Patents by Inventor Richard P. Simoni

Richard P. Simoni 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).

  • Multi-paddlewheel system for generating electricity from water canal
    Patent number: 5136174
    Abstract: A generator for electricity, utilizing one or two groups (29A and 29B) of separately placed water-driven paddlewheels (31) placed side by side in man-made canal. Each group is coupled together by a belt (41A and 41B) embracing a plurality of drive pulleys (43) which deliver power to central assembly pulleys (70A and 70B) on a single shaft (67). The central assembly pulleys each incorporate a centrifugal clutch (75 and 75') which transmits power to flywheel device (71A) which monitors rotational speed, thereby building up angular momemtum. A pulley (72) delivers the power via a belt (90) to a power-take-off pulley (104), then through a centrifugal clutch (92) to a shaft (91) and then to a generator (82).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1992
    Inventor: Richard P. Simoni