Patents by Inventor William R. Gatton

William R. Gatton 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).

  • One way valve pressure pump turbine generator station
    Patent number: 3970415
    Abstract: A new type of power generating plant that utilizes the motion of ocean waves to drive turbine generators in a power station; the plant including a series of underwater units each of which includes a hollow sphere that floats upon the water so that it rises and falls as waves move by, the ball being mounted on an end of a pivoting arm to which there is connected a piston slidable in a cylinder so to pump ocean water through a duct to the turbines in the power station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1976
    Inventors: Kaj Widecrantz, William R. Gatton