Hydro transition systems and methods of using the same

    公开(公告)号:US10724497B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-28

    申请号:US16133285

    申请日:2018-09-17

    申请人: Emrgy Inc.

    IPC分类号: F03B11/02 F03B17/06

    摘要: Systems and methods for hydro-electric power generation are disclosed. The system includes a frame or structure positioned in a waterway or channel, with one or more hydro-transition units secured to corners of the frame. The hydro-transition units include a body of reinforced fabric for redirecting water flow towards the inlet of the frame, effectively increasing the current of the water and allowing for turbines within the frame to generate power at an increased rate. Anchors and bracket systems may secure the hydro-transition units to both the waterway and the frame, thereby allowing the body of reinforced fabric to withstanding force from water-flow within the waterway. The system includes various failsafe mechanisms for disengaging or detaching the hydro-transition units from the frame and/or anchor for reacting to high water flow or volumes (e.g., flooding).

    Shape memory polymer fabrics
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10582998B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-10

    申请号:US13654193

    申请日:2012-10-17

    申请人: MedShape, Inc.

    IPC分类号: A61F2/08

    摘要: The disclosure describes a method including manufacturing a shape memory polymer fabric with a collection of shape memory polymer fibers such that the resulting shape memory polymer fabric has a glass transition temperature of greater than 50 degrees centigrade. The method further includes training the shape memory polymer fabric with a pre-determined percentage of strain between an expanded shape and a contracted shape. The method further includes preparing a portion of the shape memory polymer fabric into a shape that is sized to cover two portions of a ruptured soft tissue of an animal with a mean body temperature below 40 degrees centigrade while the fabric has the predetermined percentage of strain stored in the expanded shape.