Method of and means for weather modification
Patent 4470544 Issued on September 11, 1984. Estimated Expiration Date: 
September 11, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
September 11, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3465964 3683627 Method and apparatus for producing electricity from thermal sea power Patent #: 4245475 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/174931 filed on 08/04/1980US Classes:239/2.1, Of weather control or modification417/331, Float60/641.7Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)ExaminersPrimary: Husar, Stephen F.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesF28D 20/00 (20060101)A01G 15/00 (20060101) AbstractThe weather near a continental arid zone is modified by increasing the heat storage of the seas westwardly of the arid zone during the summer. The heat storage is increased by mixing the relatively warmer surface water with relatively cooler deeper water thereby reducing the surface temperature of the seas during the summer. Cooling the surface of the water will increase the radiant heat flux due to solar radiation and decrease the radiant heat loss from the surface during the summer thus increasing the amount of heat stored in the water an available for evaporation during the winter. Mixing is achieved by pumping water from a lower level in the seas to the upper level. In one embodiment of the invention, normal wave motion provides the mode of power for the pumping operation. In another embodiment, mixing is achieved by a paddle that is operated by wave motion. | |
