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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Saul Griffith, San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter Lynn, Alameda, CA (US);
Corwin Hardham, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Saul Griffith, San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter Lynn, Alameda, CA (US);
Corwin Hardham, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Makani Power, Inc., Alameda, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A wind power generating system is disclosed. The wind power generating system comprises a plurality of blades to capture wind energy; a shaft coupled to the plurality of blades, and a power extractor for extracting power from the rotation of the plurality of blades. A rotation of the plurality of blades occurs in response to the captured wind energy, and a lift force is generated from the captured wind energy by the plurality of blades that is substantially along the shaft.