One object of the present invention is to avoid loss of energy during deceleration of a vehicle. Another object is to decelerate an aircraft after its landing and to utilize the energy of said deceleration to taxi that aircraft or for its immediate take-off. This invention can be incorporated in a wheel within which a plurality of energy collectors, or spheres 8', can be housed circumferentially and be so connected as to spin, each about its own axis 20, and to accelerate under the impact of cen...

A novel dextrin-type starch is suitable for supplying energy to human beings in preparation for or after a physical activity. The starch is characterized in that it has a molecular weight of from about 15,000 to about 10,000,000, and in that its molecules are heavily branched. The invention also relates to a composition and to a method for supplying energy preparatory to a physical activity, using a starch.

The invention includes an energy dimmer drive and energy pilot that controls the amount of current and voltage conveyed from an input to a load, based on values selected by the user. The current and voltage is varied by controlling the spacing between the primary and secondary winding of a variable transformer, as well as the movement of a core in the transformer through a minicomputer, relay cards and/or transistors, sensors and readers. The electric energy power variation is continuous, always...

An energy converter for providing a plurality of different outputs, including a base, a heating unit mounted to the base, and defining a combustion chamber for combustion of fuel therein, a boiler mounted to the base for receiving products of combustion from the combustion chamber and heating liquid water to form steam therein, a valved steam line for providing steam from the boiler to a steam engine mounted to the base, a generator mounted to the base connected to the engine for generating elec...

An energy monitor for monitoring energy consumed by each of a plurality of energy consuming devices is disclosed. The energy monitor comprises a processor, a memory, means for storing energy usage rate data in the memory, the energy usage rate data representing a rate of energy consumed by each of the devices, means for determining when each of the devices is operating, means responsive to the storing means and the determining means for calculating energy consumption numbers representing a quant...

An energy generator includes a pendulum suspended at one end and in operative relationship with an external power device which imparts oscillation movement to the pendulum. The pendulum includes a weight disposed at one end being in operative cooperation with a hydraulic fluid cylinder to increase the hydraulic pressure of the fluid within the cylinder. A power output device receives the high pressure hydraulic fluid and generates output power. A second embodiment is directed to a power booster ...

A railway buffer capsule comprising a hollow cylindrical plunger slidably mounted in a cylinder. The cylinder is closed at one end. The plunger is closed at its outer end, and in its inner end is formed a fixed area orifice of flow restricting dimensions. A floating piston slides in the bore of the plunger and separates a liquid reservoir from the remainder of the interior of the plunger which comprises a gas containing space. A stepped piston has its larger diameter exposed to pressure in the r...

An energy regulator includes a pivotally mounted, U-shaped bimetallic element, one limb of which acts as an actuator for a microswitch arm, which is pivotally mounted to one end thereof. The other limb acts as a compensating bimetal and has a cam follower that engages a control surface of a control cam. The stressed C spring formed by the microswitch acts to bias the element into a pivotal mount in the housing, to bias the contact arm onto a pivotal seat on the end of the actuator and also gener...

An energy absorber adapted to be interposed between relatively movable rigid support and impact receiving elements and including a sheet metal plate of rectangular shape. The plate is provided with two asymmetric spaced U-shaped slots and a pair of spaced parallel slots to divide the plate into a continuous integral outer portion; an asymmetric pair of generally U-shape inner portions, the legs of which are integrally connected to the continuous outer portion by bridging portions; and a center p...

A thermally actuated energy regulator of the kind including a switch controlled through a heat responsive actuator in the form of a bi-metal assembly. A lever is arranged to act between the actuator and the switch so as to actuate a switch in response to pressure applied to the lever by deflection of the actuator, which deflection occurs when the heater associated with the actuator is energized. The lever reacts against a fulcrum, the position of which is adjustable through a cam, and that adjus...