Patents by Inventor Carlos Andres Gonzalez Toro

Carlos Andres Gonzalez Toro 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).

  • Device for capturing energy from an oscillating drive member
    Patent number: 9228561
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device (10) for capturing energy from ocean waves. The device (10) comprises a base (12) adapted for stationary mounting relative to a fluid flow generated by the ocean waves. A drive member (14) is movably connected relative to the base (12) and adapted to be driven in oscillatory rotational motion relative to the base (12). An array of paddles (14c) extend from the drive member (14), such that forces applied to the paddles by the ocean waves drive the drive member in oscillatory rotational motion relative to the base (12), A plurality of removable modular energy transfer mechanisms (20) are associated with the drive member (14) and adapted to be driven by the oscillation of the drive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: BioPower Systems Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Timothy Donegal Finnigan, Gerold Kloos, Carlos Andres Gonzalez Toro
  • Device for Capturing Energy from an Oscillating Drive Member
    Publication number: 20120181790
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device (10) for capturing energy from ocean waves. The device (10) comprises a base (12) adapted for stationary mounting relative to a fluid flow generated by the ocean waves. A drive member (14) is movably connected relative to the base (12) and adapted to be driven in oscillatory rotational motion relative to the base (12). An array of paddles (14c) extend from the drive member (14), such that forces applied to the paddles by the ocean waves drive the drive member in oscillatory rotational motion relative to the base (12), A plurality of removable modular energy transfer mechanisms (20) are associated with the drive member (14) and adapted to be driven by the oscillation of the drive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: BIOPOWER SYSTEMS PTY. LTD.
    Inventors: Timothy Donegal Finnigan, Gerold Kloos, Carlos Andres Gonzalez Toro