Royalty Report: Transportation, Engines, Machinery – Collection: 1784

License Grant

Licensor, the President of the Licensee, grants to Licensee an exclusive, worldwide, royalty bearing right under Licensed Patents to make, have made, use, have used, lease, sell  and have sold Licensed Products, the aforesaid grant including the  right to grant sublicenses.

License Property

Products shall mean all positive displacement fluid-moving devices including, for example, multi-vane and single-vane-type compressors, expanders and pumps.

The Orbital Vane Compressor technology is based on a circular, non-contact sealing rotary mechanism with an integral lubricant management system and can be sized and configured to operate over a wide range of capacities and applications.  These compressors are initially intended to supply air to fuel cells and to circulate hydrogen fuel through them.

Field of Use

Markets include, but are not limited, to air compression systems, automotive air conditioning, vacuum pumps, commercial and residential building climate control systems, consumer refrigeration systems, transport refrigeration systems, military applications and other advanced compressor technologies.

License Grant

In this transaction the Company granted an exclusive License to Radian for the manufacture of Rand Cam TM Diesel Engines for application in Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles (UAV's) over 10 horsepower maximum engine power within the United States of America, including non-exclusive rights to worldwide sales for this application Agreement covers the know-how and patent rights in rotary engine technology referred herein as 'Rand Cam TM Direct Charge Engine Technology', 'Rand Cam TM Diesel Engine Technology', 'Rand Cam TM Cold Turbine Engine Technology', etc.

License Property

'Rand Cam TM Direct Charge Engine Technology' means a positive displacement, electrical ignition, machine which consists of a rotor with multiple axial vanes forming combustion chambers as a rotor and vanes rotate in a cam shaped housing. This cam housing is referred to as a stator, which contains a toroidal trough of varying depth, machined into each stator.

'Rand Cam TM Diesel Engine Technology' means a positive displacement, compression ignition, machine, which consists of a rotor with multiple axial vanes forming combustion chambers as a rotor and vanes rotate in a cam shaped housing. This cam housing is referred to as a stator, which contains a toroidal trough of varying depth machined into each stator.

'Rand Cam TM Compressor Technology' means a positive displacement machine whose purpose is to compress a compressible fluid such as air from a lower pressure to a higher pressure, which consists of a rotor with multiple axial vanes forming compression chambers as a rotor and vanes rotate in a cam shaped housing. This cam housing is referred to as a stator, which contains a toroidal trough of varying depth machined into each stator.

'Rand Cam TM' Expander Technology' means a positive displacement machine whose purpose is to expand a compressible fluid such as air from a higher pressure to a lower pressure thus generating positive power, which consists of a rotor with multiple axial vanes forming expansion chambers as a rotor and vanes rotate in a cam shaped housing. This cam housing is referred to as a stator, which contains a toroidal trough of varying depth machined into each stator.

'Rand Cam TM Cold Turbine Technology' means a Brayton Cycle (Gas Turbine Cycle) machine consisting of one or more 'Rand Cam TM Compressors' used as compressors in the Brayton Cycle and one or more 'Rand Cam TM Expanders' used as the expanders (turbines) in the Brayton Cycle machine.

'Radian Products' means equipment utilizing the various Rand CAMTM Technologies along with other technologies which Radian will use to design, manufacture and market UAV engines of over 10 horsepower maximum engine power utilizing 'Rand CAMTM Direct Charge Engine Technology' engines, 'Rand CAMTM Diesel Engine Technology' engines and 'Rand CAMTM Cold Turbine Technology' engines. Engines produced by Radian will be used exclusively for UAV equipment produced by Radian and replacement engines and parts for said equipment. 'The Technology' shall mean the Rand CAMTM', Direct Charge Engine Technology, Rand CAMTM Diesel Engine Technology, Rand CAMTM Compressor Technology, Rand CAMTM Expander Technology and Rand CAMTM Cold Turbine Technology as embodied in know-how, formulae, processes, designs, sketches, photographs, plans, drawings, specifications samples, models, reports, studies, findings, invention and ideas and other means of conveying information whether any of the foregoing is adapted to use in manufacture or not.

