Patents by Inventor Daniel E. Nugent

Daniel E. Nugent 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).

  • Low Flow Power Plant
    Publication number: 20150369205
    Abstract: A power plant and method for harnessing power from a source of working fluid. The power plant may include a power shaft that includes a first power gear, a first reciprocating engine situated proximate to the power shaft and connected to the first power gear for delivering a power stroke. The first reciprocating engine may include a first bucket assembly which comprises a first bucket mounting frame, a first bucket, and a first connecting mechanism that connects the first bucket to the first bucket mounting frame to form a first hinge that pivots about a first pivot axis such that the first bucket creates a turning moment about the first pivot axis, and a first locking mechanism for selectively locking the first bucket in the first bucket mounting frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventor: Daniel E. Nugent
  • Low flow power plant
    Patent number: 9121383
    Abstract: A power plant and method for harnessing power from a source of working fluid. The power plant may include a power shaft that includes a first power gear, a first reciprocating engine situated proximate to the power shaft and connected to the first power gear for delivering a power stroke. The first reciprocating engine may include a first bucket assembly which comprises a first bucket mounting frame, a first bucket, and a first connecting mechanism that connects the first bucket to the first bucket mounting frame to form a first hinge that pivots about a first pivot axis such that the first bucket creates a turning moment about the first pivot axis, and a first locking mechanism for selectively locking the first bucket in the first bucket mounting frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Inventor: Daniel E Nugent
  • LOW FLOW POWER PLANT
    Publication number: 20130205777
    Abstract: A power plant and method for harnessing power from a source of working fluid. The power plant may include a power shaft that includes a first power gear, a first reciprocating engine situated proximate to the power shaft and connected to the first power gear for delivering a power stroke. The first reciprocating engine may include a first bucket assembly which comprises a first bucket mounting frame, a first bucket, and a first connecting mechanism that connects the first bucket to the first bucket mounting frame to form a first hinge that pivots about a first pivot axis such that the first bucket creates a turning moment about the first pivot axis, and a first locking mechanism for selectively locking the first bucket in the first bucket mounting frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventor: Daniel E. Nugent