ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,596, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to BLADERUNNER ENERGY INC. (Bend, Ore.).
"Buoyancy control of turbomachinery" was invented by Moriel Alberto Arango (Bend, Ore.) and Brian Patrick Gilbane (Bend, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydrokinetic turbine systems are disclosed. Such systems may include (a) a submersible rotor assembly comprising a housing, the housing defining a chamber and at least one opening configured to allow water to flow in and out of the chamber, a buoyancy mechanism disposed in the chamber, and one or more vanes extending from the housing; (b) a generator; and (c) a shaft, operably coupled to the rotor assem...