Patents by Inventor Daniel Robert Watkins

Daniel Robert Watkins 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).

  • Publication number: 20170284361
    Abstract: Some geographies have tide ranges above 15 yards, but most do not. The wider the tide range, the more hydroelectric power can be generated per cycle of low tide to high tide and then high tide to low tide, using a tidal barrage. Methods of raising the high tide above the measured level to fill the storage ponds to an even higher level and a method to empty the storage ponds to a lower than low tide level, provide means to expand the tide range significantly, enabling many more planet geographies to have economically feasible hydroelectric power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventor: Daniel Robert Watkins
  • Patent number: 9219181
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating electricity using an optical fiber cable light source and for directing the electricity to an electrical circuit configured to be coupled with an electric utility's electric grid. The apparatus includes an enclosure having an input configured to be coupled with the light source for directing light into the enclosure. The apparatus further includes a photovoltaic module contained within the enclosure and configured to generate electricity from the light. The apparatus further includes an electrical output cable coupled with the photovoltaic module and configured to be coupled with the electrical circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Inventor: Daniel Robert Watkins
  • Publication number: 20150363330
    Abstract: Where one or more flash NAND devices are in an array where bit error recovery resolution is available, the controller can log what pages have had what degree of fails, and program a Replace Bad Page function to replace the bad page with a new page from another new die as needed. The Replace Bad Page function with logic blocks, content addressable memory and RAM, once programmed, provides the means to know when a bad page is being accessed and displaces this access with access to the new page, with no change in overall page access function or performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventor: Daniel Robert Watkins
  • Publication number: 20140158182
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating electricity using an optical fiber cable light source and for directing the electricity to an electrical circuit configured to be coupled with an electric utility's electric grid. The apparatus includes an enclosure having an input configured to be coupled with the light source for directing light into the enclosure. The apparatus further includes a photovoltaic module contained within the enclosure and configured to generate electricity from the light. The apparatus further includes an electrical output cable coupled with the photovoltaic module and configured to be coupled with the electrical circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventor: Daniel Robert Watkins