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c2) Patent Application Publication (0) Pub. No.: US 2006/0065789 Al
‘Woodward et al. (43) Pub, Date: Mar. 30, 2006
(54) METHOD FOR PI
WITH "MACH” EI
BY ALTERNATING EL
UCING THRUSTS (2) US.CL 24g/ITLS
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TROMAGNETIC
FIELDS 7) ABSTRACT
(76) inventors: James F, Woodward, Anaheim, CA A method for producing thrusts in devices where a “Mach”
(US); Paul March, Friendswood, TX ellec mass fuctuation is driven by applying a high voltage,
(US); Thomas L. Mahood, Irvine, CA high frequency electrical signal to capacitive circuit ele
(us) ‘ments mace with high dielectric constant core material and
at the same time applying a current signal of the same
Aroquency to inductive circuit elements arrange so thatthe
‘magnetic fies produced thereby thread the expacitors per
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LEONARD TACHNER, A PROFI
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CORPORATION pendicular to the eletrie fields between their plates, With
TSGISIey PARK CANCER SUITE ‘appropriate relative phase established between the electie
IRVINE, CA 92614 ‘and magnetic fields in the dielectric material between the
plates ofthe capacitor, the Lorentz force acting on the latice
(21) Appl.Nos — 10928,847 fons in the dieletric yields a net force. That net force is a
oe ‘consequence ofthe fat that in each eycle when the Lorentz
(22) Fite: Aug, 25, 2004 force ses in one direction the effective masses of the ions
are diferent fom their effective masses in the pars of each
cycle where lati forces act to restore the intial configu
(1) Incl ration. Operated at sulliciently high frequencies and powers,
BosG 140 (2006001) such devices ean produce useful levels of thrust
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