Ron, this patent application requires an energy source by means of a Van de Graaf generator to generate voltage output by means of a high electrical field provided. Van den Graaf generators do not run without input energy.
Steorn claims are based on a charge generator that does not have a conventional input source. Remains the question: what is the energy source this Steorn battery is tapping from? Environmental temperature changes or Earth magnetic field variations are out of order because the energy density Steorn demonstrates does not fit these potential sources. My personal guess is that they use 'metal - semiconductor' junctions <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal%E2%80%93semiconductor_junction>to generate the high electrical field that is required to generate charge by means of electret materials. Some electret materials <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electret> also have semiconductor properties, so such combination would fit their claims. In other words the Van de Graaf generator in your indicated patent application is substituted by 'metal - semiconductor' mechanism. On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 10:17 PM, Ron Kita <chiralex.k...@gmail.com> wrote: > Greetings Vortex, > > I was wondering IF it will be possible to compare the Orbo Battery with > the Power Source Patent of my late Lockheeed Martin friend..... Boyd > Bushman: > > http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=14&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=%22bushman+boyd%22&OS=%22bushman+boyd%22&RS=%22bushman+boyd%22 > > From December 31, 1996. > > Ad astra, > Ron Kita, Chiralex > Few appreciate that a Homocharged electret....goes to.. Discharge then > Self-Recharges. This is worthy of a Google search. >