Inertial drives, impulse engines, centrifugal & centripetal propulsion, momentum transfer, motion rectifiers, non-linear propulsion, translational force generators, gyroscopic propulsion, directional force generators, & reaction motors, &c: various names for "bootstrap" methods & apparati that impart motion to a vehicle without reaction with the environment.
USP# 6,345,789
Method & Apparatus for Propulsion
Rasmusson, James K.
USP# 6,290,622
Mechanical Force Generator
Murray, Lawrence D.
USP# 6,259,177
Motion Imparting System
Deschamplain, David
USP# 6,098,924
Method & Apparatus for Generating Propulsive Forces
Woodward, James F., et al.
USP# 6,089,511
Method & Apparatus for Propulsion
Rasmusson, James K.
USP# 5,969,442
Reaction Propulsion Motor & Apparatus for Using the Same
McKee, John M., et al.
USP# 5,966,986
Propulsion System
Laul, Virgil R.
USP# 5,937,698
Centrifugal Propulsion System
Kunz, William T.
USP# 5,890,400
Apparatus for Generating a Propulsion Force
Oades, Ross A.
USP# 5,860,317
Gyroscopic Propulsion System
Laithwaite, Eric R. & Dawson, Wm.
USP# 5,831,354
Bootstrap Propulsion System
Stopplecamp, Timothy J.
USP# 5,791,188
Propulsion System
Howard, George J.
USP# 5,782,134
Electromagnetically Actuated Thrust Generator
Bouden, James D.
USP# 5,685,196
Inertial Propulsion Plus Device & Engine
Foster, Richard E.:
USP# 5,673,872
Apparatus for Energy Transformation & Conservation
Shimshi, Ezra:
USP# 5,557,988
Centripetally Impelled Vehicle
Claxton, John C.
USP# 5,488,877
Centrifugal Inertia Drive
Lieurance, Richard L.
USP# 5,473,957
Steerable Translational Force, &c.
Navarro, Thomas L.
USP# 5,427,330
Sphereroll
Shimshi, Ezra
USP# 5,410,198
Propulsion System
Butka, Kemal
USP# 5,388,470
Centrifugal Force Drive Machine
Marsh, Richard O., Jr.
USP# 5,388,469
Rotating Eccentric Weights Vibrator System
Woltering, Howard M.
USP# 5,335,561
Impulse Converter
Harvey, James
USP# 5,334,060
Propulsion System
Butka, Kemal
USP# 5,313,851
Reusable Mass Propulsion System
Hull, Harold L & Joslin, Donald E.
USP# 5,182,958
Non-Linear Propulsion & Energy Conversion System
Black, James W.
USP# 5,167,163
Energy Transfer Device
McMahon, John C.
USP# 5,156,058
Converting Rotary Motion to Lineal Motion
Bristow, Theodore R., Jr.
USP# 5,150,626
Translational Force Generator
Isaacson, J. D. & Navarro, T. L.
USP# 5,111,087
Propulsion System
Butka, Kemal
USP# 5,090,260Gyrostat Propulsion System
Delroy, M. S.& Delroy M.
USP# 5,054,331
Controllable Gyroscopic Propulsion Apparatus
Rodgers, A. T.
USP# 5,042,313
Conversion of Rotational Output to Linear Force
Montalbano, Paul J.
USP# 5,024,112
Gyroscopic Apparatus
Kidd, Alexander D.
USP# 4,991,453
Centripedal Device for Concentrating Centrifugal Force
Mason, Lyle M.
USP# 4,884,465
Centripedal Device for Concentrating Centrifugal Force
Zachystal, George J.
USP# 4,856,358
Conversion of Rotational Output to Linear Force
Montalbano, Paul J.
USP# 4,801,111
System for Propulsion & Positioning
Rogers, Charles E., et al.
USP# 4,788,882
Flywheel
Fulop, Charles
USP# 4,784,006
Gyroscopic Propulsion Device
Kethley, Lancelot I.
USP# 4,770,063
Universal Propulsion Powerplant & Impulse Drive Unit
Mundo, James D.
USP# 4,744,259
Apparatus for Producing a Directional Unit Force
Peterson, Oscar F. A.
USP# 4,726,241
Continuous Force & Impact Generator
Melnick, Harry S.
