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(12) Patent Application: | (11) CA 2603153 |
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(54) English Title: | TALL GRAVITY TO ELECTRICITY INVENTION VERSION II |
(54) French Title: | CONVERTISSEUR DE GRAVITE EN FORCE ELECTROMOTRICE - VERSION II |
Status: | Deemed Abandoned and Beyond the Period of Reinstatement - Pending Response to Notice of Disregarded Communication |
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): |
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(22) Filed Date: | 2007-09-28 |
(41) Open to Public Inspection: | 2009-03-28 |
Availability of licence: | N/A |
Dedicated to the Public: | N/A |
(25) Language of filing: | English |
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): | No |
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(30) Application Priority Data: | None |
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We will possibly use ball bearings/rollers on top of the top wheel (which will
be almost
entirely be solid steel and/or platinum with possible embedded circular (steel
and/or
platinum and/or carbon steel, eg. chisel material, and/or tungsten carbide...)
rods and
also sideways for a cage effect - possibly further reinforced with nano
particles, tubes,
wires and/or nano fibers). The ball bearings/rollers maybe encased in -Option
1.- shell
(--Option 2.- if the chain (Teflon... ) were to glide directly over the ball
bearings/rollers some
of the ball bearings may not move in a straight direction and cause the Teflon
to become
misaligned). In -Option 1.- the shell over the ball bearings on each side is
sandwiched
between the ball bearings/rollers and the chain (Teflon/nano fibers...) would
spin over.
We may place guards/rims (rollers can be positioned below the chain
(Teflon/nano
fibers..) and on both sides - rollers are probably more smooth than ball
bearings, where
the path of the chain (Teflon/nano fibers) is straight, and the rollers on the
side are least
friction alternative to guide the chain (teflon/nano fibers) and to on the
side to prevent the
chain (Teflon/nano fibers...) from slipping off. We also many wheels made of
light weight
material whose grooves/spokes/teeth are caught and spun by the chain
(Teflon... strong/lightweight/low friction/flexible material.
The purpose of the top solid/reinforced cylinder is to support the weight of
the entire
structure - in fact the lower wheels might be smaller to avoid inertia
clumsiness -
although the downside to different sized wheels is the extra cost to
customized sizes.
Re: DRAWING 4 and 5
The top wheel is also solid, with ball bearings/rollers next to the surface,
the difference is
that it umbrella shaped to spread the down pulling weight of the chain
(Teflon/nano
fibers...) with all its weights on each side. The spread ensures that dense
concentration
of weight is not focused on a small location. The downside is that more
surface contact
between the mechanisms (eg. surface - more ball bearings/rollers or larger
ones and
more horizontal spread slows down the - adds dead drag to the - counters the
movement - goes against and takes away from the movement of the chain
(Teflon/nano
fibers... )) of the top wheel and the chain (Teflon/nano fibers...) taking
away from the
unbalanced force since an umbrella shape top wheel would cause the chain
(Teflon/nano
fibers...) to move more across a horizontal path which in the rules of physics
and our
Cumulative Effects Theory says that the unbalanced forces that drive this
invention is its
vertically stacked up high; imbalance of tanks/reservoirs each couplet being
heavier on
one side, lighter on the other.
We plan to use strong/very thin/lightest weight of material for the skin of
the tanks/reservoirs
such as the material used to make air bags or thin Teflon...
We could also make the (many wheels and very high up - tall as a sky scrapper)
shifting
weights move by rollers/ball bearings on a guide that is at a horizontal angle
from side to side
on each side of the chain (Teflon/nano fibers...) with the weights made of
carbon steel or
iron.
We will possibly use ball bearings on top of the top wheel (which will be
almost entirely
be solid steel and/or platinum with possible embedded circular (steel and/or
platinum)
rods and also sideways for a cage effect - possibly further reinforced with
nano particles,
tubes, or spun nano wires and/or nano fibers) or other very strong/probably
lightweight/material - that can be cast or moulded. The ball bearings maybe
encased in
--Option 1.- shell (-Option 2.- if the chain (Teflon .) were to glide directly
over the ball
bearings some of the ball bearings may not move in a straight direction and
cause the
Teflon to become misaligned). In -Option 1.- the shell over the ball bearings
on each side
is sandwiched between the ball bearings and the chain (Teflon/nano fibers...)
would spin
over. We may place guards/rims on the side to prevent the chain (Teflon/nano
fibers... )
from slipping off. We also many wheels made of light weight material whose
grooves/spokes are caught and spun by the chain
(Teflon...strong/lightweight/low
friction/flexible material.
