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US4005947A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Fluid operated rotor

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-02-10
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Granted: 1977-02-01
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Expires: 1995-02-10
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Abstract

Abstract A moving-fluid-operated rotor for the utilization of a portion of the energy of a moving fluid, comprises a rotor rotatable about a vertical axis. The rotor has four blades, or wings, which may, for convenience, be described as semicylindrical elements. The first and second elements are of equal diameter and are arranged in the form of an S-shape with the diametral planes passing through the two edges of the semi-cylinder being coincident for the two wings. The other two wings are semi-cylinders of larger radius than the first two. They have their diametral planes coincident with those of the first two elements, and they are each substantially coaxial with one of the first two elements. Wind flow into the open ends of the first and third wings passes along the curvature of these elements and is redirected into the corresponding curvatures of the second and fourth wings, so that the wind exerts a forward pressure on one set, and a reverse pressure on the opposite set, providing additive torque to the rotor.

Inventors

  • 👤 Joseph R. Norton
  • 👤 Sidney E. Scisson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 14:23
CPC Classifications
F; F03; F03D; F03D3/00; F03D3/005; F03D3/007; F05; F05B; F05B2240/00; F05B2240/20; F05B2240/21; F05B2240/211; F05B2240/213; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/70; Y02E10/74

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 194 words
A moving-fluid-operated rotor for utilization of a portion of the kinetic energy of a moving fluid, comprising; a. four rectangular structures of equal length; b. the width of a first and second structure equal to each other, the width of the third and fourth structures equal to each other and wider than the width of the first and second structures; c. all four structures curved about an axis parallel to the length of said structures, in the general shape of wings; d. the planes of the first and second structures, or wings, as defined by their two edges, being coincident, with one edge of the first wing joined to the opposite edge of the second wing, the first wing being convex while the second wing is concave with respect to their mutual plane; e. the third and fourth structures, or wings, positioned substantially coaxial with the first and second wings respectively; f. end plates attached to and supporting said wings in their relative positions to form a rigid assembly; and g. shaft and bearing means for supporting said assembly for rotation about an axis coincident with the joint between said first and second wings.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 194 words
A moving-fluid-operated rotor for utilization of a portion of the kinetic energy of a moving fluid, comprising; a. four rectangular structures of equal length; b. the width of a first and second structure equal to each other, the width of the third and fourth structures equal to each other and wider than the width of the first and second structures; c. all four structures curved about an axis parallel to the length of said structures, in the general shape of wings; d. the planes of the first and second structures, or wings, as defined by their two edges, being coincident, with one edge of the first wing joined to the opposite edge of the second wing, the first wing being convex while the second wing is concave with respect to their mutual plane; e. the third and fourth structures, or wings, positioned substantially coaxial with the first and second wings respectively; f. end plates attached to and supporting said wings in their relative positions to form a rigid assembly; and g. shaft and bearing means for supporting said assembly for rotation about an axis coincident with the joint between said first and second wings.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 13 words
The rotor as in claim 1 in which all four wings are semi-cylindrical.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 18 words
The rotor as in claim 1 in which all four wings have their edges in the same plane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 14 words
The rotor as in claim 1 in which said wings are curved aerodynamic sections.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 51 words
The rotor as in claim 1 in which the planes through the edges of said first and second wings are coplanar and the planes through the edges of said third and fourth wings are positioned at a selected angle with respect to the mutual plane of said first and second wings.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 17 words
The rotor as in claim 1 in which the axis of rotation of said rotor is vertical.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1980-02-01 1980-08-02 1981-02-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1984-02-01 1984-08-02 1985-02-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1988-02-01 1988-08-02 1989-02-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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