Patents by Inventor Gordon D. Novel

Gordon D. Novel 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).

  • Power generation and conversion platform
    Patent number: 8120221
    Abstract: A power generation and conversion platform where power can be readily generated and converted from one form to another is disclosed. The system includes a central column having a plurality of components. These components include an electric motor, a power source for driving the motor, a flywheel coupled to the motor, a torque converter coupled to the flywheel, an electric generator that is driven by the flywheel and a number of electrical capacitors which are cyclically charged by the electric generator and discharged in the manner of a Marx generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Inventor: Gordon D. Novel
  • Power generation and conversion platform
    Publication number: 20100019594
    Abstract: A power generation and conversion platform where power can be readily generated and converted from one form to another is disclosed. The system includes a central column having a plurality of components. These components include an electric motor, a power source for driving the motor, a flywheel coupled to the motor, a torque converter coupled to the flywheel, an electric generator that is driven by the flywheel and a number of electrical capacitors which are cyclically charged by the electric generator and discharged in the manner of a Marx generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventor: Gordon D. Novel