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Inflatable wind turbines may not be an entirely new idea, but prolific inventor [Dean Kamen](http://www.engadget.com/tag/deankamen) has detailed one of a slightly different sort in a recently published patent application. In addition to generating energy for general use, the turbine would also be able to power a set of LEDs adorning the turbine itself, which could be used to display advertising or other information using a [persistence of vision](http://www.engadget.com/tag/persistenceofvision) effect. The application even suggests that multiple turbines could be linked together and synchronized to form one large billboard. Of course, it is still just that, a patent application -- but it is assigned to Kamen's DEKA company, so it may not be *quite* as far off from reality as some other applications.
Dean Kamen files patent application for an inflatable, illuminated wind turbine originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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