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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2020
Applicant:
Alarm.com Incorporated, Tysons, VA (US);
Inventors:
Johnathan Michael Carone, McLean, VA (US);
Donald Faraci, Falls Church, VA (US);
Assignee:
Alarm.com Incorporated, Tysons, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 13/00 (2006.01); E04D 13/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 13/00 (2013.01); E04D 13/08 (2013.01); E04D 2013/0806 (2013.01); F05B 2220/20 (2013.01); F05B 2240/9112 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a rain gutter of a property, wherein at least a portion of the rain gutter is positioned on a roof of the property, a rain gutter power generator that is coupled to the rain gutter, and a control unit that controls the device at the property. The rain gutter power generator includes a water turbine that transforms kinetic energy of water collected by the rain gutter of the property into mechanical energy and an electromagnet that transforms the mechanical energy into electricity that powers a device at the property.