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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 1978
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edmund L Salter, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Wind Power Systems, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
290 55 ; 416121 ; 4161 / ; 416189 ; 416D / ;
Abstract
A wind-driven generator having a plurality of rotors each having a rim in frictional engagement with a power take-off drum which is mounted on the shaft of an electrical generator, and in which the rotor rims are pressed against the drum by the wind force on the rotors and with a reduced force which varies as a positive function of the wind force.