Patent ID: 8863597

Claim:
A propulsion device for creating linear motion by applying a fixed mechanical interference into the path of counter-rotating inertia thrust masses that translates energy to an impulse drive plate by absorbing a portion of the kinetic energy as the momentum of the rotating thrust masses is diverted by the fixed mechanical interference, within a system, which comprises; a plurality of capture plates having a plurality of capture slots equidistantly spaced about the periphery of the capture plates; a plurality of capture plate gears; an impulse drive plate having an first side and a second side, with the plurality of capture plates being mounted on the first side of the impulse drive plate and the plurality of capture plate gears being mounted to the second side of the impulse drive plate, the plurality of capture plates in rotational communication with the plurality of capture plate gears by way of a pair of capture plate shafts; a plurality of inertial thrust masses positioned within corresponding capture slots of the plurality of capture plates; an impulse body being mounted to the first side of the impulse drive plate and spaced from the plurality of capture plates, the impulse body having a plurality of impulse ramps sized for placement between the plurality of capture plates for engagement of the plurality of inertia thrust masses positioned within the capture slots of the capture plates; and wherein a rotating of the plurality of capture plate gears will in turn rotate the plurality of capture plate shafts to cause rotation of the capture plates for clockwise and counter-clockwise rotation of the plurality of inertial thrust masses within the capture slots with the rotating plurality of inertial thrust masses making contact with the impulse ramps.