| US 7,530,760 B2 | ||
| Roadway for decelerating a vehicle including a delayed release means for depressed runway panels | ||
| Jahangir S. Rastegar, Stony Brook, N.Y. (US); and Thomas Spinelli, East Northport, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Omnitek Partners LLC, Bayshore, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 16, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/707,699. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/775577, filed on Feb. 21, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0201950 A1, Aug. 30, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. F02B 63/04 (2006.01); F04B 35/00 (2006.01); F03G 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 404—10 [404/9; 290/1 R] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A method for slowing a vehicle traveling over a movable surface in a direction of travel, the vehicle having a first wheel
and at least a second wheel offset from the first wheel in a direction opposite to the direction of travel, the method comprising:
deploying the movable surface to an open position;
moving the movable surface to a closed position due to the weight exerted on the movable surface by a first wheel of the vehicle
as it travels over the movable surface;
locking the movable surface in the closed position after converting at least a portion of a kinetic energy of the vehicle
into potential energy to slow the vehicle; and
redeploying the movable surface to the open position such that at least the moving step can be repeated due to the weight
exerted on the movable surface by a second wheel of the vehicle whereby maximizing the attenuation of kinetic energy of the
vehicle.
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