UPDATE:
A 20+ year friend of mine who is an EE came over today. He signed an NDA that I threw together, he suggested a few changes to the NDA (which I will make).
I showed him my crude diagram. The first word out of his mouth was the first word any engineer would say when they saw it, but to tell it here would give away more about the design than I want to now.
Then he said “No, it’s not... it’s different...” then we started talking about the materials and variations and applications.
This guy has been taking engines and motors and you say what apart for over thirty years, just like me. He’s never seen anything like it! The simplicity of the design... his opinion is that it is ABSOLUTELY worth persuing and he wants to talk to a fellow he knows who is an ME.
I knew I was on to something when he was looking at the diagram and he says “Whoaaaa..... motorcycles!”
So we are going to work more on the designs and variations and let the applications come to us. My best guestimate is that it would be at least two months before I can tell anybody what it is. Stay tuned!
Remember the Inventor’s Prayer (said every morning upon waking):
“Dear Lord, help me to keep my damn mouth shut for one more day.”