Patents by Inventor Mark S. Thomas

Mark S. Thomas 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).

  • Apparatus for generating electricity within a pneumatic wheel assembly
    Patent number: 4429232
    Abstract: A generator characterized by a circular track attached to the relieved circumferential surface of a wheel, a carriage coupled to the track by rotary bearings, a generator supported by the carriage, and a clutch wheel coupling an armature of the generator to the track. The track, which preferably has a T shaped cross section, has a driving surface which causes the clutch wheel to rotate when there is relative motion between the track and the carriage and/or between the carriage and the air within the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1984
    Inventors: Stephen E. Thomas, Mark S. Thomas