Re: [Vo]:Tooo obvious for Detroit?

2008-03-06 Thread thomas malloy
I corresponded with an inventor who had a patent on an engine design that sounded similar to this. R C Macaulay wrote: Interesting thinking Jones. A proposed valveless, pistonless engine/motor concept is being studied whereas the engine is ring shaped and drives a cluster of embedded cavity

Re: [Vo]:Tooo obvious for Detroit?

2008-03-06 Thread R C Macaulay
Howdy Thomas, There is a far step from an inventor and an engineer- design team. Mention the word inventor and we run. Mention the inventors' work is patented and we duck our head waiting for the noise sure to follow. All engine designs that perform useful work are similar. The difference

Re: [Vo]:Tooo obvious for Detroit?

2008-03-05 Thread Mike Carrell
: [Vo]:Tooo obvious for Detroit? Interesting thinking Jones. A proposed valveless, pistonless engine/motor concept is being studied whereas the engine is ring shaped and drives a cluster of embedded cavity discs positioned with the ring. The design approach is to build a planetary transmission

RE: [Vo]:Tooo obvious for Detroit?

2008-03-05 Thread Lawrence de Bivort
from pursuing them by the tired 'realities' of money, competing priorities, and disagreements among ourselves. Cheers, Lawrence -Original Message- From: Mike Carrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 9:27 AM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:Tooo obvious

Re: [Vo]:Tooo obvious for Detroit?

2008-03-04 Thread R C Macaulay
Interesting thinking Jones. A proposed valveless, pistonless engine/motor concept is being studied whereas the engine is ring shaped and drives a cluster of embedded cavity discs positioned with the ring. The design approach is to build a planetary transmission with an engine inside . The