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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8097990 | 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 stru... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7913783 | Power-generating device for electro-magnetic or any electric engine The instant invention is a power-generating device, comprising a shaft assembly having an elongated shaft that is mounted onto a vehicle. The elongated shaft comprises shock-absorbing means. A wheel assembly is mounted onto the shaft assembly. The wheel assembly com... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7893570 | Clean engine A clean engine for transportation, generators, and other applications. It comprises a series of alternating support wheel assemblies and magnet wheel assemblies that are propelled in a consistent pattern by battery powered electromagnets. The engine comprises at lea... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7868490 | Actuator When currents are applied to driving coils, electromagnetic forces are generated between the currents and magnetic fluxes passing through gaps, a shaft member is swung in one direction, and a tilt angle of a mirror (controlled object) changes relative to a support c... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7667356 | 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 for... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7579722 | Torque harnessing electric engine An electric engine having four drive mechanisms, four piston coil systems that fire ninety degrees (90°) apart and cause a previously fired piston coil system to return to its original position when another piston is subsequently fired and four crank systems, where... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7501725 | 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... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7476991 | Linear electromagnetic driving module and linear electromagnetic driving device A linear electromagnetic driving device composed of multiple linear electromagnetic driving modules. A linear electromagnetic driving module has a base, an electromagnetic driving assembly, a crankshaft assembly and a bumper assembly. The electromagnetic driving ass... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7436090 | Direct drive hybrid rotary motor A rotary motor shaft extends through a rheological brake unit through which variable braking resistance to rotation of the motor shaft is applied while it undergoes rotation in response to torque mechanically applied thereto in sequence through a peripheral gear by ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7330094 | 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 ferr... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7291943 | Linear generator with a swinging piston An electromechanical energy converter for a gaseous or vaporous medium comprising a stator (1) with two pot-shaped stator members (1a, 1b), each open at one end face and adjoining each other at these end faces, the stator members s... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288860 | Magnetic transducer with ferrofluid end bearings An electrical generator includes one or more magnets that move relative to one or more conductors to generate an electrical signal in each conductor. Each magnet has ferrofluid bearings in the vicinity of its opposite ends to provide a low friction interface between... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7276822 | Power engine A power engine includes magnetic piston, electromagnetic winding, crankshaft, flywheel and voltage divider; the magnetic piston being adapted to a holder; a magnet being fixed to the piston; the winding being fixed to the holder; positive and negative currents being... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7265471 | Apparatus and process for generating energy Energy is generated by an apparatus and process which utilize magnetic forces to move a rotor in a circular direction to turn a rotor shaft. This apparatus and process convert magnetic energy into mechanical force or electrical energy. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7157815 | Brushless electric motor A solenoid-based propulsion system and methodology comprised of at least one multiple wire coil set solenoid that reversibly receives at least a portion of a magnetic object, wherein the wire coil sets of the solenoid are connected to the energizing control system t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7105958 | Electro-magnetic engine An electro-magnetic engine in which the motive force is electro-magnetism. The electro-magnetic engine comprises a housing structure, cylinder assembly, crankcase assembly, crankshaft assembly, electro-magnetism system and an electrical system. The electro-magnetism... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7009315 | Apparatus for converting vibration energy into electric power An apparatus for converting vibration energy into electric power is provided, in which vibration of a power source is transmitted to a power-generating coil 14, and is then transmitted to an iron core 20 via helical compression springs 26 and | 03/07/2006 |
| 7009310 | Autonomous power source An autonomous power source comprises a power harvester mounted on a movable structure. The power harvester includes a coil, a magnet, and a low-friction ferrofluidic bearing in contact with the magnet, arranged such that the magnet and coil move with respect to each... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6954019 | Apparatus and process for generating energy Energy is generated by an apparatus and process which utilize magnetic forces to move a rotor in a circular direction to turn a rotor shaft. This apparatus and process convert magnetic energy into mechanical force or electrical energy. ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6936937 | Linear electric generator having an improved magnet and coil structure, and method of manufacture Linear electric generators include stationary windings and armature magnets arranged to reciprocate axially relative to the windings, or stationary magnet structures and movable windings arranged to reciprocate relative to the stationary magnet structures. The armat... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6858954 | Reciprocating motor Disclosed is a reciprocating motor including a multi type outer core having a plurality of single cores constructed with consecutively-stacked lamination sheets centering around a plurality of ring-shaped winding coils so as form a cylindrical structure and an insul... