Patents by Inventor Anthony Michael Baca
Anthony Michael Baca has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20160281679Abstract: A fluid powered electrical generator system for hydroelectric use or mountable to the side of vertical, man-made structures. The system can be rotatably mounted to the side so that as wind approaches and passes through the generator it will remain oriented to capture wind as it changes direction. The system includes a tubular housing that can also include PV material. A fixed helical vane can be formed onto an inner surface of the tubular housing in a spiral and direct wind more directly onto a fan blade assembly located within the tubular housing before an exhaust. A cone can be mounted at the center and front of a fan blade assembly facing wind passing through the tubular housing. Wind can experience compression between the generator cone and housing resulting in increased pressure and velocity, thereby increasing rotational speed of generator blades as the compressed, spiraled fluid passes through and exits the tubular housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Donald Wichers, Luis M. Ortiz, Anthony Michael Baca
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Patent number: 9291153Abstract: A tubular housing can include at least one fixed helical vane formed onto the inner surfaces of the tubular housing in a spiral and adapted to direct fluid into a spiraled flow and focus fluid onto a fan blade assembly associated with an alternator system and located within the tubular housing before a system exhaust. A generator cone can be mounted near the center and front of the fan blade assembly facing fluid passing through the tubular housing. As fluid passes over the generator cone it experiences compression between the generator cone and housing resulting in increased pressure and velocity of the fluid, thereby increasing rotational speed of the generator blades and generator as the compressed, spiraled fluid passes through the blades and exits the tubular housing. The system can be used for fixed or mobile applications in water, wind and manually induced fluid flow.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: MDL Enterprise, LLCInventors: Luis M. Ortiz, Anthony Michael Baca, Donald Wichers
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Publication number: 20150016955Abstract: A tubular housing can include at least one fixed helical vane formed onto the inner surfaces of the tubular housing in a spiral and adapted to direct fluid into a spiraled flow and focus fluid onto a fan blade assembly associated with an alternator system and located within the tubular housing before a system exhaust. A generator cone can be mounted near the center and front of the fan blade assembly facing fluid passing through the tubular housing. As fluid passes over the generator cone it experiences compression between the generator cone and housing resulting in increased pressure and velocity of the fluid, thereby increasing rotational speed of the generator blades and generator as the compressed, spiraled fluid passes through the blades and exits the tubular housing. The system can be used for fixed or mobile applications in water, wind and manually induced fluid flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Luis M. Ortiz, Anthony Michael Baca, Donald Wichers
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Patent number: 8916107Abstract: Portable decontamination and deodorization systems configured to decontaminate a target environment for specified periods of time. A housing contains pressurized media. A spherical media diffuser can be connected to and controlled by a sphere retainer module and a funnel-like orifice can be located under a lower hemisphere of the spherical media diffuser to move the spherical media diffuser and over the funnel-like orifice creating a gap there-between to evenly distribute chemical in a fog or spray throughout a room. a valve controller can be coupled by tubing between media contained in said housing and the gap formed between the spherical media diffuser and funnel-like orifice.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2009Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Inventors: Luis M. Ortiz, Anthony Michael Baca
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Patent number: 8791586Abstract: A tubular housing can include at least one fixed helical vane formed onto the inner surfaces of the tubular housing in a spiral and adapted to direct fluid into a spiraled flow and focus fluid onto a fan blade assembly associated with an alternator system and located within the tubular housing before a system exhaust. A generator cone can be mounted near the center and front of the fan blade assembly facing fluid passing through the tubular housing. As fluid passes over the generator cone it experiences compression between the generator cone and housing resulting in increased pressure and velocity of the fluid, thereby increasing rotational speed of the generator blades and generator as the compressed, spiraled fluid passes through the blades and exits the tubular housing. The system can be used for fixed or mobile applications in water, wind and manually induced fluid flow.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2011Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: MDL Enterprises, LLCInventors: Luis M. Ortiz, Anthony Michael Baca, Donald Wichers
