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Dynamic mass reconfiguration

  • US 9,505,032 B2
  • Filed: 03/14/2013
  • Issued: 11/29/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a motor;

    a shaft attached to the motor;

    a first weight fixed with respect to the shaft;

    a second weight adjacent the first weight and free to rotate at least partially about the shaft; and

    a third weight operationally connected to the first and second weights, wherein;

    the third weight is configured to move outwardly from the shaft as a speed of the motor is increased; and

    the system is configured to become more balanced as the third weight moves outwardly from the shaft.

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