Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Roadway arrangement for power generation
- Patent Title (中): 发电道路安排
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Application No.: US13236891Application Date: 2011-09-20
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Publication No.: US08740497B2Publication Date: 2014-06-03
- Inventor: John L. Gohmann
- Applicant: John L. Gohmann
- Agency: Stites & Harbison, PLLC
- Agent David W. Nagle, Jr.
- Main IPC: E01C7/00
- IPC: E01C7/00 ; F03G3/02 ; E01D19/12

Abstract:
A roadway arrangement comprises a first road segment; an upper bridge mounted for rotational movement about a pivot axis relative to the first road segment; a lower bridge, including one or more upwardly extending segments; and a second road segment. As a vehicle travels from the first road segment and starts moving across the upper bridge, the upper bridge will rotate downward about the pivot axis and will continue to rotate until the one or more upwardly extending segments of the lower bridge extend through respective openings defined by the upper bridge, at which time the vehicle will transition from driving on the road surface as defined by the upper bridge to driving on the road surface as defined by the upwardly extending segments of the lower bridge. The movement of the upper bridge produces work, which can then be used for power generation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120068473A1 ROADWAY ARRANGEMENT FOR POWER GENERATION Public/Granted day:2012-03-22
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