William Paul Mccowan, 77Millville, DE

2011018, Aug 4, 2011

Feb 3, 2010

12/699341

William Paul McCowan - Queenstown MD, US
John Spence Hayes Chapman, JR. - White Hall MD, US

Total Energy Renewable Power System (TERPS), LLC - Annapolis MD

F02F 1/00
B23P 6/00
F02F 7/00

1231932, 29888011, 123195 R

Methods and apparatus for modifying an internal combustion engine for radical ignition combustion to aid in ignition and enhance combustion. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method of modifying an internal combustion engine with at least one cylinder to control the production and flow of radical ignition species for enhanced combustion comprising the steps of: adding a cylinder spacer plate with at least one opening, wherein each opening corresponds to each cylinder in an engine block of the internal combustion engine; adding at least one radical production member for providing and storing radical ignition species, wherein each member is disposed inside of each opening in the spacer plate and have at least one opening to fluidly connect each member to each cylinder; and attaching the spacer plate to the engine block, wherein the plate is disposed so as to be sandwiched between the engine block and a cylinder head of the internal combustion engine.

2012010, May 3, 2012

Oct 29, 2010

12/916308

William Paul McCowan - Queenstown MD, US
John Spence Hayes Chapman, JR. - White Hall MD, US

Total Energy Renewable Power Systems, LLC - Annapolis MD

F02B 75/18
B23P 6/00

123 521, 29888011

Methods and apparatus for modifying an internal combustion engine for radical ignition combustion to aid ignition and enhance combustion. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method of modifying an internal combustion engine with at least one cylinder to control the production and flow of radical ignition species. An exemplary method comprises inserting a cylinder liner into the at least one cylinder, the cylinder liner comprising at least one radical production member for providing and storing radical ignition species. The cylinder liner has a lip section and at least one production member is disposed inside of the lip section. The cylinder liner also has at least one vent to fluidly connect each of the at least one production member to each of at least one lined cylinder in an engine block. The method further comprises attaching the cylinder liner and at least one production member to the engine block.

2012010, May 3, 2012

Oct 29, 2010

12/915687

William Paul McCowan - Queenstown MD, US
John Spence Hayes Chapman, JR. - White Hall MD, US
Donald George Myers - Forest Hill MD, US

Total Energy Renewable Power Systems, LLC - Annapolis MD

F03D 3/04
F03D 11/00
F03D 7/06

415 1, 415 42, 415126, 415141

The present invention provides control for airflow to a wind turbine that allows a wind turbine to operate cost effectively and efficiently in a wide range of speeds and a variety of ambient conditions. A system has a housing, a wind turbine assembly located within an interior space of the housing, and at least one moveable shutter or deflector. The wind turbine assembly includes a shaft, a plurality of air foils or turbine blades, and a plurality of spars supporting the plurality of air foils or turbine blades rotatably around the shaft. At least one movable shutter or deflector is coupled to the housing and adjustably positioned relative to the open sides of the housing to be able to move between different positions to partially or fully cover each open side depending upon the wind speed of the ambient wind.

2012019, Aug 2, 2012

Jan 27, 2011

13/015307

William Paul McCowan - Queenstown MD, US
John Spence Hayes Chapman, JR. - White Hall MD, US
Michael Chase Chapman - White Hall MD, US
Donald George Myers - Forest Hill MD, US
Bruce Barton Vance - Arlington VA, US

Total Energy Renewable Power Systems, LLC - Kensington MD

H01L 31/052
H01L 31/048
F24J 2/04

136248, 126634, 136251

An apparatus for improving the efficiency and usability of a solar energy collection panel is provided. In one embodiment, the collection panel comprises a plurality of layers. The first layer is a photovoltaic layer that converts the solar energy into electricity. That layer is coupled to a thermoelectric conversion layer that sinks heat from the photovoltaic layer and generates electricity based on the temperature difference between the top and bottom of the layer. A fluid heating layer is then coupled to and sinks heat from the thermoelectric layer to heat up a fluid, e.g. air or water. Each of these layers is stacked together and placed above an insulation layer that supports the layers and thermally isolates them from the surrounding environment. In another embodiment, a flexible coiled solar energy collection panel is provided. In still another embodiment, a modular rail system is provided for simple and customizable installation.

4898135, Feb 6, 1990

Feb 16, 1989

7/311289

Charles C. Failla - Annapolis MD
Andrew A. Pouring - Edgewater MD
Bruce Rankin - Annapolis MD
Carlo L. di Priolo - Milan, IT
William McCowan - Grasonville MD
Dennis Gosewisch - Severna Park MD

Sonex Research, Inc. - Annapolis MD

F02F 328

123263

A piston for a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine is provided with a reaction chamber (44, 144) communicating with a recessed area (42, 142) of the piston through a restricted continuous slot orifice (46, 146) that is configured to create a choked fluid flow condition between the combustion chamber (30, 130) and the reaction chamber at all engine operating speeds. Fuel is supplied to the reaction chamber and undergoes a controlled, cold frame reaction process while in intimate contact with the crown portion (54) of the piston (14). The reaction produces fuel radicals in sufficient quantity to seed subsequent fuel charges to properly condition the charge for predetermined desired ignition and combustion characteristics. The choking orifice (46, 146) ensures that outward flow of radicals from the reaction chamber is controlled to the extent that they will be maintained in the combustion chamber following an exhaust event of the combustion cycle so they will be available during a subsequent compression stroke of the piston for seeding the subsequent charge. The radical population in the subsequent charge conditions the charge to obtain dependable and predictable ignition in a compression ignition engine as well as knock free combustion at relatively lean air to fuel ratios in a spark ignited engine.

5322042, Jun 21, 1994

Feb 17, 1993

8/018564

Carlo L. di Priolo - Chester MD
Theodore P. Naydan - Severna Park MD
Charles C. Failla - Annapolis MD
Andrew A. Pouring - Edgewater MD
William P. McCowan - Queenstown MD
Brad R. Bopp - Annapolis MD

Sonex Research, Inc. - Annapolis MD

F02F 328

123263

A piston for an internal combustion engine is provided with a reaction chamber for generating radical fuel species during a combustion cycle for use during the next succeeding combustion cycle. The reaction chamber is located adjacent a piston crown recess and is in communication with the main combustion chamber of the engine through discrete orifices that are intended to separately control the supply of fuel and air to the reaction chamber for fuel injected engines and to enhance reaction chamber function in fuel aspirating engines. The discrete fuel and air control orifices are particularly beneficial for use in high swirl, direct injected combustion chambers.

5855192, Jan 5, 1999

Apr 25, 1997

8/840710

William P. McCowan - Queenstown MD
Brad R. Bopp - Chester MD
Andrew A. Pouring - Edgewater MD
Peter Y. Mills - Chester MD

Sonex Research, Inc. - Annapolis MD

F02B 1912

12317921

A spark ignited, piston type diesel fueled internal combustion engine is provided with a charge conditioning system that includes a fuel preheater for vaporizing liquid fuel to enable starting of the engine and a least one secondary heater for adding additional heat to the charge supplied to the engine. The fuel vaporizer receives liquid fuel from the starting fuel circuit of the engine and uses an electrically or chemically energized heater device, or a direct combustion heater. The secondary heater may be associated with the charge intake conduit of the engine or with the combustion chamber of the engine. The secondary heater device may be electrically or chemically activated, or may constitute a heat regenerator that retains heat from a previous combustion cycle of the engine. Spark plug fouling is avoided by utilizing secondary chambers adjacent the combustion chamber of the engine that direct expanding jets of high velocity gases towards the spark plug electrodes each combustion cycle during the power stroke of the piston.