Patents by Inventor T. Craig Schmidter

T. Craig Schmidter 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 and delivery system
    Patent number: 6059016
    Abstract: Described is a thermal energy storage and delivery system for delivering thermal energy to both a passenger compartment of a vehicle and a component, such as a battery, located externally of the passenger compartment. The system capitalizes on excess capacity stored in a thermal energy storage apparatus, to heat the external component in addition to the passenger compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Store Heat and Produce Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander P. Rafalovich, Gilbert P. Keller, T. Craig Schmidter