Patents by Inventor Jacques Fonkenell

Jacques Fonkenell 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).

  • Hydro-electric power plant comprising a grating assembly for taking water into the turbine, which is designed to discharge floating debris stopped by the grating
    Patent number: 9611607
    Abstract: A power plant which operationally combines a downstream turbine unit (7) and an upstream grating assembly (8), includes a grating (16), a supporting structure (17), and an element (18) for associating the grating (16), which has a structure that enables movement of at least the upper portion of the grating (16) between an upright position for the debris-stopping function and a folded-down position for discharging the floating debris stopped by the grating (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: MJ2 TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventor: Jacques Fonkenell
  • HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER PLANT COMPRISING A GRATING ASSEMBLY FOR TAKING WATER INTO THE TURBINE, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO DISCHARGE FLOATING DEBRIS STOPPED BY THE GRATING
    Publication number: 20140102989
    Abstract: A power plant which operationally combines a downstream turbine unit (7) and an upstream grating assembly (8), includes a grating (16), a supporting structure (17), and an element (18) for associating the grating (16), which has a structure that enables movement of at least the upper portion of the grating (16) between an upright position for the debris-stopping function and a folded-down position for discharging the floating debris stopped by the grating (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventor: Jacques Fonkenell
  • Turbine and hydroelectric power plant for very low head
    Patent number: 7972108
    Abstract: A turbine for a hydroelectric power plant intended to equip a water stream at the level of a very low head lower than 10 meters, and preferably from 1 to 5 meters, comprising a helix-shaped wheel, the ratio between the kinetic energy of the water flow coming out of the wheel and the potential energy of the head being smaller than 20%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Inventor: Jacques Fonkenell
  • Turbine and Hydroelectric Power Plant for Very Low Head
    Publication number: 20070286715
    Abstract: A turbine for a hydroelectric power plant intended to equip a water stream at the level of a very low head lower than 10 meters, and preferably from 1 to 5 meters, comprising a helix-shaped wheel, the ratio between the kinetic energy of the water flow coming out of the wheel and the potential energy of the head being smaller than 20%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventor: Jacques Fonkenell