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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Thomas J. Burke, Anchorage, AK (US);
Inventor:
Thomas J. Burke, Anchorage, AK (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 13/00 (2006.01); H02P 9/04 (2006.01); F03B 13/10 (2006.01); F03B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 17/06 (2013.01); F03B 13/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reciprocating fluid-energy device to be used in a flowing fluid, having a foil, an upstream support member, a downstream support member, and a frame, where the frame retains the device in place within the flowing fluid, the support members movably attach the foil to the frame, and the foil moves laterally back and forth across the direction of the flow of the fluid, with changes in direction of the movement of the foil occurring automatically and spontaneously without external intervention other than the force of the flowing fluid.