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Rotary Fluid Device

The present invention relates to a Rotary Fluid Device; otherwise known as a Hydraulic Motor or Pump. The Hydraulic Motor/Pump uses a novel Follower/Vane and Insert to achieve very high power density. This leads to high mechanical efficiency as a consequence. The prototype is 1/3 to 1/2 the weig...
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Engine System, (Internal Combustion Engine System (ICE))

Patent #11,598,292 I have built one and I am looking to license or equity partner(s) to manufacture the new engines. 30 percent or more efficient than current ICE's. Will need a year or two of R&D to nail down the first designs. Many associated patents to follow. We get it right, 100s of billions...
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Seal breaker

The seal breaker solves the issue of dealing with the foil membrane located under most bottle caps. This foil membrane is used under petroleum products, windshield washer products, 80% of all over the counter drug bottles and countless other products. The problem is that when you purchase one of the...
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System and method for limiting vehicle speed US10507838B1

The system for limiting vehicle speed includes a sensor and computer system for controlling the speed of a vehicle under predetermined conditions. The system is designed and constructed to sense a plurality of conditions while the vehicle is in motion and to record these conditions for analysis, sho...
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License plate guard

The License Plate Guard protector is a replacement license plate frame designed to protect your plate and bumper from damage. License Plate Guard is made of PVC Foam, an ultra lightweight, weatherproof material that flexes to absorb impacts. It will not rust or bend out of shape like steel bumper gu...
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Automotive Tissue Valet

Automotive Tissue Valet

Automotive Tissue Valet TM; A holder for a box of facial tissues. Hangs from passenger seat headrest with an adjustable webbed strap within drivers easy safe reach; switch to seat back for passenger. Has a tuck lid opening for effortless tissue box insertion. It allows drivers to retrieve a tissue ...
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Automotive Phone Holder with Integrated Air Freshener

Automotive Phone Holder with Integrated Air Freshener

Automotive phone holder with integrated air freshener helps you declutter your car by combining two necessary accessories in one. A phone holder that doubles as a car freshener. So simple, it's shocking it hasn't been done before. Just place the phone holder on your car's AC vent and enjoy the scent...
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Crowd-sourced Autonomous Vehicle Training

Definitions: When driving, human drivers encounter non-events (expected events like traffic lights turning red) as well as events (unexpected events like an unaccompanied child standing at the edge of the road). Events are captured from crowd-sourced participants driving their own cars during the...
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Infant to Adult Adjustable Car Seat

Infant to Adult Adjustable Car Seat

FOUR-EVER IN MOTION’s patented adjustable car seat technology is prime for integration into new vehicles as an optional upgrade. Families with children will appreciate the adjustable seat settings that will accommodate all growth stages including infants in carriers. The seat’s original default sett...
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Vehicle Blind Spot, Distance, & Speed Sensor

The vehicle blind spot sensor is a device that secures itself against a portion of a side view mirror in order to detect the presence of other motorists in the side view mirror. The vehicle blind spot sensor includes a plurality of sensors that detect the presence of another motorist that is either...
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Visually Show Blinds Spots, Turn Signals etc. are Working

Patent Overview Protected by U.S. Patent 9,843,734 B2 This patent was recently issued for a retractable camera fitted to a vehicle, referred to as “the device”. The device is primarily intended for use on cars and trucks but it has other application potential. The patent focuses on the de...
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Method of Refurbishing Brake Components

Method of Refurbishing Brake Components

Utility patent for sale. New owner may license, franchise, resell or personally take advantage of exclusive patent rights by forming their own business to remanufacture brake rotors and/or remanufacture brake drums. The worth of a patent is proportional to the numbers and types of companies that c...
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Spark Free Jumper Cables *HUGE Market *Safest Product in its Industry!

Our Spark Free Jumper Cables is the only cables with a unique design to prevent the clamps from sparking when connected to a live car battery. Our Spark Free Jumper Cables eliminates the biggest problem when you jump start your vehicle. We eliminate the risk of spark, shock and damage to vehicle's e...
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Articulated Off-Road Vehicle

The articulated off-road vehicle includes a pivotable chassis and an upper frame extending from the pivotable chassis. Wheels, an engine, and a steering assembly are coupled to the chassis, and the upper frame defines a compartment for drivers and passengers. The pivotable chassis is divided into a ...
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New Gas-Distributing Mechanism (for automotive industry)

We would like to offer the following invention – Gas-distributing mechanism (desmodromny type) for 4-stroke engine (Russian Federation Patent #2527801/German MRP #202015101057, author: Timonin Alexander Stepanovich). The key advantage of the new gas-distributing mechanism – increased horsepower a...
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Electric Drive Vehicle and the Procedure of Use

Our patent is a breakthrough in the electric car charging technology and in the electric mobility. Today's electric cars have a very big problem: the charging of the batteries is too slow, and the driver has to stop even while "fast charging", wasting her/his time. Our patent is about FAST CHARGING ...
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First of Their Kind vehicle Interior accessory: Stabilized Ornamental Pillow

Intelligent BOTTOM-WIEGHTED design and custom dimensions keep this STABILIZED ORNAMENTAL PILLOW upright and in place (they don't fall off seats and onto floors when you take those hard turns, accelerate or brake)! You've got to see this pillow to believe it; you've got to hold this pillow to g...
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Built-In Baby Seat

