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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166761 | Method and system for generating power from a heat source A method of generating power from a heat source, said method including: compressing (10) a working fluid to increase its temperature; exchanging (11) heat between said working fluid and said heat source to superheat said working fluid; expanding (12... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8132413 | Method of transforming heat energy to mechanical energy in a low-pressure expansion device A method of converting heat energy generated in an evaporator to mechanical energy by expanding an evaporated working fluid includes evaporating the working fluid in the evaporator and expanding the evaporated working fluid in an expansion device. The expansion is i... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8109096 | Method for production of mixed vapour Method for production of mixed vapors at low temperatures. The thermal energy stored in the mixed vapors is intended to be converted to mechanical energy in a thermal power machine, in order to operate an electrical generator. ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7987676 | Two-phase expansion system and method for energy recovery A closed loop expansion system for energy recovery includes a heat exchanger for using heat from a heat source to heat a working fluid of the closed loop expansion system to a temperature below the vaporization point of the working fluid; a radial inflow expander fo... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7942001 | Cascaded organic rankine cycles for waste heat utilization A pair of organic Rankine cycle systems (20, 25) are combined and their respective organic working fluids are chosen such that the organic working fluid of the first organic Rankine cycle is condensed at a condensation temperature that is well above the boili... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7823386 | Organic working fluids The present invention provides an improved, commercially available organic working fluid, which is operable under a broad range of temperatures, is thermally stable, has a high auto-ignition temperature, low freezing point and high critical temperature and is benign... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7805942 | Thermodynamic cycle with power unit and venturi and a method of producing a useful effect therewith This disclosure relates to a improved thermodynamic cycle with power unit and venturi, a method of producing a useful effect therewith using a greater pressure gradient created locally in a fluid using the venturi, and more particularly, the use of a first portion o... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7735325 | Power generation methods and systems A closed loop system for generating mechanical energy at high efficiencies from hydrogen, fossil fuels, bio-fuels, solar or other renewable and recoverable energy sources. The system can have a heating source, a superheater, an expander, a receiver, a condenser, vac... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7735324 | Power generation with a centrifugal compressor A machine designed as a centrifugal compressor is applied as an organic rankine cycle turbine by operating the machine in reverse. In order to accommodate the higher pressures when operating as a turbine, a suitable refrigerant is chosen such that the pressures and ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7694520 | Plasma-vortex engine and method of operation therefor A plasma-vortex engine (20) is provided. The engine (20) consists of a plasmatic fluid (22) circulating in a closed loop (44) encompassing a fluid heater (26), an expansion chamber (30), and a condenser (42). The expa... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7647774 | Cryogenic cogeneration system A cryogenic and thermal source cogeneration method for converting energy from a heat source, through a cryogenic heat transfer process, into mechanical and/or electrical energy, comprising, utilizing a vapor compression cycle (2) to absorb heat from the heat ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7603861 | System for recuperating, increasing and generating energy inherent within a heat source A system that is used for recuperating, increasing and generating energy that is inherent within a heat source. Any type of heat source can be utilized such as “ambient air” which is preferred, or the like. The system incorporates fluids namely, a liquid refrige... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7584614 | Immanuel system to produce electricity through geothermal energy A system for producing electricity by pumping a mixture of melted sodium/potassium metals through tubing within the walls of equipment which extends downward to the geothermal zone of the earth. The mixture of melted metals passes through a first heat exchange area ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7428816 | Working fluids for thermal energy conversion of waste heat from fuel cells using Rankine cycle systems A process for recovering waste heat which comprises: (a) passing a liquid phase working fluid through a heat exchanger in communication with a process which produces the waste heat; (b) removing a vapor phase working fluid from the heat exchanger; (c) passing the va... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7409830 | Fuel-cell actuated mechanical device A method generates mechanical energy by storing water in a fuel-cell and a pressure equalization device. The water stored in the fuel-cell is electrolyzed into hydrogen gas and oxygen gas, which displaces the water stored in the pressure equalization device. The dis... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7398651 | Cascade power system A cascade power system and a method are disclosed for using a high temperature flue gas stream to directly or indirectly vaporize a lean and rich stream derived from an incoming, multi-component, working fluid stream, extract energy from these streams, condensing a ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7356993 | Method of converting energy The invention provides a method of converting heat energy to a more usable form using a multi-component working fluid mixture that contains ammonia and water. The working fluid is operated in a thermodynamic cycle that includes liquid compression (30), vapori... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350471 | Combustion system with recirculation of flue gas An improved combustion method and corresponding apparatus is disclosed, where the method includes oxidizing a fuel in a combustion chamber with an oxidizing stream including an air stream and a first recycled flue gas stream and mixing a produced hot flue gas stream... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347049 | Method and system for thermochemical heat energy storage and recovery Disclosed herein is a system for generating energy, comprising a first heat exchanger in communication with a first heat source; wherein the first heat exchanger contacts a transfer fluid that comprises a working fluid and an associating composition; and a first ene... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340897 | Method of and apparatus for producing power from a heat source A method for producing power from a heat source comprises the steps of: heating an intermediate fluid with heat from the heat source and producing a vaporized intermediate fluid in an intermediate fluid heater/vaporizer. Heat from the vaporized intermediate fluid va... