Patents by Inventor George S. Nitschke

George S. Nitschke 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).

  • System for using geopressured-geothermal reservoirs
    Patent number: 5165235
    Abstract: Process of drilling a bore into a geopressured-geothermal reservoir containing a gas-laden fluid, allowing the fluid to escape through the bore, passing the fluid into a rotatable turbine which causes a generator to produce electricity, passing the fluid to means for separating gas from the fluid, and passing the fluid into a multi-effect distillation system to extract fresh water from the fluid to produce fresh water and saturated brine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Inventor: George S. Nitschke
  • System for using geopressured-geothermal reservoirs
    Patent number: RE36282
    Abstract: Process of drilling a bore into a geopressured-geothermal reservoir containing a gas-laden fluid, allowing the fluid to escape through the bore, passing the fluid into a rotatable turbine which causes a generator to produce electricity, passing the fluid to means for separating gas from the fluid, and passing the fluid into a multi-effect distillation system to extract fresh water from the fluid to produce fresh water and saturated brine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Inventor: George S. Nitschke