This is a detachable child safety seat designed with numerous function. It holds a unique mechanism that allows rear facing for infants and forward facing for toddlers. This one of a kind James Bond like invention has a futuristic 360 degree rotation that enables the child seat to be hidden for prot...
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Fuel Delivery System

A super-efficient fuel delivery system for internal combustion engines which mimics the transpiration process of plants to produce a homogeneously mixed combination of fuel vapor and air with a variable fuel to air ratio....
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The first Continue Variable Fransmission with High Efficiency and suitable for High Power Transmission

Primus Transmissions, LLC (Primus) has designed the “HP-CVT,” a new continuously variable transmission (CVT) that operates more efficiently, at lower cost and at higher power (torque) than existing automatic transmissions and other current CVTs. As a result, the HP-CVT can save up to 25% fuel con...
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Portable and Foldable Lift

The portable foldable lift is a lightweight lifting device that mounts to the tailgate of a pickup truck. It can also mount to the underside of a workbench. The lift collapses and stows nicely while not in use, and can quickly be deployed and set up in seconds allowing the user to load as much as...
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Machine providing for an advanced headlamp system with peripheral beam technology

An advanced headlamp system is proposed for providing a headlamp assembly for vehicles that has peripheral beam technology built in that has a multiplicity of filaments and reflectors built in to provide at least one forward beam and at least one or more peripheral light beams offset in angles to th...
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Load Coupling Apparatus for Wheeled Vehicle

The Easy Go Trailer (EGT) Patent 7,703,789: Load coupling apparatus for wheeled vehicle The Easy Go Trailer (EGT) is the marketing name for our patented process that allows a tractor to achieve significantly better fuel economy while towing a trailer. With understanding of the concept you will rea...
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Maksimatic Centrifugal & Gyroscopic Anti-Spill Cup Holder Technology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJEnEfonGGY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyZM4_dMTqA www.maksimatic.com , www.bettercupholder.com Maksimatic is a centripetal-force-utilizing cup holder that is held by a half-spherical upper member on a 360 degree swiveling joint and helps prevent your ...
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Design to Improve Turbulence in Combustion Chambers

A combustion chamber design layout of grooves or channels or passages formed in the squish band to further enhance turbulence in the charge prior to ignition as compared to existing designs with squish bands or hemispherical layouts in I.C. Engines. These grooves or channels or passages after ign...
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VAM security - unique device for locking gear stick knob for the electronically controlled automatic transmissions

Our company VAM system s.r.o, located in Slovakia has been dealing with car security for more than 16 years. VAM security® is a unique device for locking gear stick knob. It is a mechanical security system designed to lock and block the gear lever handle of BMW´s electronically controlled automatic...
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System for converting industrial engines into clean, more powerful energy converters

Powerful two stroke industrial motor producing high torque at low RPM. Most existing industrial Diesel or Gas engines can be converted to technology. After conversion engine is about 1.5 times more powerful, has double power/weight ratio and generates little or no NOX. Engine works with all gazeaous...
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Circuit Continuity/ Function Monitor

Monitors operation of DC components and notifies a failure. Works when the source is off, checks for continuity Works when the source is on, check operation. Only notifies if the monitored item fails. no setting or re setting, it automatically displays proper function....
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Removable track drive

This is a patent for a track device which turns a regular vehicle into a rover capable of riding on snow or sand. Compared to Mattracks, this design is more reliable and less expensive. The attached pictures are not photos but, rather, graphic representations made by an artist....
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Mechanical Transmission for Electric Motors

Most systems use a clutch to change gear - Our system uses brake. The system is unique propulsion system suitable for electric motors, the system includes an innovative combination of an electric motor with a mechanical transmission with two speeds or more in order to increase efficiency and allow ...
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Process for making reinforcing elastomer-clay nanocomposites

A process for producing a natural rubber nanocomposite containing exfoliated organically modified montmorillonite and maleic anhydride grafted elastomer in a dispersion of natural rubber and reinforcing filler/inert filler wherein the cured nanocomposite has improved mechanical properties compared t...
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BioFuel-based Penetrating Oil - Petroleum Free

BioFuel-based Penetrating Oil - Petroleum Free

1. A kerosene replacement, consisting of a biodiesel and ethanol mixture, wherein said mixture is between 70 and 90 percent ethyl-ester fatty acid derived biodiesel by volume, and between 10 and 30 percent ethanol by volume, and is suitable for use as penetrating oil. 2. A composition as in clai...
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NEW 110mpg HP2g™ HYBRID Internal combustion engine and method of operating same # US 8616175 B2

** US 8616175 Patent with International applications also An internal combustion engine and a method for maximizing fuel efficiency of an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine includes an engine block assembly having an electromagnet coupled thereto and an engine component mo...
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Engine Block Component Brace

Valley Girdle™, Valley Girdle Pro™, United States Patent for Engine Block Component Brace : Patent # 7,258,094 One or more component braces may be installed into the upper valley of a V-styled engine block to provide resistance to deformation of the block when used in an operating motor. The comp...
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Security and Tracking System for Cargo Containers

