Energy Related Devices, Inc.

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Manhattan Scientifics, Inc.

Ght Global Heating Technologies Ag

Permacharge Corporation

Ght Global Heating Technologies, Gmbh

Kyosemi Corporation

Arena Industries, LLC

Global Heating Technologies, Gmbh

Amicable Inventions LLC

Vacca Inc.

Robert G Hockaday

Patrick S Turner

Heathcliff L Vaz

Carlos J Navas

Marc D DeJohn

Zachary R Bradford

L Luke Vazul

Giampaolo Vacca

Lawrence Weber

Jeffrey K Poston

Michael A Swank

F Wade Uhrich

Calvin B Ward

Pavlo Bagriy

Rufus G Clay

Michael A A Swank

Marc D Dejohn

A progressive liquid fill capacity indicator located inside a vapor diffusion membrane liquid reservoir that utilizes index refraction matching of liquid contact to components, dyes, and surface tension gradients. This fill capacity indicator is low cost and reliable. It enables users to visually assess readiness and remaining liquid capacity to deliver attraction, masking, and repulsion scent vapors from wearable and stationary devices to repel or attract mosquitos and arthropods.

Arthropod repellent or attractant liquid reservoir with fill indicator

A portable catalytic combustion heater, wherein fuel vapor () and air () are supplied to a catalyst () which promotes the flameless combustion of fuel and releases that. The fuel is supplied as a liquid, passes through a selectively permeable membrane () such that fuel vapor exits the membrane and is fed to the catalyst (). Additional features include porous supports and means of enhancing and diminishing the catalytic rate of combustion and controlling the heat output.

Membrane catalytic heater

A photovoltaic panel mounting system utilizes rubber tires to anchor and position photovoltaic panels to face the sun and resist wind forces. The shaded interior cavity of the rubber tires physically and thermally protects electronics and batteries. The tires may be filled with soil, concrete, water, or aggregate to provide further ballasting, enabling a photovoltaic mount system to withstand high velocity winds. Telescoping conduits may house wiring for the system and allow for resizing and reshaping of the mounting system. The mounting system decreases used tire waste and provides low cost components and portability.

Photovoltaic module mounting to rubber tires

A field-ready oven has reinforced telescoped side walls that extend and hold a base, shelf, tray support and cover spaced apart. A low air intake and a semipermeable membrane deliver air and vapor fuel to catalyst pads on the shelf. Radiant heat from exothermic reaction is diffused over a bottom of a tray. Hot gas circulates around the diffuser and tray with a chimney effect before exhausting. A lid on the cover lifts for access to the tray. A fuel container in the oven forces fuel through a capillary restriction to limit fuel flow. A spring in the container is released to start fuel flow.

Field-ready oven

A portable catalytic combustion heater, wherein fuel vapor () and air () are supplied to a catalyst () which promotes the flameless combustion of fuel and releases that. The fuel is supplied as a liquid, passes through a selectively permeable membrane () such as fuel vapor exits the membrane and is fed to the catalyst (). Additional features include porous supports and means of enhancing and diminishing the catalytic rate of combustion and controlling the heat output.

Distribution and coupling of waste heat from planar non-concentration photovoltaic cells and semiconductor electrical devices is enhanced by forming dielectric relief structures and thermal conductive and emissive coatings on the cover and/or backing plate. The composite relief structures of layers, voids, and fins on the back surface mitigate the differential thermal expansion of dissimilar material and optimize convective heat transfer and radiant heat transfer with respect to costs. This leads to higher performance of the photovoltaic and semiconductor cells, a stronger and lighter backing plate components, and lower cost per watt for mounted devices.

Structured relief dielectric heat sink for planar photovoltaic cells and semiconductor devices

The present invention is a method of delivering vaporized alcohol fuel through a thermally conductive porous nozzle to a catalytic burner with a plasma cavity and a surrounding porous catalytic cavity with fuel vapor and air supplied separately and inter diffusing into each other from different routes to the catalyst to achieve an efficient, steady, and complete combustion of the hydrogen bearing fuels. This heating system with passive auto thermostatic behavior, coupled to thermopiles, heat pipes and fluid heating systems may provide useful heat and electricity to applications of floors, roadways, runways, electronics, refrigerators, machinery, automobiles, structures, and fuel cells.