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338616 | 1,1,1,2,2,4,5,5,5-Nonafluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pentanone refrigerant compositions comprising a hydrocarbon and uses thereof Disclosed herein are refrigerant and heat transfer fluid compositions comprising 1,1,1,2,2,4,5,5,5-nonafluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pentanone and at least one hydrocarbon. These compositions are useful in refrigeration and air conditioning systems that employ a cent... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337612 | Method for the utilization of energy from cyclic thermochemical processes to produce mechanical energy and plant for this purpose There is described a method for operation of a traditional engine or turbine, where instead of a combustion reactor there are utilized cyclic thermochemical processes that drive the engine or turbine without the formation of waste gases that are harmful to the envir... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335999 | Fluid actuated rotating device including a low power generator A fluid-powered actuator assembly is modified to include a low power generator. The low power generator rotates in response to a drive force received from the actuator assembly, and thus only generates electrical power when the actuator assembly is operating. The lo... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325400 | Rankine cycle and steam power plant utilizing the same A steam power plant (100) implementing an improved Rankine cycle (55) wherein steam is injected (82, 96) directly into the energy addition portion of the plant, and the resulting two-phase flow is pressurized by multiphase pumps (88, 98).... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7315093 | Wind turbine system for buildings Systems and methods for capturing the energy of wind currents by placing wind-driven turbines at one or more edges of a building's roof, where the wind currents are concentrated by deflection of the wind off the horizontal faces of the building. In one embodiment, a... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7305829 | Method and apparatus for acquiring heat from multiple heat sources The present invention relates to systems and methods for implementing a closed loop thermodynamic cycle utilizing a multi-component working fluid to acquire heat from two or more external heat source streams in an efficient manner utilizing countercurrent exchange. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7290393 | Method for synchronizing an induction generator of an ORC plant to a grid The invention is a system and method for synchronizing an induction machine to an electrical grid. The embodiment described is an ORC power plant having a motor-generator in mechanical communication with a turbine. The motor-generator is operated with open windings ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287381 | Power recovery and energy conversion systems and methods of using same In various illustrative examples, the system may include heat recovery heat exchangers, one or more turbines or expanders, a desuperheater heat exchanger, a condenser heat exchanger, a separator, an accumulator, and a liquid circulating pump, etc. In one example, a ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287389 | Feeding energy to a gas terminal from a ship for transporting liquefied gas The invention relates to feeding a gas terminal with energy from a ship transporting liquefied gas while said liquefied gas is being transferred between a tank of the ship and a tank of the gas terminal, wherein a portion of the energy produced by the propulsion sys... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288864 | System and method for cooling motors of a lithographic tool A system and method of cooling motors of a lithographic tool. The system includes a temperature-adjusting device which adjusts the temperature of a heat transfer fluid to a boiling temperature that is substantially equal to the desired motor housing temperature. The... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284709 | System and method for hydronic space heating with electrical power generation This invention provides a system and method for cogeneration of electric power and building heat that efficiently interfaces a liquid-cooled electric power generator with a multi-zone forced hot water (hydronic) space heating system. The system and method utilizes a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284376 | Method of and apparatus for cooling a seal for machinery A method and an apparatus for producing power from a heat source comprising a nonane heater/vaporizer, an intermediate fluid vapor turbine mounted on a shaft that receives and expands the vaporized nonane, an organic fluid vaporizer that receives the expanded vapori... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281379 | Dual-use radial turbomachine The impeller is preferably modified to use back swept, radial or forward swept blades to accommodate relatively low, medium and high lift, respectively applications for both centrifugal compressor and turbine rotor use. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278264 | Process to convert low grade heat source into power using dense fluid expander A process to convert heat into power is set forth wherein, to make the cycle more suitable to low grade heat, the working fluid remains substantially in the liquid state after being heat exchanged against the heat source and a dense fluid expander is used in place o... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264654 | Process and system for the condensation of multi-component working fluids A process and system for condensing a multi-component fluid is disclosed, where the process and system are designed to provide a substantial increase in a heat transfer coefficient during condensation of multi-component fluids resulting in a drastic reduction in siz... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260934 | External combustion engine An organic Rankine engine used to power a vehicle is provided with a quick-start system of pumps, electric heaters or pistons to generate a pressure differential across the motor, prior to the engine reaching operating conditions. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7254949 | Turbine with vaned nozzles A machine designed as a centrifugal compressor is applied as an organic rankine cycle turbine by operating the machine in reverse. In order to accommodate the higher pressures when operating as a turbine, a suitable refrigerant is chosen such that the pressures and ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7245035 | Modular energy-generating system The system comprises a main combined generating module which can be supplied with a flow of a fuel and which can generate electrical energy and thermal energy in the form of a flow of at least a first hot fluid, preferably water. The main module has an electrical ou... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240722 | Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device includes a liquid cooling system and a heat exchanger. The liquid cooling system includes a cold plate (20) having an inlet (244) and an outlet (246) to permit liquid to flow through the cold plate. The heat exchanger i... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240492 | Fuel system used for cooling purposes A hydrogen fuel system in which the fuel is transformed from liquid to gas is used to administer cooling, e.g., air conditioning. The system incorporates first and second stage heat exchangers. The first stage exchanger is used to benefit from the endothermic reacti... | 07/10/2007 |