US Patent 7,414,527 refers to a Confirmation Security Pad and Weight Detection Sensor. The primary purpose of the Confirmation Security Pad is to prevent theft and unauthorized activity. The Confirmation Security (CS) Pad containing a weight detection sensor detects the presence and absence of...
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Device for Increasing Tire Friction and Method of Using the Same

A revolutionary new alternative tire traction device (ATTD); a unique apparatus for preventing slipping of a tire under winter weather conditions; smart and simple decision solving a lot of the difficulties and disadvantages of the currently existing conventional tire snow chains and other ATTDs. It...
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RimPro-Tec (Wheel Band)

RimPro-Tec Wheel Protection Patents and Trademarks in 97 countries world wide . RimPro-Tec adds innovation to the market with a patented 3-component design that puts an attractive band of tough plastic between valuable wheels and hazards like kerbs. RimPro-Tec is a quick installation two piec...
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Improved Continuous Variable Transmission System and Use Thereof

The HP-CVT is a patent-pending redesigned continuously variable transmission (CVT) for use in vehicles and other motorized applications, with unique capabilities in high power/high torque contexts (thus the name—HP-CVT) such as for use in large vehicles and machinery. The HP-CVT functions not only...
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Combination Trunk Cover with Spoiler and Scrolling Display

A trunk lid cover in combination with a car spoiler. The trunk lid cover is of flexible material and is disposed for covering the trunk lid only of an automobile. The trunk lid cover is held tightly against the surface of said trunk lid. A car spoiler attached to the trunk lid cover. A message displ...
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Locking device for motorcycles

theft prevention device for motorcycles, where the lock fits on the break/lever gas handle of the motorcycle handle....
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Needle bearing hinge assembly

Disclosed is an enclosed needle bearing hinge mechanism having externally rotatable race surfaces, internal needle bearings, an internal pathway for introducing grease into the assembly for improved lubrication, reduced wear and a construction adapted to support large door or latch loads. The assemb...
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Method of Torque Conversion with Conservation of Energy (No Power Loss)

This machine allows for a truly torque conversion with smoothly changed ratio while at work. It complies with the following formula: any number to any number including negative numbers. Because of this properties, it allows to eliminate need for a t...
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Tire Handling Device

The " Tire Handling Device " of the present invention is a portable device for holding and manipulating a vehicle tire while changing a flat. The tire-handling device (10) is a compact, lightweight tool for carriage within a motor vehicle trunk or storage compartment to facilitate handling of a t...
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A portable folding electric tricycle that can be folded into a chair and a suitcase

A piece of new invention to fill the hole in the current transportation system. It is perfect for day-to-day travels and can be easily taken onto trains/buses for long journeys. You don't need to worry about your bike being stolen or paying congestion charges (well, if you are in London...) The ...
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Self Starting Method and an Apparatus for Sensorless Commutation of Brushless DC Motors

Brushless DC (BLDC) motors have been gaining popularity in the Appliance, Automotive, Aerospace, Consumer, Medical, Computer and Industrial Automation industries and possess many advantages over other motors. Some of these advantages are: (a) High power density, low inertia and high torque to i...
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External Combustion Engine

The technology permit an instantaneous torque management for Stirling engines. The technology enable a bi-cylindrical external combustion engine to modulate instantaneously the torque delivered to the drive shaft, thanks an action on the moving parts that produce a variation of motor phase charac...
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Vehicle Registration pocket

* Simplifies the task of changing windshield registration, inspection or any mandated stickers. * Saves the time and effort normally spent scraping and removing old stickers, cleaning and drying the windshield and applying new stickers. * Easily installed; Simplifies all future sticker chang...
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An automatic Engine Working by Air Pressure and Electricity

The present invention relates to an automatic motor working by air pressure and electricity. The currently used engines depend completely on petroleum and gas oil, which are oil products in the possession of petroleum-producing countries. In contrast, the inventive engine works by Air pressure and e...
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The AC Power Solid State Generator (Self Recharging 100%)

“The AC Power Solid State Generator” (self-recharging) - upgraded “The Ac power solid state generator” can provide clean (non toxic) electricity in the terra watt range (billions of watts of electricity) and recharge it self while providing such massive power to homes, offices, and industrial plan...
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Revolution in Vehicles Towing and hanging systems

New Electro mechanical vehicle towing and hanging plug in system CTowing system is a new towing & hanging system allowing to connect 2 electro mechanical vehicles or objects together in a single operation. This system permit to plug securely and quickly 2 vehicles together or 2 objects together ...
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Transit Switching System for Monorail Vehicles

PATENT NUMBER 6,393,993 TRANSIT SWITCHING SYSTEM FOR MONORAIL VEHICLES relates to providing a monorail switching system for individually and selectively routing vehicles between a main track and merged tracks on a dedicated route. Furthermore, vehicles can be public, business, or privately owned...
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Absorption system of shock waves and armor for military vehicles

Absorption system of shock waves and armor for military vehicles System absorption of shock waves for armored military vehicles and construction consisting of the body and interior of the vehicle by a structure pre hollow interior frameworks available boxes (Fig. 1) with a considerable thickness a...
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Construction diagram and construction of KOLEV MOTORS internal combustion engine

Engine layout With the innovative layout KOLEV MOTORS internal combustion engines provide for: • Reduced overall dimensions of constructions; • Reduced specific mass рег power unit; • Reduced friction losses and increased mechanical efficiency; • Reduces production and operational costs; ...
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Variable Duration Camshaft or Helical Camshaft.

