Timothy J Braun

US Patent:

20120306205, Dec 6, 2012

Filed:

Jan 19, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/353317

Inventors:

Mark Rydell Cosby - Goshen IN, US
Timothy P. Braun - Cassopolis MI, US
Roderic Alan Schlabach - Goshen IN, US
Igor Palley - Madison NJ, US
Jacob J. Brenneman - Goshen IN, US
Joshua T. Thomas - Goshen IN, US

Assignee:

Lucid Energy, Inc. - Portland OR

International Classification:

F04D 17/06
B21K 25/00
H02K 7/18
F03B 3/00
F03D 3/04

US Classification:

290 52, 416177, 415 531, 415 74, 298892

Abstract:

Inventive systems (e.g., turbines) for harnessing hydroelectric energy are described. The turbines, includes: () a central longitudinal shaft configured to mount and to rotate on a central axis perpendicular to a direction of fluid flow; () a plurality of arcing blades coupled with the shaft, the blades extending radially outwardly from the shaft, and the blades including an airfoil cross-section along a substantial length of the blades; and () a hydrodynamic cap covering a location where the arcing blades couple with the shaft such that in an operating state of the turbine, presence of the hydrodynamic cap reduces an amount of bypass area, which is area outside a region that is swept by the arcing blades.

US Patent:

20200010336, Jan 9, 2020

Filed:

Mar 7, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/488602

Inventors:

- South Bend IN, US
Timothy P. RUGGABER - South Bend IN, US
Ruben KERTESZ - South Bend IN, US
Alireza PARTOVI - Mishawaka IN, US
Timothy P. BRAUN - Cassopolis MI, US
Bryant McDONNELL - Newport KY, US

Assignee:

EmNet, LLC - South Bend IN

International Classification:

C02F 1/00
G06N 3/02
G01W 1/10
G06F 17/10
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

Fluid stream management systems and methods relating thereto are described. The fluid management system includes a neural network, which comprises: (i) an input layer that is communicatively coupled to one or more fluid facility sensors and/or one or more pre-processing flow sensors such that one or more of the flow condition attribute values are received the neural network; (ii) one or more intermediate layers, which are configured to constrain one or more of the flow condition attribute values to arrive at modified flow condition attribute values; (iii) an output layer, which transmits, one or more modified flow condition attribute values to a downstream control device. This control device and other computation devices perform certain calculations that ultimately inform a flow controller, which in turn, instructs a flow-directing device regarding management of fluid streams.