Posted by Jean Yves Hervouet (194.57.228.4) on August 06, 2002 at 02:13:36:
In Reply to: costa patent posted by grim on August 05, 2002 at 18:40:49:
: Went to www.european-patent-office.org to look up Costa's patent to see if there was a drawing to supplement photos, maybe clear up understanding of what he was doing. Couldn't find it, but put in "motion wheel" and got back patent number
: WO-zero-25-zero-432. Put in typed zero's instead of the "o" for clarity (WOO250532). It is called "Gravity Engine", it is by Zabala Larranga Ignacio, full patent with drawings and explanation of operation. Reminds me of the "Asa Jackson
: Wheel" on the cybrtown site. Uses levers, roller wheels, lead weights. Downloaded drawing on .pdf if anyone wants to see it and has trouble. Couldn't find Costa's number INPI95/12421. Maybe went wrong way, someone else may have better luck.
: Still thought the Gravity Engine was neat.
:
: Regards to all----Grim
Hi!
Go to this url (french INPI):
http://fr.espacenet.com/espacenet/fr/fr/e_net.htm
In the dialog box "Recherche par le nom du déposant"
(=/= Research by name), type:
Aldo Costa
You will find to drawings and this text:
"Perpetual motion machine
No. Publication (Sec.) : FR2745857
Date de publication : 1997-09-12
Inventeur :
Déposant : COSTA ALDO EMILE JOSEPH (FR)
Numéro original : FR2745857
No. d`enregistrement : FR19950012421 19951019
No. de priorité : FR19950012421 19951019
Classification IPC : F03G7/10
Classification EC : F03G7/10
Brevets correspondants :
Abrégé
The perpetual motion machine has a wheel which turns around an axis.
The rim (F) has drives (3) spaced regularly around
the rim to engage stops (YX) which provoke the transformation of a rotary alternating
movement into a longitudinal reciprocation. The wheel rim is fixed to a support (9)
on which is screwed an axis (3) on which a spring moves and a
mass slides (4) in the sense of rotation of the wheel. A support (19)
is fixed to the rim and has a stop (18) forming a holder for a descending mass."
Best,