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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2023
Flower Turbines, Inc., Lawrence, NY (US);
Mark Daniel Farb, Lawrence, NY (US);
Jonathan Forbes, Lauderhill, FL (US);
Irakli Baitish, Haifa, IL;
James Boyle, Omaha, NE (US);
Flower Turbines, Inc., Lawrence, NY (US);
Abstract
A fluid turbine may include a vertically-orientable shaft having at least one opening extending transversely therethrough, a first blade portion configured for vertical orientation on first side of the shaft, a second blade portion configured for vertical orientation on a second opposite side of the shaft, at least one rod extending through the shaft opening and connectable at a first end to the first blade portion and at a second end to the second blade portion. A reinforcing sleeve may extend through the shaft opening and may be interposed between the rod and the shaft opening for reinforcing at least one of the shaft, the at least one shaft opening, or the rod against forces exerted by the first and second blade portions when fluid impacts the first and second blade portions.