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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7963116 | Bulk-scaffolded hydrogen storage and releasing materials and methods for preparing and using same Compositions are disclosed for storing and releasing hydrogen and methods for preparing and using same. These hydrogen storage and releasing materials exhibit fast release rates at low release temperatures without unwanted side reactions, thus preserving desired lev... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7493765 | Hydrogen production method and apparatus and engine employing hydrogen production apparatus There is provided a hydrogen production apparatus having a simple structure for efficiently producing hydrogen. The hydrogen production apparatus 10 comprises a reactor 12 for reacting silicon (which may be waste silicon) and an aqueous basic hydroxide... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7427449 | Integrated oxygen generation and carbon dioxide absorption method apparatus and systems A method for producing oxygen and absorbing carbon dioxide in a single operation using a solution that contains an oxygen source and a redox partner that can react to form oxygen and a chemical species that can form an insoluble carbonate to precipitate and chemical... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7422798 | Vapour turbine Vapour turbine operating with geothermal vapours containing corrosive agents or aggressive substances such as chlorides and/or sulfides in particular. The turbine comprises a series of stator blades and a series of rotor blades, each stator blade of the series of st... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7371962 | Diode energy converter for chemical kinetic electron energy transfer An improved diode energy converter for chemical kinetic electron energy transfer is formed using nanostructures and includes identifiable regions associated with chemical reactions isolated chemically from other regions in the converter, a region associated with an ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7291271 | Meso-frequency traveling wave electro-kinetic continuous adsorption system The invention provides a non-cyclic, meso-frequency traveling wave electro-kinetic system capable of use in purification/separation and/or refrigeration/heat pump processes. In particular, the invention provides an adsorption system that can be used for fine or bulk... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7259355 | Engine welder with full access A cabinet for an engine welder including an output power module driven by a DC input signal from a rectifier having an AC input signal created by an alternator rotated by an internal combustion engine. The cabinet has a front panel with a pivotally mounted door with... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7231969 | Wellbore top drive power systems and methods of use A top drive system having a drive motor, a gear system coupled to the drive motor, a drive quill coupled to the gear system, a top drive support system for supporting the drive motor, the gear system, and the drive quill, a lower support apparatus connected to the t... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7223914 | Pulsed electron jump generator A device and method for stimulating pulsed chemical reactions in a small volume of gaseous reactants. An emitter stimulates the reactions of a fuel oxidizer mixture and a collector converts the vibrational energy of the resulting products into useful energy. The dev... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7208767 | Electron-jump chemical energy converter A method and a device for converting energy uses chemical reactions in close proximity to or on a surface to convert a substantial fraction of the available chemical energy of the shorter lived energized products, such as vibrationally excited chemicals and hot elec... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204968 | Method of producing heat energy Energy in the form of heat is recoverable and controllable in a process that reacts an acid and a base in the presence of steam. The recovered heat energy can be used to vaporize water to form steam which when used in conjunction with a turbine will produce electric... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7193333 | Low NOX emission single side access gas engine driven electrical generating system The present invention is a gasoline engine driven electrical generating system for use in confined space enclosures wherein all routine servicing can be accomplished from the single exposed side. The ambient operating temperature of the confined enclosure is minimiz... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185848 | Mass transfer system for stabilizing an airship and other vehicles subject to pitch and roll moments The invention relates to a mechanism to control the pitch and/or roll and/or center of gravity of a vehicle. The first embodiment is a track-based mass transfer system in which pathways are positioned along or radially terminate at a central horizontal plane of the ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7180200 | Starter system for portable internal combustion engine electric generators using a portable universal battery pack A generator starting system utilizes a portable universal battery pack to start an internal combustion engine of the generator. The system is adapted to utilize any one of a plurality of universal battery packs having outputs of varying voltage. The generator can in... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7170261 | Generator with dual cycloconverter for 120/240 VAC operation A generator system has two modes of operation, such as 120 VAC and 240/120 VAC. The generator system has a permanent magnet generator with two independent sets of windings that each generate a three phase AC voltage. One three phase AC voltage is coupled to a first ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7122735 | Quantum well energizing method and apparatus A method and apparatus that converts energy provided by a chemical reaction into energy for charging a quantum well device. The disclosed apparatus comprises a catalyst layer that catalyzes a chemical reaction and captures hot electrons and hot phonons generated by ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7119272 | Gas specie electron-jump chemical energy converter An apparatus and method for extracting energy is provided. In one aspect the method includes using chemical reactions to generate vibrationally excited molecules, such as high-quantum-number-vibrationally-excited gas molecules in a region. The vibration energy in th... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104055 | Pressure vibration generator In the pressure oscillation generator 1, self-excited vibration is generated in a work transfer tube 30 by heating a heat input section 22 and also a resonator 50 is resonated, and when a work is inputted into a heat exchanger 20, ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7102331 | Generator with dual cycloconverter for 120/240 VAC operation A generator system in accordance with the invention has two modes of operation, such as 120 VAC and 240/120 VAC modes of operation. The generator system has a permanent magnet generator with two independent sets of windings that each generate a three phase AC voltag... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101531 | Fuel reforming system and control therefor A fuel reforming system has a reformer (4) for reforming a fuel to produce a reformate gas; a shift converter (5) for reacting carbon monoxide (CO) contained in a reformate gas with water to produce hydrogen (H2); a CO oxidizer (6) wh... