Patents by Inventor Alan B. Cutcher

Alan B. Cutcher 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).

  • Patent number: 6877948
    Abstract: A wind turbine generator is disclosed which includes a hub, a plurality of wind driven blades arranged around the hub, a drive belt or drive chain or other mechanical drive driven by the plurality of blades, an electric generator driven by the mechanical drive; and a boxlike frame forming a wind blocking wall for blocking wind from blowing against any of the plurality of wind driven blades in the reverse direction. In one arrangement, the wind turbine generator further includes two oil or gas tanks, and the boxlike frame is placed between the tanks to take advantage of the natural wind channeling between the two tanks. In another arrangement, the wind turbine generator further includes a house or building and the boxlike frame is built into the side of the house or building. The boxlike frame is also built into the top of a roof or the middle of a roof in other arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Inventor: Alan B. Cutcher
  • Publication number: 20030056506
    Abstract: A wind turbine generator is disclosed which includes a hub, a plurality of wind driven blades arranged around the hub, a drive belt or drive chain or other mechanical drive driven by the plurality of blades, an electric generator driven by the mechanical drive; and a boxlike frame forming a wind blocking wall for blocking wind from blowing against any of the plurality of wind driven blades in the reverse direction. In one arrangement, the wind turbine generator further includes two oil or gas tanks, and the boxlike frame is placed between the tanks to take advantage of the natural wind channeling between the two tanks. In another arrangement, the wind turbine generator further includes a house or building and the boxlike frame is built into the side of the house or building. The boxlike frame is also built into the top of a roof or the middle of a roof in other arrangements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventor: Alan B. Cutcher