Patent ID: 7872364
Filing Date: 2011-01-18
Classification: F03B,F03D,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for converting fluid flow into an alternate energy form comprising: a generally cylindrical enclosure that has a side wall with a plurality of slots longitudinally formed therein and with two opposed ends; two drive members of a shaft are spaced apart, positioned longitudinally on a centerline of said enclosure, and rotatably attached each to one of said two opposed ends; each of said two drive members at an interior end has an orthogonal member attached with each of said orthogonal members approximately parallel; a paddle shaft is attached at each end to each of said orthogonal members at a leverage end; a plurality of paddles circumferentially spaced and radially attached at a first edge to rotate on said paddle shaft with an outer edge disposed to allow extension and retraction through one of said slots; and a paddle thrust member that has a curved wall with a paddle slot therein and a plurality of rollers disposed on a thrust shaft is disposed adjacent each of said slots of said cylindrical enclosure, and said paddle thrust member is rotatably attached at each end of said thrust shaft to each of said opposed ends interior to said enclosure.