ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,821, issued on July 28, was assigned to SYNERGY POWER LLC (Holland, Mich.).
"Energy harvesting heat engine" was invented by Emil J. Ureel (Holland, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotary heat engine is comprised of a central crankshaft, a plurality of cylinder assemblies, and a plurality of heat exchanger assemblies. The central crankshaft has first end and a second end defining an axis of rotation. The plurality of cylinder assemblies are coupled to the central crankshaft. The plurality of heat exchanger assemblies are each associated with the plurality of cylinder assemblies, respectively."
The patent was filed on June 17, ...