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Patent number: 8362635Abstract: A updraft wind powered electrical generator system mountable to sides of a vertical, man-made structures facing prevailing winds. The updraft system includes a tubular housing that can include at least one fixed helical vane formed onto the inner surfaces of the tubular housing in a spiral and adapted to direct wind into a spiraled flow and focus fluid onto a fan blade assembly associated with an alternator system and located within the tubular housing before a system exhaust. A generator cone can be mounted near the center and front of the fan blade assembly facing wind passing through the tubular housing. As wind passes over the generator cone it experiences compression between the generator cone and housing resulting in increased pressure and velocity of the fluid, thereby increasing rotational speed of the generator blades and generator as the compressed, spiraled fluid passes through the blades and exits the tubular housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2009Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: MDL Enterprises, LLCInventors: Luis M. Ortiz, Anthony Michael Baca, Donald Wichers
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Patent number: 8143737Abstract: A tubular housing includes at least one fixed helical vane formed onto the inner surfaces of the tubular housing in a spiral and adapted to direct fluid into a spiraled flow and focus fluid onto a fan blade assembly associated with an alternator system and located within the tubular housing before a system exhaust. A generator cone can be mounted near the center and front of the fan blade assembly facing fluid passing through the tubular housing. As fluid passes over the generator cone it experiences compression between the generator cone and housing resulting in increased pressure and velocity of the fluid, thereby increasing rotational speed of the generator blades and generator as the compressed, spiraled fluid passes through the blades and exits the tubular housing. The system can be used for fixed or mobile applications in water, wind and manually induced fluid flow.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2011Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: MDL EnterprisesInventors: Luis M. Ortiz, Anthony Michael Baca, Donald Wichers
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Patent number: 8067852Abstract: A tubular housing includes at least one fixed helical vane formed onto the inner surfaces of the tubular housing in a spiral and adapted to direct fluid into a spiraled flow and focus fluid onto a fan blade assembly associated with an alternator system and located within the tubular housing before a system exhaust. A generator cone can be mounted near the center and front of the fan blade assembly facing fluid passing through the tubular housing. As fluid passes over the generator cone it experiences compression between the generator cone and housing resulting in increased pressure and velocity of the fluid, thereby increasing rotational speed of the generator blades and generator as the compressed, spiraled fluid passes through the blades and exits the tubular housing. The system can be used for fixed or mobile applications in water, wind and manually induced air flow.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2008Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: MDL Enterprises, LLCInventors: Luis M. Ortiz, Anthony Michael Baca, Donald Wichers
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Publication number: 20110285134Abstract: A tubular housing can include at least one fixed helical vane formed onto the inner surfaces of the tubular housing in a spiral and adapted to direct fluid into a spiraled flow and focus fluid onto a fan blade assembly associated with an alternator system and located within the tubular housing before a system exhaust. A generator cone can be mounted near the center and front of the fan blade assembly facing fluid passing through the tubular housing. As fluid passes over the generator cone it experiences compression between the generator cone and housing resulting in increased pressure and velocity of the fluid, thereby increasing rotational speed of the generator blades and generator as the compressed, spiraled fluid passes through the blades and exits the tubular housing. The system can be used for fixed or mobile applications in water, wind and manually induced fluid flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Inventors: Luis M. Ortiz, Anthony Michael Baca, Donald Wichers
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Publication number: 20110285135Abstract: A tubular housing includes at least one fixed helical vane formed onto the inner surfaces of the tubular housing in a spiral and adapted to direct fluid into a spiraled flow and focus fluid onto a fan blade assembly associated with an alternator system and located within the tubular housing before a system exhaust. A generator cone can be mounted near the center and front of the fan blade assembly facing fluid passing through the tubular housing. As fluid passes over the generator cone it experiences compression between the generator cone and housing resulting in increased pressure and velocity of the fluid, thereby increasing rotational speed of the generator blades and generator as the compressed, spiraled fluid passes through the blades and exits the tubular housing. The system can be used for fixed or mobile applications in water, wind and manually induced fluid flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Inventors: Luis M. Ortiz, Anthony Michael Baca, Donald Wichers
