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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7076950 | Internal explosion engine and generator using non-combustible gases Internal explosion engine and generator having an explosion chamber, a movable member forming one wall of the chamber, a charge of non-combustible gas sealed inside the chamber, means for repeatedly igniting the gas in an explosive manner to drive the movable member... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7043904 | Electrical energy from live loads A group of devices and machines for converting the mechanical energy of live loads into electricity. A generator is operated by gears which in their turn are operated by a Bourdon tube or similar-acting device fed by working fluid in a pipe from a reservoir. The res... | 05/16/2006 |
| 4306414 | Method of performing work Method of and apparatus for doing work characterized by the steps of establishing respective hot and cold zones within a constant volume chamber; providing a flow path intermediate the zones and encompassing a caloric energy storage means for extracting h... | 12/22/1981 |