ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,467, issued on Aug. 12.
"Spherical wind turbine with dimples" was invented by Mercade Caimon Frost (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed systems and devices relate to generating energy using spherical wind turbines with dimples. The systems, devices, and methods described herein relate to a wind turbine with no blades or propellers. Currently, wind turbines with blades or propellers can have their functionality impaired by the presence of dust, soot, or ash particles in the air. This makes it difficult to operate current wind turbines in certain harsh environments. In this device, a spherical shell entirely encapsulat...