This invention (usually referred to as the "Helical Camshaft") allows a conventional four-stroke engine to be able to vary the duration of its valve opening over a very wide and continuous (that is; stepless) range. The system is totally mechanical (that is; not "camless" - solenoid or elec...
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Wheel assembly with electric power generator

A wheel assembly includes a carrier and a wheel mounted adjacent to the carrier for rotation relative to the carrier. A first array of magnets is carried by one of the first side of the wheel and the carrier, and a first array of coils is carried by the other of the wheel and the carrier correspondi...
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The Automated Rail-Jack

I RECENTLY RECIEVED A UNITED STATES PATENT, FOR MY INVENTION CALLED THE RAIL JACK,IT IS A RAIL SYSTEM WITH A JACK, THAT IS PLACED UNDERNEATH A VEHILCE...THE UNIT JACKS YOUR CAR UP FOR YOU ...SO THERE IS NO NEED TO MANUALLY JACK UP THE CAR..WITH MY INVENTION THE CAR IS AUTOMATICALLY LIFTED TO MAKE CH...
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Two/three-dimensional multi-layer circuit carrier producing method for e.g. automobile industry, involves applying layer of strip conductor and dielectric layer on topmost dielectric layer alternative

The method involves applying a dielectric layer (4) i.e. thermoplastic polymer layer, on certain regions of a set of electrical strip conductors (2) and the surface of a two/three-dimensional basebody (1) by injection moulding. Another set of electrical strip conductors (6) is applied on the surface...
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Electrocoating Process for Mixed-metal Automotive Bodies-in-white

Mixed-metal automotive vehicle bodies-in-white comprising ferrous metal surfaces, zinc surfaces, aluminum alloy surfaces, and magnesium alloy surfaces are cleaned and immersed in an aqueous bath comprising an adhesion promoter and an aqueous electrocoat bath (the adhesion promoter may be in the elec...
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Multi-sensing Fuel Injection System and Method for Making the Same

A multi-sensing fuel injection system for internal combustion engines. The system includes a fuel injector for injecting fuel into the internal combustion chamber. The fuel injector is electrically insulated from an engine body of the internal combustion engine by way of a first electrically insulat...
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Electric-field Assisted Fuel Atomization System and Methods of Use

An apparatus (100) for reducing the size of fuel particles injected into a combustion chamber is disclosed. The apparatus includes fuel line (110), a first metallic mesh (114) disposed within the fuel line (110), and a second metallic mesh(112) disposed within the fuel line (110), upstream of the fi...
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Vehicular Information Systems and Methods

Disclosed is a method and system that receives sensor information from each of a plurality of sensors. Each sensor in the plurality is associated with a vehicle. The sensor information includes location coordinates of each vehicle in the plurality. The sensor information associated with each vehicle...
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Active Head Support for Rear Bench Seats in a Passenger Vehicle

The present invention relates to a headrest to be installed in seats of vehicles that is moveable from a normal position to an accident position via a mechanism that is activated by sensor control.Thus, the head restraint is used and cared for an accident for impaired crash burden on individuals, su...
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Active Headrest with Multi-jointed Mechanism Transmission

The present invention relates to a headrest for installation in seats of vehicles which can be moved from a normal position into an accident position by means of a mechanism which can be activated under sensor control. So that the headrest can be re-used and ensures reduced crash loading on persons ...
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Apparatus Designed As a Robot for the Autonomous, Unmanned Determination of Leaks Releasing Substances Into the Surroundings from Pressurized Systems, Particularly Pipe Systems, and Method for Operati

The invention relates to an apparatus designed as a robot for the autonomous, unmanned determination of leaks releasing substances into the surroundings from pressurized systems, particularly pipe systems, said apparatus comprising a motor-operated movement platform, such as a chassis, having a sens...
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Wavefront Aberration and Distance Measurement Phase Camera

A system consisting of a phase camera with microlenses placed in the focal point of a converging lens, wherein the camera data, processed using a combined Fourier "Slice" and 10 fast Fourier transform edge detection technique, provide both a three-dimensional wavefront map and a real scene depth map...
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A method of determining the tire conditions of a vehicle

A method of determining the tire conditions of a vehicle comprises constructing a plurality of models of vehicle behaviour, each model being associated with one or more tires having varying cornering stiffness; measuring vehicle behaviour during a cornering manoeuvre of the vehicle; comparing measur...
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A System and Method for Autonomous Navigation of a Tracked Or Skid-steer Vehicle

An autonomous navigation system for a tracked or skid-steer vehicle is described. The system includes a path planner (54) that computes a series of waypoint locations specifying a path to follow and vehicle location sensors (82). A tramming controller (60) includes a waypoint controller (62) that co...
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Temperature Sensor for Monitoring Exhaust Gases

