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System for converting heat to kinetic energy
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1971-07-16
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Granted: 1973-05-22
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Expires: 1991-07-16
Abstract
Abstract A system for converting heat to kinetic energy, characterized by a fluid-driven motor responsive to an introduction of highpressure fluid for driving a selected power train, and a pressure generator for introducing the high-pressure fluid to the motor. The pressure generator includes a plurality of boiler tubes for receiving low-pressure fluid, a fire-box for successively transferring heat to the boiler tubes, and a pressure equalizer for incrementally equalizing pressures within boiler tubes, whereby an introduction of low-pressure fluid, followed by an efficient conversion to a high-pressure fluid, is facilitated within the system.
Inventors
- 👤 A Mushines
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 11:22
CPC Classifications
F; F22; F22B; F22B31/00; F01; F01K; F01K11/00; F01K11/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
An improved system for converting heat to kinetic energy comprising: A. means including a fluid-driven motor responsive to an introduction of fluid under an elevated pressure for imparting driven motor to a selected power train; B. fluid control means for introducing to said fluid driven motor fluid at a first given elevated pressure including, 1. a pressure generator comprising, means defining a succession of fluid intake ports, a succession of fluid output ports, and a plurality of boiler tubes, each of which serves to couple a fluid output port in direct communication with a fluid intake port, 2. fluid delivery means coupled with said intake ports for successively delivering to said boiler tubes fluid at a second given pressure, 3. means for heating the boiler tubes in succession, whereby the pressure of the fluid within successive boiler tubes is elevated to said first given pressure, and 4. fluid transfer means for conveying heated fluid from said output ports to said motor at said first given pressure; and C. fluid return means for returning the fluid from said fluid driven motor to said fluid control means at said second given pressure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
190 words
An improved system for converting heat to kinetic energy comprising: A. means including a fluid-driven motor responsive to an introduction of fluid under an elevated pressure for imparting driven motor to a selected power train; B. fluid control means for introducing to said fluid driven motor fluid at a first given elevated pressure including, 1. a pressure generator comprising, means defining a succession of fluid intake ports, a succession of fluid output ports, and a plurality of boiler tubes, each of which serves to couple a fluid output port in direct communication with a fluid intake port, 2. fluid delivery means coupled with said intake ports for successively delivering to said boiler tubes fluid at a second given pressure, 3. means for heating the boiler tubes in succession, whereby the pressure of the fluid within successive boiler tubes is elevated to said first given pressure, and 4. fluid transfer means for conveying heated fluid from said output ports to said motor at said first given pressure; and C. fluid return means for returning the fluid from said fluid driven motor to said fluid control means at said second given pressure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
fluid delivery means coupled with said intake ports for successively delivering to said boiler tubes fluid at a second given pressure,
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
fluid delivery means coupled with said intake ports for successively delivering to said boiler tubes fluid at a second given pressure,
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
fluid delivery means coupled with said intake ports for successively delivering to said boiler tubes fluid at a second given pressure,
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
fluid delivery means coupled with said intake ports for successively delivering to said boiler tubes fluid at a second given pressure,
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
95 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the fluid delivery means includes: A. a condenser coupled with said motor for cooling the fluid, subsequent to an introduction thereof to said motor and prior to a delivery thereof to said boiler tubes; B. a manifold coupled with said condenser; C. a plurality of feeder conduits associated with each intake port for coupling the intake port with said manifold; and D. a one-way check valve interposed in each of said feeder conduits for imposing unidirectional flow characteristics on the fluid as it is delivered to the boiler tubes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
112 words
The system of claim 2 wherein said means for successively heating the boiler tubes includes: A. a heat generating fire box supported for stepped progression into a heat-exchange relationship with each of said boiler tubes for thereby successively heating the boiler tubes; B. intermittently activated drive means coupled with said fire box for imparting thereto said stepped progression; C. pressure responsive means interposed in said fluid transfer means and coupled with said drive means for detecting pressure changes occurring in said fluid transfer means; and D. means coupled with said pressure responsive means for activating said drive means in response to selected pressure changes as they occur in said fluid transfer means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
means for heating the boiler tubes in succession, whereby the pressure of the fluid within successive boiler tubes is elevated to said first given pressure, And
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
means for heating the boiler tubes in succession, whereby the pressure of the fluid within successive boiler tubes is elevated to said first given pressure, And
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
means for heating the boiler tubes in succession, whereby the pressure of the fluid within successive boiler tubes is elevated to said first given pressure, and
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
means for heating the boiler tubes in succession, whereby the pressure of the fluid within successive boiler tubes is elevated to said first given pressure, and
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
74 words
fluid transfer means for conveying heated fluid from said output ports to said motor at said first given pressure; C. fluid return means for returning the fluid from said fluid driven motor to said fluid control means at said second given pressure; and D. a pressure exchange system coupled with each of said boiler tubes, including means for developing in stepped progression a third and a fourth pressure within each of said boiler tubes.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
74 words
fluid transfer means for conveying heated fluid from said output ports to said motor at said first given pressure; C. fluid return means for returning the fluid from said fluid driven motor to said fluid control means at said second given pressure; and D. a pressure exchange system coupled with each of said boiler tubes, including means for developing in stepped progression a third and a fourth pressure within each of said boiler tubes.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
