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Patent No.:

US 8685254 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014

Filed:

Jan. 03, 2008

Water alteration structure applications and methods

Applicants:

Jeffrey A. Bowers, Kirkland, WA (US);

Kenneth G. Caldeira, Campbell, CA (US);

Alistair K. Chan, Stillwater, MN (US);

William H. Gates, Iii, Redmond, WA (US);

Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, WA (US);

Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Livermore, CA (US);

Jordin T. Kare, Seattle, WA (US);

John Latham, Boulder, CO (US);

Nathan P. Myhrvold, Medina, WA (US);

Stephen H. Salter, Edinburgh, GB;

Clarence T. Tegreene, Bellevue, WA (US);

Willard H. Wattenburg, Walnut Creek, CA (US);

Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Bellevue, WA (US);

Inventors:

Jeffrey A. Bowers, Kirkland, WA (US);

Kenneth G. Caldeira, Campbell, CA (US);

Alistair K. Chan, Stillwater, MN (US);

William H. Gates, III, Redmond, WA (US);

Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, WA (US);

Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Livermore, CA (US);

Jordin T. Kare, Seattle, WA (US);

John Latham, Boulder, CO (US);

Nathan P. Myhrvold, Medina, WA (US);

Stephen H. Salter, Edinburgh, GB;

Clarence T. Tegreene, Bellevue, WA (US);

Willard H. Wattenburg, Walnut Creek, CA (US);

Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Bellevue, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Invention Science Fund I LLC;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Joseph Drodge

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/00 (2006.01); E02B 9/08 (2006.01); F03B 13/14 (2006.01); A01G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method is generally described which includes environmental alteration. The method includes determining a placement of at least one vessel capable of moving water to lower depths in the water via wave induced downwelling. The method also includes placing the at least one vessel in the determined placement. Further, the method includes generating movement of the water adjacent the surface of the water in response to the placing.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Bowers, Jeffrey. (2014). Water alteration structure applications and methods (U.S. Patent No. 8685254). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8685254

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