US3248967A
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Variable inertia liquid flywheel
Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1964-01-06
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Granted: 1966-05-03
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Expires: 1984-01-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Oliver G Lewis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 06:25
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16F; F16F15/00; F16F15/30; F16F15/31; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2121; Y10T74/2122; Y10T74/2123; Y10T74/2125; Y10T74/2126
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A VARIABLE INERTIA FLYWHEEL COMPRISING A WHEEL BODY, RADIAL PASSAGES DEFINED BY SAID BODY EACH CONTAINING A QUANTITY OF FLUID SUBSTANTIALLY INCOMPRESSIBLE, PLUG MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY SHIFTING A VOLUME OF SAID FLUID EQUAL TO SAID PLUG MEANS INTO PREDETERMINED RADIAL LOCATIONS IN SAID PASSAGES AND MEANS FOR ACTUATING AND CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF SAID PLUG MEANS, THE PLUG MEANS, THE ACTUATING AND CONTROLLING MEANS, AND SAID FLUID SUBSTANTIALLY FILLING THE VOLUME OF SAID PASSAGES, ONE OF SAID PLUG MEANS AND FLUID BEING RESPECTIVELY OF A DENSER AND LESS DENSE MATERIAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A VARIABLE INERTIA FLYWHEEL COMPRISING A WHEEL BODY, RADIAL PASSAGES DEFINED BY SAID BODY EACH CONTAINING A QUANTITY OF FLUID SUBSTANTIALLY INCOMPRESSIBLE, PLUG MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY SHIFTING A VOLUME OF SAID FLUID EQUAL TO SAID PLUG MEANS INTO PREDETERMINED RADIAL LOCATIONS IN SAID PASSAGES AND MEANS FOR ACTUATING AND CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF SAID PLUG MEANS, THE PLUG MEANS, THE ACTUATING AND CONTROLLING MEANS, AND SAID FLUID SUBSTANTIALLY FILLING THE VOLUME OF SAID PASSAGES, ONE OF SAID PLUG MEANS AND FLUID BEING RESPECTIVELY OF A DENSER AND LESS DENSE MATERIAL.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-05-02 | 1969-11-01 | 1970-05-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-05-02 | 1973-11-01 | 1974-05-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-05-02 | 1977-11-01 | 1978-05-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |