Patents Examined by Mickey H France
  • Patent number: 12025033
    Abstract: A thermal energy storage system with fluid flow insulation, the system including heated thermal storage blocks positioned within a housing, and a method for operating the thermal energy storage system, including providing a flow of fluid into the housing, the fluid convectively extracting heat from a top region, a side region and a bottom region of the thermal energy storage system, to generate heated fluid that insulates the thermal storage blocks from the housing and a foundation of the thermal energy storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Rondo Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: John Setel O'Donnell, Peter Emery von Behrens, Chiaki Treynor, Jeremy Quentin Keller, Matthieu Jonemann, Robert Ratz, Yusef Desjardins Ferhani
  • Patent number: 11982066
    Abstract: A helical pile including a heat exchanger is described. The pile is formed from a lead section and one or more extension sections. The interior of the lead and extension sections are hollow and form a heat exchanger cavity. At the lower end of the lead section is a helical blade. Rotation of the lead section causes the helical blade to screw into the ground, thus pulling the lead section downward. Extension sections are added to the lead section and the pile is rotated until it is installed to a desired depth. The pile includes an inflow tube extending a predetermined distance into the heat exchanger cavity and an outflow port connected with the heat exchanger cavity. In operation, a heat carrying fluid is pumped into the inflow tube from a heat source or sink, for example, a heat pump for a building heating and cooling system. The fluid exits the tube at a point near the bottom of the heat exchanger cavity. The fluid flows upward through the heat exchange cavity and exchanges heat with the surrounding soil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Timothy Michael Kemp
  • Patent number: 11976610
    Abstract: A constant density heat exchanger and method of operating are provided. The constant density heat exchanger includes a housing extending between a first end and a second end and defining a chamber having an inlet and an outlet. A first plate is positioned at the first end of the housing and rotatable about an axis of rotation such that the first plate selectively allows a working fluid to flow into the inlet of the chamber. A second plate is positioned at the second end of the housing and rotatable about the axis of rotation such that the second plate selectively allows the working fluid to flow out of the outlet of the chamber. The first plate and the second plate are rotatable about the axis of rotation so as to hold a volume of the working fluid at constant density as a heat source imparts thermal energy thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Hyliion Holdings Corp.
    Inventors: Michael Robert Notarnicola, Joshua Tyler Mook, Kevin Michael VandeVoorde, Aigbedion Akwara, Mohammed El Hacin Sennoun, Mary Kathryn Thompson, Scott Douglas Waun, Michael Thomas Gansler
  • Patent number: 11976573
    Abstract: The present disclosure teaches a system and method of generating electricity via a thermal power plant. The system and method includes a fuel heating chamber configured to receive a nano-thermite fuel, an induction assembly configured to inductively heat the fuel in the fuel heating chamber, and an electricity generating subsystem configured to convert heat from the heated nano-thermite fuel into electricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: OQAB DIETRICH INDUCTION INC.
    Inventors: Haroon B. Oqab, George B. Dietrich
  • Patent number: 11971009
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade shell part made of a fibre-reinforced composite structure, including steps of mounting a plurality of fastening devices on a mounting plate to form a root end assembly, the mounting plate comprising one or more first openings for evacuating air; arranging the root end assembly over a mould surface of a mould; arranging an air-tight cover member so as to form a mould cavity; evacuating air from the mould cavity via at least the one or more first openings of the mounting plate; and supplying a polymer into the mould cavity and allowing the polymer to cure so as to form the composite structure. A root end assembly for use in the method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: LM WIND POWER A/S
    Inventors: Artur Ferfecki, Lars Nielsen
  • Patent number: 11971008
    Abstract: The wind wall is a solid structure composed of modular wind cells; the joint between two adjoining wind cells, seen from a cross-section that passes parallel through the axes of axial symmetry of both wind cells, include a shape of a complete airfoil, and both wind cells are arranged sharing a same chord; where this chord is contained by the adjacent outer section of both wind cells. It is an aerodynamic structure specially designed to increase the wind speed within a critical space and, therefore, increase the wind power available to be used by the rotor of a wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Inventor: Alfredo Raul Calle Madrid
  • Patent number: 11971017
    Abstract: In general terms the present invention proposes a device 100 for harvesting renewable energy. The device 100 comprises a wind turbine 140, a channel 160 for directing wind 198 to the wind turbine 140, and a solar receiver 155 positioned on an internal of the channel 160 for receiving sunlight 194 entering the channel 160.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Inventor: Chi Lam Leung
