Patents by Inventor Johann Wingard

Johann Wingard 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).

  • BOUNDARY LAYER EFFECT TURBINE
    Publication number: 20110097189
    Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of a boundary layer effect turbine and a hydrodynamic speed reducer. Described is a boundary layer effect turbine that utilizes the phenomena of the boundary layer to drive a turbine impeller that is made of a plurality of spaced disks oriented along a rotatable shaft. As operating fluid is directed over surfaces of the plurality of disks of the boundary layer effect turbine, energy is transferred from the fluid to the disks as a result of the adhesive and viscous properties of the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Aaron Sandoval, Johann Wingard