Patents by Inventor Brian Von Herzen
Brian Von Herzen 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).
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Publication number: 20150198285Abstract: A compressed fluid energy storage system includes a submersible fluid containment subsystem charged with a compressed working fluid and submerged and ballasted in a body of water, with the fluid containment subsystem having a substantially flat portion closing a domed portion. The system also includes a compressor and an expander disposed to compress and expand the working fluid. The fluid containment subsystem is at least in part flexible, and includes an upper portion for storing compressed energy fluid and a lower portion for ballast material. The lower portion may be tapered proximate the flat portion to prevent it from being collapsed by ballast materials. The region between the fluid and the ballast has exchange ports to communicate water between the inside and outside of the containment subsystem. In other embodiments, an open-bottomed fluid containment system is held in position underneath a ballast system by a tensegrity structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2015Publication date: July 16, 2015Inventors: Scott Raymond Frazier, Brian Von Herzen, Alex Lau
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Publication number: 20150176526Abstract: Engine systems and associated methods, including systems with semi-isothermal compression devices are disclosed. An engine system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a compressor having a compressor inlet and outlet, a combustor having a combustor inlet coupled to the compressor outlet and further having a combustor outlet, a positive displacement expander having an expander inlet coupled to the combustor outlet, and further having an expander outlet and a work output device. A valve is coupled between the combustor and the expander to regulate a flow of hot combustion products passing from the combustor to the expander, and an exhaust energy recovery device is coupled to the expander outlet to extract energy from the combustion products exiting the expander.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: Bright Energy Storage Technologies, LLPInventors: Scott R. Frazier, Alex Lau, Brian Von Herzen
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Patent number: 9062548Abstract: The present technology is directed generally to rotary displacement systems and associated methods of use and manufacture. The systems can be used to compress and/or expand compressible fluids. In some embodiments, the rotary displacement systems include a chamber housing having a pressure-modifying chamber with a first port and a second port, a first passageway in fluid communication with the chamber via the first port, and a second passageway in fluid communication with the chamber via the second port. The systems can further include a shaft positioned within the chamber housing and rotatable relative to the chamber housing about a rotational axis, and a rotor comprising no more than two lobes.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2011Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: Bright Energy Storage Technologies, LLPInventors: Scott R. Frazier, John Tandler, Jacob Fitzgerald, Alexander Lau, Brian Von Herzen
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Patent number: 9057265Abstract: The present technology is directed generally to rotary displacement systems and associated methods of use and manufacture. The systems can be used to compress and/or expand compressible fluids. In some embodiments, the rotary displacement systems include a chamber housing having a pressure-modifying chamber with a first port and a second port, a first passageway in fluid communication with the chamber via the first port, and a second passageway in fluid communication with the chamber via the second port. The systems can further include a shaft positioned within the chamber housing and rotatable relative to the chamber housing about a rotational axis, and a rotor comprising no more than two lobes.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2011Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: Bright Energy Storage Technologies LLP.Inventors: Scott R. Frazier, John Tandler, Jacob Fitzgerald, Alexander Lau, Brian Von Herzen
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Publication number: 20150163568Abstract: This invention encompasses embodiments for multi-modal integrated simultaneous measurement of various aspects of fluids contained in circulating systems such as automotive reciprocating engines and vehicle transmissions. These circulating systems perform constant internal lubrication, and heat and contaminant removal to protect the internal moving parts from the inherent friction and damage in normal operation. Most commonly this is achieved with fluids based on hydrocarbon and/or related synthetics, which, over time, can lose their protective properties, and vary in their performance or breakdown/decay due to internal and external events. Several components within the lubricant fluid can be measured and can provide insight into the efficacy of the system to perform its designed mission.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Brian VON HERZEN, Steven VAN FLEET
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Patent number: 9022692Abstract: A system and method for underwater compressed fluid energy storage include a compressed fluid storage system that comprises a fluid containment vessel positioned on a floor of a body of water, wherein the fluid containment vessel comprises sediment positioned therein to ballast the vessel on the floor.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2010Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Bright Energy Storage Technologies, LLPInventors: Scott Raymond Frazier, Brian Von Herzen
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Patent number: 9020766Abstract: This invention encompasses embodiments for multi-modal integrated simultaneous measurement of various aspects of fluids contained in circulating systems such as automotive reciprocating engines and vehicle transmissions. These circulating systems perform constant internal lubrication, and heat and contaminant removal to protect the internal moving parts from the inherent friction and damage in normal operation. Most commonly this is achieved with fluids based on hydrocarbon and/or related synthetics, which, over time, can lose their protective properties, and vary in their performance or breakdown/decay due to internal and external events. Several components within the lubricant fluid can be measured and can provide insight into the efficacy of the system to perform its designed mission.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2012Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Mastinc.Inventors: Brian Von Herzen, Steven Van Fleet
