Patents by Inventor Harjit Mann

Harjit Mann 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).

  • Wind powered streetlight
    Patent number: 7321173
    Abstract: A streetlight for illuminating a portion of an adjacent roadway. The streetlight includes three vertical support members with a rotatable axle mounted intermediate thereto. Superposed on the vertical support members is a light assembly. A plurality of wind receptacles, having a hub, at least one support arm and at least one cup shaped wind-capturing device are operatively connected to the axle. The wind receptacles act to harness air current and rotate the axle, which is operatively connected to an electrical generator. The electrical current from the generator is stored in a power storage unit. The streetlight further includes photovoltaic cells for supplying power to the light assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Inventor: Harjit Mann
  • Wind powered streetlight
    Publication number: 20070182161
    Abstract: A streetlight for illuminating a portion of an adjacent roadway. The streetlight includes three vertical support members with a rotatable axle mounted intermediate thereto. Superposed on the vertical support members is a light assembly. A plurality of wind receptacles, having a hub, at least one support arm and at least one cup shaped wind-capturing device are operatively connected to the axle. The wind receptacles act to harness air current and rotate the axle, which is operatively connected to an electrical generator. The electrical current from the generator is stored in a power storage unit. The streetlight further includes photovoltaic cells for supplying power to the light assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventor: Harjit Mann