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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:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2009
Applicants:
James Ives, Dublin, IE;
David Taaffe, Dublin, IE;
Paul Dunne, Dublin, IE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
OpenHydro IP Limited, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02B 9/00 (2006.01); E02B 9/08 (2006.01); H02G 1/10 (2006.01); H02G 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G 1/10 (2013.01); H02G 9/02 (2013.01); Y02E 10/28 (2013.01); Y02E 10/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of installing an off-shore tidal hydroelectric turbine generator is described. The method provides for a number of safety features, ensuring that all components are safe to handle during the installation operation, and also ensuring that the turbine will not start spinning during the installation operation.