Patents by Inventor Ernst Buttler

Ernst Buttler 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).

  • Submerged run of river turbine
    Patent number: 7487637
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic power plant transforming hydraulic energy of a water flow by means of a hydraulic turbine. The inventive hydraulic turbine comprises a rotor, a generator and a float and is anchored in such a way that the rotor thereof is oriented in a direction of flow. In addition, said hydraulic turbine is floating under water surface and the float thereof is impinged upon by a gaseous medium or can be submerged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Stein HT GmbH Spezialtiefbau
    Inventor: Ernst Buttler
  • Submerged run of river turbine
    Publication number: 20060127210
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic power plant transforming hydraulic energy of a water flow by means of a hydraulic turbine. The inventive hydraulic turbine comprises a rotor, a generator and a float and is anchored in such a way that the rotor thereof is oriented in a direction of flow. In addition, said hydraulic turbine is floating under water surface and the float thereof is impinged upon by a gaseous medium or can be submerged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventor: Ernst Buttler