Abstract: An assembly for magnetic induction or magnetocaloric heating of a cooktop surface. One or more magnetic/electromagnetic plates are rotated by a motor or other rotary inducing input in proximity to a stationary supported magnetocaloric heating material conductive plate. Joule heating and eddy currents are generated through oscillating of magnetic fields at a given frequency when magnets/electromagnets rotate, and which is conducted through the magnetocaloric heating material via conduction and emanates from an exposed surface thereof. Conventional heating elements, such as resistor coils, are integrated into the magnetocaloric cooktop material in order to provide fast initial heat up of the materials and can be de-powered once inductive heating of the magnetocaloric material achieves desired performance levels.

Abstract: A process and assembly for producing a structural article, as well as an article produced according to any process and assembly. A mold has a base and a hinged lid, either or both of which include a cavity interior which defines a negative of the structural article to be produced. A structural insert placed within the mold, prior or subsequent to a plasticized and structural forming foam material also being placed within the mold. The foam cures and sets in encapsulating fashion around the insert so that, upon removal, the insert is coated within the formed material.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns materials and compositions for application to an inductive heating or cooling and/or magnetocaloric and/or thermoelectric heating or cooling apparatus. The present disclosure provides, in part, materials and compositions for application in a thermoelectric cell or Peltier cell. The present disclosure further provides, in part, paramagnetic materials and compositions are optimized for use in inductive heating or magnetocaloric or thermoelectric cooling and/or heating devices in order to provide consistent magnetic susceptibility and high thermal conductivity properties.

Abstract: A fluid thermal conditioning (heating/cooling) system including a housing containing a fluid holding tank and having an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe. A drive shaft rotatably supports either of a conductive plate or a plurality of spaced apart magnetic or electromagnetic plates positioned within the housing. The conductive plate can be reconfigured as an elongated conductive component supported within the housing and including a plurality of individual plates which alternate in arrangement with axially spaced and radially supported magnetic/electromagnetic plates. Upon rotation of the shaft, an oscillating magnetic field is generated for thermally conditioning the fluid.

Abstract: A multi-stage fluid conditioning system having a housing with a fluid inlet and outlet. A shaft extends within the housing and supports a first fan unit with a first magnet/electromagnet plate on an inlet side of said housing and a second fan unit with a second magnet/electromagnet supporting plate on an outlet side of the housing. Each of the first and second magnet/electromagnet supporting plates include at least one vane configured to direct fluid flow. The shaft rotates the plates in order to draw a fluid flow through the inlet and successively across the inlet and outlet sides for thermal conditioning resulting from creation of high frequency oscillating magnetic fields according to a succeeding conditioning operations before being outputted the conditioned fluid from the housing through the fluid outlet.

Abstract: A fluid conditioning system having a housing within a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A rotating shaft extends within the housing and secures a conductive component exhibiting fluid flow redirecting vanes for communicating an inlet fluid flow with an outlet fluid flow. Magnets or electromagnets are arranged in a stationary array within the housing in proximity to the rotary conductive component and, upon rotating the conductive component relative to the magnetic plates, thermal conditioning of the fluid flow is generated from creation of high frequency oscillating magnetic fields and which is conducted through the rotating component for outputting through the outlet of the housing. Peltier or other thermoelectric generator elements can be incorporated into the housing. The conductive components or plates can include any of a number multi-metal/multi-alloy plate configurations.

Abstract: A fluid conditioning system with a housing having a fluid inlet. A sleeve shaped support extends within the housing. A plurality of spaced apart magnetic or electromagnetic plates are communicated with the fluid inlet and extend radially from the sleeve support. An elongated conductive component arranged about the sleeve support and incorporates a plurality of linearly spaced apart and radially projecting fluid communicating packages which alternate in arrangement with the axially spaced and radially supported magnetic/electromagnetic plates. A conduit extends from the fluid inlet to a fluid outlet of the housing, each of the fluid communicating packages includes individual inlet and outlet locations to the conduit. A motor or other rotary inducing input rotates the sleeve support and magnetic/electromagnetic plates to generate an oscillating magnetic field, resulting in conditioning of the fluid circulated within each fluid communicating package by either heating or cooling of the fluid.

Abstract: A magnet blower thermal conditioning system having a housing, a first blower subassembly in communication with a housing inlet for receiving an inlet fluid flow and a second blower subassembly in communication with the first blower subassembly as well as a housing outlet. Each of the blower subassemblies includes a sleeve shaped support, a plurality of spaced apart magnetic or electromagnetic plates extending radially from the sleeve supports. Conductive components are rotatably supported about the sleeve shaped supports, each incorporating a plurality of linearly spaced and radially projecting conductive plates which alternate with the pluralities of spaced and radially supported magnetic or electromagnetic plates.

Abstract: A magnet/electromagnet thermal conditioning blower system including a housing having a fluid inlet. A sleeve shaped support extends within the housing, a plurality of spaced apart magnetic/electromagnetic plates being communicated with the inlet, such that the plates extend radially from said sleeve support. A conductive component is rotatably supported about the sleeve support, the conductive component incorporating a plurality of linearly spaced apart and radially projecting conductive plates which alternate with the axially spaced and radially supported magnetic plates.

Abstract: An electromagnetic induction heating or cooling system including a housing having a fluid air inlet, a sleeve shaped support extending within the housing and including a plurality of spaced apart and radially extending magnetic or electromagnetic plates communicated with the inlet. An elongated conductive component is rotatably supported about the sleeve support and includes linearly spaced apart and radially projecting conductive plates which alternate with the spacing established by the magnetic or electromagnetic plates. A motor rotates the conductive component which, upon rotation of the conductive plates, generates magnetic fields to condition the fluid according to either of induction heating or cooling. The rotating plates of the conductive component are further individually configured so that they simultaneously redirect the conditioned fluid flow through a warm air outlet of the housing.

