Patents by Inventor Thomas S. McBride

Thomas S. McBride 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).

  • Publication number: 20090284011
    Abstract: The present invention teaches that a power generation system of the type having been based on Dalton's law of expansion with an engineered gas suitable for changing phase between liquid and gaseous states within a engineered thermal differential. Using high pressure tubing in vacuum as a conduit for the engineered gas charge, heat energy is applied to the heat exchanger, the liquid gas expands and tries to equalize in the system, moving from its liquid receiver to the low pressure side of the system. Still mostly in liquid form the engineered gas passes through a pressure reversing valve, and turbines capable of running at high pressure. The gas then passes through a regulating orifice until decompression and condensation occurs in the second heat exchanger. The cycle then is continuous. The power generated can be stored in a power storage device or used directly through a power inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas S. McBride, Alexandra McBride
  • Patent number: 4888594
    Abstract: A Loran-C Receiver Module is provided which utilizes minimum rate sampling means as well as a homodyne receiver at the front end of the Receiver Module to mix down the Loran signal to base band. Once the frequency of the Loran signal is reduced, it is much easier and more economical to perform various functions such as filtering, digitizing, etc. . . . , on the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1989
    Assignee: Allied-Signal Inc.
    Inventors: Robert S. Sundquist, Thomas S. McBride