Patents by Inventor John Terry Bailey

John Terry Bailey 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).

  • Solid state solar thermal energy collector
    Patent number: 11440814
    Abstract: A system for receiving, transferring, and storing solar thermal energy. The system includes a concentrating solar energy collector, a transfer conduit, a thermal storage material, and an insulated container. The insulated container contains the thermal storage material, and the transfer conduit is configured to transfer solar energy collected by the solar energy collector to the thermal storage material through a wall of the insulated container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: PLANET A ENERGY, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Lee Johnson, Braden Eric Hines, Guido Hamacher, Russ Neff, Christian T. Gregory, John Terry Bailey
  • SOLID STATE SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY COLLECTOR
    Publication number: 20190226722
    Abstract: A system for receiving, transferring, and storing solar thermal energy. The system includes a concentrating solar energy collector, a transfer conduit, a thermal storage material, and an insulated container. The insulated container contains the thermal storage material, and the transfer conduit is configured to transfer solar energy collected by the solar energy collector to the thermal storage material through a wall of the insulated container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Richard Lee Johnson, Braden Eric Hines, Guido Hamacher, Russ Neff, John Terry Bailey
  • Solid state solar thermal energy collector
    Patent number: 10203134
    Abstract: A system for receiving, transferring, and storing solar thermal energy. The system includes a concentrating solar energy collector, a transfer conduit, a thermal storage material, and an insulated container. The insulated container contains the thermal storage material, and the transfer conduit is configured to transfer solar energy collected by the solar energy collector to the thermal storage material through a wall of the insulated container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Inventors: Richard Lee Johnson, Braden Eric Hines, Guido Hamacher, Russ Neff, John Terry Bailey
  • Waveguide tunable Bragg grating using compliant microelectromechanical system (MEMS) technology
    Patent number: 6529659
    Abstract: A low cost waveguide tunable Bragg grating provides a flat passband and minimal crosstalk. A compliant material forms a waveguide that is imprinted with a Bragg grating and mounted on a MEMS actuator. Entropic materials such as elastomers, aerogels or other long-chain polymers may provide the necessary compliance. The application of a drive signal to the actuator deforms (squeezes or stretches) the compliant material thereby changing the Bragg spacing and shifting the resonant wavelength. The MEMS actuator can be an electrostatically or electromagnetically actuated comb-drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Parvenu, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Little, John Terry Bailey
  • Waveguide tunable bragg grating using compliant microelectromechanical system (MEMS) technology
    Publication number: 20020003925
    Abstract: A low cost waveguide tunable Bragg grating provides a flat passband and minimal crosstalk. A compliant material forms a waveguide that is imprinted with a Bragg grating and mounted on a MEMS actuator. Entropic materials such as elastomers, aerogels or other long-chain polymers may provide the necessary compliance. The application of a drive signal to the actuator deforms (squeezes or stretches) the compliant material thereby changing the Bragg spacing and shifting the resonant wavelength. The MEMS actuator can be an electrostatically or electromagnetically actuated comb-drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Applicant: Solus Micro Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Little, John Terry Bailey