A temperature sensor (34) for determining the temperature of exhaust gases of a diesel engine is disclosed. The temperature sensor comprises a silicon support (46) and a thin electrically conducting platinum layer (36) separated from the substrate by a silicon nitride layer (44). Changes in electric...
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Self-correcting Crash Energy Absorber

An energy absorber (102) for absorbing kinetic energy of a vehicle is disclosed. The energy absorber comprises a housing (104) adapted to be mounted to a vehicle body, and energy absorber blocks (112, 114, 116, 118), each of which has at least one respective deformable material adapted to absorb ene...
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An Exhaust Arrangement for an Internal Combustion Engine

An exhaust arrangement (16) for an internal combustion engine (10), and internal combustion engine (10) including such an exhaust arrangement (16) comprises a first exhaust duct (18) and a second exhaust duct (20) for the exhaust flow from the engine. A valve arrangement is provided, preferably comp...
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Method of operating an internal combustion engine

A method is disclosed for operating an internal combustion engine of the type having an engine cylinder (10) with a reciprocating piston (20), first (24) and second (22) intake ports for admitting gas from an ambient air supply into the engine cylinder, first (14) and second (12) intake valves each ...
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Air motor

An air motor is described having a variable volume air chamber 10 controlled by a reciprocating piston 12, intake and exhaust ports to and from the air chamber 10 controlled by respective cyclically actuated intake 14 and exhaust 18 valves for receiving compressed air from a compressed air storage t...
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Engine for an Air Hybrid Vehicle

An engine for use in an air hybrid vehicle comprises at least one cylinder having a piston (20) defining a variable volume working chamber (10) and intake (12, 14) and exhaust (16) valves controlling the flow of air into and out of the working chamber. The cylinder is operable in any one of at least...
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Method of Starting an Internal Combustion Engine

A method is disclosed for starting an internal combustion engine having a compressed air supply. The engine is provided with cam actuated poppet valves adapted to operate selectively with a first valve timing schedule that causes the engine to act as a compressed air driven motor and with a second s...
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Method of starting a four stroke engine using compressed air

A method is disclosed for starting a four stroke engine having a compressed air supply, the engine being provided with cam actuated intake and exhaust valves adapted to operate selectively with a first valve timing schedule that causes the engine to act as a compressed air driven motor and with a se...
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Two stroke internal combustion engine with a blower air reservoir

A two-stroke internal combustion engine has a cylinder 10 with an intake port 18 and an exhaust port 14, and an external air blower 22 for generating pressurised air to charge the cylinder 10 and to scavenge exhaust gases remaining in the cylinder. A blower air reservoir 20 is connected to the air b...
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Method for supplying EGR in an i.c. engine

Each cylinder of the engine has at least one intake valve and one exhaust valve operating on a four stroke cycle. The method comprises selectively interchanging in timing relative to the engine strokes the opening events of the intake and exhaust valves of one or more cylinders when EGR is required ...
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Air Braking System

An air braking unit for use in an air braking system. The air braking unit is arranged to be positioned, in use, at a vehicle wheel, and comprises an inlet for receiving, in use, compressed air from a central source. At least one first valve is arranged to selectively allow compressed air from the i...
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Active Steering Controller

A system for controlling a vehicle. The vehicle (1) has a steerable front axle (3) and at least one further steerable axle (6) and the system comprises means for determining the path of a reference lead point (5) at the front of the vehicle (1). There is also means for determining the path of a foll...
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Installation for painting and drying of vehicles and vehicle parts

The vehicle, or vehicle parts, are positioned in a chamber with air vents and lighting in the roof section through which heated or cooled fresh, mixed and forced air are circulated and exhausted through the floor. Circulation and forced air fans are provided with a heat recovery system....
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Device and Method for Diffused Lighting for Vehicle Interiors

This invention relates to a device for diffused lighting for vehicle interiors that includes one or more light sources and that is located outside the field of vision of the driver of the vehicle. Drivers, especially following refractive surgery, manifest debilitating effects and symptoms of dazzlin...
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Leg Shield for Vehicle

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide leg shields for a vehicle capable of supplying an adequate amount of air to feet, and supporting a door stably. ; SOLUTION: A pair of right and left leg shields 37 covering the foot sections of a rider from the front is provided with a shield body 40 with an opening ...
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Petrol Saving Device

This device is based on the patent filed for the method of stabilizing the turbulence created by valves in a flow system (patent pending). Based on the technology we fix this device through pneumatic tubes before and after the throttle valve (carburetor) in a petrol vehicle,which controls the turbu...
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Vehicle Rollover Control Using Pulsed Active Steering Control Strategy

Vehicle rollover crashes, particularly with the increasing popularity of Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs), continue to be a serious safety and liability problem for auto manufacturers. Various rollover and yaw control strategies have been attempted including, active steering control, differential brak...
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Diagnostic software used to remotely connect to a Driver Monitoring System to perform calibration routines or check on the health/status of the system through wired or wireless communication with a la

According to the Administration on Aging, persons 65 years or older numbered 35.6 million in 2002. They represented 12.3% of the U.S. population and are expected to grow to be 20% of the population by 2030. In the last twenty years, the percentage increase in older drivers has been three times great...
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Data acquisition software for Driver Monitoring System

