Balanced Engines, Inc.

Other

Hexablock, Inc.

David A Zornes

Jan W Van Wyk

Bruce L Zornes, Jr

John J Bauer

A plume of combined gases are infused into hydrocarbon-bearing formations, 'inert' as the major gas and 'reactive' as the minor gas, where the minor gas reacts with hydrocarbons to fully saturate hydrocarbons with supercritical fluid, which migrate hydrocarbons out of formations, even at great distances from the regulated fuel cell source. Coal, tar sands, petroleum-contaminated soil, and/or oil wells that have lost gas pressure can also be desorbed by this in-situ method.

Supercritical fluid recovery and refining of hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon-bearing formations applying fuel cell gas in situ

A molecular sieve apparatus and magnetic/adsorbent material composition facilitate molecular adsorption and separation using a magnetic field to hold, move, cool, and/or heat an adsorbent that is bonded to magnetic materials that are moveable by a magnetic field. An adsorbent is bonded to a soft magnetic material with a binder into a powder composite material adsorbent attractable by a magnetic field (magnetoadsorbent ). Magnetoadsorbent functions to adsorb and desorb working substances, causing a molecular separation; thereby increasing the efficiency of the adsorption cycle by moving the adsorbent to a location that optimally processes the adsorbent Magnetic field manipulation of adsorbents enables delivery of molecules to locations within systems. Magnetoadsorbents of the present invention further increase the efficiency of the adsorption cycle by combining materials with functions including: catalyst, buoyancy, suspension, magnetic heating, and sinking in liquid.

Molecular separator apparatus

A building structure offset uses hexagon structures assembled in an offset layering architecture to construct walls, floors and roofs. Hexagon building structures include interior panels adhered to both sides of a foam core. The structures also include radial cutouts the corners for offset layering assembly with another structure. Peg retainers selectively secure the hexagon building structures together. Fastening holes provide fastener locations for screwing or bolting through the layers of the hexagon structures. The holes align with an offset layer of hexagons when assembled in the axial direction. Conduit holes are selectively located depending on the fastening technique selected. The system includes five derivatives of hexagon building structures and a header, providing square, triangular, and curved geometries when assembled. Since hexagon buildings are built from hexagon building structures without customization, hexagon buildings can be rebuilt, modified, or recycled using the same materials.

Building structures

A heat transfer apparatus that uses an adsorbent material to generate a cooling effect. The heat transfer apparatus includes a first vessel containing adsorbent material and a second vessel interconnected to the first. A working substance is contained within the two interconnected vessels. The adsorbent material and working substance are sized such that the working substance is completely adsorbed in both liquid and solid states by the adsorbent material from the second vessel into the first, cooling the second vessel and heating the first. Complete adsorption includes adsorption of the working substance by vaporization when the working substance is in a liquid phase and adsorption by sublimation when the working substance is in a solid phase. The second vessel contains a compressible foam which accommodates the expansion of the working substance when it changes phase from a liquid to a solid and prevents the second vessel from breaking.

Balanced adsorbent refrigerator

A belt assembly has a belt with a retroreflective front side and one or more pairs of clip components snap-fitted thereon to grip the belt. Each clip component presents an integral leaf spring for fitting over a section of the belt.

High visibilty belt assembly

A bearing has a plurality of rolling elements in a raceway which are separated by lubricating spacer elements and non-lubricating spacer elements. The lubricating spacer elements are free to float between the rolling elements and can provide all of the lubrication for the bearing. The non-lubricating spacer elements may also be free to float between the rolling elements or can be provided by a cage.

Bearing with lubricating and non-lubricating spacers

A Scotch yoke mechanism has a yoke frame with opposed parallel tracks engaged by rollers presented by a block assembly and is arranged to transmit power between a rotating crankshaft on a crankpin of which the block assembly is mounted and oppositely directed pistons mounted on the yoke frame, which moves linearly along a reciprocation axis. Two additional Scotch yoke mechanisms of the same type are presented by a cage surrounding the yoke frame and presenting two additional pistons opposing those of the first-mentioned Scotch yoke mechanism. The cage operates from two spaced apart crankpins which are aligned, and also moves linearly along the reciprocation axis.

Scotch yoke mechanism and power transfer system

A bearing has rolling elements separated by floating spacer elements. Some of the floating spacer elements provide solid lubricant for lubricating the bearing. Other floating spacer elements may be non-lubricating. The lubricant-providing elements are alternated with the non-lubricating elements to maintain the alignment and spacing of the rolling elements, thereby promoting proper operation of the bearings throughout the life of the lubricant.

Bearing with lubricating and non-lubricating spacer elements

A bearing unit has rolling elements separated by floating solid-lubricant spacers which interfit with the roller elements. When the rolling elements are rollers, the ends of the rollers are lubricated by solid lubricant caps on the rollers, or by end portions of the spacer which overlap the roller ends, or by end ring members of solid-lubricant material. If the bearing unit includes a cage, floating solid-lubricant spacers are located between the cage dividers and the rolling elements.

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Redmond, WA, United States of America

David A Zornes