ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,520, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to EXERGI Inc. (Amherst, N.Y.).
"Fluid turbines" was invented by Dominic Lavigne (Buffalo, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A turbine system includes a housing with a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a rotational mount, and a turbine mounted on the rotational mount. The turbine comprises a first disk with a through-hole, a plurality of first foils arranged radially, and a last disk with a smaller through-hole and. The first foils define a fluid path from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet. The design allows for efficient fluid flow and rotation of the turbine about the axis, providing an effec...