Patents by Inventor Jacob Andrew Miller

Jacob Andrew Miller 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).

  • Efficient variable capacity chilled water plant design with reduced mechanical cooling and thermal storage
    Patent number: 10514200
    Abstract: A system configuration for a chilled water plant is described in which mechanical cooling is reduced in favor of less energy intensive ambient dry or evaporative cooling. While the system sees the greatest performance improvement in dry and cool climates, considerable energy savings may be realized in a variety of climate zones. Less facility hardware is required for the same amount of total cooling capacity, reducing the overall cost of the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventor: Jacob Andrew Miller
  • EFFICIENT VARIABLE CAPACITY CHILLED WATER PLANT DESIGN WITH REDUCED MECHANICAL COOLING AND THERMAL STORAGE
    Publication number: 20180202710
    Abstract: A system configuration for a chilled water plant is described in which mechanical cooling is reduced in favor of less energy intensive ambient dry or evaporative cooling. While the system sees the greatest performance improvement in dry and cool climates, considerable energy savings may be realized in a variety of climate zones. Less facility hardware is required for the same amount of total cooling capacity, reducing the overall cost of the plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventor: Jacob Andrew Miller
  • System and method for detecting gas
    Patent number: 7678251
    Abstract: A system to detect a presence of a specific gas in a mixture of gaseous byproducts comprising moisture vapor is disclosed. The system includes an electrochemical cell, a transport to deliver the mixture of gaseous byproducts from the electrochemical cell, a gas sensor in fluid communication with the transport, the sensor responsive to a presence of the specific gas to generate a signal corresponding to a concentration of the specific gas, and a membrane to prevent transmission of liquid moisture, the membrane disposed between the transport and the gas sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Proton Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Oscar Ken Chow, Lawrence Clinton Moulthrop, Ken Wayne Dreier, Jacob Andrew Miller
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING GAS
    Publication number: 20080185297
    Abstract: A system to detect a presence of a specific gas in a mixture of gaseous byproducts comprising moisture vapor is disclosed. The system includes an electrochemical cell, a transport to deliver the mixture of gaseous byproducts from the electrochemical cell, a gas sensor in fluid communication with the transport, the sensor responsive to a presence of the specific gas to generate a signal corresponding to a concentration of the specific gas, and a membrane to prevent transmission of liquid moisture, the membrane disposed between the transport and the gas sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: PROTON ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Oscar Ken Chow, Lawrence Clinton Moulthrop, Ken Wayne Dreier, Jacob Andrew Miller