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HYDRAULIC BEARING
*All the weight of the axis spins on a hydraulic fluid, eliminating the need for metallic rollers.
*Works with a very low pressure due the great contact surface. Approximately 71 psi (5kgf/cm2).
*The fluid pressure causes the flotation and the equilibrium of the inner body of the bearing.
***New, non-obvious, useful (PCT/OMPI 2012).
HYDRAULIC RAILWAY SYSTEM
*All of the weight of the train is sustained by the hydraulic fluid eliminating the use of wheels.
*Does not consumes energy for flotation (it is a closed sealed hydraulic system).
*It works with extremely low hydraulic pressure, due the distribution of the fluid In a great contact surface. Approximately 142 psi (10kgf/cm2).
The concept of this system is an overhead lightweight magnetic levitated train capable of high speed in any type of weather, including icy conditions. It would be constructed with airframe technology to keep it strong but lightweight.
Its design is for intercity service, its market has a strong world wide potential.
This device is a great toddler distractor. While it could be described as a toy, it is more an appliance used by parents to entertain their child for hours, so they can perform other functions, such as chores, talking with other adults, or even resting with their feet up.
Sky Train Corporation created an Innovative Transit and Alternative Energy System that improves and supplements rail. Like upper teeth improve chewing, this improves speed, comfort and handling.
Designed to improve land use, energy consumption and decrease the time between two points.
A safer, less expensive transportation system for people and cargo to build and operate than other systems!
The Mini-Snow Plow plow is designed to fit on almost any wheeled motor vehicle, regardless of it being a passenger car, full sized truck, or emergency vehicle.
The idea is to plow the road for traction as you drive, but only where your tires are going to follow. There is a small channel for snow, and other debris,
I have developed a shell for androids and humanoid robots that includes working representations of most joints, and is easy to work with. In the present configuration, it is made from aluminum for ease of reconfiguring and to keep it light weight.
The idea behind this project is to give robot designers, educators,
This telescope design consists of a primary mirror shaped to a parabola along a single axis. Whereas a conventional telescope focuses light to a single point, the Single-Axis Telescope spreads its focus along a sensor the same width as the mirror.
I call this a scanning telescope because it is designed to be stationary,
The idea is cleaning an entire house in 5 minutes without manpower.
Consists of surface cleaning liquid, one emitter, and 4 collectors. To clean a room the emitter is placed nearby the center of the room. The emitter will provide us the electromagnetic force for the motion of the material.
In the process of internal combustion locomotion for most of the energy of the fuel is dissipated into heat energy.
The idea is to provide a radiator effect seebek that recovers part of the thermal energy dispersed into electrical energy to be conveyed, for example in hybrid vehicles, locomotion.
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