ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,396, issued on May 5.
"Gravity driven power generator" was invented by Randolph Bridwell (Jemison, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and methods for generating mechanical energy utilizing gravity and leverage. In one aspect of the invention, a power plant having one or more gravity powered units is adapted to generate mechanical energy, which may be captured and used as mechanical energy or converted to electrical energy for use locally or remotely. The energy may be stored for later use, for example, in the form of electric energy, fluid flow energy, hydraulic energy, compressed air or fluid, or a combination of these. The...