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William T. Beale
Also filed as: BEALE WILLIAM · BEALE WILLIAM T · BEALE WILLIAM TAYLOR
34 granted patents·1 pending application·1,296 citations·filing 1974–2012
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35 records- 0198US5775273AFree piston internal combustion engineSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 7, 1998·122 cites·26 claims
- 0298US5525845AFluid bearing with compliant linkage for centering reciprocating bodiesSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 11, 1996·204 cites·14 claims
- 0394US6170442B1Free piston internal combustion engineSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 9, 2001·82 cites·27 claims
- 0494US5148066ALinear generator or motor with integral magnetic springSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1991·Granted Sep 15, 1992·78 cites·10 claims
- 0594US4183214ASpring and resonant system for free-piston Stirling enginesSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1977·Granted Jan 15, 1980·73 cites·9 claims
- 0693US6035637AFree-piston internal combustion engineSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 14, 2000·70 cites·27 claims
- 0792US5502968AFree piston stirling machine having a controllably switchable work transmitting linkage between displacer and pistonSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 2, 1996·59 cites·21 claims
- 0890US8857173B2Two piston, concentric cylinder, alpha free piston Stirling machineBEALE WILLIAM T·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 14, 2014·13 cites·14 claims
- 0988US4945726ALeaky gas spring valve for preventing piston overstroke in a free piston stirling engineSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1989·Granted Aug 7, 1990·47 cites·10 claims
- 1087US5537820AFree piston end position limiterSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 23, 1996·58 cites·14 claims
- 1185US6684637B2Parallel slot heat exchangerSUNPOWER INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 3, 2004·31 cites·32 claims
- 1284US4404802ACenter-porting and bearing system for free-piston stirling enginesSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1981·Granted Sep 20, 1983·35 cites·9 claims
- 1384US4036018ASelf-starting, free piston Stirling engineBEALE WILLIAM T·Filed 1976·Granted Jul 19, 1977·36 cites·14 claims
- 1483US4888951APhase synchronization and vibration cancellation for free piston Stirling machinesSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1989·Granted Dec 26, 1989·36 cites·12 claims
- 1582US4802332ASliding surface lubrication particularly advantageous for a free piston stirling engineSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1987·Granted Feb 7, 1989·35 cites·11 claims
- 1682US4623808AElectromechanical transducer particularly suitable for a linear alternator driven by a free-piston Stirling engineSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1985·Granted Nov 18, 1986·44 cites·6 claims
- 1779US7685818B2Connection of a free-piston stirling machine and a load or prime mover permitting differing amplitudes of reciprocationSUNPOWER INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 30, 2010·9 cites·13 claims
- 1876US5385021AFree piston stirling machine having variable spring between displacer and piston for power control and stroke limitingSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 31, 1995·33 cites·9 claims
- 1975US5461859ACentering system with one way valve for free piston machineSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 31, 1995·37 cites·11 claims
- 2075US4738105ACompact crank drive mechanism with guided pistonsROSS M ANDREW·Filed 1987·Granted Apr 19, 1988·36 cites·4 claims
- 2169US7011322B2Automatic transmission with stepless, continuously variable speed and torque ratioBEALE WILLIAM T·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 14, 2006·9 cites·17 claims
- 2269US4412418AHydrodynamic lubrication system for piston devices particularly Stirling enginesSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1981·Granted Nov 1, 1983·20 cites·21 claims
- 2369US3937018APower piston actuated displacer piston driving means for free-piston stirling cycle type engineRESEARCH CORP·Filed 1974·Granted Feb 10, 1976·19 cites·6 claims
- 2467US5873246ACentering system for free piston machineSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 23, 1999·22 cites·9 claims
- 2567US4458495APressure modulation system for load matching and stroke limitation of Stirling cycle apparatusSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1981·Granted Jul 10, 1984·25 cites·32 claims
- 2658US7230506B2Crosstalk reduction for a system of differential line pairsSYNOPSYS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 12, 2007·7 cites·15 claims
- 2758US4429530AHermetically sealed transmission system for a free piston Stirling engineSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1982·Granted Feb 7, 1984·14 cites·11 claims
- 2857USRE38337ECentering system for free piston machineSUNPOWER INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 2, 2003·6 cites·9 claims
- 2953US4805408AStirling engine power regulation systemSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1987·Granted Feb 21, 1989·13 cites·11 claims
- 3051US8590300B2Balanced multiple groupings of beta stirling machinesBEALE WILLIAM T·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 26, 2013·0 cites·9 claims
- 3149US4330993AHydrodynamic lubrication system for piston devices particularly Stirling enginesSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1979·Granted May 25, 1982·9 cites·6 claims
- 3247US4912929AVariable gas spring for matching power output from FPSE to load of refrigerant compressorSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1989·Granted Apr 3, 1990·10 cites·8 claims
- 3345US2013180238A1Beta Free Piston Stirling Engine In Free Casing Configuration Having Power Output Controlled By Controlling Casing Amplitude Of ReciprocationBEALE WILLIAM T·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3435US4888950AMagnetic driven hydrodynamic lubrication system for free piston stirling engineSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1989·Granted Dec 26, 1989·4 cites·14 claims
- 3523US9052002B2Continuously variable transmission having speed controlCYDERS TIMOTHY JAMES·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 9, 2015·0 cites·5 claims
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