FLUIDmotive [R], inc., is progressively building Ribbon Drive technology interest within the marine propulsion industry, and in pump applications. This new science is not easy to grasp, but 1/2 of the Navy Ph.D.'s at a NAVSEA presentation were in favor of evaluating its potential for fluid dynamics. A Navy division at the Philadelphia Navy Yard was supportive of looking at novel hull design and interior changes in space allocation within the hull.
A senior project for a Villanova University engineering class - and fortuitous for Fluidmotive - was evaluation of 4 or 5 different configurations of coil design for the helical vane. Results were intriguing, and appreciated by Fluidmotive.
A short history:
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CHRONOLOGY
2000—Company founded by Jonathan B. Rosefsky, M.D., President. FLUIDmotive, inc. specializes in advanced engineering design.
1999-2002—patent applications submitted to USPTO and PCT; operating models constructed and tested in indoor tank and outdoor pool.
February 2001—3 international PCT patent applications published for Ribbon Drive:
Fall 2001—Marketing analysis for Ribbon Drive Propulsion as term project for graduate student course in LeBow School of Business and Management, Drexel University, Philadelphia. They compared existing technology of different companies, versus Ribbon Drive Propulsion. The most promising fields of use were delineated, and several potential manufacturing partners from the United States and Canada were recommended as the “best fit”.
December 2001—FLUIDmotive, Inc., business plan shared first prizein contest sponsored by Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship, Drexel University, Philadelphia.
2002—U.S. Patent and Trademark Office approved and published patents for Propulsion, Pumping, and Hydroelectric Power Generation.
November 2002—lecture/presentation of Ribbon Drive Propulsion System to Penn State Applied Research Laboratory, State College, PA.
January 2003—meetings with scientific and economic counsellors of 5 embassies in Washington, D.C., including India and China.
June 2003--stainless steel operating proof-of-concept prototype completed.
July 2003--brought stainless steel prototype to Penn State Applied Research Laboratory for discussion.
2002-2003--discussions with various government agencies.
Trademarks registered in 2003:
· Opti-thrust--#2,703,100 on 4/1/03 · Diminu-Cav--#2,705,268 on 4/8/03 · Fluidmotive--#2,725,316 on 6/10/03
2004-2005--PowerPoint and other materials. Invited to Diamond State Ventures workshop and subsequent "pitch". Business plans revised for 3 products. Ongoing assistance with R&D firm's plans for an undersea cargo vessel.
Invited to observe industry demonstrations at Quantico Marine Base testing grounds. At request of retired Army colonel, developed list of theoretical defenses/protection against: [a.] roadside bombs/IED's, and [b.] truck/car bombs.
Received patent #7.018,170 on March 28, 2006 from the USPTO for the pumping apparatus with added fluid; it included mixing of supplemental liquids as well. This 4th patent for Ribbon Drive Pumping Apparatus provides further versatility to a unique pump, including use as an industrial scrubber of noxious, corrosive, or toxic gaseous exhausts.
Consultants to FLUIDmotive, inc. and HydroCoil Power, Inc. include:
professor of mathematics, Drexel University
professor of fluid dynamics, Drexel University
professor of entrepreneurship, LeBow School of Business and Management, Drexel University
professor of mechanical engineering, Villanova University
professor of structural and electrical engineering, Villanova University
professor of mechanical engineering, Cooper Union University
Sponsorship and/or advice from:
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeast Pennsylvania
Diamond State Ventures, Wilmington, DE
Venture Association of New Jersey
MidAtlantic Diamond Ventures and Temple University Fox School of Business
HydroCoil Power, Inc.,FLUIDmotive, inc. and SIMULATRIX, Inc. encourage inquiries involving licensing, manufacturing, joint venture, and investment opportunities. We have 8 domestic and 6 international patents, with multiple fields-of-use.
Feel free to contact us directly, or through our patent attorneys--The Marbury Law Group, LLC; 11800 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 1000; Reston, VA 20191 [tel. 703-391-2900]--att: Jon L. Roberts, Ph.D., Esq.
