Patents by Inventor Timothy L. Puetz

Timothy L. Puetz 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).

  • Vertical vane wind turbine having peripheral weight distribution
    Publication number: 20120112459
    Abstract: A wind turbine system includes a turbine having a plurality of semi-cylindrical vanes supported in a cylindrical array by rotatable top, center and bottom plates. The supporting plates are joined to a center shaft which in turn is rotatably supported. A plurality of alternators are driven by the center shaft through a pulley and belt arrangement. The vanes are positioned at the periphery of the cylindrical array and occupy less than one-third of the radial distance of the support plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Kenneth Dale Crowe, Timothy L. Puetz