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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
May. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Guy Tinmouth Houlsby, Oxford, GB;
Malcolm Duncan Mcculloch, Oxford, GB;
Martin Louis Gascoyne Oldfield, Oxford, GB;
Inventors:
Guy Tinmouth Houlsby, Oxford, GB;
Malcolm Duncan McCulloch, Oxford, GB;
Martin Louis Gascoyne Oldfield, Oxford, GB;
Assignee:
Isis Innovation Limited, Oxford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 7/00 (2006.01); F03B 17/06 (2006.01); F03B 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 3/121 (2013.01); F03B 17/063 (2013.01); F05B 2250/31 (2013.01); F05B 2250/50 (2013.01); F05B 2240/40 (2013.01); Y02E 10/28 (2013.01); F05B 2240/97 (2013.01); F05B 2250/25 (2013.01); Y02E 10/223 (2013.01);
Abstract
A water turbine is disclosed comprising a rotor mounted to be rotatable about an axis. The rotor comprises at least three blades for causing the rotor to rotate about the axis when the blades are located in flowing water. The rotor comprises a plurality of members in the form of a triangulated structure, and at least one of said members comprises one of said blades.