The purpose of the top solid/reinforced cylinder is to support the weight of
the entire
structure - in fact the lower wheels might be smaller to avoid inertia
clumsiness.
Regarding DRAWING April 6th, 2007 - 2.:
The top wheel is also solid, with ball bearings next to the surface, the
difference is that it
umbrella shaped to spread the down pulling weight of the chain (Teflon/nano
fibers... )
with all its weights on each side. The spread ensures that dense concentration
of weight
is not focused on a small location. The downside is that more surface contact
between
the mechanisms (eg. surface - more ball bearings/or larger ones and more
horizontal
spread slows down the - adds dead drag to the - counters the movement - goes
against
and takes away from the movement of the chain (Teflon/nano fibers...)) of the
top wheel
and the chain (Teflon/nano fibers...) taking away from the unbalanced force
since an
umbrella shape top wheel would cause the chain (Teflon/nano fibers...) to move
more
across a horizontal path which in the rules of physics and our Cumulative
Effects Theory
says that the unbalanced forces that drive this invention is its vertical
imbalance.
We could also dig a very deep vertical tunnel (100 to 1,000 floors deep) and
lengthen the
solid centre cylinders (core) of the wheels (some or probably not the wheels)
(the outside
of the wheel can be ball bearings (encased on each side?). The solid centre
cylinder
(core) can be reinforced with very strong forwards and backwards and sideways
rods,
and stuck into the sides of the tunnel walls with a big strong stopper plugged
deep into
the wall using concrete and very strong (eg. rebar) cage, and especially
encased in a
large chunk of concrete at the end of the centre cylinder anchored by the big
strong
stopper. We are not quite sure of the implications of gravity on the machine
underground, since the walls have sideways gravity mass. Or we could combine a
vertical tunnel down until the water table and rising hundreds of stories
above ground.
Whereby the tunnel could support the wheels' solid centre cylinder (core)s,
while the
above ground could be supported by
Micro Gravity Chain Machine Version 4.
In this invention the chain will be made of spun/woven nano fibres. These
chain is much
lighter so the top wheel (fairly large with rollers/ball bearings and
guard/rails that must carry
the weight of the entire system can be smaller; thus the wheels in-between are
also smaller,
leading to an allowable height relative to width of the system.
Since nano fibres are stronger than steel, we could hang more
weights/reservoirs/tanks
vertically (optimizing size of weights/reservoirs/tanks relative to level
lengths relative to
number high - Cumulative Effects Theory).
Nano fibres are flexible enough to wrap around the rollers on the top wheel,
yet strong
enough to hold up a lot of weights/reservoirs/tanks. The Cumulative Effect
Theory isolates
the forces as primarily the height and number of weights/reservoirs/tanks on
one side is
offset by (a levered - weight on the outside end of lever - magnified) a
heavier
cumulative/sum the total of each weight on one side heavier than the other
side.
The reason this model works where similar wheels have failed; is because
firstly our width is
small while our height is huge - this allows our invention to generate more
movement forces
in one direction that overcome's the weight's friction and inertia when they
are at the top and
bottom of the system - consider that on a wheel, the number of weights on the
sides and on
the top and bottom. The movement force's success is dependent on the huge
number of
weights/reservoirs/tanks stacked high up versus the few that are situated on
the top and
bottom (interfering with movement).
Additionally, Chain design updates are being applied for patents for all
Gravity Chain
Machines, and PCT/CA2005/000145, and Tall Gravity To Electricity Invention.
