Patents by Inventor Laura Micol Fisher

Laura Micol Fisher 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).

  • Rotatable building structure
    Patent number: 9074364
    Abstract: A rotatable building structure (10) contains a vertical central core (14) for supporting suspended floor units (12) surrounding the core. An annular platform (22) extends from the core at corresponding floor units for providing accessibility to and from the central core. The floor units contain a drive mechanism (38, 40, 42) for rotational displacement. The wind load on the exterior side of each floor, and/or horizontal wind turbines that turn around the core but is a separate part of the floor itself, solar panels situated as a roof cover on top of each floor and a wind tool (46) deployable from the floor unit provides alternative wind power assist for rotating the floor units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Rotating High Towers S.A.
    Inventors: David Fisher, Laura Micol Fisher
  • ROTATABLE BUILDING STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20090205264
    Abstract: A rotatable building structure (10) contains a vertical central core (14) for supporting suspended floor units (12) surrounding the core. An annular platform (22) extends from the core at corresponding floor units for providing accessibility to and from the central core. The floor units contain a drive mechanism (38, 40, 42) for rotational displacement. The wind load on the exterior side of each floor, and/or horizontal wind turbines that turn around the core but is a separate part of the floor itself, solar panels situated as a roof cover on top of each floor and a wind tool (46) deployable from the floor unit provides alternative wind power assist for rotating the floor units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: Rotating High Towers S.A.
    Inventors: David Fisher, Laura Micol Fisher