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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8070444 | Turbine with coaxial sets of blades A turbine (5) having at least two sets of co-axially mounted, rotatable blades (10, 15) arranged so that one set cannot eclipse another. Preferably, the sets of blades (10, 15) are contra-rotatable. Each set of blades (10, 15) may be oper... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7264199 | Unloaded lift offset rotor system for a helicopter A rotor system (12) for a helicopter (10) includes a rotating shaft (82). A gimbaled hub assembly (56) is coupled to the rotating shaft (82). Rotating blades (24) and non-rotating blades (33) are coupled to the gimbal... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7172477 | Safety propeller A safety propeller for a boat motor includes an annular collar having a front opening, a rear opening and a continuous peripheral wall. A plurality of angled, horizontal slits are circumferentially positioned about the peripheral wall to allow water to pass through ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7074011 | Wind power installation with two rotors in tandem A wind power installation comprising at least two rotors which are arranged one behind the other and of which the first rotor which is arranged in front of the second rotor is of a smaller diameter than the second rotor. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066709 | Wind driven power generating system The present invention discloses a wind driven power generator. The wind driven power generating system comprises: a) an aerodynamic unit rotatably mounted at the top of a tower having a certain height; b) a plurality of rudders for aligning the aerodynamic unit with... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7011504 | Fan, fan guard and related method An assembly includes a fan housing that includes a casing and a stator disposed radially inward of the casing and adapted to receive a rotor assembly. Struts attach the stator to the casing. One or more of the struts may define a channel for routing one or more elec... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008172 | Side-furling co-axial multi-rotor wind turbine A multiplicity of horizontal axis rotors are coaxially attached, at spaced intervals, to an elongate driveshaft. This driveshaft with attached rotors is aimed, not directly into the wind, but at a slightly offset angle, allowing each rotor to encounter a wind stream... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6945747 | Dual rotor wind turbine A dual rotor wind turbine according to the present invention includes a rotatable drive shaft, a first rotor assembly connected to the drive shaft, a second independently-rotating rotor assembly coupled to the drive shaft rearward of the first rotor assembly, a firs... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935841 | Fan assembly A fan assembly includes a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) which is coupled to an air extraction or air supply fan. The VAWT is located above and is coupled coaxially to the fan. The fan assembly also includes an auxiliary turbine to provide start-up torque to init... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6082967 | Constant-speed twin spool turboprop unit A constant-speed twin spool turboprop unit including a twin spool gas generator having a low-pressure spool and a high-pressure spool each including a compressor and a turbine which drives the compressor, is described in which at least one propeller of th... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6053700 | Ducted turbine A turbine 400 has a central duct 410 which accelerates fluid passing through it and a blade configuration which retards the flow of fluid near the tips of the turbine. This structure results in a vortex having a higher fluid pressure behind the tips of th... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5975848 | Ceiling fan having rotary inner housing A ceiling fan includes an outer housing and a cap secured on top of the outer housing. A shaft is secured to the cap and a motor is disposed in the outer housing and secured to the shaft for driving a number of fan blades. An inner housing is rotatably di... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5269654 | Tail rotor assembly for helicopters In a preferred embodiment, a tail rotor assembly for a helicopter, which includes: a first rotor disposed on a first side of the distal end of a tail boom of the helicopter and rotatable in a first geometric plane; and a second rotor disposed on a second ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5222924 | Over-drive gear device An over-drive gear device for use with a wind generator of a windmill, which includes a bevel gear member connected to a rotary shaft of the windmill, first and second vertical axle shafts extending from the bevel gear, an internal gear member connected t... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5096383 | Propeller blades A propeller for an aircraft or fan comprises an even number of propeller blades, at least six in number, which are unsymmetrically arranged around the axis of roation of the propeller in two circumferentially equidistantly spaced groups of at least three ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5066195 | Propeller for aircraft or the like A propeller for an aircraft or a blower or fan, wherein the propeller blades are intended for operation at speeds characterized by blade tip Mach numbers in the range of about 0.4 to 0.8, comprises at least two pairs of diametrically opposed blades, the b... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4767269 | Rotor system, particularly a boat propeller system The invention relates to a rotor system, particularly a boat propeller system, which consists of a main propeller and a turbo unit in the form of a fore-propeller and a turbine mechanically coupled thereto, the turbo unit being freely rotatably journalled... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4676459 | Double propeller for propelling aircraft Double propeller for propelling aircraft, with two coaxially and axially offset propellers that can be driven separately by associated drive mechanisms through a central shaft and a hollow shaft. To reduce noise and maintain safe operation even when one p... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4623299 | Driving arrangement for watercraft A driving arrangement for a watercraft includes a propeller and a freely pivoted guide wheel arranged subsequently to the propeller. The guide wheel which has a higher blade number and a smaller rotational speed than the propeller is provided with section... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4424452 | Fluid-driven power generator Electric power generator for mounting on a vehicle or the like, consisting of a tubular shroud within which is coaxially mounted a spool, the space between the spool and shroud being a venturi and containing a plurality of spaced pairs of blade rings.... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4365930 | Electric fan An electric fan including a casing having an air supply opening at a front part and an air suction opening at a rear part and an air passage in the casing from the air suction opening to the air supply opening; fan blades placed in the air passage or near... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4245958 | Vertical axis wind turbine The disclosure teaches improvements in vertical axis wind turbine apparatus. The improved apparatus has a vertically rising exoskeletal frame which permits modular addition of supplemental turbine components to the apparatus. The apparatus is self-support... | 01/20/1981 |
| 3995793 | Roto-wing jet airplane A jet aircraft is equipped with powered helicopter type rotor blades and control mechanisms whereby it can take off and land vertically, yet in horizontal flight can operate at speeds and altitudes typical of jet aircraft. The rotor blades are foldably re... | 12/07/1976 |
