ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,610, issued on May 20, was assigned to Flower Turbines Inc. (Lawrence, N.Y.).
"Turbine powered by exhaust fan" was invented by Mark Daniel Farb (Lawrence, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An industrial structure for wind energy harvesting includes an industrial housing requiring venting and a vent outlet, An industrial fan associated with the vent outlet evacuates exhaust, forming an exhaust flow zone opposite the vent outlet. The exhaust flow zone is defined by first and second boundaries extending from the industrial structure on first and second sides of the vent outlet. At least one wind turbine is positioned external to the v...