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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:
Jan. 18, 1983
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph Romano, Montauk, NY (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
290 53 ; 405 76 ; 417333 ;
Abstract
A system for generation of power from tidal changes which comprises: (A) two or more chambers positioned in proximity to tidally influenced water, each chamber being of a height greater than the maximum tidal height difference, each chamber being capable of being filled with water, and each chamber having a series of vertically arranged ports, each port being controlled by a valve, and (B) a turbine mounted on a float and positioned in such manner that an inlet for the turbine is capable of receiving water from the ports in sequence as the float rises or falls in response to tidal changes.