Patents by Inventor Walter K. Ely

Walter K. Ely 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).

  • Fluid driven turbine
    Patent number: 4368007
    Abstract: A fluid driven turbine includes a central rotor having a plurality of wind blades mounted circumferentially around the axis of the rotor and arranged to define a general spiral configuration extending along the axis of the rotor in a predominant fluid flow direction. The hub is spherically shaped to force the fluid outward with an increase in velocity into engagement with the blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1983
    Inventor: Walter K. Ely