Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090153292 | BUSINESS AND SOFTWARE SECURITY AND STORAGE METHODS, DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS - The current invention describes methods and apparatuses for providing improved security for access to networks, on and off the Internet. A series of sign-in options configured according to several parameters prevent several types of automatic hacking. The nature of the choices for access, the method of controlling one's choices, and the method of randomization are new. Devices for applying these options include data-processing units such as computers and cell phones to which these methods are written. Some applications of increased security are online storage solutions, web-based email, and a shopping cart system. One particular combination of these applications that is discussed is the integration of web-based email with online storage for other files as well. | 06-18-2009 |
20090160193 | BENKATINA HYDROELECTRIC TURBINE - New hydroelectric turbine devices, systems, and methods, based on recirculation of fluid through at least one turbine, offer the potential for less costly and greater energy output in many applications. | 06-25-2009 |
20090185905 | RETURN AND LIMITED MOTION IN ENERGY CAPTURE DEVICES - The problems of return and continuous motion are common to a number of renewable energy machines, particularly in applications with wind and magnetism. Devices are presented for obtaining wind and other energy through the use of sails and other components with flexible structures on a rigid frame that require a return motion. Other devices presented enable the capture of linear energy, such as that of wind, with or without return motion, or at least minimizing such motion, with or without the use of blades. | 07-23-2009 |
20090243293 | CONVERSION OF OCEAN WAVE ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL POWER - Devices and methods for capturing electrical energy from ocean and other waves at improved cost and efficiency are presented. The major innovations include capturing energy in two vectors simultaneously and connectedly, new applications of Bernoulli's principle, and an application of the breaker effect. The invention presents devices using related principles for use in surface and subsurface waves, and the placing of the devices in the water and wave farms. The full system of wave capture includes many connected parts and power generators. | 10-01-2009 |
20090290972 | FLOW DEFLECTION DEVICES AND METHOD FOR ENERGY CAPTURE MACHINES - The flow of fluid into energy capture machines is crucial for determining the amount of energy extracted, particularly in the field of renewable energy resources. The current invention describes devices and methods for applying the physics of flow to energy capture machines, most commonly wind and water turbines, by enhancing the flow into the energy capture component by the appropriate placement of various objects called flow deflection devices (FDD). FDDs can make a highs significant improvement in power output. | 11-26-2009 |
20100207391 | SMALL WAVE TURBINE SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS - Extracting energy from waves, even large ones, is a challenge. The current application describes adjustments to wave turbine systems that work with small waves especially well. Configuring the waves, blades, and generators as part of the system is the subject of the current application. | 08-19-2010 |
20100221101 | SUPPORT OF FLOW DEFLECTION DEVICES IN WIND TURBINES - Using flow deflection devices (FDD) or foils as part of wind and other turbines can add greatly to their performance, but designing the devices so that they fit together and on the turbines raises the need for new designs. This patent addresses the problem and describes solutions. | 09-02-2010 |
20100284784 | PLACING WATER TURBINES IN WATER FLOWS - A floating turbine, including a vertical substantially fixed structure such as a pile or cable, a hydroelectric turbine, a connecting piece between the turbine and the structure that is operative to enable vertical motion of the turbine on the surface of the water. | 11-11-2010 |
20100300223 | SYSTEMS FOR RECIPROCAL MOTION IN WAVE TURBINES - Systems and methods for obtaining power from reciprocal motion, particularly for waves, are presented. | 12-02-2010 |
20100301693 | ROTATIONAL MAGNETIC PROPULSION MOTORS - Devices and methods for generating electricity from configurations of rotors with attached magnets and separate electromagnets are described. | 12-02-2010 |
20100303621 | CONSTRUCTION OF AN IN-PIPE TURBINE - Devices and methods of manufacturing important parts of a Benkatina Turbine are described. | 12-02-2010 |
