Patents by Inventor Christoph Johannes Meinrenken

Christoph Johannes Meinrenken 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).

  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATING CARBON FOOTPRINTING
    Publication number: 20220237472
    Abstract: Methods and systems for automating carbon footprinting are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods include a plurality of steps. In some embodiments, related to predetermined resources associated with an item from predetermined data sources is obtained. Then, estimated emission factors are calculated for each of the resources. Next, a contributory uncertainty of the data and of the emission factors is determined. Then, a user is guided based on a comparison of the respective contributory uncertainty of data related to the resources or emission factors. Next, both data related to the resources and the estimated emission factors of the resources are utilized to determine a carbon footprint of the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Christoph Johannes MEINRENKEN, Klaus S. LACKNER, David Joseph WALKER, Robert Christian KUILE
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATING CARBON FOOTPRINTING
    Publication number: 20210232935
    Abstract: Methods and systems for automating carbon footprinting are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods include a plurality of steps. In some embodiments, related to predetermined resources associated with an item from predetermined data sources is obtained. Then, estimated emission factors are calculated for each of the resources. Next, a contributory uncertainty of the data and of the emission factors is determined. Then, a user is guided based on a comparison of the respective contributory uncertainty of data related to the resources or emission factors. Next, both data related to the resources and the estimated emission factors of the resources are utilized to determine a carbon footprint of the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Christoph Johannes MEINRENKEN, Klaus S. LACKNER, David Joseph WALKER, Robert Christian KUILE
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATING CARBON FOOTPRINTING
    Publication number: 20170103325
    Abstract: Methods and systems for automating carbon footprinting are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods include a plurality of steps. In some embodiments, related to predetermined resources associated with an item from predetermined data sources is obtained. Then, estimated emission factors are calculated for each of the resources. Next, a contributory uncertainty of the data and of the emission factors is determined. Then, a user is guided based on a comparison of the respective contributory uncertainty of data related to the resources or emission factors. Next, both data related to the resources and the estimated emission factors of the resources are utilized to determine a carbon footprint of the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Christoph Johannes Meinrenken, Klaus S. Lackner, David Joseph Walker, Robert Christian Kuile
  • Methods and systems for automating carbon footprinting
    Patent number: 9524463
    Abstract: Methods and systems for automating carbon footprinting are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods include a plurality of steps. In some embodiments, related to predetermined resources associated with an item from predetermined data sources is obtained. Then, estimated emission factors are calculated for each of the resourced. Next, a contributory uncertainty of the data and of the emission factors is determined. Then, a user is guided based on a comparison of the respective contributory uncertainty of data related to the resources or emission factors Next, both data related to the resources and the estimated emission factors of the resources are utilized to determine a carbon footprint of the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Christoph Johannes Meinrenken, Klaus S. Lackner, David Joseph Walker, Robert Christian ter Kuile
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATING CARBON FOOTPRINTING
    Publication number: 20130191313
    Abstract: Methods and systems for automating carbon footprinting are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods include the following: obtaining data related to predetermined resources associated with an item from predetermined data sources; calculating estimated emission factors for each of the resources; determining a contributory uncertainty of the data and of the emission factors; guiding a user based on a comparison of the respective contributory uncertainty of data related to the resources or emission factors; and utilizing both data related to the resources and the estimated emission factors of the resources to determine a carbon footprint of the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Christoph Johannes Meinrenken, Klaus S. Lackner, David Joseph Walker, Robert Christian Ter Kuile