License Grant

Japanese Licensee is desirous of obtaining a non-exclusive license from Licensor on a number of patents in the field of electrically assisted turbochargers, and additionally engage Licensor to fabricate four prototype units as required together with system know-how and specifications about the design, electric motors and electronic components with parts lists and supplier information.  The scope of this agreement is for licensing and development of motor assisted turbochargers and does not include a generator mode for producing electricity from the turbocharger.

Licensor hereby grants Licensee the non-exclusive right to use the registered  trademark Dynacharger(TM).  Licensee has no obligation to use this trademark on  its motor assisted turbochargers.

License Property

Licensee is desirous of obtaining a non-exclusive license from Licensor on a number of patents in the field of electrically assisted turbochargers, and additionally engage Licensor to fabricate four prototype units as required together with system know-how and specifications about the design, electric motors and electronic components with parts lists and supplier information.

The patents hereby licensed on a non-exclusive basis are all the patents issued or to be issued and effective in the Territories during the term of this License Agreement and corresponding to the following U.S. patents.

a. U.S. Patent  No. 5,560,208  Issued  10/01/96
   Motor Assisted Variable Geometry Turbocharging  System

b. U.S.  Patent  No. 5,870,894  Issued  02/16/99
   Motor Assisted Supercharging Devices For Internal Combustion Engines
  c. U.S.  Patent  No. 5,605,045  Issued  02/25/97
   Turbocharging System With Integral Assisting Electric Motor And Cooling System Therefore

d. U.S.  Patent  No. 5,025,629  Issued  06/25/91
   High  Pressure  Ratio  Turbocharger

e. U.S.  Patent  No. 5,094,587  Issued  03/10/99
   'Turbine  For  Internal  Combustion  Engine  Turbochargers'

f. U.S.  Patent  No. 5,906,098  Issued  05/25/99
   Motor  Generator Assisted Turbocharging System For Use With Internal
   Combustion Engines,  And  Control  Method  Therefore

g. U.S.  Patent  No. 4,565,505  Issued  01/21/86
   Combination Flow Turbine For Internal Combustion Engine
   Turbochargers

h. U.S.  Patent  No. 5,857,332  Issued  01/12/99
   Bearing System For Motor Assisted Turbochargers For Internal
   Combustion Engines

Field of Use

Licensee is in the business of manufacturing and sales of turbocharging systems in primarily the automotive industry.

License Grant

The Australian Licensor hereby grants, and Licensee hereby accepts, the right to
  
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manufacture the Licensee Manufactured Components;

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source the Licensee Sourced Components and the Optionally Sourced Components; and

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sell the Licensee Manufactured Components, Licensee Sourced Components and Optionally Sourced Components;

Licensor grants the manufacturing rights that are owned and available from Licensor or transferred from SYNERJECT to Licensor, for the Licensor Direct Fuel Injection System components (Licensee Manufactured Components).    

During the Royalty Payment Period, Licensee agree not to grant to another supplier the right to sell the Licensor Direct Fuel Injection System to the Licensed Customers for use in Licensed Vehicles in the Licensed Sales Territory.

License Property

OCP Technology (Licensor Combustion Process Technology) shall be Licensor patents and know-how relating to the Licensor combustion process and associated air assisted direct injection system as they are available and applicable to 2 stroke engines for application to Licensed Vehicles.

Licensee Manufactured Components shall mean Licensor Direct Fuel Injection System components identified
Air compressor; Piston fuel pump; Throttle body assembly (excluding the Throttle Position Sensor); Fuel rail assembly ( excluding the fuel injector and fuel .pressure
regulator); ECU Hardware, and ECU Software.

UCAL Sourced Components identified
ECU Hardware, Software, Direct Injector; Fuel Injector; Fuel pressure regulator (SYNERJECT type).

