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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7426832 | Universal thermodynamic gas turbine in a closed Carnot cycle A closed-cycle gas turbine power generator system with a combined cycle system with a neutral gaseous primary motive medium and a secondary phase change medium with a lower pressure sub-system having a counter-rotating compressor module in combination with a counter... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7194861 | Two stroke steam-to-vacuum engine A two stroke steam-to-vacuum engine comprises a plurality of cylinders (500, 502) each cylinder having a piston (504, 510), a piston rod (506, 512), and a steam chamber (508, 514), the piston rods connected for synchronous movement such t... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7108488 | Turbocharger with hydrodynamic foil bearings A turbocharger includes a foil bearing assembly mounted in a center housing between a compressor and a turbine of the turbocharger. The bearing assembly forms a unit installable into the center housing from one end thereof, and the center housing is a one-piece cons... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7047744 | Dynamic heat sink engine A dynamic heat sink engine including a storage vessel having a working fluid outlet and a working fluid inlet. The lower portion of the storage vessel contains a cryogenic working fluid, such as liquid hydrogen, at a temperature at near its boiling point. The engine... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6629413 | Thermodynamic apparatus A closed cycle thermodynamic apparatus (10) is provided for powering a combustion machine. The apparatus (10) has a compressor (12) for compressing a working medium from a reservoir (14) at temperature T1. The temperature of the working medium increases d... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6167754 | Method of checking lambda sensor connections in multicylinder internal combustion engines In a method of checking for a transposition of lambda sensors of a multicylinder internal combustion engine having at least two separate exhaust pipes connected to different cylinders, a catalytic converter arranged in each exhaust pipe, a lambda sensor a... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5590528 | Turbocharged reciprocation engine for power and refrigeration using the modified Ericsson cycle A Modified Ericsson Turbocharged Reciprocating Engine (METRE), is provided which exhibits a high thermal efficiency for power and refrigeration applications. A Modified Ericsson cycle can include 2, 3, 4, or more stages (number of intercooling and heat/re... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5537822 | Compressed air energy storage method and system A compressed air energy storage (CAES) system utilizes compressed air stored in a cavity for electric power and cold production. During periods of excess power production, atmospheric air is compressed then cooled in stages using energy from a motor/gener... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5473899 | Turbomachinery for Modified Ericsson engines and other power/refrigeration applications This disclosure is the use of high efficiency turbomachinery designs to achieve high efficiency thermodynamic cycles. The high efficiency thermodynamic cycles are referred to as the Modified Ericsson cycles, an expansion of the regenerative Brayton cycle.... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5142869 | Closed cycle type heat engine A small-sized closed cycle type heat engine capable of efficiently recovering the working medium gas. The closed cycle type heat engine comprises a shaft having one end on which a first reduction gear is mounted, a second reduction gear meshing with the f... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5014518 | ECS with advanced air cycle machine An air cycle machine for use within an Environmental Control System (ECS) operating in conjunction with a turbine engine. The air cycle machine includes two turbines commonly mounted on a shaft with a compressor. The air cycle machine is designed to direc... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4936098 | Utilization of circulating fluidized bed combustors for compressed air energy storage application A thermal energy peaking/intermediate power plant is disclosed having an atmospheric Fluidized Bed Combustor (FBC) for heating compressed air which is input to a turbine. Low-grade fuels such as coal may be combusted in the FBC, eliminating the need for a... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4473754 | Waste heat power generation system The invention relates to a power generation system comprising a Brayton cycle turbine for directly driving a first air compressor. A motor/generator is adapted to drive said turbine in the power generating condition and be driven by said turbine in the st... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4454632 | Shipping and installation strap for linear actuator A disposable rupturable shipping and installation strap holding in a retracted position the output member of a linear actuator such as a pre-filled pre-bled hydraulic actuator. The strap has a retaining member fitted over the end of the actuator output me... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4193266 | Gas turbine power plant A gas turbine power plant has a gas turbine including both high-pressure and low-pressure turbine sections and a compressor including both high-pressure and low-pressure compressor sections. One gas turbine section and one compressor section are arranged ... | 03/18/1980 |
| 3995431 | Compound brayton-cycle engine A system is disclosed incorporating a positive-displacement compressor-and-engine arrangement for converting heat of a working fluid to attain a pressure increase in a working fluid that is supplied to a turbine system. The system employs a heater interpo... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3992891 | Process for recovering energy from liquefied gases In a process for recovering the energy from a liquefied gas by evaporation in heat exchange with a cycle medium which is simultaneously cooled, said cycle medium being thereafter compressed, heated, subjected to engine expansion and recovered in a cyclica... | 11/23/1976 |