We will have a large wheel at the top (too carry all the weights below), it
will have a pathway
of rollers/ball bearings that are in size aligned to place the teeth of the
chain in perfect
unionson like a chainsaw, the reason for the teeth on the chain is to turn the
wheels (which
have counter teeth) below. In the alternative we could make the chain taut or
weave/spin the
nano fibers into sequences of knots that catch the wheels below's teeth. We
could also
make the chain have tiny wavy hills and valleys shape (intervals of nodules
rather than
teeth), avoiding the most friction with the top wheel (and its rollers and/or
ball bearings) while
catching the teeth of the wheels we need to spin below to generate the
electricity.
A more complex design is to put longer teeth on the chain, and a micro hinge
in-between.
The top wheel will have a protruding mechanism that folds the hinge (eg. by
pokes into it,
causing an unhooking) just before the chain's teeth reaches/approaches the top
wheels
rollers/ball bearings, thus avoiding friction. Then as the chain's teeth
leaves the rollers/ball
bearings, the Top Wheel mechanism such as a protruding poking mechanism
unfolds/rearms
the chain's teeth for catching and spinning the electricity generating wheels
below.
Or we could have guards/rails all the way from top to bottom to keep the
chain's teeth facing
inside - the down side with this design is that the teeth of the chain the a
not properly aligned
my scrape against the guards/rail, unless we made it wide enough.
We could also have guards/rails that funnel in the chain just before each
wheel to align the
teeth of the chain to point inwards.
Another design is to design the chain widely and divide its width into center
segment or
segment on both sides surrounding the centre. Either the centre will have
teeth in which
case both surrounding sides will have no teeth or both sides will have teeth,
in which case
the centre will have no teeth (in this case the top wheel could be surrounded
by larger roller
with inner rollers adding to overcome friction inside the large roller; with
rims/guards/rails or
standing up rollers to keep the movement of the chain smooth and straight) -
the inner rollers
surround the non moving neck of the Top Wheel; it must strong enough to carry
the total
weight of the entire system. The Top Wheel will have rollers to match the area
of the chain
that has the no teeth 1) inside or 2) surrounding sides while the lower wheels
will have teeth
aligned to match area of chain that has teeth 1) inside or 2) surrounding
sides of width of
chain.
ADDITION: New Gravity Chain Machine; Tall Gravity To Electricity Invention;
Micro Gravity
Chain Machine Version 4.; New Chain and Wheel Designs
We are looking covering the entire Gravity Chain Machine of whatever versions
with solar
panels.
We are looking at developing Building windmills.
1. Our first design is to put the rotary blades (hereinafter referred to as
blades) on the roof
(with the blades horizontal) (see Drawing 1.).
2. Our second design is to put the blades on the side of the building
(vertically) possible on
all four sides (see Drawing 2.).
We prefer the first design because it allows clearance between buildings and
the wind
needed to may be blocked by other buildings in the second choice (in the case
of vertical
blades connected to the side of the building). There is usually more wind on
the top of the
buildings.
Even if there currently was clearance, in the future a developer may build a
new building the
blocks the wind needed for the blades.
We could also put windmill blades on our Gravity Chain Machine.
If the building is tall enough we could even line up the vertical blades one
above the other
(see Drawing 3.).
Additionally we could do a combination 1) roof, 2) on side, 3) on all four
sides, 4) multiple
vertical blades up along each side of the building (see Drawing 4.).
We could also add rings (at multiple levels) to allow the blades to catch the
wind, the way
normal windmills spin to catch the wind (see Drawing 5.) (Ch 2%).
As well we could put elongated neck with blades near the top, like a regular
windmill, except
under the circular disc base of the windmill(s) is a building.
1. We also have a design to vertical walls that funnel wind either inwards (in
which
case blades could be positioned on both sides of the funnel walls and wind
would
be channeled into the funnel. We could also stack the blades vertically.
2. The other design is to have the same funnel but position the blades on the
narrow
end of the funnel on the outside.
3. There is a base at the bottom that is circular or disc shaped that spins to
channel
the wind in the case of 1.) the wind goes inside the entrance of the funnel
and in
the case of 2.) the wind is divided by a sharp narrow divider (possibly
vertical
triangular shape - other end of the funnel.
We could place these designs on top of buildings.
