Patents by Inventor Eric D. Pyles

Eric D. Pyles 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: 12435691
    Abstract: A compression recovery device is disclosed herein that is particularly suitable for generating electric power at a remote pipeline location. The device includes an inlet configured for coupling to a pipeline of a pipeline system and an outlet configured for coupling to a pipeline of the pipeline system. The device includes a turbine including turbine blades set in a turbo housing a hollow passage of which is coupled to the inlet and the outlet. The hollow passage configured to route fluid flow to the side of an axis about which the turbine blades of the turbine spin. The turbine is coupled to an alternator through one or more couplings that extend above and away from the turbine, the alternator configured to output electricity upon spinning of the turbine blades caused by flow of fluid through the pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Inventor: Eric D. Pyles
  • Publication number: 20240418142
    Abstract: A compression recovery device is disclosed herein that is particularly suitable for generating electric power at a remote pipeline location. The device includes an inlet configured for coupling to a pipeline of a pipeline system and an outlet configured for coupling to a pipeline of the pipeline system. The device includes a turbine including turbine blades set in a turbo housing a hollow passage of which is coupled to the inlet and the outlet. The hollow passage configured to route fluid flow to the side of an axis about which the turbine blades of the turbine spin. The turbine is coupled to an alternator through one or more couplings that extend above and away from the turbine, the alternator configured to output electricity upon spinning of the turbine blades caused by flow of fluid through the pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventor: Eric D. Pyles