Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100133847 | TURBINE-INTAKE TOWER FOR WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS - A turbine-intake tower for delivering wind to a turbine has a hollow support column, an intake nozzle assembly rotatably coupled to the support column, and a tower nozzle disposed within the support column. The intake nozzle assembly is configured to receive and to accelerate wind. The tower nozzle is configured to receive the wind from the intake nozzle assembly and to further accelerate the wind received from the intake nozzle assembly for delivery to the turbine. | 06-03-2010 |
20100133849 | POWER GENERATING SKIN STRUCTURE AND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM THEREFOR - A skin structure has a skin and a power generation system attached to the skin. The power generation system has a turbine, one or more tubes fluidly coupled to the turbine, and a generator configured to generate electrical power in response to motion of the turbine. The skin structure may form a portion of an outer covering of a stationary structure, such as a building, or an outer covering of a manned or unmanned vehicle, such as a ground or aerial motor vehicle or a marine or submarine motor vehicle. | 06-03-2010 |
20100135766 | KINETIC HYDROPOWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND INTAKE THEREFORE - A kinetic hydropower generation system has a turbine and a generator coupled to the turbine. An underwater intake nozzle assembly is fluidly coupled to the turbine. For one embodiment, an underwater tower nozzle may be fluidly coupled between the turbine and the underwater intake nozzle assembly. The underwater intake nozzle assembly may include a collector and a converging nozzle. | 06-03-2010 |
20120086310 | FLUID POWER GENERATION SYSTEM HAVING A GENERATOR WITH AN ELECTRICAL-CHARGE-PRODUCING MATERIAL - An embodiment of a fluid power generation system has a generator comprising an electrical-charge-producing material and a pair of end boundary constraints. One of the end boundary constraints of the pair of end boundary constraints is physically coupled to the electrical-charge-producing material adjacent to an end of the electrical-charge-producing material and the other one of the pair of end boundary constraints is physically coupled to the electrical charge-producing material adjacent to an opposite end of the electrical-charge-producing material. For some embodiments, the end boundary constraints may be active or passive. For other embodiments, at least one of the end boundary constraints may be electrically coupled to a controller for adjusting vibration characteristics of the generator. | 04-12-2012 |
20130136574 | INTAKE ASSEMBLIES FOR WIND-ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An intake assembly for a wind-energy conversion system has a substantially vertical converging nozzle, an object extending into the nozzle, and a converging flow passage between the object and the nozzle. For some embodiments, the object may be another nozzle. There may be vanes in one or both nozzles in further embodiments. The object may be configured to move in yet other embodiments. | 05-30-2013 |
20140062093 | BUILDINGS WITH WIND-ENERGY-CONVERSION SYSTEMS - An embodiment of a building may include a wind-energy-conversion system with a duct that may be a substantially vertical converging nozzle. An energy extractor may be fluidly coupled to the duct. For some embodiments, a space within the building may be part of the wind-energy-conversion system and may be fluidly coupled to the energy extractor by the duct. | 03-06-2014 |
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20090196790 | APPARATUS AND PROCEDURE FOR THE CLEANING OF CONTAINERS SUCH AS BOTTLES IN A BOTTLE FILLING PLANT OR CONTAINERS IN A CONTAINER FILLING PLANT - An apparatus and procedure for the cleaning of containers such as bottles in a bottle filling plant or containers in a container filling plant. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72( | 08-06-2009 |
20100032055 | ASEPTIC BOTTLING OR CONTAINER FILLING PLANT WITH A CLEAN ROOM ARRANGEMENT ENCLOSING THE ASEPTIC BOTTLING OR CONTAINER FILLING PLANT AND A FILTER UNIT FOR FILTERING AIR ENTERING THE CLEAN ROOM, AND A METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - Aseptic bottling or container filling plant with a clean room arrangement enclosing the aseptic bottling or container filling plant and a filter unit for filtering air entering the clean room, and a method of operation thereof. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 02-11-2010 |
20100043915 | ASEPTIC BEVERAGE BOTTLE FILLING PLANT WITH A CLEAN ROOM ARRANGEMENT ENCLOSING THE ASEPTIC BEVERAGE BOTTLE FILLING PLANT AND A METHOD OF OPERATING SAME, AND AN ASEPTIC CONTAINER FILLING PLANT WITH A CLEAN ROOM ARRANGEMENT ENCLOSING THE ASEPTIC CONTAINER FILLING PLANT, AND A METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - An aseptic beverage bottle filling plant with a clean room arrangement enclosing the aseptic beverage bottle filling plant and a method of operating same, and an aseptic container filling plant with a clean room arrangement enclosing the aseptic container filling plant, and a method of operating same. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72( | 02-25-2010 |
20100205908 | CONTAINER FILLING PLANT, SUCH AS A BOTTLE OR CAN FILLING PLANT, HAVING EQUIPMENT FOR TREATING CONTAINERS AND A METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH EQUIPMENT - A container filling plant, such as a bottle or can filling plant, having equipment for treating containers and a method of operating such equipment. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 08-19-2010 |
20100276028 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE CLEANING OF CONTAINERS SUCH AS PLASTIC BOTTLES IN A BOTTLE FILLING PLANT OR CONTAINERS IN A CONTAINER FILLING PLANT - A method and apparatus for the cleaning of containers such as plastic bottles in a bottle filling plant or containers in a container filling plant. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 11-04-2010 |
20100276029 | PROCEDURE AND APPARATUS FOR THE TREATING CONTAINERS SUCH AS PLASTIC BOTTLES IN A BOTTLE FILLING PLANT OR CONTAINERS IN A CONTAINER FILLING PLANT - A procedure and apparatus for the treating containers such as plastic bottles in a bottle filling plant or containers in a container filling plant. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 11-04-2010 |