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Publication number: 20150082872Abstract: This invention encompasses embodiments for multi-modal integrated simultaneous measurement of various aspects of fluids contained in circulating systems such as automotive reciprocating engines and vehicle transmissions. These circulating systems perform constant internal lubrication, and heat and contaminant removal to protect the internal moving parts from the inherent friction and damage in normal operation. Most commonly this is achieved with fluids based on hydrocarbon and/or related synthetics, which, over time, can lose their protective properties, and vary in their performance or breakdown/decay due to internal and external events. Several components within the lubricant fluid can be measured and can provide insight into the efficacy of the system to perform its designed mission.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Brian Von Herzen, Steven Van Fleet
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Patent number: 8924166Abstract: This invention encompasses embodiments for multi-modal integrated simultaneous measurement of various aspects of fluids contained in circulating systems such as automotive reciprocating engines and vehicle transmissions. These circulating systems perform constant internal lubrication, and heat and contaminant removal to protect the internal moving parts from the inherent friction and damage in normal operation. Most commonly this is achieved with fluids based on hydrocarbon and/or related synthetics, which, over time, can lose their protective properties, and vary in their performance or breakdown/decay due to internal and external events. Several components within the lubricant fluid can be measured and can provide insight into the efficacy of the system to perform its designed mission.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2012Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: MASTINCInventors: Brian Von Herzen, Steven Van Fleet
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Publication number: 20140188407Abstract: This invention encompasses embodiments for multi-modal integrated simultaneous measurement of various aspects of fluids contained in circulating systems such as automotive reciprocating engines and vehicle transmissions. These circulating systems perform constant internal lubrication, and heat and contaminant removal to protect the internal moving parts from the inherent friction and damage in normal operation. Most commonly this is achieved with fluids based on hydrocarbon and/or related synthetics, which, over time, can lose their protective properties, and vary in their performance or breakdown/decay due to internal and external events. Several components within the lubricant fluid can be measured and can provide insight into the efficacy of the system to perform its designed mission. Described herein is a real-time, simultaneous, integrated, multi-modal sensor system for early warning notification.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: MASTINCInventors: Brian VON HERZEN, Steven Van Fleet
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Publication number: 20140188404Abstract: This invention encompasses embodiments for multi-modal integrated simultaneous measurement of various aspects of fluids contained in circulating systems such as automotive reciprocating engines and vehicle transmissions. These circulating systems perform constant internal lubrication, and heat and contaminant removal to protect the internal moving parts from the inherent friction and damage in normal operation. Most commonly this is achieved with fluids based on hydrocarbon and/or related synthetics, which, over time, can lose their protective properties, and vary in their performance or breakdown/decay due to internal and external events. Several components within the lubricant fluid can be measured and can provide insight into the efficacy of the system to perform its designed mission. Described herein is a real-time, simultaneous, integrated, multi-modal sensor system for early warning notification.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Inventors: Brian VON HERZEN, Steven VAN FLEET
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Publication number: 20140064389Abstract: The invention encompasses a system and method for monitoring a power line. In certain embodiments, a system emits a series of signals that allow for analytic analysis of a power line. For example, by taking multiple signal readings, it is possible to detect an average height reading of a power line and observe long-term trends in the time delay from signal emission to reception of an echo-signal. This allows for accurate measurement of various physical parameters of a power line, for example, the height of the power line above the ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: MASTINC.Inventors: Steve VAN FLEET, Brian VON HERZEN
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Patent number: 8639024Abstract: A system for generating disparity results comprises an interface, a first memory, a second memory, and a processor. The interface is for receiving a first element of a first set of image data and a first element of a second set of image data. The first memory is for storing the first element of the first set of image data. The second memory is for storing the first element of the second set of image data. The processor is for generating a disparity result for a first element before all elements of the first data set and the second data set have been received. The disparity result is generated using a low latency image processing system that processes a plurality of elements of the first set of image data and a plurality of elements of the second set of image data.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2012Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: John Iselin Woodfill, Henry Harlyn Baker, Brian Von Herzen, Robert Dale Alkire
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Publication number: 20130101160Abstract: A system for generating disparity results comprises an interface, a first memory, a second memory, and a processor. The interface is for receiving a first element of a first set of image data and a first element of a second set of image data. The first memory is for storing the first element of the first set of image data. The second memory is for storing the first element of the second set of image data. The processor is for generating a disparity result for a first element before all elements of the first data set and the second data set have been received. The disparity result is generated using a low latency image processing system that processes a plurality of elements of the first set of image data and a plurality of elements of the second set of image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: TYZX, INC.Inventors: John Iselin Woodfill, Henry Harlyn Baker, Brian Von Herzen, Robert Dale Alkire
