ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,549,081, issued on Feb. 10.

"Homo-polar DC electric generator with positive electromagnetic and positive electro-mechanical feedback" was invented by Douglas Burke (Newport Beach, Calif.), Rod L King (Littleton, Colo.) and Ronald Clyde Idol (Crawfordville, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system consisting of a magnet mounted on a shaft wherein both North and South poles are enclosed within the volume of a cylindrical coil and said shaft is spun by mechanical means thereby producing a current in said coil primarily by way of the Lorentz force and as said system slows down there is inherent positive Electro-magnetic and Electro-mecha...