Patents by Inventor Franklin Charles Brooks

Franklin Charles Brooks 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).

  • Aperture and flap vertical axis wind machine
    Patent number: 8087894
    Abstract: A vertical axis wind machine having a mechanism of apertures and flaps to reduce return blade wind drag. The aperture and flap vertical axis wind machine has improved rotational speed and torque in relation to existing vertical axis wind machines. The aperture and flap vertical axis wind machine is also quieter, has fewer moving parts, requires no feathering controls to operate in high wind speeds, and can be operated independent of wind direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Inventor: Franklin Charles Brooks
  • Aperture and Flap Vertical Axis Wind Machine
    Publication number: 20090092490
    Abstract: A vertical axis wind machine having a mechanism of apertures and flaps to reduce return blade wind drag. The aperture and flap vertical axis wind machine has improved rotational speed and torque in relation to existing vertical axis wind machines. The aperture and flap vertical axis wind machine is also quieter, has fewer moving parts, requires no feathering controls to operate in high wind speeds, and can be operated independent of wind direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventor: Franklin Charles Brooks