Clyde Collins

US Patent:

20050279085, Dec 22, 2005

Filed:

May 2, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/120083

Inventors:

George Moore - Corona CA, US
Clyde Collins - Gardena CA, US

International Classification:

F16D031/02

US Classification:

060398000

Abstract:

Methods and systems for indirectly converting energy from the wave motion of water into electrical energy. The methods and systems use energy in water waves to pump fluid to an elevated water supply tank. The fluid is then released and flows by gravity to a fluid turbine/generator unit at a lower elevation, causing the turbine to spin and thereby drive the generator to produce electricity. Upon departing the water turbine/generator unit, the water is returned to, and feeds into, a water supply tank at a lower level. In one embodiment, the methods and systems use a pivot-type water pumping unit to capture and convert the energy of water waves. In another embodiment, the methods and systems use a slider-type water pumping unit to capture and convert the energy of water waves.

Address:

PO Box 227, Garrard, KY 40941

VIN:

2CNDL73F576004222

Make:

CHEVROLET

Model:

EQUINOX

Year:

2007