Nyle Orland Movick
Engineers at Macky Way, Boulder, CO

4928516, May 29, 1990

Feb 29, 1988

7/162075

Nyle O. Movick - Boulder CO

G01M 112

73 65

This invention is an apparatus for determining and marking an axis of an unbalanced spherical ball which axis contains its geometric center as well as its center of gravity. This axis is determined by using "contained floating" apparatus wherein a ball to be tested is placed in a closely fitted and especially designed cup and the cup containing the ball to be tested is placed in a container of a suitable liquid in which the ball floats. One example would be an ordinary golf ball placed in a closely fitted, especially designed cup and the cup containing the golf ball is lowered into an open container filled to a suitable level with FREON 113. In a relatively short period of time, heavy portions of the ball to be tested will rotate by gravity to its bottom-most position and, hence, the desired axis is vertical and thereby determined and can be marked by any convenient marking method.

4860578, Aug 29, 1989

Sep 9, 1987

7/094495

Nyle O. Movick - Boulder CO

G01M 112

73 65

This invention is a method for determining an axis of an unbalanced spherical ball which axis contains its geometric center as well as its center of gravity. This axis is determined by using semi-floating means in which a spherical ball is placed into a spherical cup and the ball and the cup are immersed in a liquid in which the ball does not float. If, by suitable means, the liquid is made to vibrate at a certain frequency rate and at a certain power level, the ball will be made to float even though total flotation effort is not present. Continuing the ball at these conditions for a suitable period of time, the heavy portion of the ball will rotate by gravity to the bottom-most position and the desired axis is thereby vertical and thereby determined.

4171721, Oct 23, 1979

Nov 11, 1977

5/850630

Nyle O. Movick - Boulder CO

F28D 1500

165 45

Refrigeration apparatus for transferring heat from a space to be cooled to a cooler medium. A refrigerant is circulated from the space to be cooled to the cooler medium picking up heat from the space and transferring it to the cooler medium. Thermal pump apparatus is utilized to circulate the refrigerant with no energy input other than the heat input from the space to be cooled.

3951204, Apr 20, 1976

Jul 22, 1974

5/490437

Nyle O. Movick - Boulder CO

F28D 1500

165 1

Method and apparatus for transferring heat from an elevated location to a lower location through a thermally circulated working liquid substantially without height limitation, in which heat is provided at the higher location to the liquid in a first stand pipe, the liquid is ejected as a result of such heat from the top of the first stand pipe into a collector communicating with a second stand pipe, the first and second stand pipes being connected at the bottom portions, thereby unbalancing the liquid levels in the two stand pipes, means for providing thermal equilibrium between the liquid in the stand pipes through the lengths thereof below the point at which the heat is added, and means for extracting heat from the liquid at the lower location.

4116379, Sep 26, 1978

Jul 1, 1977

5/812045

Nyle Orland Movick - Boulder CO

F24J 302, F24D 300

237 1A

A domestic heating system that utilizes heat collectors such as solar collectors or fireplace heat collectors, and effectively transfers the heat from these collectors for storage or useage without additional energy input. Thermal pump apparatus is utlized for transferring the collected heat to a lower level of the building where the heat can be more easily distributed or stored. A heat exchanger is utilized to extract heat from the thermal pump apparatus at the lower level and transfer the heat to the supply piping or ducting of a conventional forced air or hot water heating system. A heat storage tank can be included in the system for storing the collected heat that cannot be used immediately.

4224925, Sep 30, 1980

Aug 24, 1978

5/936340

Nyle O. Movick - Boulder CO

F24D 1100

126427

A heating system for heating a building or the like wherein a working fluid is heated by heat sources such as fireplace heat collectors or solar heat collectors is vaporized, and then circulated in a closed loop to a lower level of the building where the heat is extracted by condensing the vapor back to a liquid. The extracted heat is stored at the lower level of the building in a storage tank and can then be easily distributed throughout the building as required for heating the building. A closed circulating loop for the working fluid keeps the heated vaporized working fluid circulating from the heat collectors down to the heat storage tank for condensation and the condensed liquid working fluid circulating from the storage tank up to the heat collectors for reheating. The circulating loop utilizes gravity and the pressure generated by vaporizing the working fluid to move the working fluid through the system without external pumps or controls and with no additional energy input.