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Tolo, Inc.

James J Lockshaw

Randall B Walker

John Kaiser, Jr

Joseph Gerondale

Stephen Kelly

Stephen J Kelly

Stephen Richard Kelly

John E Kaiser

Juan J Ruiz

Jr, John Kaiser

William L Stevens

A combustible fluid-operated orbital engine having sets of cooperating cylinder and piston members with respective parallel axes of rotation. Respective cylinder and piston carrier wheels with respective axes of rotation parallel to the piston/cylinder axes of rotation carrying the pistons/cylinders orbitally and at all times in opposed relation on a common longitudinal axis along intersecting counter paths. Redundant belts/sprockets supported by the cylinder and piston carrier wheels rotate the pistons/cylinders counter to their circular motion direction to maintain their opposed relation for their periodic interfittment when their respective paths intersect. A combustible fluid supply is provided to the cylinder member for combustion coincident with the periodic interfittment. An air supply is provided to the cylinder member for purging exhaust gases and/or supercharging combustion gases. A sealing system that includes a non-metallic flexible seal is located either proximate the entry of each cylinder or proximate an end portion of each piston.

Orbital non-reciprocating internal combustion engine

A combustible fluid-operated orbital engine having sets of cooperating cylinder and piston members with respective parallel axes of rotation. Respective cylinder and piston carrier wheels with respective axes of rotation parallel to the piston/cylinder axes of rotation carrying the pistons/cylinders circularly and orbitally and at all times in opposed relation on a common longitudinal axis along intersecting counter paths. Respective gearing structures or belts/sprockets supported by the cylinder and piston carrier wheels rotate the pistons/cylinders counter to their circular motion direction to maintain their opposed relation for their periodic interfittment when their respective paths intersect. A combustible fluid supply is provided to the cylinder member for combustion coincident with the periodic interfittment in engine operating relation. The pistons/cylinders may include ceramic material. The compression sealing system is located in the entry of each cylinder rather than being connected to the piston.

Orbital, non-reciprocating, internal combustion engine

A combustible fluid operated orbital engine has plural sets of cooperating cylinder and piston members with respective parallel axes of rotation, respective cylinder and piston carrier wheels with respective axes of rotation parallel to the members' axes of rotation carrying said members circularly and orbitally and at all times in opposed relation on a common longitudinal axis along intersecting counter paths. Respective gearing structures supported by the cylinder and piston carrier wheels rotate the members counter to their circular motion direction to maintain their opposed relation for their periodic interfittment when their respective paths intersect. A combustible fluid supply is provided to the cylinder member for combustion coincident with the periodic interfittment in engine operating relation. The common longitudinal axes of the cylinder/piston sets are at all times parallel with each other.

A combustible fluid operated engine free of lost momentum during piston reciprocation has respective series of cylinders and pistons on counter-rotating carrier wheels. Fuel is injected into the cylinders from the pistons. The carrier wheels are variably spaced relatively to vary the combustible fuel compression. The power output is variable.

Non-reciprocating, orbital, internal combustion engine

Structural elements of great thickness are provided by having limited extent ribbing projecting from each surface structure coupled by junctions having extents which combined with the ribbing extents bridges the distance between the surface structures of the structural elements.

Structural element with intermediate ribbing support

Structural elements such as baffles are formed from spaced, laterally disposed, longitudinally extended structures having longitudinally distributed ribbing, and rib segments fixed to the structure ribbing normal to the structure to form closed figures in a laterally and longitudinally extended pattern.

Reticulated structural element

A structural element suitable for walls, tanks and bulkhead structures comprising opposed, axially extended surface structures and ribbing interposed therebetween in freely movable relation responsive to a temporary first relative dimensional condition of the surface structures and ribbing, and in blocking relation against separation of the surface structures responsive to a persistent second relative dimensional condition of the surface structures and ribbing.

Structural element with ribbing mechanically blocked against separation

A structural element core adapted to space apart opposed first and second, laterally and longitudinally extended, generally planar surface structures, the core comprising a closed figure pattern of ribbing defined by a plurality of periodically intersecting laterally or longitudinally disposed and vertically stacked fibers and a fiber supporting plastic matrix, the fibers and matrix being radially deflected at their locus of intersection with oppositely disposed fibers and matrix sufficiently to be vertically stacked to the same height at their locus of intersection as between. comprising opposed first and second. The core is usefully combined with one or more planar surface structures to form a structural element e.g., an aircraft panel.

Structural elements made with cores of fiber-reinforced plastic

A structural element comprising opposed first and second, laterally and longitudinally extended, generally planar surface structures each having a closed figure pattern of ribbing projecting therefrom toward the opposite surface structure, a third structure disposed between the first and second surface structures in ribbing-engaging relation therewith, the opposed ribbing being interlocked across the third structure in registered, mating relation.

Three structure structural element with interlocking ribbing

For detecting strains or breaks in the surface of a boat hull or other structure, the surface is covered with non-intersecting lengths of tape adhered to the surface. The tape has an inner strip of conductive elastomer and an outer strip of the same material, and between them a corrugated layer of copper foil. Both strips and the foil are insulated from each other and the outside. The strips and foil layer are connected to electrical resistance and capacitance measuring devices, which monitor any changes in the electrical properties of the tape lengths, caused by strain or breaking of the surface. Because of the corrugations, the foil will not change its resistance when the tape is elongated or compressed.

Hull monitoring apparatus and method

A structural element comprising opposed first and second, laterally and longitudinally extended, generally planar surface structures each having a closed figure pattern of ribbing projecting therefrom toward the opposite surface structure, the ribbing being of respective heights to bridge the space between the surface structures, the opposed ribbing being interlocked in registered, mating relation.

Structural element with interlocking ribbing

An acoustic filter in which the internal flow element is acoustically decoupled from the surrounding vessel to lower noise emanating from the filter by securing the filter bulkheads to the internal flow element rather than welding to the vessel wall. The connection of the bulkhead to the vessel is mechanically discontinuous and reduced vibration transmission to the vessel from the internal flow element is obtained. The internal flow element is a unitary body with channels which are readily formed. The filter vessel is better able to move relative to the bulkheads in response to pressure and temperature changes with the invention design.

Acoustic filter having acoustic isolation of internal flow element

A universal swimming pool water filter apparatus for a bottom opening tank comprising multiply useful dual reverse flow port means and cooperating filter medium support having various filtered water passing openings arranged to accommodate fixed cloth or free particulate filtering media, the port means flow being varied with the type of filtering medium support so that a minimum of different production parts are needed to meet all filtering needs, with a consequent reduction in manufacturing equipment and parts inventory.

Universally adaptable pool water filter structure

A tank drain assembly for swimming pool filters is provided characterized by an improved locking and orienting structure individually locking collector tubes into their respective sockets in the manifold surrounding the common drain port of the filter tank, each such structure comprising spring finger means segmentally formed on the socket end of the tubes, and a finger receiving recess within the tube socket sized and located to operatively orient the tube apertures responsive to receiving the finger means in tube locking relation.

Tank drain assembly for swimming pool filters

A pool cover having solar energy heating capability is provided comprising sheet material adapted to furl about a reelless locus in a storage position and to be deployed in an extended position. The cover includes means continuously resiliently urging the sheet material into its furled position for storage, and means selectively overcoming and resisting said urging, comprising inflatable structure selectively inflated in sheet material deploying relation. The cover includes a wall portion responsive to solar energy to transfer heat to water, such as pool water, in contact therewith.

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Huntington Beach, CA, United States of America

James J Lockshaw