US 12,169,014 B2
Apparatus for creating centripetal force differential
Arturo Manuel Barbeito, Miami, FL (US)
Filed by Arturo Manuel Barbeito, Miami, FL (US)
Filed on Oct. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/378,242.
Application 18/378,242 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/689,408, filed on Mar. 8, 2022, granted, now 11,781,623.
Application 17/689,408 is a continuation of application No. 17/393,043, filed on Aug. 3, 2021, granted, now 11,268,498, issued on Mar. 8, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0044397 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. F16H 25/14 (2006.01); F03G 7/10 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 25/14 (2013.01) [F03G 7/10 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
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1. A system for creating a centripetal force differential, comprising:
a turntable defining a plane and having a center, wherein the turntable rotates about the center such than an axis of rotation passing through the center is normal to the plane defined by the turntable;
a plurality of spoke units arranged on the turntable radially and symmetrically around the axis of rotation, each one of the plurality of spoke units having a mass containing a drive unit for moving the mass linearly between a minimum radial distance position and a maximum radial distance position that is further away from the center than the minimum radial distance position, each one of the spoke units further having at least one spring oriented radially along the spoke unit relative to the axis of rotation, wherein the at least one spring is connected at a first end of the at least one spring to a fixed point adjacent the center and is connected at a second end of the at least one spring to the mass, wherein the at least one spring urges the mass toward the center;
wherein, a region around the turntable is defined into:
a minimum radial distance region where the mass of each one of the plurality of spoke units is controlled to be at the minimum radial distance position as the spoke element passes through the minimum radial distance region;
a maximum radial distance region that is opposite the minimum radial distance region where the mass of each one of the plurality of spoke units is controlled to be at the maximum radial distance position as the spoke element passes through the maximum radial distance region;
a first transition region between minimum radial distance region and the maximum radial distance region on a first side where the mass of each one of the plurality of spoke elements is controlled to transition from the minimum radial distance position to the maximum radial distance position as the spoke element passes through the first transition region;
a second transition region between the minimum radial distance region and the maximum radial distance region on a second side where the mass of each one of the plurality of spoke units is controlled to transition from the maximum radial distance position to the minimum radial distance position as the spoke unit passes through the second transition region and immediately after passing through the maximum radial distance region; and
a motor connected to the turntable on the axis of rotation that is configured to rotate the turntable and the plurality of spoke units, wherein each spoke unit is operable to adjust a position of its respective mass as it rotates through the minimum radial distance region, first transition region, maximum radial distance region, and second transition region with each rotation of the turntable; and
wherein each of the plurality of spoke units further comprises a wiring harness coupled between the mass and the turntable, and which provides an indexing signal to the drive unit that indicates a rotational position of the spoke unit.