Patents by Inventor Peter Pielach

Peter Pielach 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).

  • SUB SEA CENTRAL AXIS TURBINE WITH REARWARDLY RAKED BLADES
    Publication number: 20140125062
    Abstract: A central axis water turbine is described which comprises a turbine body having a central axis; a rotor mounted on the turbine body for rotation about the central axis, the rotor comprising a central hub supporting a plurality of blades, each blade extending from a blade root mounted on the hub to a blade tip; a generator driven by the rotor; and a housing surrounding the rotor and adapted to direct water flow towards the rotor, the housing converging from a front opening forward of the rotor to a narrower throat adjacent the turbine body; wherein the blades are splayed rearward from the blade root to the blade tip by a tilt angle of 1° to 20° from a plane perpendicular to the central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: ATLANTIS RESOURCES CORPORATION PTE LIMITED
    Inventors: Tim CORNELIUS, John KEIR, Drew BLAXLAND, Peter PIELACH, Gary CAMPBELL
  • Sub sea central axis turbine with rearwardly raked blades
    Patent number: 8633609
    Abstract: A central axis water turbine is described which comprises a turbine body having a central axis; a rotor mounted on the turbine body for rotation about the central axis, the rotor comprising a central hub supporting a plurality of blades, each blade extending from a blade root mounted on the hub to a blade tip; a generator driven by the rotor; and a housing surrounding the rotor and adapted to direct water flow towards the rotor, the housing converging from a front opening forward of the rotor to a narrower throat adjacent the turbine body; wherein the blades are splayed rearward from the blade root to the blade tip by a tilt angle of 1° to 20° from a plane perpendicular to the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Atlantis Resources Corporation PTE Limited
    Inventors: Tim Cornelius, Gary Campbell, John Keir, Drew Blaxland, Peter Pielach