Patents by Inventor Devin Todd

Devin Todd 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: 11821500
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and techniques for harnessing wind energy use a tethered airfoil and a digital hydraulic pump and motor, which may optionally be a combined pump/motor. During a traction phase, a wind powered airfoil is allowed to extend a tether and a portion of the wind energy harnessed through extension of the tether is stored prior to distributing the wind energy to an electrical service. During a retraction phase, the wind energy that is stored during the traction phase is used to retract the tether. The digital hydraulic pump and motor are mechanically coupled to the tether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: NEW LEAF MANAGEMENT LTD.
    Inventors: Frederic Bourgault, Devin Todd, Jason Beatch, Mojtaba Kheiri, David Luke Damron, Vahid Saberi Nasrabad
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HARNESSING WIND ENERGY USING A TETHERED AIRFOIL
    Publication number: 20200080541
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and techniques for harnessing wind energy use a tethered airfoil and a digital hydraulic pump and motor, which may optionally be a combined pump/motor. During a traction phase, a wind powered airfoil is allowed to extend a tether and a portion of the wind energy harnessed through extension of the tether is stored prior to distributing the wind energy to an electrical service. During a retraction phase, the wind energy that is stored during the traction phase is used to retract the tether. The digital hydraulic pump and motor are mechanically coupled to the tether.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Frederic Bourgault, Devin Todd, Jason Beatch, Mojtaba Kheiri, David Luke Damron, Vahid Saberi Nasrabad