  • Patent number: 11965677
    Abstract: A system, composition and method for controlling fracture grown in the extraction of geothermal energy from an underground formation includes (i) introducing a first fracking fluid into an underground formation; (ii) introducing a second fracking fluid into the underground formation; wherein the specific gravity of the second fracking fluid is different from the specific gravity of the first fracturing fluid, thereby controlling the growth of at least one fracture in a downward direction, and wherein the fracking fluid in at least one of steps (i) or (ii) contains proppant particles having a thermal conductivity contrast of at least 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Sage Geosystems Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Lance Cook, Lev M. Ring
  • Patent number: 11952975
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system that includes a wave energy converter and an assembly, adapted to be driven by the wave energy converter. The wave energy converter includes an array, in the form of rows and columns, of floating elements adapted to float on a sea surface in the vicinity of a shore. Each floating element has a first and a second end, each end being connected to a lever, the lever being connected through a bearing to a pivot point. Each lever is connected in an articulated manner to a piston rod in a wave-actuated liquid pump, that is in fluid communication with the pipe, adapted to lead a liquid to a workstation, wherein the workstation includes the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventor: Henrik Frans Christensen
  • Patent number: 11906205
    Abstract: A geothermal heat exchanger, a geothermal heat arrangement and to a method in connection with a geothermal heat arrangement. The geothermal heat exchanger includes a piping arrangement having a rise pipe and a drain pipe, and a first pump arranged to the piping arrangement. The rise pipe and drain pipe are arranged in fluid communication with each other for circulating the primary working fluid. The rise pipe is provided with a first thermal insulation surrounding the rise pipe along at least part of the length of the rise pipe and the first pump is arranged to circulate the primary working fluid in a direction towards a lower end of the rise pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: QUANTITATIVE HEAT OY
    Inventor: Rami Niemi
  • Patent number: 11898672
    Abstract: A support for an exhaust stack comprises a first bracket including a first base joining a first extension and a second extension, the first base being fixed to the vehicle, and a second bracket including a second base joining a third extension and a fourth extension, the second base being fixed to the exhaust stack. A member is disposed between the first base and the second base. The member has a first end and a second end. A first fastener is accepted by the first end and extends between the first extension and the second extension. A second fastener is accepted by the second end and extends between the third extension and the fourth extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventor: Timothy M. Lyons
  • Patent number: 11885328
    Abstract: A scroll device has a fixed scroll, and orbiting scroll, and at least an integrated cooling loop configured to receive coolant to cool the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll. A flexible conduit is provided that curves radially around an orbital axis of the orbiting scroll to transfer coolant along integrated cooling loop. The integrated cooling loop separates coolant used to cool the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll from the involutes of the scroll device providing clean operation of the scroll device. The integrated cooling loop may be defined by the flexible conduit, one or more cooling chambers, and/or one or more cooling passageways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Air Squared, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan D. Nicholas, Joshua R. Mesward, John P. D. Wilson
  • Patent number: 11885300
    Abstract: Provided is a helical strake set to reduce vortex induced vibrations of a tower, intended to be transported unassembled in a container, including a plurality of identical attachable segments, wherein each segment includes a main body of hollow pyramidal configuration including a wide polygonal end a narrow polygonal end and a narrow polygonal portion firmly attached to the narrow polygonal end, and each segment further including a cap including a wide polygonal portion able to fit in the wide polygonal end by a fastening element, wherein all main bodies and caps are able to be piled in one into another in a container yielding a significant reduction in seaborn transport volume and later assembled on site to reduce vortex induced vibrations of a tower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Inventors: Juan Manuel Osorio Martinez, Vicente Señas Perez, Jesus Angel Yabar Basterra
  • Patent number: 11873991