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6820846 | Multiple ball joint gimbal A multiple ball joint gimbal mount apparatus which includes a mount platform structure, and a plurality of linear motor actuators arranged in a housing assembly. Each actuator includes an actuator shaft and an actuator connector at a distal end of the shaft. The pla... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6700233 | Brushless electric motor A prime mover using a split coil for magnetically inducing movement of a steel piston. The magnetic effects are emphasized in higher reciprocating movement by the proximate introduction of a permanent magnet. The prime mover is sparkless, brushless, quiet... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6278204 | Method of converting internal combustion engine into electrically driven engine A method of modifying an internal combustion engine to run on electrical energy. A conventional cylinder head cover of the internal combustion engine is removed and a steel plunger is secured to an end face of each one of the associated pistons. The conve... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6262498 | Electromagnetic drive mechanism An electromagnetic drive is described that exhibits two electromagnets (2, 3) situated opposite one another and an armature (10) between them that can be moved back and forth. The armature (10) is held in an intermediate position by elastic forces and bro... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6066998 | Magnetic actuator with long travel in one direction An actuator made up of a plurality of actuator elements is provided which actuator provides long travel in one dimension and short travel in five additional dimensions, with each actuator element providing long travel in the one dimension and short travel... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6049146 | Electromagnetic piston engine The present invention relates to an electromagnetic piston engine capable of producing driving power by a reciprocal movement of a piston in a cylinder by electromagnetic force. The present invention has the objects to provide the electromagnetic piston e... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5757093 | Electromagnetically powered engine A new electromagnetically powered engine for powering vehicles and other devices which utilize an engine. The inventive device includes a plurality of pistons made of a ferromagnetic material disposed for reciprocation within insulative cylinders. A condu... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5727388 | Solar activated positive displacement piston pump-rotor drum turbine An apparatus powered by solar cell photon energy having a motor for rotating a drive shaft by the use of compressed air. The motor comprising: a housing having a circular cross section with a drive shaft extending therethrough; a rotor having concave cups... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5696413 | Reciprocating electric generator An electric generator includes a base having an outer pole flux core supported on the base and having a linear bore extending thereinto. A plurality of permanent magnets are mounted to the outer pole along the interior of the linear bore. A center pole fl... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5654596 | Linear electrodynamic machine and method of making and using same A linear electrodynamic machine (10) includes mover (12) and stator assemblies (14). The stator assembly (14) includes an inner stator having laminations (30-45) and an outer stator having laminations (60-75) for defining a closed loop magnetic flux path.... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5637936 | Electromagnetically powered engine An electromagnetically powered engine apparatus and method converts pulsed alternating electrical and electromagnetic energy into mechanical energy which drives an output drive shaft. The engine apparatus produces usable mechanical power by pumping action... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5592036 | Engine construction An improved engine construction having a reciprocating piston attached to a rotating crankshaft contains, proximate the piston head, a permanent magnet. A cylinder, confining the piston, has a head with an electromagnet located therein. A timed switching ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5469004 | Electric vehicle solenoid motor An electric vehicle solenoid motor comprising a crankshaft disposed in a housing, at least one solenoid having a core operatively contacting the crankshaft; a power distribution control assembly disposed adjacent the crankshaft at the location of the prot... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5459360 | Piston-mounted power generator, especially for telemetry systems A piston-mounted power generator has a piston-mounted magnet unit (1) formed of a coil (2) with a permanent magnet core (3) that is fitted with pole extensions (5, 6). The unit (1) is mounted to the piston skirt (8) with the pole extensions having a small... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5457349 | Reciprocating electromagnetic engine A electromagnetically driven reciprocating engine. Reciprocating pistons are slidingly mounded in a cylinder and connected to a rotatable crankshaft. Fixed magnets, preferably of the samarium cobalt alloy type, are mounted in the piston to intermittently ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5448116 | Linear magnetic motor with rotational output A linear magnetic motor having a plurality of stationary electro-magnets coupled to a battery, an elongated rod associated with each magnet adapted to extend therein and a plate moveable to and from each respective magnet along each respective rod. A bloc... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5341055 | Combination reciprocating motor and inverter An electric motor which uses electric current to produce a magnetic field emitted from electromagnet(s) 5 and 6, resulting in the motion of a permanent magnet(s), serving as piston(s) 9 and 10; this by the interaction of their magnetic fields. The motion ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5276372 | Reciprocating electric motor The rotor of an electric motor is a crank shaft driven through connecting rods by piston-like reciprocating members powered by superconducting electromagnets. The electromagnets can be solenoids of conventional material cryogenically cooled to superconduc... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5208498 | Linear actuator A linear actuator comprises a shaft made of non-magnetic material for being reciprocatingly moved in an axial direction of the shaft, a plurality of ring-shaped moving cores which are located on the shaft and arranged in the axial direction thereof, and e... | 05/04/1993 |
