Patents by Inventor Sterling Marina WATSON

Sterling Marina WATSON 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).

  • Hydraulic turbine
    Patent number: 11952976
    Abstract: A runner for a hydraulic turbine configured to reduce fish mortality. The runner includes a hub and a plurality of blades extending from the hub. Each blade includes a root connected to the hub and a tip opposite the root. Each blade further includes a leading edge opposite a trailing edge, and a ratio of a thickness of the leading edge to a diameter of the runner can range from about 0.06 to about 0.35. Further, each blade has a leading edge that is curved relative to a radial axis of the runner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Natel Energy Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Abraham D. Schneider, Sterling Marina Watson
  • HYDRAULIC TURBINE
    Publication number: 20230296073
    Abstract: A runner for a hydraulic turbine configured to reduce fish mortality. The runner includes a hub and a plurality of blades extending from the hub. Each blade includes a root connected to the hub and a tip opposite the root. Each blade further includes a leading edge opposite a trailing edge, and a ratio of a thickness of the leading edge to a diameter of the runner can range from about 0.06 to about 0.35. Further, each blade has a leading edge that is curved relative to a radial axis of the runner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Abraham D. SCHNEIDER, Sterling Marina WATSON
  • BEHAVIORAL GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR FISH
    Publication number: 20230175468
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device for directing fish toward a preferred path in a water passageway. The device includes a base and a plurality of spaced bars coupled to the base and cantilevered from the base. The plurality of spaced bars are electrified in anode cathode pairs. The plurality of spaced bars can extend from the base to form a frustoconical shape such that the spaced bars direct fish toward a hydraulic turbine blade hub and away from a hydraulic turbine blade tip. Alternatively, the plurality of spaced bars can extend from the base to form a linear array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Abraham D. SCHNEIDER, Sterling Marina WATSON
  • Hydraulic turbine
    Patent number: 11614065
    Abstract: A runner for a hydraulic turbine configured to reduce fish mortality. The runner includes a hub and a plurality of blades extending from the hub. Each blade includes a root connected to the hub and a tip opposite the root. Each blade further includes a leading edge opposite a trailing edge, and a ratio of a thickness of the leading edge to a diameter of the runner can range from about 0.06 to about 0.35. Further, each blade has a leading edge that is curved relative to a radial axis of the runner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Natel Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Abraham D. Schneider, Sterling Marina Watson
  • Hydraulic turbine
    Patent number: 11078882
    Abstract: A runner for a hydraulic turbine configured to reduce fish mortality. The runner includes a hub and a plurality of blades extending from the hub. Each blade includes a root connected to the hub and a tip opposite the root. Each blade further includes a leading edge opposite a trailing edge, and a ratio of a thickness of the leading edge to a diameter of the runner can range from about 0.06 to about 0.35. Further, each blade has a leading edge that is curved relative to a radial axis of the runner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Natel Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Abraham D. Schneider, Sterling Marina Watson
  • HYDRAULIC TURBINE
    Publication number: 20210231094
    Abstract: A runner for a hydraulic turbine configured to reduce fish mortality. The runner includes a hub and a plurality of blades extending from the hub. Each blade includes a root connected to the hub and a tip opposite the root. Each blade further includes a leading edge opposite a trailing edge, and a ratio of a thickness of the leading edge to a diameter of the runner can range from about 0.06 to about 0.35. Further, each blade has a leading edge that is curved relative to a radial axis of the runner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Abraham D. SCHNEIDER, Sterling Marina WATSON
  • HYDRAULIC TURBINE
    Publication number: 20200408184
    Abstract: A runner for a hydraulic turbine configured to reduce fish mortality. The runner includes a hub and a plurality of blades extending from the hub. Each blade includes a root connected to the hub and a tip opposite the root. Each blade further includes a leading edge opposite a trailing edge, and a ratio of a thickness of the leading edge to a diameter of the runner can range from about 0.06 to about 0.35. Further, each blade has a leading edge that is curved relative to a radial axis of the runner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Abraham D. SCHNEIDER, Sterling Marina WATSON
  • Turbine runner
    Patent number: D926133
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Natel Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Abraham D. Schneider, Sterling Marina Watson