Patents by Inventor William E. Gregory

William E. Gregory 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: 20240356420
    Abstract: A gyral motor and a method of operating the gyral motor can include a group of momentum wheels wherein each momentum wheel among the group of momentum wheels can include a cylinder within which a piston is located and enclosed within the cylinder by a cylinder cover, and one or more electromagnets, wherein the momentum wheels while spinning are self-balanced until the electromagnet is activated. Each momentum wheel functions as a propulsive momentum wheel that can facilitate propulsion of an object such as, for example, a spacecraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventor: William E. Gregory
  • Patent number: 5592068
    Abstract: A rejuvenator for lead acid batteries powered by a multi-solar cell unit and/or a rectified a.c. source, the output of which is applied to a capacitor. The output of the capacitor is in turn connected across the primary of a transformer. A switching circuit connects and disconnects the primary coil to and from the capacitor to produce in the secondary coil of the transformer a fast rise time current pulse for application to a battery. A positive temperature coefficient resistor is connected in series with an output terminal of the rejuvenator to protect the rejuvenator components in the event the output terminals, through accident or mistake, are connected to battery terminals of opposite polarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: William E. Gregory
    Inventors: William E. Gregory, Chester C. Allen, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5491399
    Abstract: A combination rejuvenator and trickle charger for lead acid batteries powered by a multi-solar cell unit and/or a rectified a.c. source, the output of which is applied to a capacitor. The output of the capacitor is in turn connected across the primary of an auto transformer. A switching circuit, including a transistor, connects and disconnects the primary coil to and from the capacitor to produce in the secondary coil of the transformer a fast rise time current pulse for application to a battery. A positive temperature coefficient resistor is connected in series with an output terminal of the rejuvenator to protect the rejuvenator components in the event the out, put terminals, through accident or mistake, are connected to battery terminals of opposite polarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1996
    Assignee: William E. Gregory
    Inventors: William E. Gregory, Chester C. Allen, Jr.