Denver, Colo.--An ultra high-efficiency engine recently lauded by NASA and a panel of transportation industry experts as the best new transportation technology of 2007 was awarded another broad patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Brent Johnson, chief executive officer of Tendix Development announced. This award marks the third major patent grant associated with the Internally Radiating Impulse Structure (IRIS) and it significantly expands Tendix's rapidly growing portfolio of patented green technology.
"The IRIS offers a realistic solution to the nation's energy crisis," Johnson said. "It is smaller, lighter and cheaper to manufacture than existing engines, promising unparalleled improvements in fuel efficiency. This latest set of patents secures its place as the most exciting green technology in the pipeline today."
Existing engines waste approximately 75 percent of the energy they consume in the form of heat lost to the engine body and exhaust. By fundamentally altering the geometry of the main combustion chamber, the IRIS dramatically enhances fuel efficiency. IRIS technology should also lead to significantly more efficient air conditioners, refrigerators, pumps, and compressors.
"As our hometown prepares to host the Democratic National Convention, one of the most pressing policy issues challenging the nation's leaders remains the soaring cost of energy," said IRIS co-inventor, Corban Tillemann-Dick. "This technology was born and raised in Colorado, and I am proud that our Denver-grown company is part of the solution."
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