According to the Administration on Aging, persons 65 years or older numbered 35.6 million in 2002. They represented 12.3% of the U.S. population and are expected to grow to be 20% of the population by 2030. In the last twenty years, the percentage increase in older drivers has been three times great...
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Anomalous Vehicle Detection System and Method

The need to detect and isolate a suspicious vehicle before it has the opportunity to cause harm to personnel and equipment is increasing. This is at military, border, many building and parking garage entrances. This invention is called an Anomalous Vehicle Detector (AVD). Vehicles loaded with exp...
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Variable Ratio Transmission Elements for Motor Drive Shafts

A motor transmission element includes an axle, an expandable circumferential component and multiple rolled electroactive polymer (EAP) devices. The circumferential component is located at a contact radius from the axle for connection to a different rotating body and is mechanically connected to the ...
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Dielectric Motor Configurations and a Variable Speed Transmission Element Using Electroactive Polymers (EAPs)

Conventional electric motors and combustion engines are widely used in commerce but are not appropriate for all applications. Combustion engines explode fuel in chambers in which a directional element, such as a piston or rotor moves. Such engines dissipate a great deal of energy as heat, require ma...
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Planar Pulsed Plasma Thruster

Pulsed Plasma Thrusters (PPTs) use a high energy electrical spark to vaporize and ionize a small amount of material. PPTs have a weight advantage over chemical thruster in that they use a solid fuel and electricity for thrust. As the satellites have become smaller, there is a need for smaller, light...
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Mono-Track Vehicle

The invention generally relates to a vehicle (large or small), cart, robot, etc. that uses a mono-track (e.g., single-track or uni-track) for its main motion in place of wheels or multiple tracks, although the invention could be applied to multi-track and wheeled vehicles as an aid toward turning. T...
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Full Signal Translator (FST)

small, lightweight and low-cost device that frequency translates and downlinks Global Positioning System (GPS) signals to enable precise post-flight trajectory reconstructions used in testing and evaluation of different flight systems....
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A Method for Half-duplex Relative Navigation Among Multiple Distributed Vehicles

Current relative navigation technology typically assumes that simultaneous two-way signal tracking (i.e. full-duplex communication) is operating between two vehicles engaged in a relative navigation estimate, and that data modulation is present on the signals to share pseudo range information. Resea...
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Moving Belt Metal Detector

For efficient and fast detection of landmines and unexploded ordanance (UXO0, metal detectors are sometimes mounted to vehicles. Typically, the vehicle mounted metal detector is used to clear road and paths for advancing troops or to clear bombing range for military base cleanups. The military base ...
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Commercial Vehicle Electronic Screening Hardware/Software System

Commercial Vehicle Screening uses a selection mechanism to make use of limited fixed Weigh/Inspection Station resources. E-Screening is the application of technology to this process, in order to make an informed and automated decision about whether further examination of a vehicle is required. Prope...
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A Method for Using GPS and Crosslink Signals to Correct Ionospheric Errors in Space Navigation Solutions

Distributed spacecraft systems (e.g. distributed satellite systems or spacecraft systems with some type of propulsion device) use multiple spacecraft to augment the capabilities of monolithic space system approaches. These systems, also referred to as formation flying systems, enable complex sensing...
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Method for Establishing Heliocentric Spacecraft Formations Using Gravity Assist from a Natural Satellite

Spacecraft are launched and deployed to various locations to serve a variety of different purposes. Different techniques can be used place these spacecraft in their desired orbits. One technique that can be used is a lunar fly-by maneuver. The related art generally employs lunar flyby maneuvers ...
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Method and System for Storing Compressed Hydrogen and/or CNG Fuels on Automotive Vehicles (Suspension Systems)

It is desirable to increase stiffness of a rear suspension while providing for a large open space between the wheels, unencumbered by stiffening arms in order to house a longer tank and thus a large volume of compressed gas fuel. This objective of this invention is to provide a system consisting ...
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GPS Jamming Circumvention Scheme

A method and apparatus for circumventing jamming of receivers for a global positioning system (GPS) include determining that a receiver is being jammed by a jamming signal not originating from the GPS. A first signal is transmitted from a portable unit including the receiver to a component of a seco...
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Hardware and Software Implementation of Non-Coherent Navigation for Low Frame Rate Telemetry Applications

This invention is a method and apparatus for obtaining measurements, on a spacecraft that employs a transceiver, at intervals that are shorter than the telemetry frame duration for use in correcting ground-based Doppler measurements so as to remove the effects of drift in the spacecraft oscillator f...
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A Tracking Receiver for Global Positioning System Signals Implemented in Software. (GPS Software Receiver)

The invention is a receiving station tracking system for receiving GPS data and tracking a mobile vehicle. The receiving station tracking system includes a plurality of processing stages receiving and processing at least a portion of the GPS data, and a control module receiving and filtering the pro...
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Autonomous Solar Navigation System

method and apparatus for autonomous navigation for deep space missions using the sun as the reference body and determining the spacecraft orbit based on observations made on the sun using onboard instruments. Two types of observation data, the direction of the spacecraft relative to the sun as a fu...
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GPS Roadside Integrated Precision Positioning System (GRIPPS) for Detecting Drowsy Drivers