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Patent number: 7868476Abstract: A system generating electrical power from wind includes a cowling to capture wind and directs it into a tubular housing. At least one fixed helical vane can be integrated into the inner surfaces of the tubular housing in a spiral, adapted to further direct the captured wind into a spiraled air flow and focus the wind directly onto electrical generator fan blades located near an exhaust of the system. A generator cone can be mounted at the front of the generator or fan blades facing air passing through the tubular housing. As air passes over the generator cone it can experience compression between the generator cone and housing resulting in increased pressure and velocity of the air, thereby increasing rotational speed of the generator blades and generator as the compressed air passes through the blades and exits the system's exhaust. The system can be used for fixed or mobile applications.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2008Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: MDL Enterprises, LLCInventors: Anthony Michael Baca, Donald Wichers, Luis M. Ortiz
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Publication number: 20100230973Abstract: A updraft wind powered electrical generator system mountable to sides of a vertical, man-made structures facing prevailing winds. The updraft system includes a tubular housing that can include at least one fixed helical vane formed onto the inner surfaces of the tubular housing in a spiral and adapted to direct wind into a spiraled flow and focus fluid onto a fan blade assembly associated with an alternator system and located within the tubular housing before a system exhaust. A generator cone can be mounted near the center and front of the fan blade assembly facing wind passing through the tubular housing. As wind passes over the generator cone it experiences compression between the generator cone and housing resulting in increased pressure and velocity of the fluid, thereby increasing rotational speed of the generator blades and generator as the compressed, spiraled fluid passes through the blades and exits the tubular housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2009Publication date: September 16, 2010Inventors: Luis M. Ortiz, Anthony Michael Baca, Donald Wichers
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Publication number: 20100143204Abstract: Portable decontamination and deodorization systems configured to decontaminate a target environment for specified periods of time. A housing contains pressurized media. A spherical media diffuser can be connected to and controlled by a sphere retainer module and a funnel-like orifice can be located under a lower hemisphere of the spherical media diffuser to move the spherical media diffuser and over the funnel-like orifice creating a gap there-between to evenly distribute chemical in a fog or spray throughout a room. a valve controller can be coupled by tubing between media contained in said housing and the gap formed between the spherical media diffuser and funnel-like orifice.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2009Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Luis M. Ortiz, Anthony Michael Baca
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Publication number: 20080272603Abstract: A system generating electrical power from wind includes a cowling to capture wind and directs it into a tubular housing. At least one fixed helical vane can be integrated into the inner surfaces of the tubular housing in a spiral, adapted to further direct the captured wind into a spiraled air flow and focus the wind directly onto electrical generator fan blades located near an exhaust of the system. A generator cone can be mounted at the front of the generator or fan blades facing air passing through the tubular housing. As air passes over the generator cone it can experience compression between the generator cone and housing resulting in increased pressure and velocity of the air, thereby increasing rotational speed of the generator blades and generator as the compressed air passes through the blades and exits the system's exhaust. The system can be used for fixed or mobile applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2008Publication date: November 6, 2008Inventors: Anthony Michael Baca, Donald Wichers, Luis M. Ortiz
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Publication number: 20080253941Abstract: A UV radiation-based surface disinfection system disinfects contaminated surfaces by providing disinfecting UV radiation that eliminates pathogens or microbes from the target surface that it irradiates/illuminates. The system includes a housing adapted to contain UV radiation sources and operate as a UV shield and director, at least one UV radiation (light) emitting source mounted within said housing for providing disinfecting UV radiation from said housing onto a target surface, and at least one of a range sensor and timer. UV radiation source(s) can be mounted on a rotating or sliding assembly within the main assembly to disinfect the preferred surface. The UV radiation source(s) can also be mounted in a portable handheld assembly having a range sensor for enhanced safety during use. The system can be powered by standard AC electrical power or batter sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2007Publication date: October 16, 2008Inventors: Donald W. Wichers, Anthony Michael Baca, Luis M. Ortiz
