Patents by Inventor Daniel Thorne

Daniel Thorne 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).

  • Carbon dioxide-based cleaning systems
    Patent number: 12692646
    Abstract: Carbon dioxide-based cleaning systems include a holding tank containing a supply of liquid carbon dioxide (CO2), a rotary cleaner having an internal drum arranged therein, the rotary cleaner fluidly coupled to the holding tank to receive liquid CO2 therefrom, the rotary cleaner configured to output CO2 with contaminants after a cleaning cycle, a compressor arranged to receive gaseous CO2 and increase a pressure of the gaseous CO2, and a condenser arranged to receive the increased pressure gaseous CO2 from the compressor and convert the gaseous CO2 into liquid CO2 and direct the liquid CO2 into the holding tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND SPACE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Thorne, Ashley Rose Himmelmann Schuster, Daniel J. Kaplan
  • CARBON DIOXIDE-BASED CLEANING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20250283270
    Abstract: Carbon dioxide-based cleaning systems include a holding tank containing a supply of liquid carbon dioxide (CO2), a rotary cleaner having an internal drum arranged therein, the rotary cleaner fluidly coupled to the holding tank to receive liquid CO2 therefrom, the rotary cleaner configured to output CO2 with contaminants after a cleaning cycle, a compressor arranged to receive gaseous CO2 and increase a pressure of the gaseous CO2, and a condenser arranged to receive the increased pressure gaseous CO2 from the compressor and convert the gaseous CO2 into liquid CO2 and direct the liquid CO2 into the holding tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Inventors: Daniel Thorne, Ashley Rose Himmelmann Schuster, Daniel J. Kaplan