Patents by Inventor Maria C. Tugurlan

Maria C. Tugurlan 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).

  • Thermal energy storage devices, systems, and thermal energy storage device monitoring methods
    Patent number: 9441889
    Abstract: Thermal energy storage devices, systems, and thermal energy storage device monitoring methods are described. According to one aspect, a thermal energy storage device includes a reservoir configured to hold a thermal energy storage medium, a temperature control system configured to adjust a temperature of the thermal energy storage medium, and a state observation system configured to provide information regarding an energy state of the thermal energy storage device at a plurality of different moments in time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Maria C. Tugurlan, Francis K. Tuffner, David P. Chassin
  • Thermal Energy Storage Devices, Systems, And Thermal Energy Storage Device Monitoring Methods
    Publication number: 20130077944
    Abstract: Thermal energy storage devices, systems, and thermal energy storage device monitoring methods are described. According to one aspect, a thermal energy storage device includes a reservoir configured to hold a thermal energy storage medium, a temperature control system configured to adjust a temperature of the thermal energy storage medium, and a state observation system configured to provide information regarding an energy state of the thermal energy storage device at a plurality of different moments in time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Maria C. Tugurlan, Francis K. Tuffner, David P. Chassin