US4508971A
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Two reservoir solar air-weight impelling hydro power system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-08-09
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Granted: 1985-04-02
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Expires: 2002-08-09
Abstract
Abstract Using a two Reservoir System, a portion of the water moves from Reservoir to Reservoir. In its path, it collects air, which is expanded by Solar Energy, which helps to move weights, by an expanding and contracting float method to create substantial Hydro Power, after which it returns back to the path of which it started, without causing any pollution and without using any outside fuel whatsoever.
Inventors
- 👤 Wayne E. Bailey
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 09:11
CPC Classifications
F; F03; F03G; F03G6/00; F03G6/003; F03G6/005; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/40; Y02E10/46
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A method of using heat to produce work, comprising the steps of: (a) entraining gas into a flow of liquid from an upper reservoir; (b) releasing continuous quantities of said entrained gas into a chamber until it is compressed; (c) exposing said compressed gas to a heat source and releasing it into a vertically movable container; (d) allowing said container to rise due to increased buoyancy from said heated compressed gas; and (e) releasing said compressed gas from said container at a point in its vertical path of travel and allowing said container to fall.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
95 words
A method of using heat to produce work, comprising the steps of: (a) entraining gas into a flow of liquid from an upper reservoir; (b) releasing continuous quantities of said entrained gas into a chamber until it is compressed; (c) exposing said compressed gas to a heat source and releasing it into a vertically movable container; (d) allowing said container to rise due to increased buoyancy from said heated compressed gas; and (e) releasing said compressed gas from said container at a point in its vertical path of travel and allowing said container to fall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of using part of the work obtained to return said liquid to said upper reservoir.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-04-01 | 1992-10-01 | 1993-04-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-04-01 | 1996-10-01 | 1997-04-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |