Patents Assigned to Co-Gen, Inc.
  • Power system
    Patent number: 4347702
    Abstract: A vapor cycle power system in which the low level heat source is furnished by water or air via the medium of a compression cycle heat pump, and subsequent higher temperature level heat energies are provided by direct combustion, solar energy, geothermal energy or waste heat, singularly or in combinations thereof, in either or both gaseous or liquid forms. In certain embodiments of the invention, the system has the capability to provide heating and cooling in addition to the function of producing useful shaft work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1982
    Assignee: Co-Gen, Inc.
    Inventor: Ian S. Tawse
  • Total energy system including means for utilizing supplementary heats
    Patent number: 4309877
    Abstract: A prime mover of internal or external combustion type is utilized to furnish shaft work for the driving of an electrical generator, a refrigeration compressor and/or a combination of both. Waste heat emanating from the prime mover and/or a refrigeration system, of which said compressor is a component, is directed to provide utility heating and/or air conditioning, said heating and air conditioning thereby becoming useful byproducts of a means for generating electrical energy and/or furnishing refrigeration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1982
    Assignee: Co-Gen, Inc.
    Inventor: Ian S. Tawse