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  1. Inventions.

    1. Twin Track Snowmobile  prototype, starting in '59, early '60's.
      Prototype  Photogallery collection
      1. Experimental Twin Track.   Close-up.
      2. Experimental Twin Track.   Left side profile.
      3. Experimental Twin Track.   Rear Profile.
      4. Experimental Twin Track.   Isometric photograph.

    2. The "Tandem Tracked" Concepts began (1964-1966 Iteration) to take a new shape.
      1. Initial fabrication of fiberglass shell.   This is the beginning of the second prototype, called the "White Machine".
      2. Twin Track Frame.    (front)
      3. Twin Track Frame.    (side)   The framing of the "White Machine".
      4. Final Sanding operation.  Detailing the "White Machine"; later it will become the positive mold to the "Gold Machine".
      5. Twin Track - "Gold Machine".    Thus, the "White Machine" begets the "Gold Machine".

    3. The "Snow Hawk", a twin tracked snowmobile concept.    (1967-1970).
      1. KAWASAKI'S PARTICIPATION.    My record of and response to the Kawasaki Engineer's visit.
      2. The "Snow Hawk". (1967-1970).    Snow Hawk being examined by the Engineers from Kawasaki; Mr. Tetsuya Tanimoto and Mr. Akio Tanaka; undergoing the short speed test, in an office business suit.
      3. The Snow Hawk is examined by Kawasaki's Engineer's.
        (Photograph shows the Engineer running across severe bumpy snow in his business suit).
      4. Show Hawk Patent Drawing (#1).
      5. Snow Hawk Patent Drawing (#2).

    4. The "Snow Eagle" snowmobile.    (1971-1972).
      1. Snow Eagle with advertising model; The Snow Eagle "Beauty" shot.
      2. Popular Mechanics Article.    (1970)
      3. Advertisement brochure.  (Eagle Engineering Mototcycle company)
      4. Snow Eagle Prototype    (front view), and 
      5. Snow Eagle Prototype    (rear view)    The prototype of the "Snow Eagle"
      6. Engine Chassis.    Snow Eagle Engine frame photograph.
      7. A unique, " Utility" twin track vehicle, concept.

    5. "Fusticonical" segmented threaded nut patents; referred to as the "Fullerton Nut™ ".
      1. patent - 4,378,187
      2. patent - 5,324,150
      3. patent - 5,378,100
      4. patent - 5,427,488
      5. patent - 5,580,200
      6. patent - 5,733,084

    6. The Automatic Transmission patents...

    7. Fat Tired Mini-Bike;    (with the kid, sporting the bike).
      1. First iteration    (1966)
      2. First iteration    (1966)
      3. First iteration, at a show sporting a ski.    (1966)
      4. First iteration,   shown with a ski,  in the show.    (1966)
      5. Second iteration;    a little more stout, better power and more gears.    (1969)

    8. The "Six-Tire" Machine.

    9. The "GENIE CAR" concept...
      1. First iteration, without a roll cage; before cages were the rule.    (1968)

      2. Second iteration;
         Doing what a jeep could not, without major damage;  Later, a roll cage was, manditorily, installed.    (1971)

      3. Third iteration: This concept drawing has been lost over time.

    10. The "Avenger GT-12" concept design.
      1. Photograph (A):    The "Avenger GT-12" photographed, in front of the bank. Robert Fullerton, at the Allied Fiberglass facility, designed and created this vehicle conxept and body prototype, during the early 1960's.

        The "Avenger GT-12" went into mass production and was designated as the "Avenger GT-12".

      2. Photograph (B):    The "Avenger GT-12" concept design.
        Sacramento, California (1965); at Allied Fiberglass.

    11. Transmission (for various vehicles).   ... Illustration.
      1. Torque Star transmission (on bicycle), fig. 2, fig. 3(a), fig. 3(b), fig. 3(c), fig. 10, fig. 11.
      2. Torque Disk Photo 4(a), Photo 4(b), Photo 4(c), Photo 4(d).
      3. Front wheel drive installed; concept drawing. Illustration drawing
      4. Bicycle Transmission; Photograph of the transmission on the bicycle. .
        1. Transmission assembly (parts of).
        2. Transmission drive sub-assembly group.
        3. Lower toroidal drive sub-assembly group.
        4. Toridal drive Rollers sub-assembly group.
        5. Lower toroidal drive sub-assembly group.
        6. Unassembled toroidal transmission assembly group.
        7. Assembled toroidal transmission.
        8. Unassembled toroidal transmission, drive assembly group.

    12. The "Fullerton nut", as a "Space application".
      1. NASA photograph  S89 28688.   Special (contingency) application tool.
      2. A HUBBLE Space Telescope repair: "handhold" (1), "handhold" (2).
      3. A couple of specialized "ZipNut's®" for NASA.
      4. Another was the S.H.A.R.E. mission.    And that missions' logo .
      5. This lead to the " Products Group" page.
        1. Product inquiry page.

    13. The "Manta Ray" and "Sting Ray" Watercraft vehicle concepts.
      1. This (phase I)   Watercraft vehicle concept sports a conventional straight wooden pusher propellar.
      2. The phase II concept, (the drawing has misplaced, over time), has a fully enclosed cocpit and symmatar pusher propellar.
      3. This (phase III)   Watercraft vehicle concept is fitted with a new (proprietary) propellar design.

    14. "The Fullerton Nut" Fastener Concepts:
      The Almay Report - ZipNut®