Motor powered string retraction for a human power generator

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APP PUB NO 20080157635A1
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11983424

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An electric power generation system is disclosed. The electric power generation system includes: a string configured to be pulled; a bobbin configured to rotate when the string is unwound from the bobbin as the string is pulled; an electric power generator having a rotor wherein the rotor is mechanically coupled to the bobbin; and a retraction circuit, wherein the retraction circuit uses the electric power generator as a motor to retract the string.

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POTENCO INC2175 MONARCH STREET ALAMEDA CA 94501

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  • 2007 Application Filing Year
  • H02K Class
  • 1202 Applications Filed
  • 772 Patents Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bulthaup, Colin San Francisco, CA 14 362
Goldwater, Dan Berkeley, CA 24 289
Griffith, Saul San Francisco, CA 67 1143
Hardham, Corwin San Francisco, CA 20 284
Homsy, Georg San Francisco, CA 1 4
Wilhelm, Eric Oakland, CA 17 116

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