The company was founded in January 2014 by Walter Schurtenberger.
Hydrokinetic Energy Corp.’s turbine design IP is protected by
5 utility patents by the USPTO for the design of this hydrokinetic turbine applied for by Walter Schurtenberger and then assigned to HEC.
The first patent US 10,294,913 B2 was awarded on May 21, 2019.
The second patent U.S. 11,174,829 B2 was awarded on October I6, 2021
3 additional U.S. patents granted in this family for the
Performance-Enhancing revolutionary Wildlife and Debris Excluder:
U.S. 11,022,088 B2 - US11,428,200 B2 - US11,649,799 B2
awarded between June I, 2021, to May 16, 2023. We also call it a “Vorticized Flow Inducing Wildlife and Debris Excluder”.
All patents have been filed with PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) for the following countries: the European Union, Denmark, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Malaysia, Korea, Vietnam, South Africa, Russia and India.
NONE OF THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS REFERRED TO ABOVE HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED, CONVEYED, ASSIGNED OR LICENSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART TO ANY THIRD PARTY.
Our patents include the following unique engineering concepts:
- Flow Velocity Acceleration Technology: Unique Venturi/Bernoulli Flow Accelerator Shroud with Annular Diffuser, substantially increase water velocity through the turbine and energy output
- Hydrofoil Shaped Rotor and Blades, AI optimized to extract maximum torque from any flow speed
- Wildlife and Debris Excluder (WEC) inducing Vorticized flow increases performance and energy output and prevents marine life and debris from entering the turbine
- Various Installation and Maintenance Methods: Floating, Fixed, Pivoting and Towed
- Self-orienting and pivoting installation to capture optimal water flow direction
- Methodology of Site-specific and Adaptive Turbine Design
- Proprietary Electronic Control Module and Software for optimal energy extraction assures optimal energy output through flow speed cycles (under development)
