Patents by Inventor Eugene F. Lucas

Eugene F. Lucas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Fuel-efficient energy storage automotive drive system
    Patent number: 4441573
    Abstract: A fuel-saving energy storage vehicle drive system which saves fuel, primarily under stop-and-go driving conditions, by collecting, storing and using energy normally lost in the braking or deceleration of the vehicle, by automatically controlled operation of the engine under certain conditions, and by automatically controlled use of the stored energy and engine respectively as alternative or supplemental prime movers for each other for driving the vehicle. Subsystems for preventing waste of deceleration energy and stored energy are provided, and compact transmission layout and packaging are provided which facilitate installation of the new system in existing vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1984
    Assignee: Advanced Energy Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent E. Carman, David H. Anderson, Eugene F. Lucas
  • Fuel-efficient energy storage automotive drive system
    Patent number: 4382484
    Abstract: A fuel-saving energy storage vehicle drive system which saves fuel, primarily under stop-and-go driving conditions, by collecting, storing and using energy normally lost in the braking or deceleration of the vehicle, by automatically controlled operation of the engine under certain conditions, and by automatically controlled use of the stored energy and engine respectively as alternative or supplemental prime movers for each other for driving the vehicle. Subsystems for preventing waste of deceleration energy and stored energy are provided, and compact transmission layout and packaging are provided which facilitate installation of the new system in existing vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1983
    Assignee: Advanced Energy Systems Inc.
    Inventors: David H. Anderson, Thomas F. Babbage, Eugene F. Lucas
  • Fuel-efficient energy storage automotive drive system
    Patent number: 4372414
    Abstract: A fuel-saving energy storage vehicle drive system which saves fuel, primarily under stop-and-go driving conditions, by collecting, storing and using energy normally lost in the braking or deceleration of the vehicle, by automatically controlled operation of the engine under certain conditions, and by automatically controlled use of the stored energy and engine respectively as alternative or supplemental prime movers for each other for driving the vehicle. Subsystems for preventing waste of deceleration energy and stored energy are provided, and compact transmission layout and packaging are provided which facilitate installation of the new system in existing vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1983
    Assignee: Advanced Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David H. Anderson, Eugene F. Lucas