Patents by Inventor Headley Jacobus

Headley Jacobus has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Solar collection and conversion system and methods and apparatus for control thereof
    Patent number: 8132409
    Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting solar energy and converting it to heat, mechanical work, or electricity on a small scale and utilizing one or more system components originally adapted for use in a non-solar-power-generation application are described. Solar energy is used to heat a fluid that is part of a solar energy collector. This fluid transfers heat to the working fluid of thermodynamic engine, which converts some of the heat into mechanical work or electricity. One or more system parameters are monitored and controlled to enable improved efficiency under variable environmental conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Solar Turbine Group, International
    Inventors: Matt Orosz, Amy Mueller, Elizabeth Wayman, Headley Jacobus, Bryan Urban
  • SOLAR COLLECTION AND CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL THEREOF
    Publication number: 20080289334
    Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting solar energy and converting it to heat, mechanical work, or electricity on a small scale and utilizing one or more system components originally adapted for use in a non-solar-power-generation application are described. Solar energy is used to heat a fluid that is part of a solar energy collector. This fluid transfers heat to the working fluid of thermodynamic engine, which converts some of the heat into mechanical work or electricity. One or more system parameters are monitored and controlled to enable improved efficiency under variable environmental conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Matt Orosz, Amy Mueller, Elizabeth Wayman, Headley Jacobus, Bryan Urban