Patents by Inventor Ridgway Banks

Ridgway Banks 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).

  • Laterally oscillating nitinol engine
    Patent number: 4691517
    Abstract: A simple nitinol wire powered engine which employs a pair of interconnected drive members which oscillate in a horizontal plane about two different axes of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1987
    Inventor: Ridgway Banks
  • Vertically oscillating heat engine
    Patent number: 4691518
    Abstract: A simple nitinol wire powered engine employing a four bar linkage which oscillates the nitinol wire in a vertical plane into and out of a pair of aligned different temperature baths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1987
    Inventor: Ridgway Banks