Patents by Inventor Moses G. Farmer

Moses G. Farmer 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).

  • Cable suspended windmill
    Patent number: 4894554
    Abstract: A windmill includes an airframe having an upwind end and a downwind end, a first rotor rotatably connected to the airframe, and a generator supported by the airframe and driven by the rotor. The airframe is supported vertically in an elevated disposition by poles which extend vertically upwardly from the ground and support cables which extend between the vertical poles. Suspension cables suspend the airframe from the support cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1990
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventor: Moses G. Farmer
  • Model mount system for testing flutter
    Patent number: 4475385
    Abstract: This invention is a wind tunnel model mount system (10) for effectively and accurately determining the effects of angle of attack and airstream velocity on a model airfoil or aircraft. The model mount system includes a rigid model (30) attached to a splitter plate (11) which is supported away from the wind tunnel wall (20) by a plurality of flexible rods (12). Conventional instrumentation (21) is employed to effect model rotation through turntable (13) and to record model (30) flutter data as a function of the angle of attack versus dynamic pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventor: Moses G. Farmer