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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347294 | Power system for electrically powered land vehicle The power system for an electrically powered land vehicle extracts electrons from ambient air to generate adequate electrical power to operate the land vehicle electrical energy production and propulsion system. The extracted electrons generate enough electrical pow... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7325638 | Motor vehicle with a primary engine for acceleration and secondary engine augmented by an electric motor for cruising A motor vehicle having a primary internal combustion engine is equipped with a secondary engine and an electric motor to supplement the power produced by the primary engine. The primary engine provides power for acceleration and hill climbing. When in a cruising mod... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320198 | Integrated gas spring actuator strut assembly with threaded nut in gas spring An integrated gas strut actuator assembly particularly adapted for providing power actuation of a motor vehicle lift gate or other opening closure. The assembly integrates the function of a counterbalancing gas spring and that of a electrically powered actuator. The... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7285247 | Apparatus and method for operating a fuel reformer so as to purge soot therefrom A method of operating a fuel reformer includes advancing a first air/fuel mixture having a first air-to-fuel ratio into the fuel reformer. The method further includes determining if a soot purge is to be performed and generating a purge-soot signal in response there... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279143 | Plasmatron-catalyst system A plasmatron-catalyst system. The system generates hydrogen-rich gas and comprises a plasmatron and at least one catalyst for receiving an output from the plasmatron to produce hydrogen-rich gas. In a preferred embodiment, the plasmatron receives as an input air, fu... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7244281 | Method and apparatus for trapping and purging soot from a fuel reformer A plasma fuel reformer assembly for producing reformate gas includes a fuel reformer having an air/fuel input assembly, an electrode assembly, and a soot trap positioned downstream of the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode and a se... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7188475 | Starting and controlling speed of a two spool gas turbine engine Two spool gas turbine engines are often used to drive variable speed loads, such as an electric generator, or the fan/propeller of aircraft engines. The gas turbine engine must be designed to withstand transient speed and temperature conditions which are encountered... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7174977 | Vehicle with electric motor mounted thereon A fuel cell system incorporated in a vehicle has a main electric motor, a drive power transmitting mechanism for engaging and disengaging a fuel gas pump, a coolant fluid pump, a supercharger, and a compressor, which serve as auxiliary equipment, and transmitting a ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7159482 | Electric actuator An electric actuator comprises a gear mechanism which transmits the rotary driving force of a rotary driving source, and a ball spline mechanism which includes a ball spline shaft provided movably back and forth from a connecting block to the outside and which conve... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7117683 | Main engine electric start system A main engine electric start system for gas turbine propelled aircraft that employs a low-power AC electrical power system to serve as an independent grid to control the functions of induction-type dynamoelectric machines coupled to the main propulsion engines and A... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117864 | Mobile road or floor saw A floor or road saw that includes a multi-speed transmission that includes a neutral position. The transmission does not require the use of belts, polychains or clutches that require regular maintenance and/or replacement. Moreover, the transmission of the saw may b... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104072 | Combined power main engine start system A starting system for starting the propulsion engines of gas turbine powered aircraft that combines power sources delivered by the APU so that essentially then entire power delivered by the APU for pneumatic, hydraulic and electric power is applied to corresponding ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7073335 | Gas storage power station The present invention relates to a gas storage power station (1) having a turbine group (3) and a compressor group (4). The turbine group (3) has at least one turbine (5, 6) and a generator (10). During normal operation of t... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7040106 | Air conditioning system with secondary compressor drive A secondary drive system for an air conditioner compressor includes a conventional air conditioning circuit having integrated therewith a secondary compressor drive. The secondary compressor drive includes an air motor for selectively operating the otherwise convent... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032385 | Multi-crankshaft, variable-displacement engine An internal combustion engine for a vehicle provides variable displacement by selectively driving one or more engine crankshafts mounted within a single unitary engine block. In several embodiments the crankshafts are connected to a common output shaft with a one-wa... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7024858 | Multi-crankshaft, variable-displacement engine An internal combustion engine for a vehicle provides variable displacement by selectively driving one or more engine crankshafts mounted within a single unitary engine block. In several embodiments the crankshafts are connected to a common output shaft with a one-wa... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7010417 | System and method for determining maximum available engine torque In one embodiment, a system for determining maximum available engine output torque includes an engine speed sensor and a control computer produce a fueling command for fueling an internal combustion engine. The computer is configured to produce a maximum available e... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6945345 | Hybrid electric vehicle having alternate power sources A hybrid electric vehicle having alternate fuel sources is shown. The hybrid vehicle includes an AC/DC converter for storing a direct current voltage in a storage device such as a battery. A fuel converter converts a composition combustible fuel into a combustible f... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6928894 | Compensated actuator with optimized power An actuator combining mechanical and hydraulic forces includes a cylindrical body and a piston that can slide relative to the cylindrical body. The piston and the cylindrical body are connected by a mechanical system for transmitting mechanical power that constitute... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6694741 | Electronic engine synchronizer A control system for use with a master engine and one or more slave engines. The master engine produces a master torque and the slave engines produce slave torques. The master engine and the slave engines have computers that control fueling to the engines... | 02/24/2004 |