Optionally Sourced Components identified
Ignition coil; Engine temperature sensor; throttle Position Sensor; Oil pump.

Licensed Vehicle shall mean 2 and 3 wheeler motor vehicles incorporating a 2 stroke OCP technology engine and tested on the Indian Drive Cycle, but does not include 4 wheeled passenger car vehicles.

Licensor Direct Fuel Injection System shall mean the current Licensor air assisted direct fuel injection system components and including any Licensee improvements thereof.

Field of Use

This agreement pertains to the automotive industry.

License Grant

The Licensee patented ECM is believed to be the industry's first self-tuning fuel injection control module.

License Property

With the ECM, an engine builder or an aftermarket engine service provider, can configure the engine to suit its application and let the ECM automatically provide the right fuel mixtures, at the right injection times, for the unique demands of the engine and applications. Using advanced microprocessor components and control software techniques which techniques are the subject of a pending patent application the ECM continuously adjusts fueling to the optimum power point for all engine speeds and loads.

Electronic Control Module – electronic device used in the fuel injection system that coordinates the proper mixture of fuel and air; enhance the performance of fuel injection systems.

Field of Use

Licensee is a distributor of microcomputer hardware, peripherals and related communication products to resellers.

License Grant

The Company entered into a License Agreement a Canadian corporation, whereby the Company has an exclusive license in Canada for the use of the Coates spherical rotary valve system in connection with a natural gas fueled engine that generates electricity.

License Property

Licensor owns and/or has the right to license certain Patent Rights and Technical Information (as hereinafter defined) relating to Licensed Products (as hereinafter defined) used in the design and construction of internal combustion engines employing spherical rotary valves (the 'Coates' Spherical Rotary Valve System').

'CSRV Valve Seal' shall mean a valve seal for use with a CSRV Rotary Valve Sphere (as hereinafter defined) in the Coates Spherical Rotary Valve System.

'CSRV Rotary Valve Sphere' shall mean a spherical rotary valve used in the CSRV Valve System in accordance with the Technical Specifications.

'CSRV Components' shall mean the parts that when assembled comprise the Licensed Product.

'Coates Co-Generation System' shall mean a device consisting of an Engine linked to a Coates Generator.

'Engine' or 'Engines' shall mean all Coates internal combustion engine(s) employing the Coates Spherical Rotary Valve System.

'Generator' shall mean a Coates patented device, which produces electricity having an Engine as its power source.

'Licensed Product' shall mean the Coates Co-Generation System incorporating the Engines, the Generators, Patent Rights and/or Technical Information in its design and manufacture incorporating the components.

US Patent No.               Date Application Filed
4,989,579 (Mark I)          July 26,1982 February 5,1991
4,953,527 Mark II)          November 14,1998 September 4,1990
4,989,558                       September 14,1998 February 5, 1991
4,944,261(Mark IIB)        October 16,1989 July 31,1990
4,976,232                       December 6,1989 December 11,1990
5,109,814                       May 10,1991 May 5,1992
5,361,739(Mark III)         May 12,1993 November 8,1994.

Field of Use

'Field of Use' shall mean the use of the Coates Co-Generation System as the power source for the generation of electrical energy and/or for the power source for compression, transportation, pressurization and distribution of any gas or fluids for all aplications including subsurface reservoirs, and gas storage operations.

License Grant

The Licensee, a related party, acquired the exclusive worldwide right, with the right to grant subLicenses, to make, use, market and sell products and processes covered by U.S. Patent number 6,003,478, issued on December 21, 1999, pertaining to the claims in the patent regarding the Dual-fuel control/monitoring system.

License Property

The patented dual fuel conversion system is a unique external fuel delivery enhancement system that converts existing diesel engines into more efficient and environmentally friendly engines that have the flexibility, depending on the circumstances, to run on Diesel fuel and compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG); Diesel fuel and pipeline gas, well-head gas or approved bio-methane; or ·100% diesel fuel.