USP# 4,712,439
Apparatus for Producing a Force
North, Henry
USP# 4,674,583
Impulse Drive
Peppiatt, Alvin C., et al.
USP# 4,631,971
Apparatus for Developing a Propulsive Force
Thornson, Brandson R.
USP# 4,579,011
Propulsion Apparatus
Dobos, Elmer M.
USP# 4,577,520
Mechanical Propulsion System
Colla, Joseph
USP# 4,479,396
Propulsion System
de Weaver, Fred, III
USP# 4,409,856
Propulsion System
de Weaver, Fred, III:
USP# 4,398,431
Mechanical Power Transmitting System
Melnick, Harry S.
USP# 4,347,752
Converting Rotary Motion to a Rectilinear Force
Dehen, Frederick L.
USP# 4,261,212
Unidirectional Force Generator
Melnick, Harry S.
USP# 4,242,918
Mechanical Propulsion System
Srogi, Ladislaw G.
USP# 4,238,968
Conversion of Centrifugal Force to Linear Force & Motion
Cook, Robert L.
USP# 4,095,460
Converting Rotary Motion into Unidirectional Motion
Cuff, Calvin I.
USP# 4,087,064
Orbital Propulsion Apparatus
Knap, George
USP# 3,998,107
Converting Rotary Motion into a Unidirectional Linear Motion
Cuff, Calvin I.
USP# 3,979,96
Propelling an Object by an Unbalanced Centrifugal Force...
Schnur, Nicholas J.
USP# 3,968,700
Converting Rotary Motion into a Unidirectional Linear Motion
Cuff, Calvin I.
USP# 3,916,704
Vibratory Motion
Gaberson, Howard A.
USP# 3,897,692
Centrifugal Propulsion Drive & Steering Mechanism
Lehberger, Arthur N.
USP# 3,889,543
Propulsion System
Mast, Oscar
USP# 3,863,510
Inertia Engine
Benson, Everett H.
USP# 3,810,394
Centrifugal Mechanical Device
Novak, Leo J.
USP# 3,807,244
Device for Transforming Kinetic Energy
Estrade, Fernand
USP# 3,756,086
Propulsion System
McAlister, Roy E., et al.
USP# 3,750,484
Centrifugal Thrust Motor
Benjamin, Paul M.
USP# 3,683,707
Propulsion System
Cook, Robert L.
USP# 3,653,269
Converting Rotary Motion into Unidirectional Motion
Foster, Richard E.
USP# 3,584,515
Propulsion Apparatus
Matyas, Laszlo B.
USP# 3,555,915
Directional Force Generator
Young, Hersey W., Jr.
USP# 3,530,617
Vibration Driven Vehicle
Halvorson, Earle M., et al.
USP# 3,495,791
Effecting Electro-Mechanical Energy Interchange...
Drell, Sidney D., et al.
USP# 3,492,881
Prime Mover
Auweele, Albert J. v.
USP# 3,404,854
Apparatus for Imparting Motion to a Body
di Bella, Alfio
USP# 3,266,233
Inertia Propulsion Device
Farrall, Arthur W.
USP# 3,238,714
Thrust Motor
Schur, George O.
USP# 3,203,644
Gyroscopic Inertial Space Drive
Kellogg, H. Dudley
USP# 3,196,580
Toy Vehicle Having... Self-Contained Drive Means
Rakestraw, Robert G.
USP# 3,182,517
Variable Oscillation System
Dean, Norman L.
USP# 3,177,660
Propulsion Apparatus
Haller, Paul
USP# 2,886,976
System for Converting Rotary Motion into Unidirectional Motion
Dean, Norman L.
USP# 2,636,340
Direct Push Propulsion Unit
Llamozas, Juan D. M.
USP# 2,639,777
Method & Device for Imparting Lateral Movement
Dull, Marshall L.
USP# 2,350,248
Device for Obtaining Directional Force from Rotary Motion
Nowlin, Aubrey C.
USP# 2,088,115
Reaction Motor
Neff, Tom
USP# 2,009,780
Centrifugal Variable Thrust Mechanism
Laskowitz, Isidor B.
USP# 1,953,964
Centrifugal Variable Thrust Mechanism
Laskowitz, Isidor B.
USP# 1,511,960
Propulsion of Vehicles
Goldschmidt, Rudolf