Patents by Inventor William Thomas Damron

William Thomas Damron 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).

  • Energy conversion system employing a centrifugal turbine to extract energy from a fluid flow
    Patent number: 9752438
    Abstract: An energy system for converting potential and/or kinetic fluid energy into mechanical kinetic energy is provided comprising a housing configured to securely and rotatably support a centrifugal turbine and a energy transmission shaft, the housing comprising a housing fluid inlet and a housing fluid outlet, where the centrifugal turbine comprises relatively light-weight material and a plurality of chambers supported radially around a central hub and configured to function essentially as impellers to rotatably drive the energy transmission shaft upon direction of fluid into the chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Inventor: William Thomas Damron