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Patent number: 8260040Abstract: A powerful, scaleable, and reconfigurable image processing system and method of processing data therein is described. This general purpose, reconfigurable engine with toroidal topology, distributed memory, and wide bandwidth I/O are capable of solving real applications at real-time speeds. The reconfigurable image processing system can be optimized to efficiently perform specialized computations, such as real-time video and audio processing. This reconfigurable image processing system provides high performance via high computational density, high memory bandwidth, and high I/O bandwidth. Generally, the reconfigurable image processing system and its control structure include a homogeneous array of 16 field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) and 16 static random access memories (SRAM) arranged in a partial torus configuration. The reconfigurable image processing system also includes a PCI bus interface chip, a clock control chip, and a datapath chip. It can be implemented in a single board.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2011Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Tyzx, Inc.Inventors: John Iselin Woodfill, Henry Harlyn Baker, Brian Von Herzen, Robert Dale Alkire
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Publication number: 20120119510Abstract: The present technology is directed generally to pneumatic gearbox systems with variable speed transmission and associated systems and methods. In selected embodiments, pneumatic gearbox systems can include a variable input power source and a compressor operatively coupled thereto. The compressor can be configured to compress a fluid at a first cyclic frequency from the variable power input power source. The system can further include a storage vessel in fluid communication with the compressor and an expander in fluid communication with the storage vessel. The storage vessel can be configured to retain a volume of the fluid after compression until the expander draws upon it to expand the fluid at a second cyclic frequency different from the first cyclic frequency. The second cyclic frequency can be configured to synchronize with that of an electrical generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Inventors: Brian Von Herzen, Scott R. Frazier
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Publication number: 20120012276Abstract: A thermal energy storage system includes a container positioned within a surrounding body of water and comprising a container wall. The wall has an interior surface exposed to and defining an internal volume of the container and has an exterior surface opposite the interior surface and exposed to the surrounding body of water. The internal volume is substantially full of water, and the container is configured to thermally separate water within the internal volume along the interior surface from water of the surrounding body of water along the exterior surface. A thermal source in thermal communication with the water within the internal volume is configured to transfer a thermal potential to the water within the internal volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Inventors: Brian Von Herzen, Scott Raymond Frazier
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Publication number: 20110217197Abstract: The present technology is directed generally to rotary displacement systems and associated methods of use and manufacture. The systems can be used to compress and/or expand compressible fluids. In some embodiments, the rotary displacement systems include a chamber housing having a pressure-modifying chamber with a first port and a second port, a first passageway in fluid communication with the chamber via the first port, and a second passageway in fluid communication with the chamber via the second port. The systems can further include a shaft positioned within the chamber housing and rotatable relative to the chamber housing about a rotational axis, and a rotor comprising no more than two lobes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Inventors: Scott R. Frazier, John Tandler, Jacob Fitzgerald, Alexander Lau, Brian Von Herzen
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Publication number: 20110209477Abstract: The present technology is directed generally to rotary displacement systems and associated methods of use and manufacture. The systems can be used to compress and/or expand compressible fluids. In some embodiments, the rotary displacement systems include a chamber housing having a pressure-modifying chamber with a first port and a second port, a first passageway in fluid communication with the chamber via the first port, and a second passageway in fluid communication with the chamber via the second port. The systems can further include a shaft positioned within the chamber housing and rotatable relative to the chamber housing about a rotational axis, and a rotor comprising no more than two lobes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Inventors: Scott R. Frazier, John Tandler, Jacob Fitzgerald, Alexander Lau, Brian Von Herzen
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Publication number: 20110210851Abstract: A powerful, scaleable, and reconfigurable image processing system and method of processing data therein is described. This general purpose, reconfigurable engine with toroidal topology, distributed memory, and wide bandwidth I/O are capable of solving real applications at real-time speeds. The reconfigurable image processing system can be optimized to efficiently perform specialized computations, such as real-time video and audio processing. This reconfigurable image processing system provides high performance via high computational density, high memory bandwidth, and high I/O bandwidth. Generally, the reconfigurable image processing system and its control structure include a homogeneous array of 16 field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) and 16 static random access memories (SRAM) arranged in a partial torus configuration. The reconfigurable image processing system also includes a PCI bus interface chip, a clock control chip, and a datapath chip. It can be implemented in a single board.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: Tyzx, Inc.Inventors: John Iselin Woodfill, Henry Harlyn Baker, Brian Von Herzen, Robert Dale Alkire