Finnell

Alfred Finnell, Lake Worth, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110012363	TURBINE WHEEL - A wind driven energy source is providing integrated a series of radially extending masts from a central hub. The masts are supported by a series of cables. A mast-to-mast tension cable spans between distal ends of adjacent masts. A mast-to-axle tension cable spans between the distal end of each mast and each axial end of the central hub. A turbine blade is supported by each mast. The turbine blades can be of a rigid or pliant material. An angle of incidence of the rigid blades can be adjusted by rotating the mast. An angle of incidence of the pliant blades can be adjusted by applying tension to a blade control cable. Pliant blades can be retracted into the mast via a retracting mechanism to reduce the exposed surface area when subjected to excessive wind speeds.	01-20-2011

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100179073	Immunologic assay for detection of autoantibodies to folate binding protein - The present invention is directed to an assay that detects autoantibodies to folate receptor and can be used in the clinical diagnostic testing of these autoantibodies in humans. Although there are other methods that exist to detect these autoantibodies, the assay described in the present invention has several features that offer advantages over the existing methods. Some of these features include adaptability to high-throughput processing, the use of an immunoglobulin antibody to bind autoantibodies bound to folate receptor or the use of enzyme-labeled folic acid to bind folate binding protein and use of fluorescence or chemiluminescence for detection. This assay thereby avoids the use of radioactivity and can be automated and scaled to process hundreds of samples safely and simultaneously.	07-15-2010