| 5890365 | Internal combustion engine constant speed variable volume coupling and operation process A self-contained, hydraulically operated clutch-type coupling, allowing a minimum of two vehicular type internal combustion engines to be mounted in tandem replacing the standard single block, multi cylinder engine. Flexibility is provided to the driver b... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5228294 | Rotary internal combustion engine An improved multibank rotary engine. The engine includes a plurality of concentrically arranged rotary engines each having a number of cylinder assemblies, pistons and cam followers arranged to impart forces and motions to and from an eccentric cam track ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5088341 | Engaging lever lock for rotor turning gear An engaging lever lock for rotor turning gear in a steam turbine includes a selectable lock that is disposed to hold the lever at its engaged position and control circuitry for activating the selectable lock. With a first embodiment, the selectable lock i... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4578955 | Automotive power plant In an automotive power plant including an electric motor having a drive shaft connected to a transmission and a battery pack connected to the motor for vehicle speeds up to 30 miles per hour approximately, the improvement comprising an alternate power sou... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4566279 | Vehicle propulsion plant A vehicle power plant comprising a number of engine working cylinders arranged in two groups with different numbers of cylinders and/or with different power outputs, the parts being individually connectable to a common power take-off shaft by a continuous... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4527071 | Modular power plant for the combined production of electrical and thermal energy and installation comprising a plurality of modular power plants A modular power plant comprises an internal combustion engine coupled to an electrical machine. The electrical machine may be used to start the engine and to generate electrical energy. The power plant is provided with an electronic control and protection... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4514642 | Unit controller for multiple-unit dispatch control A control system is provided for controlling the distribution of load among a plurality of generators with some of those generators responding quickly to control and some being slow in response. The area control error signal is divided into portions to pr... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4481841 | Multiple engine drive arrangement A drive arrangement which includes a number of internal combustion engines which are adapted to be connected to a flow of working force through free wheeling or one way clutches and gears to a common output shaft. In addition to a flow of working force th... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4470261 | Gas turbine plant for automotive operation At a low part load, and at idling of a vehicle machinery it is difficult to obtain a good fuel economy and acceptable emission rates. The amount of work for driving the compressor and the auxiliary apparatuses is considerable in a gas turbine, and in view... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4430862 | Internal combustion engine for vehicles An internal combustion engine for vehicles comprising a primary and an auxiliary engine unit each comprising vertically disposed cylinders and a crankshaft operatively connected to the respective cylinders. The crankshafts are arranged in parallel. A firs... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4430575 | Turbine turning gear with hydraulic overspeed drive A turning gear arrangement for a turbomachine such as a large steam driven turbine-generator is disclosed. The turning gear arrangement includes a prime mover system which generates high starting torque for rolling the rotor of the turbine-generator over ... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4421217 | Propulsion system for a vehicle A clutch is arranged to drivingly connect and disconnect the crankshaft members of two internal combustion engines. One engine which is preferably the smaller of the two engines is operated to propel a vehicle by delivering torque through a transmission t... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4245163 | Control installation for at least two hydraulic turbines A control installation for two or more hydraulic turbines enabling switching between individual control of each turbine and common control of some or all of the turbines, without interruption of operation for adjustments.... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4159623 | Automotive step-turbine engine An automotive step-turbine engine comprising in combination a primary power turbine assembly, one or more power boost turbine assemblies and a power output demand sensor for sequentially placing in service the one or more power boost assemblies as additio... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4131171 | Low energy consumption vehicle propelled by thermal engine A thermal engine and energy accumulating flywheel are operatively connected to propel a vehicle, and a regulating means regulates the thermal engine to generally produce a limited constant maximum quantity of energy marginally in excess of that energy nec... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4116006 | Modular engine assembly Disclosed is a modular engine assembly incorporating a primary engine, an auxiliary engine and a device for storing kinetic energy. The kinetic energy storage device is drivingly coupled to the primary engine. In response to demand for additional power, t... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4027485 | Modular engine assembly Disclosed is a modular engine assembly incorporating a primary engine, an auxiliary engine and a device for storing kinetic energy. The kinetic energy storage device is drivingly coupled to the primary engine. In response to demand for additional power, t... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4027484 | Modular engine assembly A modular engine assembly incorporating a "floating" flywheel coupled to a primary engine. An auxiliary engine selectively engages the flywheel via an automatic clutch which is responsive to a torque sensor mounted on the transmission drive shaft, to prov... | 06/07/1977 |
| 3949556 | Modular engine assembly A modular engine assembly incorporating a "floating" flywheel coupled to a primary engine. An auxiliary engine selectively engages the flywheel via an automatic clutch which is responsive to a torque sensor mounted on the transmission drive shaft, to prov... | 04/13/1976 |