We could also build windmills with multiples blades stacked vertically, and
one horizontally
on top and blades on each side of the stand.
We could also build a mixed use Energy focusing on the most
productive/efficient use of the
land - our buildings have zero effluent unlike oil/gas/nuclear never mind
coal:
1. At the centre are Gravity Chain Machines.
2. Windmills stacked vertically or on each side or on horizontally top of the
support walls
of the Gravity Chain Machine.
3. On the side walls are possibly multiply stacked on each far end of the
total length
ends of the Gravity Chain Machine side by side condensed blue print design.
4. Pyramid/greenhouse, where each level has perhaps 10 trays (of corn) that
rotate.
Each level further away from the Gravity Chain Machine centre extend out of
the
shade of the levels of trays above it and therefore each level extends further
out
sideways to capture maximum sunlight for the rotating trays of that level.
This
sideways pyramid structure keeps extending out and down until level by level
until the
trays reach ground level. The trays and the Gravity Chain Machine
reservoir/tanks
are enclosed in the same structure, where heating sharing (best use of energy
for
heating) in winter may be needed.
5. Probably extending in between the green houses are the stands that carry
windmills'
whose blades may tower above the level/step of the pyramid/greenhouse beneath
it.
6. Structurally strong yet transparent or translucent material to hold up the
pyramid/greenhouses (if even necessary), since each pyramid/greenhouses'
rotating
trays component is really not that high.
7. As well we could use the space under each level's tray to grow mushrooms,
or
germinate the next crop of corn, or shred and pelletize, or logs or particle
board, bag,
spin/weave.. .
Smaller Scale Gravity Chain Machine Version 3
The main difference in this invention is that the chain, instead of being made
from Teflon, we
use spun, woven nano fibres that can be stronger than steel with possibility
mixture of nano
particles in plastic, and give the chain teeth (for spinning the wheels that
generate electricity
like a windmill).
Since the chain material is so light we don't need as high a structure (for
cumulative effects
theory to work).
The cumulative effects theory says that the higher the structure the more
total net differing
weight (accumulating into force more down on one side than the other), this
differing force
must overcome, friction and inertia.
If we use nano material for the chain, the chain is far lighter, and therefore
less friction and
inertia (probably more flexible - then Teflon and stronger - than steel, so
even less material
is needed) to hold back the entire system from working.
This could allow for micro GCM (Smaller Scale).
We could also make the reservoir/tank structural cage out of a mix of nano
particles or spray
on fibres, mixed with plastic We could also make the reservoir/tank structural
cage out of a
mix of nano particles or spray on fibres, mixed with plastic or other mixable
substances that
make strong/durable yet light cage. (GP).
The skin of the reservoir/tank could be made of nano textiles (eg. that are
water proof,
fabrics, or diver's suit except thinner and lighter).
We could also make the skin out of mylar or air bag material.
In addition to reflective mirror surrounding a solar panelled boiler and
boiling salt water that
spins a propeller under pressure and creates fresh water at the other end:
1. We could put magnifying glasses in between the sun the reflective mirrors
and the
solar panel boiler.
2. In fact all solar panels could have moving magnifying or moving solar
panels to
capture maximum sun exposure throughout the day.
We could build comprehensive energy farms...
1. solar cells roof
2. direction of flow of rainwater
3. drain for slanted roof to pour and collect rainwater to reservoir below
4. New Gravity Chain Machine; Tall Gravity To Electricity Invention; Micro
Gravity Chain
Machine Version 4.; New Chain and Wheel Designs; Overbalanced Endless Chain
Motor - the walls are covered with reflective material to reflect light to
outer
surrounding level of crops
5. slanted panels (shine light on to crops from centre out) that catch light
from reflective
(mirrors) below on the surrounding ground floor (at some point or both we
could have
- rotating panels to best capture the most sunlight and also magnifying the
sun's
energy)
6. One level/floor of surrounding crops.
7. windmills on to of each Overbalanced Endless Chain Machine
8. Ground level, or some higher up (eg. crisscross cheap towers) to reflect
sunlight to
the slanted panels that then re-reflect light back down to the crops at each
level/floor
below (at some point or both we could have - rotating panels to best capture
the
most sunlight and also magnifying the sun's energy).