    Abstract: A system for offshore electricity generation and direct carbon dioxide sequestration includes an offshore marine platform on which is mounted a plurality of internal combustion engines. The marine platform is deployed above an offshore, subsea storage reservoir. The internal combustion engines drive electric generators to produce electricity. Flue gas from the internal combustion engines is directed to a carbon dioxide capture system adjacent the internal combustion engines and in fluid communication with the flue gas exhausts of the internal combustion engines. The carbon dioxide capture system captures gaseous carbon dioxide from the flue gas, and then injects the captured carbon dioxide directly into the offshore, subsea storage reservoir. Compressors in fluid communication with the carbon dioxide capture system may be utilized to increase the pressure of the captured gaseous carbon dioxide to a desired injection pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Stena Power & LNG Solutions AS
    Inventors: Robert Løseth, Svein Borge Hellesmark
  • Patent number: 11867281
    Abstract: A pump stage assembly including at least two pump suction stages and at least one pump pressure stage. The pump suction stages and the pump pressure stage are arranged spaced apart from one another in a pump housing PG and have a common drive shaft. The pump suction stages are formed by a first assembly of intermeshing external gearwheels that lie in a first plane, and the pump pressure stage is formed by a second assembly of intermeshing external gearwheels that lie in a second plane. A first delivery volume flow can be drawn in from a first region of a dry sump by a first pump suction stage, and a second delivery volume flow can be drawn in from a second region of the dry sump by a second pump suction stage. The two delivery volume flows intermix in the pump housing before they reach an oil tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventor: Christian Böhm
  • Patent number: 11867178
    Abstract: An improved screw-spindle pump, particularly for cooling systems, includes a first screw, a second screw and a pump housing, inside which the first screw and the second screw are rotatably housed between the first screw, the second screw and the pump housing, being defined pumping chambers adapted to move, as a consequence of the rotation of the first screw and the second screw, a fluid from a suction area to a delivery area of the pump. The pump housing housing the first screw and the second screw is made in one piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: FLUID-O-TECH S.R.L.
    Inventors: Pasquale Borriello, Jacopo Varriale, Pierpaolo Lucchesi, Francesco Tirelli, Diego Andreis
  • Patent number: 11867094
    Abstract: An energy storage system converts variable renewable electricity (VRE) to continuous heat at over 1000° C. Intermittent electrical energy heats a solid medium. Heat from the solid medium is delivered continuously on demand. An array of bricks incorporating internal radiation cavities is directly heated by thermal radiation. The cavities facilitate rapid, uniform heating via reradiation. Heat delivery via flowing gas establishes a thermocline which maintains high outlet temperature throughout discharge. Gas flows through structured pathways within the array, delivering heat which may be used for processes including calcination, hydrogen electrolysis, steam generation, and thermal power generation and cogeneration. Groups of thermal storage arrays may be controlled and operated at high temperatures without thermal runaway via deep-discharge sequencing. Forecast-based control enables continuous, year-round heat supply using current and advance information of weather and VRE availability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Rondo Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: John Setel O′Donnell, Peter Emery Von Behrens, Chiaki Treynor, Jeremy Quentin Keller, Matthieu Jonemann, Robert Ratz, Yusef Desjardins Ferhani
  • Patent number: 11870367
    Abstract: Energy harvesters (EH) which can effectively harvest wasted vibrational/kinematic energy and convert it into electrical energy for battery-free sensor operation are described herein. The target application of the energy harvesters includes powering wireless sensors used for wind turbine blade structural monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY
    Inventor: Soobum Lee
  • Patent number: 11846222
    Abstract: Systems and methods for conditioning an aftertreatment system. For example, a computer-implemented method for conditioning an aftertreatment system of a hybrid system including an electric motor and a combustion engine includes: determining whether the aftertreatment system is in a first temperature zone below a first temperature threshold; determining whether a power demand corresponding to the operation of the hybrid system is in a first power demand zone below a power threshold; and if the aftertreatment system is determined to be in the first temperature zone and the power demand of the hybrid system is determined to be in the first power demand zone, setting the hybrid system to compressor mode to heat the aftertreatment system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: Xing Jin, Lisa A. Orth-Farrell, Gary C. Salemme, Manik Narula
  • Patent number: 11845562
    Abstract: A power system includes a liquid hydrogen fuel source including a fuel tank containing a volume of hydrogen fuel. The fuel tank includes two or more vacuum insulation layers, and a liquid insulation material positioned between the two or more vacuum insulation layers. A first power generator located fluidly downstream of the hydrogen fuel source. The first power generator utilizes a flow of hydrogen fuel from the volume of hydrogen fuel to generate electrical or mechanical power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Viktor Kilchyk, Debabrata Pal