"I hate what they've done to my child...I would never let my own children watch it. "
Vladimir Zworykin, television pioneer ; Talking about an invention in which he played a critical role.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7117836 | Automotive starting system and method An automotive starting system includes an accumulator, a hydraulic motor, and an engine controller. The accumulator is adapted for holding a charge of pressurized fluid. The hydraulic motor has a fluid input operatively connected to the accumulator and has an output... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6935114 | System and method for starting an engine A system and method for starting an engine having a crankshaft is provided. Pressurized fluid is stored in an accumulator. A flow of pressurized fluid is released from the accumulator. The flow of pressurized fluid released from the accumulator is directed to a pump... | 08/30/2005 |
| 4741410 | Energy storage automotive drive system particularly adaptable for retrofitting An energy storage automotive drive system wherein energy from deceleration of a vehicle is stored, preferably in pressurized fluid form, for use upon acceleration. The drive system is designed primarily for retrofitting of existing vehicles and has contro... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4512154 | Method for driving a vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine A method for driving a vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine having a plurality of compression chambers divided into a first set and a second set, each of said sets being able to be separately operated and to be convertible in operation so as to... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4211083 | Method for driving a vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine A method for driving a vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine having a plurality of compression chambers divided into a first set and a second set, each of said sets being able to be separately operated and to be convertible in operation so as to... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4051679 | Marine propulsion plant with reversible propeller shaft connected thereto When reversing a marine power plant, due consideration must be given to the fact that the inertia of the ship will continue to force the ship through the water during a moment of time after the shut down of the prime mover, with the propeller then acting ... | 10/04/1977 |