Patents by Inventor Nima Fathi

Nima Fathi 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).

  • Multi-source sustainable-renewable energy harvester
    Patent number: 11698058
    Abstract: A method, approach, system, apparatus and solution that generates electricity from the removal heat of sustainable thermal cycles combined with a renewable thermal energy source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: UNM Rainforest Innovations
    Inventors: Nima Fathi, Peter V. Vorobieff, Patrick McDaniel, Seyed Sobhan Aleyasin, Mahyar Pourghasemi
  • Inflatable, free-standing solar updraft tower with optimal geometry and active control
    Patent number: 10006443
    Abstract: The present invention provides a self-supporting chimney apparatus. The chimney apparatus having at least one inflatable compartment. In some embodiments, the chimney apparatus may have a plurality of toroidal compartments, with the dimensions of the toroidal compartments calculated to maximize the structural integrity of the chimney apparatus, and with the pressure in the compartments dynamically adjusted to minimize deflection under wind loading. The self-supporting chimney apparatus may be used to construct an improved solar updraft tower, with the shape of the tower, the greenhouse surrounding its base, and the ground under the greenhouse optimized together to minimize energy losses. The efficiency of the power plant based on the design is further enhanced by combining solar thermal energy generation with photovoltaic energy generation and utilizing the waste heat of the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: STC.UNM
    Inventors: Peter V. Vorobieff, Nima Fathi, Andrea A. Mammoli, Vakhtang Putkaradze, Michael Chi, Seyed Sobhan Aleyasin, Francois Gay-Balmaz