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7083483 | Inflatable sailboat racing mark that can be reduced in size for storage while inflated A mark for sailboat racing having three inflatable elongated tubes joined closely at one common end so that when inflated, a mutual repelling force is developed at the common end causing the outboard ends of the elongated tubes to move away from each other. Lines jo... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081699 | Thermoacoustic piezoelectric generator A thermoacoustic generator includes a housing with a thermoacoustic core supported in the housing. The core is operable to introduce acoustical power into the housing to thereby oscillate the pressure of the gas in the housing at a frequency. A piezoelectric alterna... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7030578 | Method for controlling and regulating the operation of an actuator The method makes it possible to control and monitor the dynamic operation operation of an actuator intended to drive a movable element of a building protection installation. The actuator is associated with nearby controlling means comprising a power supply device or... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6935109 | Monoprolellant/hypergolic powered proportional actuator Systems and methods involving monopropellant and hypergolic powered proportional actuators that may be used in applications such as robotics. A blowdown tank delivers fuel to a reaction site, produce gaseous products. Those gaseous products are transported to a pres... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6933465 | Screw air compressor for a welder A portable and fully integrated welder and compressor combination includes a housing having an engine, electrical current generating alternator, and a belt-driven screw air compressor. The engine is configured to drive the generator directly, and a pulley arrangemen... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6925807 | Actuator control system for hydraulic devices An apparatus and method for controlling an actuator system having an electrical actuator in hydraulic communication with a hydraulic actuator are described. The apparatus includes a controller module in communication with a source of electrical power and a transceiv... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6916451 | Solid state surface catalysis reactor A method and apparatus to stimulate chemical reactions on a catalyst surface using electricity, and the reverse process to convert energy released from chemical reactions into electricity. A reversible emitter generates electrons which are injected into reactants on... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6868673 | Traveling-wave thermoacoustic engines with internal combustion and associated methods Systems and methods for manipulating acoustic energy are presented. In some embodiments, a combustion zone provides heat to a regenerator using a mean flow of compressible fluid. In other embodiments, a thermoacoustic driver is concentrically disposed within a shell... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6732515 | Traveling-wave thermoacoustic engines with internal combustion Thermoacoustic devices are disclosed wherein, for some embodiments, a combustion zone provides heat to a regenerator using a mean flow of compressible fluid. In other embodiments, burning of a combustible mixture within the combustion zone is pulsed in phase with th... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6700056 | Pre-equilibrium chemical reaction energy converter The use of newly discovered chemical reaction products, created when reactants combine to form products on the surface of a catalyst, to generate electricity, beams of radiation or mechanical motion. The invention also provides methods to convert the prod... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6649823 | Gas specie electron-jump chemical energy converter An apparatus and method for extracting energy is provided. In one aspect the method includes using chemical reactions to generate vibrationally excited molecules, such as high-quantum-number-vibrationally-excited gas molecules in a region. The vibration e... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6644028 | Method and apparatus for rapid stopping and starting of a thermoacoustic engine A thermoacoustic engine-driven system with a hot heat exchanger, a regenerator or stack, and an ambient heat exchanger includes a side branch load for rapid stopping and starting, the side branch load being attached to a location in the thermoacoustic sys... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6519941 | Water-activated locking mechanism A water-activated locking mechanism has a housing with a chamber formed therein. Compressed water-absorbent fiber pellets are housed in the chamber. Ports in the housing allow water to enter the chamber when the housing is immersed in water. Mounted in th... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6327859 | Pre-equilibrium chemical reaction energy converter The use of newly discovered chemical reaction products, created when reactants combine to form products on the surface of a catalyst, to generate electricity, beams of radiation or mechanical motion. The invention also provides methods to convert the prod... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6237342 | Gravity motor A gravity motor which is formed of at least one motor unit which has at least one motor member fixed to an output shaft. The output shaft is rotationally mounted on a housing. The housing includes a guide surface. The motor member is low frictionally long... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6164073 | Method and apparatus for adapting steady flow with cyclic thermodynamics Energy transfer apparatus has a resonator for supporting standing acoustic waves at a selected frequency with a steady flow process fluid thermodynamic medium and a solid medium having heat capacity. The fluid medium and the solid medium are disposed with... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5998961 | Portable battery charger A new portable battery charger for jump-starting an engine of a disabled vehicle. The inventive device includes a main housing having a motor and a generator disposed therein. The main housing includes gasoline and oil intake portions in communication wit... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996345 | Heat driven acoustic power source coupled to an electric generator The electricity generating engine has modest efficiency, but may be attrave in remote applications where high-reliability or low cost or low environmental noise or solar powering is important. The generator is likely to be most attractive in capacities o... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5842346 | Absorbent cartridge for release mechanism powered by contact with fluid A water-reacting absorbent cartridge for a release mechanism has multiple layers of water-absorbing paper material compressed into a solid, densified mass with a fraction of the original volume of the paper layers. The compacted cartridge may be wrapped i... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5799626 | Methods for using styrene oil (as heat transfer fluid, hydraulic fluid, lubricant) Methods of using styrene oil, its fractions, and combinations thereof as working fluids, lubricants, fuels and solvents.... | 09/01/1998 |
