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HydroCoil Power, Inc.

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About HydroCoil Power, Inc.   

The idea surfaced after thinking about the 1990's movie "The Hunt for Red October", a must-see.  The HydroCoil Turbine generates electricity via its consecutive, narrowing coils that extract energy along an infinitely thin series of planes.  Those coils sequentially decelerate water flowing through--but the design conserves mass and helps reclaim velocity.  The outer cylinder plays a key role in focusing the pressure and energy dynamics, avoiding lateral dissipation of water to the side during throughput.


HydroCoil [R] Power has built the appeal of the intriguing science behind Ribbon Drive technology, as described in the paragraph above, into a turbine for low head hydropower generation--demonstrated, tested, and certified in April 2009.

Inquiries have come in from Mexico, India, Viet Nam, Afghanistan, Africa, U.K., Bosnia-Herzegovina, Russia, China, Canada, and from Hawaii and Alaska to Maine.

Our proof-of-concept efforts were enabled by an R&D grant from Ben Franklin Technology Partners ( www.sep.benfranklin.org ) and by collaboration at three  universities ( www.drexel.edu , www.villanova.edu , and www.cooperunion.edu ).  HydroCoil Power subsequently became the first client in the Fairleigh Dickinson University incubator for sustainable enterprise. ( www.fdu.edu ).

A feature in the June 2003 issue of Popular Mechanics [tm] "TechWatch" [c] section, p. 24.  initiated public awareness of Ribbon Drive technology in the United States and abroad.  That September a related article appeared in www.kijk.com.nl
("Look"), a science magazine of the Netherlands. 

A history of 4 inventions, ultimately involving issuance of 17 patents to Dr. Rosefsky in the U.S.and abroad, with subsequent corporate transfer:


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CHRONOLOGY 

2000—FLUIDmotive, inc. founded by Jonathan B. Rosefsky, M.D., President.
FLUIDmotive, inc. specialized in Ribbon Drive technology, advanced engineering
design for hydroelectric power generation, marine propulsion and pumping--including
a special 2-fluids mixer as a scrubber of noxious exhausts.
 
1999-2005—patent applications submitted to USPTO and international PCT;
     operating models constructed and tested in indoor tank and outdoor pool
.

Fall 2002—Marketing analysis for Ribbon Drive Low Head Hydroelectric Power
[the HydroCoil turbine]:  term project, graduate course at LeBow School of Business 
& Management, Drexel University.   Analysis of need for electric power both domestic
and internationally.  Recommendations by Dr. V.K. Narayanan's class versus existing
technology.  The most promising applications and markets for Ribbon Drive Power
Generation were delineated. 

2002 - 2004—Experimental testing of Ribbon Drive (HydroCoil) turbine at the
Center for Engineering Research,
Villanova University, Villanova, PA;  coiled vanes
for 1/2 scale models made via CAD-CAM on a rapid-prototyping machine;
sponsored with a grant from
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeast Pennsylvania.

Trademarks registered in 2003:
·  Opti-thrust--#2,703,100 on 4/1/03
· 
Diminu-Cav--#2,705,268 on 4/8/03

Ongoing discussion of projects with the R&D firm PMR Marine 
(
www.pmrmarine.com ).  Referred by Bill Roberts of Chicopee, Mass. to
Verdant Power, Inc.  ( www.verdantpower.com )  The president,
Trey Taylor, kindly introduced us to Cooper Union University in NYC, for study 
by the engineering research dept.

HydroCoil Power, Inc. founded in 2006 as a separate entity, becoming the
patentholder for the HydroCoil turbine power generation technology:
--2 domestic plus international patents received.  One new provisional patent
filed July 2009.

2002 - 2008—U.S. Patent and Trademark Office approved and published
patents for Propulsion, Pumping, and Hydroelectric Power Generation

--building a management team
--market analysis, business plan evolution
--exploring partnering with alternative energy companies, engineering firms (
www.adventdesign.com ,  www.pmkgroup.com ), renewable energy
consultants/installers (such as
www.metroenergysolutions.com ). 

