Patents by Inventor Justin Briggs
Justin Briggs 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).
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Patent number: 11876254Abstract: A solid-state thermal battery system is disclosed herein. The system includes a stationary thermal storage medium that can be charged by adding heat to the thermal storage medium. Actuated heat engines can be utilized to discharge the solid-state thermal battery, converting the heat stored in the thermal storage medium into electricity. The heat engines are actuated in a manner that reduces thermal gradients in the thermal storage medium to increase the efficiency of the system. In one embodiment, the thermal storage medium is contained in a main chamber of an insulated container. The heat engines are stored, when idle, in an ancillary chamber adjacent to the main chamber and moved into the main chamber by an actuation system to begin discharging the solid-state thermal battery. The heat engines follow a path during discharge to dynamically move between regions of the thermal storage medium to reduce thermal gradients induced therein.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2020Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Antora Energy, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Joseph Ponec, Justin Briggs, David Bierman, Tarun Narayan
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Publication number: 20230396206Abstract: A layered window in thermophotovoltaic (TPV) devices is disclosed herein. The device may include two or more front window layers, including an outer front window layer nearest the light source that is thin and highly doped and a lower doped inner front window layer nearest a TPV absorber layer. In some embodiments, there may be additional front window layers between the outer front window layer and the inner front window layer. In some embodiments, the TPV device also may include a front contact, a back contact, and other components.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Brendan M. Kayes, Leah Y. Kuritzky, Emmett E. Perl, Tarun C. Narayan, Justin A. Briggs, Myles Aaron Steiner, Eric James Tervo, Madhan Kumar Arulanandam, Richard R. King
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Publication number: 20220412228Abstract: A thermal storage solution system is disclosed herein. The system includes an insulated container having a thermal storage medium, a heating element configured to heat the thermal storage medium, a heat receiving unit (e.g., thermophotovoltaic (TPV) heat engine, heat transfer fluid, an industrial process component) configured to convert heat into electric energy, and a mechanism configured to control a view factor between the thermal storage medium and the heat engine. In another embodiment, the system includes multiple thermal storage media as unit cells in a single enclosure or container with insulation between adjacent unit cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: Antora Energy, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Joseph Ponec, Justin Briggs, David Bierman, Sam Kortz
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Publication number: 20210143446Abstract: A solid-state thermal battery system is disclosed herein. The system includes a stationary thermal storage medium that can be charged by adding heat to the thermal storage medium. Actuated heat engines can be utilized to discharge the solid-state thermal battery, converting the heat stored in the thermal storage medium into electricity. The heat engines are actuated in a manner that reduces thermal gradients in the thermal storage medium to increase the efficiency of the system. In one embodiment, the thermal storage medium is contained in a main chamber of an insulated container. The heat engines are stored, when idle, in an ancillary chamber adjacent to the main chamber and moved into the main chamber by an actuation system to begin discharging the solid-state thermal battery. The heat engines follow a path during discharge to dynamically move between regions of the thermal storage medium to reduce thermal gradients induced therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Andrew Joseph Ponec, Justin Briggs, David Bierman, Tarun Narayan
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Publication number: 20170234900Abstract: A sample vessel assembly, comprising a base member including a base flange having first and second opposing surfaces, first and second sides intersecting with one another; and a first sidewall extending from the first surface at a distance from the first and second sides; and a lid member, including: a lid flange having third and fourth opposing surfaces, third and fourth sides intersecting with one another; and a second sidewall extending from the third surface at a distance from the third and fourth sides, the second sidewall engageable with the first sidewall such that the first surface of the base flange and the third surface of the lid flange are in an opposing spaced-apart relationship with one another and such that the first and second sidewalls cooperate with one another to define a sample chamber. Further disclosed is a method for automated analysis of samples in a sample vessel assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventor: Justin Briggs
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Patent number: 9636678Abstract: A sample vessel assembly, comprising a base member including a base flange having first and second opposing surfaces, first and second sides intersecting with one another; and a first sidewall extending from the first surface at a distance from the first and second sides; and a lid member, including: a lid flange having third and fourth opposing surfaces, third and fourth sides intersecting with one another; and a second sidewall extending from the third surface at a distance from the third and fourth sides, the second sidewall engageable with the first sidewall such that the first surface of the base flange and the third surface of the lid flange are in an opposing spaced-apart relationship with one another and such that the first and second sidewalls cooperate with one another to define a sample chamber. Further disclosed is a method for automated analysis of samples in a sample vessel assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: SnapLab Technologies, LLCInventor: Justin Briggs
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Publication number: 20150251175Abstract: A sample vessel assembly, comprising a base member including a base flange having first and second opposing surfaces, first and second sides intersecting with one another; and a first sidewall extending from the first surface at a distance from the first and second sides; and a lid member, including: a lid flange having third and fourth opposing surfaces, third and fourth sides intersecting with one another; and a second sidewall extending from the third surface at a distance from the third and fourth sides, the second sidewall engageable with the first sidewall such that the first surface of the base flange and the third surface of the lid flange are in an opposing spaced-apart relationship with one another and such that the first and second sidewalls cooperate with one another to define a sample chamber. Further disclosed is a method for automated analysis of samples in a sample vessel assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventor: Justin Briggs
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Publication number: 20120111756Abstract: Disclosed are enema solutions or suspensions comprising 5-aminosalicylic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, and N-acetylcysteine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, methods of preparing the same, and bottles and packages containing the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2009Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: ALTHEUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.Inventors: Adam Payne, Dennis Hair, Justin Briggs, Richard Harty, Sachin Malhorta