Abstract: An electromagnetic induction system for providing either heating or cooling. A sleeve shaped component extends within the housing and supports a plurality of spaced apart and radially extending electro-magnetic plates. An elongated conductive component is rotatably supported about the sleeve support and incorporates a plurality of linearly spaced apart and radially projecting conductive plates which alternate with the electro-magnetic plates. A motor rotates the conductive component such that rotation of the conductive plates results in the creation of an oscillating magnetic field for conditioning of the fluid by either heating or cooling of the fluid. A controller adjusts an intensity of the magnetic fields to adjust a level of conditioning of the fluid flow which is communicated via the conductive component through an outlet of the housing.

Abstract: An induction motor assembly for converting an electrical input to a mechanical or rotating work output. A related generator variant converts a rotating work input to a converted electrical output utilizing the same efficiencies achieved by the present design. An outer rotatable component incorporates a plurality of magnets arranged in a circumferentially extending and inwardly facing fashion according to a first perimeter array, the outer component further incorporating a rotating shaft projecting from a central location. An inner concentrically arrayed and stationary component exhibits a plurality of coil sub-assemblies, each including a multi-wire and multiple winding braided configuration. The coil sub-assemblies are supported in an exteriorly facing fashion upon the inner stationary component according to a second perimeter array, such that a determined gap separates coil sub-assemblies from the inwardly facing magnets.

Abstract: A lightning current transmission system in a wind turbine between a metal band located at the root of each blade and a metal ring located at the nacelle through a lightning current transmission element comprising a conductive portion, an insulating portion and a supporting unit to be joined to the rotor hub. The metal band and the metal ring are configured with protruding parts extended towards the lightning current transmission element. The conductive portion of the lightning current transmission element comprises first and second receptors mounted on a base plate at different heights and oriented in a direction pointing, respectively, to the protruding parts of the metal band and the metal ring.

Abstract: An impact attenuation helmet construction having a rigid outer shell, a rigid inner shell adapted to being worn upon a wearer's head and arranged a spatially separated distance from the outer shell. A plurality of resilient plasticized members, each having circular cross sectional profiles, are provided and extend between the inner and outer shells in a three dimensional array in order to spatially support said outer shell a distance from an outer surface of said inner shell. The resilient members include any of disk or sphere shaped components, each having outer and inner flattened mounting locations securing to opposing locations of the inner and outer shells.

Abstract: A process and assembly for producing a structural article, as well as an article produced according to any process and assembly. A mold has a base and a hinged lid, either or both of which include a cavity interior which defines a negative of the structural article to be produced. A structural insert placed within the mold, prior or subsequent to a plasticized and structural forming foam material also being placed within the mold. The foam cures and sets in encapsulating fashion around the insert so that, upon removal, the insert is coated within the formed material.

Abstract: A force attenuating helmet construction including a rigid layer generally conforming to the wearer's head. A plurality of force absorbing and reacting portions extend from locations of the rigid layer such that, in response to an impact event experienced by the helmet, the absorptive and reactive forces minimize impact forces transferred to the user's head and spine. The helmet can include inner and outer rigid layers, or shells, and which are spatially supported by a plurality of force attenuating components. A dual compression coil is associated with each of opposite end mounting portions of a face mask with the outer shell for providing for bi-directional force absorbing displacement of the mask portion.

Abstract: An extruding process and assembly for creating a structural form, which includes the steps of bundling and conveying at least one length of a material into an extruder, reshaping a cross section of the bundle in a first stage of the extruder, extruding a material using any combination of heat and pressure around and between the lengths of material, and outputting a finished article having a cross sectional profile in which the materials are structurally supported by the extruded and hardened material. Other steps include an intermediate chilling stage between reshaping and extruding, and for preventing the extruded material from back flowing. The extruded material further includes any of a polymeric or structural foam material and can exhibit any of a rounded, square, rectangular or I beam cross sectional profile.

Abstract: An assembly and related process for producing a structural article from a naturally occurring organic material and which includes the steps of conveying a plurality of lengths of the naturally occurring material through a coating operation in order to apply a non-activated adhesive, following which the coated materials are transferred to a succeeding forming operation for shaping and solidifying into a reformed cross sectional shape suitable for a structural application. Additional steps include the naturally occurring organic material further including any of, burlap, bamboo, bamboo strips, cane stalks, corn stalks, palm leaves, and reeds. A catalyst ingredient is provided for coating the materials, the catalyst optionally being incorporated into the adhesive.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a line process for creating a multi-ply fiber sheet, which includes each of the steps of providing a non-activated adhesive fluid bath, immersing within the fluid bath a series of ply fiber sheets in order to coat a heat activated adhesive, stacking the sheets according to a desired plurality, and activating the adhesive within the stack to bond the sheets together. Other steps include pre cleaning and treating the sheets prior to immersing, as well as stacking individual ply fiber sheets in either of alternating lengthwise and crosswise seam extending fashion or in alternating and opposing diagonal extending fashion. The step of activating the adhesive can further include placing the stack into a heat press, as well as the use of any of liquid, light, steam, or heat.

Abstract: A force attenuating helmet construction including a rigid layer generally conforming to the wearer's head. A plurality of force absorbing and reacting portions extend from locations of the rigid layer such that, in response to an impact event experienced by the helmet, the absorptive and reactive forces minimize impact forces transferred to the user's head and spine. The helmet can include inner and outer rigid layers, or shells, and which are spatially supported by a plurality of force attenuating components.