Jet cavity catalytic heater

The lack of air flow under body armor, helmets, and thick garments can lead to excessive moisture build up and discomfort on the wearers body due to lack of heat removal and effective evaporation of sweat. By incorporating wick covered heat pipes or thermal conductors with air flow channels in the apparel contact area between the garments, helmets, and body armor the effectiveness air flow cooling and evaporation of sweat can be restored. Humidity or temperature auto-actuated bi-material valves are used to control this air-moisture-heat flow to achieve a controlled comfortable humidity-temperature environment and avoid excessive cooling. Supplementary air pumps, filters, dehydrators, fluid pumps, heating fluids, and cooling fluids may be incorporated to enhance the effectiveness. Biocides and hydrophilic materials are also incorporated on the wick coverings to avoid biological growth and maintain performance to achieve a healthy environment for the wearer.

Helmet and body armor actuated ventilation and heat pipes

With small dimensional optics, small photovoltaic cells have heat distribution surfaces, very high concentrations and subsequently high utilization of the semiconductors can be achieved. Discrete photodiodes can be formed as spherical and other geometric shaped, cells with high performance characteristics, precision dimensions, and low cost. This invention positions discrete photovoltaic cells by using their geometric shape, elastic electrical mounts, couples them to small optical concentrator systems of refractory and or reflective optics and makes electrical network connections to those photodiodes, reliably, adjusting for thermal expansion, and at low cost to form low cost and reliable electrical power arrays. The electrical connectors and network can form part of the reflective optics and heat removal system. The electrical interconnection system can also form a reliable network that is self-correcting and tolerant of point failures.

Micro concentrators elastically coupled with spherical photovoltaic cells

A membrane enclosed fluid diffusion system for insect attractants and repellents, auto thermostatic heaters, and chemical delivery using an additive and/or selectively permeable membrane that interacts with the enclosed fluid to maintain steady delivery rates over a range of temperature and humidity. Systems can be formed with permeable membranes, impermeable membranes, chemical hydrates, wicks, scent fluids, fuel fluids, catalytic heaters, energy conversion devices, visible images, infrared images, trapping systems, sound systems, electronics, and apparel. The device results in efficient and effective devices for mosquito control drug delivery, and portable heaters.

Insect repellent and attractant and auto-thermostatic membrane vapor control delivery system

A ramjet engine (), flying at Mach 3 has 64% efficiency, and at Mach 4 has 76% efficiency. Ramjet engines are currently only used for supersonic flight and have not been used as stationary engines with mechanical output. The present invention, in addition to subsonic flight, can be operated as a stationary engine, and can expand the use of the ramjet engine for mechanical output in vehicles, power plants, and in generator sets for large buildings, homes, and industry. The present invention provides the means to use ramjet engines as stationary engines by building nearly adiabatic compressors () and expanders () capable of (de-)compression ratios up to about 92:1 to supply the high energy gas/air required by ramjet engines, and shows how to replace de Laval nozzles with sonic converters () that convert supersonic to subsonic flow and sonic converters () that convert subsonic to supersonic flow without having choke areas.

Stationary mechanical engines and subsonic jet engines using supersonic gas turbines

This invention discloses a portable catalytic combustion heater. Fuel vapor and air are supplied to a catalyst which promotes the flameless combustion of the fuel, releasing heat. The fuel is supplied as a liquid, passes through a selectively permeable membrane such that fuel vapor exits the membrane and is fed to the catalyst. Additional features such as porous supports and means of enhancing and diminishing the catalytic rate of combustion and controlling the heat output are also shown. This invention can be used to heat apparel, blankets, food, dwellings, containers, machinery, insect attractants, humidifiers, and perfume generators.

A new simulator of the human head and animal bodies mimics moisture transpiration from eyes and skin and heat emission. The present invention used to demonstrate and quantify anti-fogging performance of goggles and apparel. Thin water permeable membranes are mounted onto a container containing a thermostatically controlled, heated and stirred reservoir of water as a simulation of the moisture source of the human eyes and skin. A light source and optical mesh patterns help illuminate water condensation on the inner lens of the goggles. The simulator results in a reliable and convenient demonstration and testing system for moisture condensation in goggle lenses, and heat and moisture apparel.

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Los Alamos, NM, United States of America

Robert G Hockaday