20100308588 | STABILIZATION OF TURBINES IN WATER - The present invention relates to devices and methods for using weights and cables for stabilizing turbines in water by attaching them to the ocean floor. | 12-09-2010 |
20100308947 | MAGNETIC COUPLING DEVICES - New devices of magnetic couplings, angled and non-angled, with their uses, are presented. | 12-09-2010 |
20100310355 | MOVING VERTICAL AXIS TURBINE FOIL - A new movable foil for accelerating the fluid hitting the blades of a vertical axis turbine is presented. | 12-09-2010 |
20100329840 | FLOW DEFLECTION DEVICE CONSTRUCTION - New devices and methods for the construction of large Flow Deflection Devices (FDDs) are presented. | 12-30-2010 |
20100329870 | SHROUDED TURBINE BLADE DESIGN - The use of a shroud to surround a set of turbine blades works best when the blades are shaped to maximize the unique distribution of velocity of such a shroud. Parameters for the construction of such blades for both water and wind turbines are presented. | 12-30-2010 |
20110085898 | VERTICAL AXIS TURBINE FOILS - Geometries of foil shapes that act particularly well to increase the power output of adjacent vertical axis turbines are presented. | 04-14-2011 |
20110140434 | TURBINE RELATIONSHIPS IN PIPES - The location of in-pipe turbines within a piping system and their relationships to other devices in the piping system is dependent on several factors for the ideal operation of these turbines, whether from the nozzle shooting liquid into air, or providing a stable pressure to the turbine and the generator. Several solutions to this issue are presented. | 06-16-2011 |
20110182739 | VERTICAL AXIS TURBINE HYBRID BLADES - Blade designs for combining elements of drag and lift for vertical axis turbines are presented. Doing so may combine the best features of both types of turbine. | 07-28-2011 |
20110188990 | BENKATINA HYDROELECTRIC TURBINE: ALTERATIONS OF IN-PIPE TURBINES - New in-pipe hydroelectric turbine devices, systems, and methods offer the potential for less costly and greater energy output in many applications. | 08-04-2011 |
20120068464 | HYDROELECTRIC IN-PIPE TURBINE BLADES - The special circumstances of working with hydroelectric turbines in pipes require innovations in blade shapes and systems that are presented here. An example is streamlining of the blades greater than that found in traditional hydroelectric turbines. | 03-22-2012 |
20120068470 | MANUFACTURE OF WIND TURBINE ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS - Aspects of the manufacturing of Flow Deflection Devices (FDDs) for wind turbines are presented as a system that requires adjustments in order to improve power output and adjust for changes in different conditions yet provides stability of shape. | 03-22-2012 |
20120192514 | TELECOM TOWER VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINES - Attaching wind turbines to towers built for many uses is highly advantageous. The ways of doing that in novel uses and ways are presented. | 08-02-2012 |
20130094939 | IN-PIPE HYDRO TURBINE WITH AIR BUBBLE - An in-pipe turbine with the use of an air bubble in a new and unique configuration with electronic controls can improve the efficiency of in-pipe hydroelectric turbines. | 04-18-2013 |
20130129495 | HYDROELECTRIC TURBINE NOZZLES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS - Hydroelectric turbines in confined spaces depend heavily on nozzles and relationships involving nozzles and related turbine components in order to obtain maximal efficiencies for a wide range of flow conditions. | 05-23-2013 |
20130142657 | TWO-BLADED VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINES - Two-bladed vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) have many efficiency advantages over turbines with other numbers of blades. Principles for making them in the ideal fashion are presented for both drag and lift configurations. | 06-06-2013 |
20130207390 | HYDROELECTRIC IN-PIPE TURBINE USES - An in-pipe turbine has uses in energy storage and circulation. Specific applications are in storage systems working by elevation, smart grid systems, pressure release, and heating/cooling systems. | 08-15-2013 |
20140167414 | VARIABLE DIAMETER AND ANGLE VERTICAL AXIS TURBINE - A wind turbine, particularly vertical axis, whose diameter is extensible and retractable, either from the length of the arms or the angle of the blades, or both, has advantages in operating in low wind speed regimes and surviving in high wind speed, regimes. The current application describes how to construct such a turbine, particularly the control mechanisms and the optimal aerodynamic configurations of the blades. | 06-19-2014 |