Patent ID: 11913424
Assignee: JAMES CURTIS LITTLE
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for converting kinetic energy into another form of energy, the apparatus comprising:
a first sail coupled to a first cable and disposed underwater, the first sail configured to move the first cable in a first direction when the first sail catches a water flow;
a second sail coupled to a second cable, the second sail configured to move the second cable in a second direction opposite the first direction when the second sail catches the water flow, wherein the first cable and the second cable form a main cable loop;
a first pulley and a second pulley coupled to the first cable, the first pulley and the second pulley configured to guide the first cable in a first rotational direction when the first cable moves in the first direction;
a third pulley and a fourth pulley coupled to the second cable, the third pulley and the fourth pulley configured to guide the second cable in a second rotational direction when the second cable moves in the second direction;
a bullwheel coupled to the main cable loop, the main cable loop configured to rotate the bullwheel in the first rotational direction or the second rotational direction; and
a generator coupled to the bullwheel, the generator configured to convert kinetic energy from a rotation of the bullwheel into another form of energy.