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Vertical axis wind turbine

CA 1263940 C · Owner: Von Gasenzer, Baron Wolfgang Freiherr Satura · Inventors: Von Gasenzer, Baron Wolfgang Freiherr Satura

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A vertical axis wind turbine has an open rigid frame structure. A rotor assembly has upper and lower face plates each having a stub shaft protruding therefrom along a central axis for rotatably mounting the rotor assembly within the open rigid frame structure. A pair of vertically stacked angularly offset S-shaped rotors are rigidly interconnected and mounted for rotation about a vertical axis within the open frame structure. Each of the rotors has a smooth continuous profile extending completely across the rotor assembly without interruption, the profile being defined by a pair of oppositely directed cup portions meeting at the central axis and extending outwardly therefrom to the …

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  • Granted December 19, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 19, 2006.
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FiledOctober 29, 1985
GrantedDecember 19, 1989
Term endedDecember 19, 2006
Patent numberCA 1263940 C
Classification (IPC)F03D3/00 +2 more

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1986198919921995199820012004Application filedOct 29, 1985Patent grantedDec 19, 1989Term endedDec 19, 2006

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