Patent ID: 8307652

Claim:
A heterodyne mechanical transmission, comprising: a first rotor; a main axis of rotation about which said first rotor operatively revolves; at least one orbital body; an orbital body support member which supports said at least one orbital body and which defines an orbital body axis of rotation about which said orbital body operatively revolves simultaneous with said first rotor operatively revolving and that is offset from said main axis of rotation, said orbital body support member coupled with said first rotor and rotating with said first rotor about said main axis of rotation; at least one eccentric mass; an eccentric mass support member which supports said at least one eccentric mass and which defines an axis of rotation about which said eccentric mass operatively revolves simultaneous with said at least one orbital body revolving and that is offset from said main axis of rotation and offset from said orbital body axis of rotation, said eccentric mass support member coupled with said at least one orbital body and rotating with said at least one orbital body about said orbital body axis of rotation, said at least one eccentric mass having a center of mass therefor traveling in an eccentric orbit relative to said orbital body axis of rotation.