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Patent No.:

US 8022561 B1

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Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011

Filed:

Apr. 11, 2008
Applicants:

Reinhart Ciglenec, Katy, TX (US);

Albert Hoefel, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Inventors:

Reinhart Ciglenec, Katy, TX (US);

Albert Hoefel, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An apparatus and method for harvesting energy in a wellbore is disclosed. In one embodiment, a harvester tool positioned in a wellbore for capturing energy in the wellbore is disclosed. The harvester tool includes a rotor comprising a magnet. The magnet is disposed eccentric to a center of the harvester tool. In addition, the rotor is rotatable around the center of the harvester tool. The harvester tool also includes a stator. Rotation of the rotor induces a voltage in the stator.


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Ciglenec, Reinhart. (2011). Kinetic energy harvesting in a drill string (U.S. Patent No. 8022561). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8022561

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