According to studies done by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration in 2003, 55% of fatal accidents in the U.S. are caused by lane departure. Various factors, including driver distraction, inattention or drowsiness can be responsible for these dangerous movements. Warning systems ...
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Flexible Architecture Receiver for GPS

This software-controlled buffer captures the incoming sampled RF signals at a rate consistent with the GPS bandwidth and can provide previously captured samples to the tracking hardware in batches at rates consistent with FPGA/ASIC technology. The ratio of tracking rate to the capture rate provides ...
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Low Cost, Compressed Gas Fuel Storage System

It has been demonstrated that compressed gasses such as hydrogen, propane, methane or natural gas are viable alternatives to petroleum as a fuel source for motor vehicles. Such vehicles have been restricted to fleet trucks, delivery vans, buses and taxis due to their limited range. The restrictions ...
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Autonomous Satellite Navigation System

This invention is an autonomous navigation system for an orbital platform incorporating a global positioning system based navigation device optimized for low-Earth orbit and medium-Earth orbit applications including a 12 channel, GPS tracking application-specific integrated circuit operating in conc...
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Method and Apparatus for Precise Noncoherent Doppler Tracking of a Spacecraft

Method and Apparatus for Precise Noncoherent Doppler Tracking of a Spacecraft...
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Method for Model-Free Control of General Discrete-Time Systems

A method and apparatus for model-free, real-time, system-wide signal timing for a complex road network is provided. It provides timings in response to instantaneous flow conditions while accounting for the inherent stochastic variations in traffic flow through the use of a simultaneous perturbation ...
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Propellant Utilization System

Provide a propulsion system which meets the weight and propellant requirements while providing adequate space within the flight vehicle for the tankage, airframe, crew and their life support systems as well a payload. The invention is a propellant utilization system for flight vehicles operating...
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Translating and Rotating Cowl Inlet with Retractable Propellant Injection Struts

The invention is an inlet system for a variable geometry transatmospheric air-breathing engine. It incorporates a rotatably translatable cowl provided with a rotating lip used in combination with insertable and propellant injection struts....
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Moving Belt Metal Detector

For efficient and fast detection of landmines and unexploded ordanance (UXO0, metal detectors are sometimes mounted to vehicles. Typically, the vehicle mounted metal detector is used to clear road and paths for advancing troops or to clear bombing range for military base cleanups. The military base ...
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High-Strength and Wear-Resistant Aluminum Alloy (MFS-0016)

Abstract: Developed to meet U.S. automotive legislation requiring low-exhaust emission, the novel NASA 398 aluminum-silicon alloy offers dramatic improvement in tensile and fatigue strengths at elevated temperatures, enabling new pistons to utilize less material, which can lead to reducing part wei...
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Word Mark ADVISOR � 2002 Software

The ADVISOR trademark represents NREL�s ADVISOR � 2002 (ADvanced Vehicle SimulatOR) software. This software provides a specialized tool for the automotive engineering community to quickly simulate the performance of a large number of vehicle design options, therefore reducing the time and expens...
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Vehicle Cabin Cooling System for Capturing and Exhausting Heated Boundary Layer Air from Inner Surfaces of Solar Heated Windows

The cabin cooling system includes a cooling duct positioned proximate and above upper edges of one or more windows of a vehicle to exhaust hot air as the air is heated by inner surfaces of the windows and forms thin boundary layers of heated air adjacent the heated windows. The cabin cooling system ...
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Radiation-Controlled Dynamic Vacuum Insulation

A compact vacuum insulation panel comprising a chamber enclosed by two sheets of metal, glass-like spaces disposed in the chamber between the sidewalls, and a high-grade vacuum in the chamber that includes apparatus and methods for enabling and disabling, or turning "on" and "off" the thermal insula...
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Passive Cooling System for a Vehicle

A passive cooling system for a vehicle transfers heat from an overheated internal component, for example, an instrument panel, to an external portion of the vehicle, for example, a side body panel. The passive cooling system includes one or more heat pipes having an evaporator section embedded in th...
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Method and apparatus for thermal management of vehicle exhaust systems

A catalytic converter is surrounded by variable conductance insulation for maintaining the operating temperature of the catalytic converter at an optimum level, for inhibiting heat loss when raising catalytic converter temperature to light-off temperature, for storing excess heat to maintain or acce...
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Material-Controlled Dynamic Vacuum Insulation

A compact vacuum insulation panel comprising a chamber enclosed by two sheets of metal, glass-like spaces disposed in the chamber between the sidewalls, and a high-grade vacuum in the chamber includes apparatus and methods for enabling and disabling, or turning "on" and "off" the thermal insulating ...
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Low Thermal Resistance Power Module Assembly

A power module assembly with low thermal resistance and enhanced heat dissipation to a cooling medium. The assembly includes a heat sink or spreader plate with passageways or openings for coolant that extend through the plate from a lower surface to an upper surface. A circuit substrate is provided ...
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Increasing Jet Entrainment, Mixing and Spreading

A free jet of air is disturbed at a frequency that substantially matches natural turbulences in the free jet to increase the entrainment, mixing, and spreading of air by the free jet, for example in a room or other enclosure. The disturbances are created by pulsing the flow of air that creates the f...
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Gas-Controlled Dynamic Vacuum Insulation with Gas Gate

