The Engine of the Future!

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The Engine of the Future!

• Inventor Gary Greenwell
• RIDE, Inc.
• CEO/Chairman Phil Vera

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Overview of Inventor

• Gary Greenwell
• 30 years experience in the Automotive Industry.
• Mercedes Benz
• Nissan Specialists
• Owner Tidewater Z
• Restoration
• Repair
• Development
• Inventor- Engine Development

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Overview of Management Partner

• RIDE Inc.
• Virginia Corporation formed to support the RIDE
  product thru its product life cycle and future
  sale of its development rights.
• CEO and Chairman - Phillip Vera
• 17 years of progressive experience in sales,
  marketing and senior management.
• Xerox Corporation 1989-1996
• President, EDGE Office Solutions, Inc
• MBA, George Mason University 2004

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History Gnome Engine http//www.keveney.com/gnome.
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Advantages of the Rotary Engine

• Balance- The crankcase and cylinders revolve in
  one circle while the pistons revolve in another,
  offset circle.
• No reciprocating parts- no need for counter
  balance.
• Air cooling- engine is always in motion no need
  for water cooling.
• No flywheel- cylinders provide momentum to smooth
  out the power pulses.
• Great power-to weight ratio of any configuration
  at the time
• ideal for fighter planes in WW 1.

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Disadvantages at the time

• Gyroscopic effect. A heavy spinning object
  resists efforts to disturb it's orientation (A
  toy gyroscope demonstrates the effect nicely). 
  This made the aircraft difficult to maneuver.
• Total Loss Oil system.  Centrifugal force throws
  lubricating oil out after it's first trip through
  the engine.  It was usually castor oil that could
  be readily combined with the fuel. (The
  romantic-looking scarf the pilot wore was
  actually a towel used to wipe the slimy stuff off
  his goggles!)  
• The aircraft's range was thus limited by the
  amount of oil it could carry as well as fuel. 
  Most conventional engines continuously
  re-circulate a relatively small supply of oil.

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It spins like the GNOME but thats where the
similarities stop

• RIDE-Rotational-Inertial-Dampening-Engine
• Rotary Design with a unique Patent Pending
  Powerswitch feature.
• The Powerswitch feature continuously transfers
  the engine from fuel power mode to stored energy
  power mode while the vehicle speed remains
  constant.

RIDE Animation
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Regenerative Braking Benefits

• Engine recovers the vast majority of braking
  losses by converting linear inertia (vehicle)
  into rotational inertia (engine) in an endless
  power exchange.

Engine rotates as a flywheel
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Engine and Flywheel in one!
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Patent Pending- Powerswitch concept

• Powerswitch Position A operates the reciprocating
  pistons in the fuel power mode.
• Powerswitch Position B eliminates piston
  reciprocation and turns the engine into a
  flywheel and operates in stored power mode

A
B
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Powerswitch Changing Positions
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Minimal amount of components

• Ride has just a handful of components verses the
  internal combustion engine with hundreds of part.
• Reduced manufacturing cost
• Service downtime is minimized
• Less parts to inventory
• Easier to diagnose problems

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Minimal Components
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Benefits of the RIDE design

• Elimination of engine reciprocation
• Stretch worlds fossil fuel supply and reduces
  dependency on foreign oil.
• A RIDE engine would need in theory 50 less fuel
  because it operates approximately 50 of the time
  in fuel burning mode. The other 50 of
  operation is using stored energy from the
  spinning engine which acts as it own flywheel
  power storage system.
• The Freedom Car goal is to improve the efficiency
  of internal combustion engines to 45 for
  light-duty applications and to 55 for heavy-duty
  applications by 2012. RIDE engine can meet that
  goal now.
• A 35mpg vehicle could see 70 to over 100mpg not
  only on the highway but in city traffic.

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Benefits continued

• Reduced emission and heat losses
• 50 less exhaust is produced. The engine is not
  burning fuel half of the time. This means less
  exhaust is produced.
• Help with Ozone and air pollution by increased
  efficiency of fuel.
• Reduced Noise
• Engine runs quietly, this could help with
  military applications and with noise pollution in
  heavily populated cities.
• Fewer parts
• Simple design uses over 90 less parts than a
  traditional internal combustion engine.
• Reduces production cost.
• Reduce repair time and trouble shooting.
• Increases reliability with fewer parts.
• Self contained- runs in all the weather elements
  in any position. This benefits military
  application in Desert climates.
• The Applications are Endless- Power Generators,
  Air Conditioners..
• We can dramatically reduce the amount of energy
  it takes to turn on an air conditioner or power
  generator with our RIDE concept. The spinning
  engine would engage when needed and give a burst
  of energy at a fraction of the cost used
  currently to engage an air conditioner to start
  working.

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Applications are endless

• Automobile
• All water craft, boats, wave runners
• Military Applications- Tanks, All Vehicles that
  need long distance travel in severe weather
  conditions, trucks, cars, aircraft, ships. Lower
  heat losses reduces radar detection. Operates in
  all environments.
• Generators- power plants, air conditioners, heavy
  duty construction equipment
• Tractor trailers- eliminate idling fuel losses
• Ships- Cruise
• Any mechanical tool that requires a motor

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Our Goals

• Ride Inc. wishes to develop the RIDE engine
  concept to the point where key market players
  will see the benefits of its design and want to
  partner to move this concept thru its product
  life cycle.
• Keys to success
• Funding to develop
• Protecting our intellectual capital
• Continuous improvement to our design