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Publication number: 20080238105Abstract: A tubular housing includes at least one fixed helical vane formed onto the inner surfaces of the tubular housing in a spiral and adapted to direct fluid into a spiraled flow and focus fluid onto a fan blade assembly associated with an alternator system and located within the tubular housing before a system exhaust. A generator cone can be mounted near the center and front of the fan blade assembly facing fluid passing through the tubular housing. As fluid passes over the generator cone it experiences compression between the generator cone and housing resulting in increased pressure and velocity of the fluid, thereby increasing rotational speed of the generator blades and generator as the compressed, spiraled fluid passes through the blades and exits the tubular housing. The system can be used for fixed or mobile applications in water, wind and manually induced air flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2008Publication date: October 2, 2008Inventors: Luis M. Ortiz, Anthony Michael Baca, Donald Wichers
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Patent number: 6919019Abstract: A water-borne hazard detection and water treatment system includes sensors (e.g., flow rate, microorganism detectors, and chemical detectors) and can be microprocessor controlled. Microorganisms and/or chemicals are detected within a water distribution system. Treatment areas can be deployed at various stages along a water distribution system. Water entering/passing through a “treatment area” are subjected to light emanating from an ultraviolet laser. UV treated water is provided to its intended point of use after treatment. Filtration can be deployed around input and/or output locations of a system. The system is networkable for communication to remote monitoring agencies (e.g., command and control units) through wired and/or wireless network communications and devices. Networked monitoring and assessment enables rapid deployment of counter measures within affected water distribution systems and populated communities.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2003Date of Patent: July 19, 2005Assignee: Saltech CorporationInventors: Anthony Michael Baca, Luis M. Ortiz, Thomas A. Crow, Donald W. Wichers
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Patent number: 6740244Abstract: Water treatment methods and systems using laser light. Water enters a treatment area from waterline tubing wherein water within the treatment area is subjected to light from a laser as it passes through the treatment area, and wherein microorganisms contained within said water are reactive to the light and are killed. The water is provided to a point of use after treatment by light. The treatment area may be a junction box having an entry point for receiving water from input tubing connected to the input portion of the junction box; a fiber optic line or laser source coupled to the junction box for delivery of light from a laser into the junction box; and an exit point and/or port for providing water passing through the junction box to a point of use.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2001Date of Patent: May 25, 2004Assignee: Saltech CorporationInventor: Anthony Michael Baca
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Publication number: 20040020862Abstract: A water-borne hazard detection and water treatment system can include sensors (e.g., flow rate, microorganism detectors, and chemical detectors) and can be microprocessor controlled. Treatment systems can include means to detect microorganisms and/or chemicals within a water distribution system. Treatment areas can be deployed at various stages along a water distribution system, allowing for protection redundancy. During treatment, water enters into and/or passes through a “treatment area” wherein the water is subjected to light emanating from a laser at wavelengths within the ultraviolet range. Microorganisms contained within water are reactive to laser light as they pass through treatment areas and are rendered ineffective. Treated water can then be provided to its intended point of use after treatment. Filtration can also be deployed around input and/or output locations of a system. The treatment systems, including detection means, can be networked to remote monitoring agencies (e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2003Publication date: February 5, 2004Inventors: Anthony Michael Baca, Luis M. Ortiz, Thomas A. Crow, Donald W. Wichers
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Publication number: 20020079271Abstract: Water treatment methods and systems using laser light. Water enters a treatment area from waterline tubing wherein water within the treatment area is subjected to light from a laser as it passes through the treatment area, and wherein microorganisms contained within said water are reactive to the light and are killed. The water is provided to a point of use after treatment by light. The treatment area may be a junction box having an entry point for receiving water from input tubing connected to the input portion of the junction box; a fiber optic line or laser source coupled to the junction box for delivery of light from a laser into the junction box; and an exit point and/or port for providing water passing through the junction box to a point of use.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2001Publication date: June 27, 2002Inventor: Anthony Michael Baca