ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,638,000, issued on May 26.
"Water turbine system and method of use" was invented by Robert W Jenkins IV (Columbia, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water turbine system for providing electrical power from the flowing of water through a canal element. This invention is ideally suited for placement in a flowing river, but any flowing body of water should provide the necessary kinetic energy for the present invention to function. The turbine could be formed from a modified combine pickup wheel. The system could include a floating barge within the flowing body of water containing an interior channel over which the turbines are affixed."
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