Patents by Inventor James Patrick Fex, JR.

James Patrick Fex, JR. 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).

  • Publication number: 20160047360
    Abstract: Method and apparatus to utilize the push-pull power of an upwards flow of wind energy within a structure with one or more open tops; for ventilation, moisture condensing and producing mechanical energy for useful work, which will include producing electricity. Including a unique application of “Bernoulli's Principal” that allows the maximum amount of wind energy to be captured, channeled and/or concentrated within that structure over its height; to directly operate any number, type, form, size and/or shape of wind powered devices to transform this wind energy into mechanical energy. Then this mechanical energy can be used by machine devices to produce useful work, propel vehicles and/or to condense moisture from humid wind energy through momentum with geometric moisture condensing devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: James Patrick Fex, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160047136
    Abstract: Method and apparatus to efficiently utilize wind energy that “leaks” into a structure during high winds; to protect that structure from those high winds. By capturing, channeling, concentrating this wind energy within that structure; to directly operate any number, type, form, size and/or shape of “self-activating” relief valves and/or transfer openings installed on various external and internal surfaces. The internal areas of these structures will be constructed as “single pressure vessels” with sealed external surfaces, where channels are established allowing all of the rooms, cavities, floors, plus any and all other internal areas within the structure to communicate. The prior art only applied “controlled openings” to various external surfaces of the structure and not to any internal surfaces; and they all failed to use of this uninterruptable, unlimited, free wind energy that “leaks” into structures during all high wind events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: James Patrick Fex, JR.
  • Publication number: 20110272034
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for utilizing wind energy within a structure with at least one external surface and at least one internal surface within an internal area that has at least one external surface separating said internal area from an outside that employ various channels to operate any wind powered device and/or any machine device connected with this wind powered device. This method and apparatus also includes structures built as single pressure vessels where the internal areas can communicate and operate at uniform pressures to withstand substantially higher wind pressure challenges; than structures with internal areas that do not communicate. Further structure protection to high winds is accomplished by adding pressure relief valves at the vessel's external surface to relieve wind pressures from within the structure. This is the first use of this readily available, free, unlimited, uninterruptable wind pressure energy within structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventor: James Patrick Fex, JR.
  • Publication number: 20100212253
    Abstract: A method of capturing, channeling, concentrating and harnessing the dynamic pressure energy of wind, within a structure for the first time, to operate any type, form, size or shape of pressure operable device, including but not limited to, automatic, pressure relief dampers, vents, openings or valves and any applicable electrical power generator. This method includes structures built as single pressure vessels where all of the interior areas can communicate. Single strong vessels will operate at uniform pressures and withstand substantially higher winds and the associated increased dynamic pressure challenges, than structures with interior areas that do not communicate. Further resistance can be accomplished by adding automatic openings at the vessel's outer edge surface that will relieve interior pressure buildups to outdoors, before uncontrolled pressures cause catastrophic structure failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventor: James Patrick Fex, JR.