Patents by Inventor Brent Thomas Deep

Brent Thomas Deep 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 and apparatus for harvesting a static electric charge
    Patent number: 11991811
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for harvesting a static electric charge from suspended particles in an atmosphere includes exposing a charge conductor to the suspended particles in the atmosphere and selectively providing a conductive path between the charge conductor and a terrestrial ground including a rechargeable energy storage device. Energy may be selectively transferred to another energy storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Madhusudan Raghavan, Brent Thomas Deep
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING A STATIC ELECTRIC CHARGE
    Publication number: 20240023222
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for harvesting a static electric charge from suspended particles in an atmosphere includes exposing a charge conductor to the suspended particles in the atmosphere and selectively providing a conductive path between the charge conductor and a terrestrial ground including a rechargeable energy storage device. Energy may be selectively transferred to another energy storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Madhusudan Raghavan, Brent Thomas Deep