We are planning to use possibly a layer of Kevlar straps, Teflon straps,
cordura nylon,
ballistic nylon, leather for the wheel surface (and chain)(possibly steel
threads - especially
on the wheels), as well as stamp a crisscross pattern on the exposed surfaces
meet.
We are also looking at chinks of titanium possibly linked together by tightly
and greased spun
Kevlar chords to make up the chain, where the wheels have spokes that poke
into the open
spaces where the chain, end of the hole catches and spins the wheel.
We are also looking at keeping chain taut (eg. possibly a layer of Kevlar
straps, Teflon
straps, cordura nylon, ballistic nylon, leather). The tight surfaces between
the chain and the
wheel contact points, uses friction to drag the wheel in the vector direction
of the chain. We
could also use knots.
We might even make the wheel out of rubber (An).
Additionally, with regards to DRAWINGS 4 and 5, our new (novel) design will
make the
intervals between tanks (vertical gap between stacks thinner) as well as
maximizing (peak
efficiency) size of reservoir/tanks sideways and sticking out as well as
maximizing (peak
efficiency) of neck (tube/lever). The idea is to cram in the most (peak) of
cumulative effects
theory on a smaller footprint (especially the amount of unbalanced weight such
as closer
stacking distance between vertical tanks). In this respect we could also stack
each level of
tanks/reservoirs right next to each other, but with chain (eg. carbon
graphite), and
tanks/reservoirs able to separate and handle the curve at the top and bottom
of the system.
We have developed a modular Gravity Chain Machine blocks (that expand to fit a
plot of land
while maximize the amount of energy produced in that plot's size of space),
windmills are
situated on top of walls surrounding the Gravity Chain Machines and at the
solid sides of the
collective.
Bascially each unit (block) of Gravity Chain Machine is surrounded by
windmills, by placing
the unit/blocks together (on any of all sides) to squeeze the most out of the
usage of the land
and the modular design makes it flexible to fit odd land shapes.
Pertaining to DRAWING 3.5 - Compressed version so you can get more net forces
(more
yield) for the same height (you won't have to stack it up as high to get the
same yield) - and
furthermore once you reach the maximum buildable height you could increase
yield
compressing (plus it may save building costs) that according to the cumulative
effects theory,
the more additional amount of extra by way of weight (water) switching to
extremity of each
side of the lever(s) means a net force of one side being heavier than the
other side. The
system of chains and the levers (weights) connected to the chains must be
flexible enough at
the top and bottom to allow spinning around the top end of the Top and Bottom
wheel.
Furthermore we are experimenting with shrinking the wheel making a shorter
(some may say
it creates a steeper change in drag but there should be an equal and opposite
pull on the
other side of the wheel - nullifying each other out - even some) and less
space to cover
(given that the top wheel is strong enough (reinforced) which would not make
sense to try to
spin, therefore we would use rollers/ball bearings) my hypothesis is to
maximize the size of
the reservoirs/tanks (sticking/jutting out and width) and optimize usage of
vertical space;
while minimizing the resistance to the flow/spin of the system from handling
the top and
bottom part of the system
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Application Not Reinstated by Deadline | 2011-09-28 |
Time Limit for Reversal Expired | 2011-09-28 |
Inactive: Adhoc Request Documented | 2011-06-30 |
Deemed Abandoned - Failure to Respond to Maintenance Fee Notice | 2010-09-28 |
Application Published (Open to Public Inspection) | 2009-03-28 |
Inactive: Cover page published | 2009-03-27 |
Inactive: First IPC assigned | 2007-11-27 |
Inactive: IPC assigned | 2007-11-27 |
Inactive: IPC assigned | 2007-11-27 |
Inactive: Office letter | 2007-11-06 |
Inactive: Filing certificate - No RFE (English) | 2007-10-30 |
Application Received - Regular National | 2007-10-30 |
Small Entity Declaration Determined Compliant | 2007-09-28 |
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2010-09-28 |
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Current Owners on Record |
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GERARD VOON |
Past Owners on Record |
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None |