Patents by Inventor Tiago Da Costa Duarte Pardal

Tiago Da Costa Duarte Pardal 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).

  • Patent number: 8247912
    Abstract: The invention herein described consists of a system destined to harness wind resources, transferring wind power to the ground station group on the surface, the process being performed through the tensioning and unwinding of the cable group connecting the airborne group to a reeler in the said ground station group. Through the control group the resultant force vector of the aerodynamic forces tensioning the cable can be significantly altered. This change in aerodynamic forces can be done in order to create two different phases which define the cyclic movement performed by the system: a work phase, where the resultant force vector is of greater magnitude and tensions the cable, unwinding it at the ground station group and thus producing power; and a recovery phase (which requires power from the system) when the cable is rewound in order to bring the airborne group back to its original position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Omnidea, Lda.
    Inventors: Tiago Da Costa Duarte Pardal, Marco Aurelio Baptista De Almeida Freire
  • Publication number: 20090278353
    Abstract: The invention herein described consists of a system destined to harness wind resources, transferring wind power to the ground station group on the surface, the process being performed through the tensioning and unwinding of the cable group connecting the airborne group to a reeler in the said ground station group. Through the control group the resultant force vector of the aerodynamic forces tensioning the cable can be significantly altered. This change in aerodynamic forces can be done in order to create two different phases which define the cyclic movement performed by the system: a work phase, where the resultant force vector is of greater magnitude and tensions the cable, unwinding it at the ground station group and thus producing power; and a recovery phase (which requires power from the system) when the cable is rewound in order to bring the airborne group back to its original position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: Omnidea, LDA.
    Inventors: Tiago Da Costa Duarte Pardal, Marco Aurelio Baptista De Almeida Freire