ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,940, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Yo Lu (Beijing).
"Underwater ducted hydroelectric power generation system" was invented by Jirong Lu (Beijing) and Yao Lu (Beijing).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An underwater ducted hydroelectric power generation system is provided, including a ducted U-shaped pipe, a floating installation platform, a lifting pipe, a ducted coreless hydroelectric generator and a ducted coreless water transfer pump. The ducted U-shaped pipe is arranged underwater. The floating installation platform is configured to fix the ducted U-shaped pipe. A lower end of the lifting pipe is fixed on an underwater ground, and...