Patents by Inventor Drake Tilley

Drake Tilley 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).

  • Flow Control Systems and Methods for a Phase Change Material Solar Receiver
    Publication number: 20150316288
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include concentrating solar power (CSP) systems and solar receivers for CSP systems configured to provide inlet and outlet heat transfer material flow control. The disclosed embodiments feature heat transfer material flowing in and open heat transfer material circuit. Certain embodiments may be implemented with a solid-liquid phase change material as the heat transfer material. Alternative embodiments include methods of heat transfer material flow control in a CSP system and CSP systems configured as described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Luke Erickson, Russell Muren, Ryan Webster, Cory Hodgkins, Drake Tilley