Patents by Inventor Corey Paul Houle

Corey Paul Houle 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).

  • Method and system for harnessing wind energy using a tethered airfoil
    Patent number: 9046072
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed at a method and system for harnessing wind energy using a tethered airfoil. During a traction phase, wind is allowed to extend a kite tether. Wind energy that is harnessed through extension of the kite tether is mechanically stored prior to using the wind energy that is stored to generate electricity. During a retraction phase, the wind energy that is mechanically stored during the traction phase is used to retract the kite tether. Beneficially, the mechanical storage allows the kite tether to be retracted without relying on electricity from an electrical grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: CROSSWIND POWER SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Michael Andrew Tattersfield, Joel Fraser Atwater, Corey Paul Houle
  • Method And System For Harnessing Wind Energy Using A Tethered Airfoil
    Publication number: 20130285377
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed at a method and system for harnessing wind energy using a tethered airfoil. During a traction phase, wind is allowed to extend a kite tether. Wind energy that is harnessed through extension of the kite tether is mechanically stored prior to using the wind energy that is stored to generate electricity. During a retraction phase, the wind energy that is mechanically stored during the traction phase is used to retract the kite tether. Beneficially, the mechanical storage allows the kite tether to be retracted without relying on electricity from an electrical grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Andrew Tattersfield, Joel Fraser Atwater, Corey Paul Houle