Patents by Inventor Zane C. Fields

Zane C. Fields 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).

  • Systems and Methods for Powering a Variable Load with a MultiStage Flywheel Motor
    Publication number: 20110088507
    Abstract: A multi-rotor flywheel motor system for powering a vehicle. The flywheel motor system includes at least the following components: a plurality of flywheel rotors, a housing assembly, an energy input mechanism for each of the flywheel rotors, a plurality of pressure plates, and a crankshaft. The flywheel rotors are configured such that they may be frictionally coupled or decoupled and powered or non-powered in various combinations. In this regard, the flywheel motor system is able to efficiently meet the power demands of a vehicle in a range of operating conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventor: Zane C. Fields