Patents by Inventor Tom C. Tankersley

Tom C. Tankersley 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).

  • HYDROELECTRIC POWER GENERATING DEVICE AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140099185
    Abstract: A fluid conduit has a constant diameter and a chamber in the conduit has a larger diameter than the diameter of the conduit. Within the chamber, an impeller is rotatable by fluid moving through the conduit and the chamber. The impeller includes blades extending spirally along an impeller shaft. When rotated, the impeller blades define a cylinder having a diameter greater than the conduit diameter and less than the chamber diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventor: Tom C. Tankersley