US 12,006,907 B2
Hydrodynamic power generator and system
William Peterson, South Bristol, ME (US); Amanda Similien, Brunswick, ME (US); and Thomas Logan Livingston, Damariscotta, ME (US)
Assigned to Next Marine Solutions, Inc., South Bristol, ME (US)
Filed by Next Marine Solutions, Inc., South Bristol, ME (US)
Filed on May 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/824,316.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/192,880, filed on May 25, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0381217 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. F03B 17/00 (2006.01); F03B 13/10 (2006.01); F03B 17/06 (2006.01)
CPC F03B 17/061 (2013.01) [F03B 13/10 (2013.01); F05B 2240/14 (2013.01); F05B 2240/97 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A housing for a hydrokinetic system, the housing comprising:
a duct having an interior surface defining a central passageway and an exterior surface, the duct being substantially circular in cross-section, wherein the central passageway has a first diameter and the duct further includes a first opening with a second diameter and a second opening with a third diameter, the second and third diameters both being greater than the first diameter;
a compartment between the interior and exterior surfaces of the duct, the compartment housing at least one mechanical component coupled to an electrical generator;
at least one ballast tank positioned in the compartment; and
a slidable carriage on the exterior surface of the duct, the slidable carriage comprising a loop configured to couple to an anchor via an anchoring cable.