# US 2020/0400129 A1 · Apparatus and method for generating electricity

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- Number: US 2020/0400129 A1
- Document ID: US20200400129A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/013,238
- Filed: 2020-09-04
- Published: 2020-12-24
- Earliest claimed: 2012-11-16
- Assignees: Look for the Power, LLC
- Applicants: Look for the Power, LLC
- Inventors: John A. Saavedra
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200400129A1

## CPC

- F03B 13/22: using the flow of water resulting from wave movements to drive a motor or turbine {(F03B13/144 takes precedence)}
- F03B 13/14: using wave energy
- F03G 7/104: {continuously converting gravity into usable power}
- F03G 7/115: {harvesting energy from inertia forces}
- F15B 15/02: Mechanical layout characterised by the means for converting the movement of the fluid-actuated element into movement of the finally-operated member
- Y02E 10/30: Energy from the sea, e.g. using wave energy or salinity gradient
- F03B: MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS (positive-displacement engines for liquid F03C; machines for liquids and gases F01; positive-displacement machines for liquids F04, rotary fluid gearing of the hydrokinetic type F16H41/00)
- F03G: SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (arrangements in connection with power supply in vehicles from force of nature B60K16/00; electric propulsion with power supply in vehicles from force of nature B60L8/00)
- F15B: SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

## Abstract

An apparatus for capturing energy of a working mass may include two or more immiscible liquids having different densities. The two immiscible liquids may include a predetermined proportion of oil and water. The apparatus may include a supporting structure, a hermetically sealed vessel, and an electric generator driven by fluid flow. The hermetically sealed vessel may have an elongate shape housing the working mass such that the working mass moves within the hermetically sealed vessel. An electric generator driven by fluid flow may be housed within the hermetically sealed vessel and having an inlet and an outlet. The electric generator driven by fluid flow may be configured to produce electric power as the predetermined portion of oil and water passes into the inlet and out of the outlet in response to a movement of the hermetically sealed vessel.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus for capturing energy of a working mass including two or more immiscible liquids having different densities, the apparatus comprising:
a working mass comprising at least two immiscible liquids having different densities, the at least two immiscible liquids comprising a predetermined proportion of oil and water;
a supporting structure;
a hermetically sealed vessel having an elongate shape housing the working mass wherein the working mass moves within the hermetically sealed vessel, wherein the water having a greater density than the oil tends to settle in a lower portion of the hermetically sealed vessel than the oil, which tends to keep the water in the lower portion as the working mass moves; and
an electric generator driven by fluid flow housed within the hermetically sealed vessel and having an inlet and an outlet, the electric generator driven by fluid flow configured to produce electric power as the predetermined portion of oil and water passes into the inlet and out of the outlet in response to a movement of the hermetically sealed vessel.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the working mass consists of the predetermined proportion of oil and water.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the working mass consists of the predetermined proportion of oil and water and also an air void.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the supporting structure is a vertical support extending vertically upwards from a supporting surface.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the vertical support is attached via a spring to the supporting surface.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the hermetically sealed vessel is attached via a spring to the supporting structure.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a planar wind-resisting surface attached to the hermetically sealed vessel.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the hermetically sealed vessel is attached to a moving vehicle.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the supporting structure is attached to a moving vehicle.