Patents by Inventor Meredith Gourdine

Meredith Gourdine 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).

  • Method and apparatus for converting chemical and thermal energy into electricity
    Patent number: 5487957
    Abstract: Thin film dissimilar metals sandwiching a thin film of non metal that is permeable to oxygen molecules and ions to convert chemical and thermal energy into electrical energy in an external resistance is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1996
    Assignee: Energy Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Meredith Gourdine
  • Method and apparatus for producing multivortex fluid flow
    Patent number: 5456596
    Abstract: A multivortex device is provided comprising a series of adjacent plates with specially designed grooves and perforations which, when mounted transversely of a uniform fluid flow in a duct, results in the formation of numerous small adjacent flow vortices either all rotating in the same direction (co-vortices) or adjacent vortices rotating in opposite direction (countervortices). The fluid at the peripheries of adjacent co-vortices move in opposite directions and friction converts their rotational kinetic energy into turbulence within a few vortex diameters downstream from the multivortex device. The fluid at the peripheries of adjacent counter-rotating vortices move in the same direction, such that they roll upon one another substantially without friction and persist for many vortex diameters downstream from the multivortex device. The adjacent plates of the multivortex device can be provided with additional grooves and passageways which allow a second and/or third fluid to be introduced within each vortex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: Energy Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Meredith Gourdine
  • Method and apparatus for converting chemical and thermal energy into electricity
    Patent number: 4916033
    Abstract: Thin film dissimilar metals sandwiching a thin film of non metal that is permeable to oxygen molecules and ions to convert chemical and thermal energy into electrical energy in an external resistance is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1990
    Inventor: Meredith Gourdine
  • Method and apparatus for producing multivortex fluid flow
    Patent number: 4850537
    Abstract: A multivortex device is provided comprising a series of adjacent plates with specially designed grooves and perforations which, when mounted transversely of a uniform fluid flow in a duct, results in the formation of numerous small adjacent flow vortices either all rotating in the same direction (co-vortices) or adjacent vortices rotating in opposite direction (counter-vortices). The fluid at the peripheries of adjacent co-vortices move in opposite directions and friction converts their rotational kinetic energy into turbulence within a few vortex diameters downstream from the multivortex device. The fluid at the peripheries of adjacent counter-rotating vortices move in the same direction, such that they roll upon one another substantially without friction and persist for many vortex diameters downstream from the multivortex device. The adjacent plates of the multivortex device can be provided with additional grooves and passageways which allow a second and/or third fluid to be introduced within each vortex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: Energy Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Meredith Gourdine