Inventor
BEALE WILLIAM T
US31 patents
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SUNPOWER INC
26 patentsUS5775273AJul 7, 1998
Free piston internal combustion engine
SUNPOWER INC122 citations98
US5525845AJun 11, 1996
Fluid bearing with compliant linkage for centering reciprocating bodies
SUNPOWER INC204 citations97
US6170442B1Jan 9, 2001
Free piston internal combustion engine
SUNPOWER INC82 citations96
US6035637AMar 14, 2000
Free-piston internal combustion engine
SUNPOWER INC70 citations96
US5502968AApr 2, 1996
Free piston stirling machine having a controllably switchable work transmitting linkage between displacer and piston
SUNPOWER INC59 citations96
US5148066ASep 15, 1992
Linear generator or motor with integral magnetic spring
SUNPOWER INC78 citations96
US5537820AJul 23, 1996
Free piston end position limiter
SUNPOWER INC58 citations95
US4183214AJan 15, 1980
Spring and resonant system for free-piston Stirling engines
SUNPOWER INC73 citations93
US6684637B2Feb 3, 2004
Parallel slot heat exchanger
SUNPOWER INC31 citations92
US5873246AFeb 23, 1999
Centering system for free piston machine
SUNPOWER INC22 citations92
US5385021AJan 31, 1995
Free piston stirling machine having variable spring between displacer and piston for power control and stroke limiting
SUNPOWER INC33 citations92
US4945726AAug 7, 1990
Leaky gas spring valve for preventing piston overstroke in a free piston stirling engine
SUNPOWER INC47 citations92
US4888951ADec 26, 1989
Phase synchronization and vibration cancellation for free piston Stirling machines
SUNPOWER INC36 citations92
US4802332AFeb 7, 1989
Sliding surface lubrication particularly advantageous for a free piston stirling engine
SUNPOWER INC35 citations92
US4404802ASep 20, 1983
Center-porting and bearing system for free-piston stirling engines
SUNPOWER INC35 citations92
US4623808ANov 18, 1986
Electromechanical transducer particularly suitable for a linear alternator driven by a free-piston Stirling engine
SUNPOWER INC44 citations89
US5461859AOct 31, 1995
Centering system with one way valve for free piston machine
SUNPOWER INC37 citations88
US7685818B2Mar 30, 2010
Connection of a free-piston stirling machine and a load or prime mover permitting differing amplitudes of reciprocation
SUNPOWER INC9 citations84
US4458495AJul 10, 1984
Pressure modulation system for load matching and stroke limitation of Stirling cycle apparatus
SUNPOWER INC25 citations82
US4412418ANov 1, 1983
Hydrodynamic lubrication system for piston devices particularly Stirling engines
SUNPOWER INC20 citations82
USRE38337EDec 2, 2003
Centering system for free piston machine
SUNPOWER INC6 citations74
US4912929AApr 3, 1990
Variable gas spring for matching power output from FPSE to load of refrigerant compressor
SUNPOWER INC10 citations74
US4805408AFeb 21, 1989
Stirling engine power regulation system
SUNPOWER INC13 citations74
US4429530AFeb 7, 1984
Hermetically sealed transmission system for a free piston Stirling engine
SUNPOWER INC14 citations74
US4330993AMay 25, 1982
Hydrodynamic lubrication system for piston devices particularly Stirling engines
SUNPOWER INC9 citations74
US4888950ADec 26, 1989
Magnetic driven hydrodynamic lubrication system for free piston stirling engine
SUNPOWER INC4 citations63
BEALE WILLIAM T
4 patentsUS4036018AJul 19, 1977
Self-starting, free piston Stirling engine
BEALE WILLIAM T36 citations92
US8857173B2Oct 14, 2014
Two piston, concentric cylinder, alpha free piston Stirling machine
BEALE WILLIAM T13 citations83
US7011322B2Mar 14, 2006
Automatic transmission with stepless, continuously variable speed and torque ratio
BEALE WILLIAM T9 citations73
US8590300B2Nov 26, 2013
Balanced multiple groupings of beta stirling machines
BEALE WILLIAM T0 citations40