Patents by Inventor Zhanfei Fan

Zhanfei Fan 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).

  • Buoyant housing device enabling large-scale power extraction from fluid current
    Patent number: 10151294
    Abstract: A buoyant energy generating housing apparatus submersed in fluid currents. The disclosed embodiments comprises rotary turbines that harvest the kinetic energy in the currents, and buoys that house equipment and provide buoyancy to support the system. Movements and rotations are restrained by multiple cables or tendons that are anchored on the seabed, in combination with the internal active ballast system in the buoys. Applications in currents with direction change are possible with the use of two-buoy embodiments, further assisted by the optional use of weathervanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Inventor: Zhanfei Fan
  • Buoyant Housing Device Enabling Large-Scale Power Extraction From Fluid Current
    Publication number: 20170356416
    Abstract: A buoyant energy generating housing apparatus submersed in fluid currents. The disclosed embodiments comprises rotary turbines that harvest the kinetic energy in the currents, and buoys that house equipment and provide buoyancy to support the system. Movements and rotations are restrained by multiple cables or tendons that are anchored on the seabed, in combination with the internal active ballast system in the buoys. Applications in currents with direction change are possible with the use of two-buoy embodiments, further assisted by the optional use of weathervanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventor: Zhanfei Fan