Patents by Inventor E. Quimby Smith

E. Quimby Smith 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).

  • Engine operated by a non-polluting recyclable fuel
    Patent number: 4412421
    Abstract: There is disclosed the utilization of a fluidized bed as a combustion chamber for the combustion in an external combustion engine of the recyclable fuels magnesium, aluminum, and their hydrides and/or alloys. The combustion products serve in whole or in part as the inert media for the bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1983
    Assignee: Q Corporation
    Inventor: E. Quimby Smith, Jr.
  • Energy device powered by the motion of water beneath waves
    Patent number: 4371788
    Abstract: A device for extracting both kinetic and potential energy from the motion beneath waves over a considerable depth comprising a power member or sail guided to reciprocate with the movement of the water. The power sail is connected to and operates a power device such as an electric generator or pump. A second member, or sail, is located in geometric position relative to the power sail to reflect energy back to the power sail. Sensors, servo systems, and computers may be used to optimize power output. Multiple units can be arranged in "farms" to furnish megawatts of power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1983
    Assignee: Q Corporation
    Inventor: E. Quimby Smith, Jr.
  • Engine operated by a non-polluting recyclable fuel
    Patent number: 4248048
    Abstract: A system of operating an engine on a recyclable, relatively non-polluting fuel. The fuel may include any one or more of the following: magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), magnesium plus aluminum, magnesium-aluminum alloy, magnesium hydride (MgH.sub.2) aluminum hydride (AlH.sub.3) and magnesium aluminum hydride (Mg(AlH.sub.4).sub.2). The fuel when burned produces oxides and hydroxides of magnesium and/or aluminum. The oxides and hydroxides can be reduced to magnesium and/or aluminum and/or their hydrides and reformed for reuse in the engine. The system is intended for use not only in automotive engines but also stationary power plants including refrigeration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1981
    Assignee: Q Corporation
    Inventor: E. Quimby Smith, Jr.
  • Energy device powered by the motion of water beneath waves
    Patent number: 4170738
    Abstract: A device for extracting both kinetic and potential energy from the motion of the water beneath waves over a considerable depth comprising a member or sail guided to reciprocate with the movement of the water. The sail is connected to and operates a power device such, for example, as an electric generator or a pump. Multiple units can be arranged in "farms" to furnish megawatts of power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1979
    Assignee: Q Corporation
    Inventor: E. Quimby Smith
  • Engine operated by a non-polluting recyclable fuel
    Patent number: 4129003
    Abstract: A system of operating an engine on a recyclable, relatively non-polluting fuel. The fuel is preferably a magnesium-aluminum alloy which when burned produces oxides of magnesium and aluminum. The oxides can be reduced to magnesium and aluminum and alloyed for reuse in the engine. The system is intended for use not only in automotive engines but also stationary power plants including refrigeration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1976
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1978
    Assignee: Q Corporation
    Inventor: E. Quimby Smith, Jr.