Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Cuthbert, III

Thomas R. Cuthbert, III 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: 20240348192
    Abstract: A waterway power generation system and process are provided. The system may include a first turbine and a second turbine, wherein the first turbine is positioned upstream of the second turbine in a waterway; and a floating frame positioned in between the first turbine and the second turbine, wherein the floating frame comprising a string of solar panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas R. Cuthbert, III, Emily Morris, Sean Kenney, Will Clarizio, Annam Khan, Michael Savoie, Brandon Davis
  • Publication number: 20240026854
    Abstract: A hydrokinetic turbine system with dynamic tuning capabilities is disclosed. Individual hydrokinetic turbine units are dynamically tuned to accommodate changes in height and flow velocity corresponding to water in a waterway. Dynamically tuning the turbine units to accommodate waterway changes optimizes power generation output. Dynamically tuning a turbine system includes raising or lowering turbine blade height, extending or retracting turbine blade length, and narrowing or widening a turbine mouth, channel, and exit through which water flows. The hydrokinetic turbines may be arranged in an array along a waterway, and each hydrokinetic turbine in the array is connected over a controls system configured to adjust turbine characteristics at each turbine unit in the array for optimizing power generation output for the waterway in which the turbine array is installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Emily Morris, Thomas R. Cuthbert, III, John Tuttle, Retonya Dunning, Michael Savoie, William Clarizio, Lalit Roy