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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2018
Applicants:
Robert G. Dickie, King City, CA;
Chris Pearen, King City, CA;
Paige Elyse Dickie, Stouffville, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 13/14 (2006.01); F03B 17/06 (2006.01); F03B 11/02 (2006.01); F03B 11/08 (2006.01); F03B 13/10 (2006.01); H02K 7/18 (2006.01); F03B 13/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 17/067 (2013.01); F03B 11/02 (2013.01); F03B 11/08 (2013.01); F03B 13/10 (2013.01); F03B 13/141 (2013.01); F03B 13/22 (2013.01); F03B 17/061 (2013.01); H02K 7/1823 (2013.01); F05B 2240/12 (2013.01); F05B 2240/40 (2013.01); F05B 2260/02 (2013.01); F05B 2260/406 (2013.01); F05B 2260/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
An energy generating device having a drum and at least one vane that is movable between a deployed state and a stowed state as the drum rotates to capture energy potential from flowing water and converting it to usable electrical and/or mechanical energy. The movable vanes can automatically retract when not in the flow of water and re-deploy when entering the flow of water over the drum. The present system can generate usable electricity or mechanical energy from slow but steadily flowing bodies of water without the need to dam, restrict, or alter the path of the water flow.