Patents by Inventor John R. Yocum, JR.

John R. Yocum, JR. 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 and method for downhole geothermal electrical power generation
    Patent number: 8610303
    Abstract: There is provided herein a system and method for generating downhole electricity from wells or similar apertures that penetrate sufficiently deep into the subsurface to allow liquid water to be converted to steam. In the preferred embodiment, a well that reaches to a point in the subsurface where the ambient temperature at depth is significantly above the boiling point of water (i.e., greater than 212° F.) will be used, said steam providing the force necessary to turn the blades of a turbine which, in turn, provides rotational force a downhole generator, thereby resulting in the generation of electricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Inventor: John R. Yocum, Jr.
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOWNHOLE GEOTHERMAL ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION
    Publication number: 20130168965
    Abstract: There is provided herein a system and method for generating downhole electricity from wells or similar apertures that penetrate sufficiently deep into the subsurface to allow liquid water to be converted to steam. In the preferred embodiment, a well that reaches to a point in the subsurface where the ambient temperature at depth is significantly above the boiling point of water (i.e., greater than 212° F.) will be used, said steam providing the force necessary to turn the blades of a turbine which, in turn, provides rotational force a downhole generator, thereby resulting in the generation of electricity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventor: John R. Yocum, JR.