Thomas Miezejeski, MBA, formulated initial business plan, made client and
agency contacts on behalf of the Company.

Negotiations with potential manufacturing partners including
www.quickparts.com , www.zerohourparts.com , and
www.aaglobalind.com .  Rapid prototyping  achieved through the
engineering design, assembly, and testing capabilities of 3-D Technologies ( 
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/3dtech ).

Fall 2007--Dennis Katsanis, recent MBA graduate and video
promotions expert, provided initial marketing materials through 
www.katsanispartners.com .  Contact with his alma mater
enabled  HydroCoil Power to be invited into the university incubator.
Result: 
January 2008--introduced at a news conference, Company became
the first client of the Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (ISE) at
Fairleigh Dickinson University (
www.fdu.edu  ) in Madison, New Jersey. 
Jonathan Cloud, entrepreneur-in-residence at the ISE, has lobbied for
hydropower recognition and initiatives with
the New Jersey state agencies and legislature.

Subsequent news coverage
in
www.njentrepreneur.org , www.njbiz.org, The New York Times ( www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/29hydronj.html ), and several noted community newspapers (see News page).

Summer 2008--prototype demonstrated 3 times, with consistent results;
helical turbine vanes spun up quickly to 600-1200 rpm, connected to
a standard automobile alternator rotating at its recommended range. 

Fall 2008 - summer 2009: 
--Product improvements and testing. 
--Met with the principals of
www.jagreenandco.com and
www.smartpr.net for possible strategy and guidance. 
--Distributorship agreement for southeast Asia with Henry Abbott, of 
www.pacrimx.com/associates .
--Exhibited at an Energy Security conference in Washington, DC thanks to
Bill Holmberg of ACORE ( www.acore.org ). 
--learned about emergency preparedness through faculty at the National Defense
University at Fort McNair
--introduced to the U.S. Department of State's CNAT initiative with distributed
electric power and the PRI program for rural Afghanistan .
--Richard J. DeLuca of Delta Planning Partners in Denville, NJ becomes the new
president of HydroCoil Power.  Business plan and pro forma spreadsheet
reformulated, for a potential global scale.  Other team members include experts
in engineering, Regulatory Affairs/Marketing, Asia marketing/distribution,
and Dr. Rosefsky as Chairman & CTO. 
--Robert Donaldson of Delta Planning, and co-founder of the Venture Association of
New Jersey (VANJ tm) and the Ohio Venture Association, is appointed interim CFO
of HydroCoil Power.

April 2009--modifications and upgrades to the fully operational prototype concluded
with certified demonstration tests. Data results are nearly double the expectations,
prior to optimizing for commercialization.


incremental acceleration OR sequential deceleration
draining out water from Lucite model
Scalable, adaptable. Can function in varying flow conditions.
Thomas Boyle of 3-D Technologies
3-D Technologies of Avondale, PA, is the engineering firm to be credited for CAD-CAM digital images, detailed 3-dimensional colored designs, arranging for rapid prototyping and soft mold short runs, insights into prototype improvements, and assembly day or night.    [484-678-4940]

Consultants to FLUIDmotive, inc. and HydroCoil Power, Inc. include:

  • professor of mathematics, Drexel University
  • professor of fluid dynamics, Drexel University
  • professor of entrepreneurship, LeBow School of Business and Management, Drexel University
  • professor of mechanical engineering, Villanova University
  • professor of structural and electrical engineering, Villanova University
  • professor of mechanical engineering, Cooper Union University

Sponsorship and/or advice from:

  • Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeast Pennsylvania
  • Diamond State Ventures, Wilmington, DE
  • Venture Association of New Jersey
  • Mid Atlantic Diamond Ventures and the Fox School of Business at Temple University

HydroCoil Power, Inc.encourages inquiries involving licensing, manufacturing, joint venture, and investment opportunities. 
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Feel free to contact Richard DeLuca or Dr. Rosefsky directly, or through our patent attorneys--The Marbury Law Group, LLC; 11800 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 1000; Reston, VA 20191 [tel. 703-391-2900]--att:  Jon L. Roberts, Ph.D., Esq.


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