US 12,188,455 B2
Plenum resident wind turbine sustainable energy generating system
Kirk Mills, Rancho Cordova, CA (US); and Kimberley Mills, Rancho Cordova, CA (US)
Filed by Kirk Mills, Rancho Cordova, CA (US); and Kimberley Mills, Rancho Cordova, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/384,963.
Application 18/384,963 is a continuation of application No. 18/108,588, filed on Feb. 11, 2023, granted, now 11,802,546.
Application 18/108,588 is a continuation of application No. 17/467,241, filed on Sep. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,585,324, issued on Feb. 21, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/075,267, filed on Sep. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0077060 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F03D 9/43 (2016.01); F03D 3/00 (2006.01); F03D 3/02 (2006.01); F03D 9/25 (2016.01)
CPC F03D 9/43 (2016.05) [F03D 3/002 (2013.01); F03D 3/005 (2013.01); F03D 3/02 (2013.01); F03D 9/25 (2016.05); F05B 2220/7066 (2013.01); F05B 2240/911 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wind turbine sustainable energy generating system comprising:
a wind turbine assembly for installation within a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit, the wind turbine assembly including a cylindrical rigid body with a plurality of blades mounted on a curved outer surface of the rigid body, the wind turbine assembly including a transverse shaft positioned at an axis of the cylindrical rigid body and configured for installation lengthwise perpendicularly to a flow of air within the HVAC unit; and
a generator in mechanical engagement with the transverse shaft of the wind turbine assembly, the generator further including an electrical connector for coupling the generator to a battery or a power grid.