Patent Information

The company and affiliates hold several patents relating to manufacturing and sale vertical axis wind turbines. These include:

 Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

(Pat. No. 9,598,758; Issued March 21, 2017)

A vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) may be configured to include air or water bearing supports. The VAWT may be configured to float. The VAWT may include a 360.degree. rotor, having a precision machined noncorrosive bearing surface at its perimeter, with a system of wind capturing devices configured to collect kinetic energy of wind. The rotor may be supported by at least three air or water bearing supports positioned substantially at a perimeter of the rotor. Electrical generation components may be located substantially at the perimeter of the rotor.

Patented Method of Manufacturing Large Steel Rings

(Pat. No. 8,943,688; Issued February 3, 2015)

• Manufacturing method comprising primarily: Providing a temporary center bearing and a spindle, the bearing and spindle configured to support, position and spin a fabricated rotor for machining; Machining a surface around an outside perimeter of the fabricated rotor to produce a machined surface; Flame spraying a noncorrosive material onto the machined surface; and re-machining the flame sprayed surface into an appropriate bearing surface for fluidic and magnetic bearings.

Gearless vertical axis wind turbine with bearing support and power generation at perimeter

Pat. No US8217526B2 Granted July 10th 2012.

A vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) includes air or water bearing supports. The VAWT may be configured to float. The VAWT may include a 360.degree. rotor, having a precision machined noncorrosive bearing surface at its perimeter, with a system of wind capturing devices configured to collect kinetic energy of wind. The rotor may be supported by at least three air or water bearing supports positioned substantially at a perimeter of the rotor. Electrical generation components may be located substantially at the perimeter of the rotor.