115 words
The system of claim 3 further comprising: A. means including a reserve boiler tube having opposed ends coupled with said fluid transfer means, for receiving from and discharging to the transfer means heated fluid, supported in a continuous heat-exchange relationship with the fire box, whereby heat continuously is transferred to the reserve boiler from the fire box; B. a one-way check valve for imposing unidirectional flow characteristics on the fluid as it is received by said boiler; and C. a solenoid controlled valve, interposed between the reserve boiler and the fluid transfer means, coupled with said pressure responsive means for limiting discharge of the heated fluid from said reserve boiler to the fluid transfer means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
43 words
fluid transfer means for conveying heated fluid from said output ports to said motor at said first given pressure; and C. fluid return means for returning the fluid from said fluid driven motor to said fluid control means at said second given pressure.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
43 words
fluid transfer means for conveying heated fluid from said output ports to said motor at said first given pressure; and C. fluid return means for returning the fluid from said fluid driven motor to said fluid control means at said second given pressure.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system of claim 4 wherein said fluid transfer means includes a manifold and means including a plurality of one-way check valves for coupling each of said output fluid ports with the manifold.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
37 words
The system of claim 5 further comprising: a presSure exchange system coupled with each of said boiler tubes, including means for developing in stepped progression a third and a fourth pressure within each of said boiler tubes.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
73 words
The system of claim 6 wherein the pressure exchange system includes means defining a plurality of bleeder tubes, each communicating with one of said boiler tubes, and a multi-ported valve operatively coupled with said bleeder tubes in a variable relationship for simultaneously coupling selected bleeder tubes in variable pairs, whereby the boiler tubes are caused to communicate in a variably paired relationship for thereby selectively accommodating a pressure exchange between selected boiler tubes.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 7 further comprising a solenoid controlled valve interposed in each of said bleeder tubes.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 8 wherein said second pressure is greater than said third pressure, and said first pressure is greater than said fourth pressure.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
167 words
In a system for converting heat to energy including a motor responsive to a flow of heated fluid for providing an output of mechanical energy, the improvement comprising: means for establishing a flow of heated fluid including a high-pressure manifold coupled with said motor for delivering to the motor a flow of fluid at a first pressure; a plurality of mutually spaced boiler tubes the first ends thereof being coupled in direct communication with said high-pressure manifold for serially delivering thereto fluid at said first pressure; a low-pressure manifold coupled in direct communication with said plurality of boiler tubes at the second ends thereof for delivering thereto fluid at a second pressure, lower than said first pressure; means for controlling the delivery of fluid between said plurality of boiler tubes and said manifolds; and pressure control means including means for serially heating said plurality of boiler tubes in stepped progression for elevating the pressures of the fluid delivered to the boiler tubes, prior to its delivery therefrom.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
167 words
In a system for converting heat to energy including a motor responsive to a flow of heated fluid for providing an output of mechanical energy, the improvement comprising: means for establishing a flow of heated fluid including a high-pressure manifold coupled with said motor for delivering to the motor a flow of fluid at a first pressure; a plurality of mutually spaced boiler tubes the first ends thereof being coupled in direct communication with said high-pressure manifold for serially delivering thereto fluid at said first pressure; a low-pressure manifold coupled in direct communication with said plurality of boiler tubes at the second ends thereof for delivering thereto fluid at a second pressure, lower than said first pressure; means for controlling the delivery of fluid between said plurality of boiler tubes and said manifolds; and pressure control means including means for serially heating said plurality of boiler tubes in stepped progression for elevating the pressures of the fluid delivered to the boiler tubes, prior to its delivery therefrom.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
67 words
The improvement of claim 10 wherein each of said boiler tubes is of a surpentine configuration and said plurality of boiler tubes are arranged in an annular array, with each tube of said array being extended radially from the center thereof, and said means for serially heating said tubes includes a concentric burner coupled with a source of combustible fluid and supported for rotation in stepped progression.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
90 words
The improvement of claim 10 wherein said pressure control means further includes a pressure exchange system coupled with each of said boiler tubes including a plurality of bleeder tubes, each bleeder tube being coupled in a communicating relationship with one of said boiler tubes, and a multi-ported valve operatively coupled in a variable relationship with said plurality of bleeder tubes for simultaneously coupling selected bleeder tubes in variable, communicating pairs, whereby the boiler tubes are caused to communicate in a variably paired relationship for accommodating an exchange of pressure therebetween.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
54 words
An improved system for converting heat to kinetic energy comprising: A. means including a fluid-driven motor responsive to an introduction of fluid under an elevated pressure for imparting driven motion to a selected power train; B. fluid control means for introducing to said fluid driven motor fluid at a first given elevated pressure including,
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
54 words
An improved system for converting heat to kinetic energy comprising: A. means including a fluid-driven motor responsive to an introduction of fluid under an elevated pressure for imparting driven motion to a selected power train; B. fluid control means for introducing to said fluid driven motor fluid at a first given elevated pressure including,
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1976-05-21 | 1976-11-20 | 1977-05-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-05-21 | 1980-11-20 | 1981-05-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-05-21 | 1984-11-20 | 1985-05-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |