Patents by Inventor Pieter Pielach

Pieter 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).

  • Publication number: 20120013129
    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: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Atlantis Resources Corporation PTE, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tim Cornelius, Gary Campbell, John Keir, Drew Blaxland, Pieter Pielach