Patents by Inventor Brandon W. Janak

Brandon W. Janak 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).

  • Method for calculating hydrogen storage inventory
    Patent number: 8494772
    Abstract: Methods for accurately and conveniently calculating the inventory of hydrogen storage in a stationary storage vessel using the external ambient temperature and the internal pressure are disclosed in the present invention. To account for the delay in the heat transfer from the ambient air to the storage vessel and then to the hydrogen gas a first order filter can be used on the external ambient temperature. Following the application of the first order filter on the external ambient temperature, an empirical equation is used to calculate the mass of hydrogen in the stationary storage vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel G. Casey, Brandon W. Janak, Paul D. Burger
  • Variable switch point for a cascade storage system for gaseous Hydrogen
    Publication number: 20090194190
    Abstract: In the present invention, a cascade storage system for gaseous hydrogen including a variable switch point is disclosed. The variable switch point allows the cascade storage system to quickly dispense gaseous hydrogen to fill hydrogen vehicles in addition to increasing the utilization of gaseous hydrogen in the cascade storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Glenn Casey, Brandon W. Janak, Kent Alan DeBoer
  • Method for Calculating Hydrogen Storage Inventory
    Publication number: 20080288208
    Abstract: Methods for accurately and conveniently calculating the inventory of hydrogen storage in a stationary storage vessel using the external ambient temperature and the internal pressure are disclosed in the present invention. To account for the delay in the heat transfer from the ambient air to the storage vessel and then to the hydrogen gas a first order filter can be used on the external ambient temperature. Following the application of the first order filter on the external ambient temperature, an empirical equation is used to calculate the mass of hydrogen in the stationary storage vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel G. Casey, Brandon W. Janak, Paul D. Burger