaining the power electronics and transformer at the top of the tower. The turbine includes a direct drive generator having an integrated disk brake positioned radially insid... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112891 | Mobile-power system with solar-powered hydrogen liberator, fuel cell, turbine, and capacitors The present invention is a mobile-energy generating system. It comprises a turbine, a fuel cell, commercial electrical power hookups, capacitors used for bridging purposes, and hydrogen-storage tanks. Pressurized hydrogen is maintained in the tanks using a hydrogen ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7109594 | Cord reel box with recharging unit A cord reel box with recharging unit has a housing, a rotating plate, a volute spring, a communication cord, a recharging unit, and a pressing device. The gear mechanism is assembled between the rotating plate and the regenerator. The pressing device is pivotally mo... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7109600 | Direct drive wind turbine A wind turbine is provided that minimizes the size of the drive train and nacelle while maintaining the power electronics and transformer at the top of the tower. The turbine includes a direct drive generator having an integrated disk brake positioned radially insid... | 09/19/2006 |