Disclosed is a dynamic vacuum insulation comprising sidewalls enclosing an evacuated chamber and gas control means for releasing hydrogen gas into a chamber to increase gas molecule conduction of heat across the chamber and retrieving hydrogen gas from the chamber. The gas control means includes a m...
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Tactile Pattern Display (26012/27004/27005/27025)

Tactile Pattern Display (26012/27004/27005/27025) INVENTOR: J. Edward Colgate, Michael Peshkin, John Glassmire, Laura Winfield INVENTION: While far more advanced than mechanical buttons, switches, and knobs, devices like touch screens and touch pads fail to provide (despite their...
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Constant Force Suspension

There are several drawbacks to a traditional, passive suspension system. First, the system cannot eliminate the transmission of ground irregularities to the passenger. Second, ground disturbances are magnified by the suspension system, resulting in large disturbances to the passenger. Further, choos...
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Coiling/Uncoiling Actuators

Introduction Shape memory alloys (SMA) are metals which can return to their original shape after deformation through the application of heat. They are in wide use for applications ranging from cardiovascular stents to reversible energy-absorbing bumpers for automobiles. SMA’s take advantage of the m...
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Valve and Injector Apparatus and Method for Improved Mixing in Diesel Engines

Introduction Uniform mixing of fuel and air is a pre-requisite for low emissions of NOx and soot, which is an essential requirement for new engines. Technology description Researchers at the UW have developed a method to improve the mixing inside the combustion chamber between the injected fuel and ...
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Optimized Transverse Jet Injector for Squish Mixer in Internal Combustion

Introduction Rapid mixing is critical to efficient and clean diesel and gasoline engines, particularly those with direct fuel injection. This has long been recognized in diesel engines because of their greater fuel efficiency. Direct injection is also increasing in gasoline engines. Technology descr...
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Squish Mixer for Diesel Engines

Introduction Mixing of fuel and air occurs in vortices. The key to reducing the emissions of diesel engines is generating better vortices for mixing. Technology description Researchers at the UW have developed an improved configuration to generate the optimum vortex for mixing in diesel engines usin...
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Active Aerodynamic Flow Control for Reduced Fuel consumption of Trucks

The Invention The invention improves the flow of air around the aft (rear) section of trucks and other heavy road vehicles (such as UAV's). A small add-on device incorporates a novel air flow control valve which generates suction and high frequency oscillations, forcing the air to conform to the sh...
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Compact Vacuum Insulation

An ultra-thin compact vacuum insulation panel is comprised of two hard, but bendable metal wall sheets closely spaced apart from each other and welded around the edges to enclose a vacuum chamber. Glass or ceramic spacers hold the wall sheets apart. The spacers can be discrete spherical beads or mon...
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Gas-Controlled Dynamic Vacuum Insulation with Gas Gate

Disclosed is a dynamic vacuum insulation comprising sidewalls enclosing an evacuated chamber and gas control means for releasing hydrogen gas into a chamber to increase gas molecule conduction of heat across the chamber and retrieving hydrogen gas from the chamber. The gas control means includes a m...
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Compact Vacuum Insulation Embodiments

An ultra-thin compact vacuum insulation panel is comprised of two hard, but bendable metal wall sheets closely spaced apart from each other and welded around the edges to enclose a vacuum chamber. Glass or ceramic spacers hold the wall sheets apart. The spacers can be discrete spherical beads or mon...
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Vehicle Cabin Cooling System for Capturing and Exhausting Heated Boundary Layer Air from Inner Surfaces of Solar Heated Windows

The cabin cooling system includes a cooling duct positioned proximate and above upper edges of one or more windows of a vehicle to exhaust hot air as the air is heated by inner surfaces of the windows and forms thin boundary layers of heated air adjacent the heated windows. The cabin cooling system ...
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Passive Cooling System for a Vehicle

A passive cooling system for a vehicle transfers heat from an overheated internal component, for example, an instrument panel, to an external portion of the vehicle, for example, a side body panel. The passive cooling system includes one or more heat pipes having an evaporator section embedded in th...
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Method and apparatus for thermal management of vehicle exhaust systems

A catalytic converter is surrounded by variable conductance insulation for maintaining the operating temperature of the catalytic converter at an optimum level, for inhibiting heat loss when raising catalytic converter temperature to light-off temperature, for storing excess heat to maintain or acce...
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Compact Vacuum Insulation

Improved compact insulation panel is provided which is comprised of two adjacent metal sheets spaced close together with a plurality of spherical, or other discretely shaped, glass or ceramic beads optimally positioned between the sheets to provide support and maintain the spacing between the metal ...
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Metal-Coated Carbon Surfaces for Use in Fuel Cells

This invention relates to a highly efficient and inexpensive coating technique for coating a metal onto a carbon surfaces. Generally, the invention provides a method of coating a carbon article with a metal by cyclic voltametrically electrodepositing the metal on the carbon article by using surface ...
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Process for the development of epoxy nanocomposites

Solution / invention summary : Recent development in nanocomposite technology using organoclay as nanoscale reinforcement offers an interesting alternative for modifying epoxy resins. The new patented process enhances the degree of exfoliation of the organoclay and breaks up the agglomerates. The n...
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