Patents by Inventor Axel Bondoux

Axel Bondoux 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).

  • Power generating apparatus
    Patent number: 11905919
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a power generating apparatus for extracting energy from flowing water. The apparatus comprises a buoyancy vessel, and a turbine assembly coupled to the buoyancy vessel which comprises a turbine rotor mounted to a nacelle, and a support structure. The turbine assembly is pivotally moveable between a first position and a second position. When the power generating apparatus is floating on a body of water, in the first position the nacelle is fully submerged below the water surface; and in the second position at least a part of the nacelle projects above the water surface. Movement of the turbine assembly from the first position to the second position is buoyancy assisted, for example by providing the turbine assembly with positive buoyancy or selectively increasing its buoyancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Orbital Marine Power Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan Meason, Calum Miller, William Annal, Andrew Harrison, Axel Bondoux, Ross McKay Henderson, Carn Nathaniel George Gibson, Charles Andrew Edward Taylor, Jonathan Ian Benzie
  • Power generating apparatus
    Patent number: 11187202
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a power generating apparatus for extracting energy from flowing water. The apparatus comprises a buoyancy vessel, and a turbine assembly coupled to the buoyancy vessel which comprises a turbine rotor mounted to a nacelle, and a support structure. The turbine assembly is pivotally moveable between a first position and a second position. When the power generating apparatus is floating on a body of water, in the first position the nacelle is fully submerged below the water surface; and in the second position at least a part of the nacelle projects above the water surface. Movement of the turbine assembly from the first position to the second position is buoyancy assisted, for example by providing the turbine assembly with positive buoyancy or selectively increasing its buoyancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Orbital Marine Power Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan Meason, Calum Miller, William Annal, Andrew Harrison, Axel Bondoux, Ross McKay Henderson, Carn Nathaniel George Gibson, Charles Andrew Edward Taylor, Jonathan Ian Benzie
  • POWER GENERATING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210340945
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a power generating apparatus for extracting energy from flowing water. The apparatus comprises a buoyancy vessel, and a turbine assembly coupled to the buoyancy vessel which comprises a turbine rotor mounted to a nacelle, and a support structure. The turbine assembly is pivotally moveable between a first position and a second position. When the power generating apparatus is floating on a body of water, in the first position the nacelle is fully submerged below the water surface; and in the second position at least a part of the nacelle projects above the water surface. Movement of the turbine assembly from the first position to the second position is buoyancy assisted, for example by providing the turbine assembly with positive buoyancy or selectively increasing its buoyancy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: Orbital Marine Power Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan Meason, Calum Miller, William Annal, Andrew Harrison, Axel Bondoux, Ross McKay Henderson, Carn Nathaniel George Gibson, Charles Andrew Edward Taylor, Jonathan Ian Benzie
  • POWER GENERATING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200088157
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a power generating apparatus for extracting energy from flowing water. The apparatus comprises a buoyancy vessel, and a turbine assembly coupled to the buoyancy vessel which comprises a turbine rotor mounted to a nacelle, and a support structure. The turbine assembly is pivotally moveable between a first position and a second position. When the power generating apparatus is floating on a body of water, in the first position the nacelle is fully submerged below the water surface; and in the second position at least a part of the nacelle projects above the water surface. Movement of the turbine assembly from the first position to the second position is buoyancy assisted, for example by providing the turbine assembly with positive buoyancy or selectively increasing its buoyancy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Orbital Marine Power Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan Meason, Calum Millar, William Annal, Andrew Harrison, Axel Bondoux, Ross McKay Henderson, Carn Nathaniel George Gibson, Charles Andrew Edward Taylor, Jonathan Ian Benzie