Patents by Inventor KENNETH WAYNE NIX, III

KENNETH WAYNE NIX, III 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).

  • Publication number: 20240003227
    Abstract: A subterranean energy storage and retrieval system, having a wellbore; an energy storage cell placed in the wellbore; and an electrical connection attached to the energy storage cell to a surface of the wellbore. The energy storage system is managed and regulated by a power management system coupled to rechargeable power cells. A bypass circuit is utilized to remove specific energy storage cells from the circuit. Temperature regulation is managed geothermally through the energy storage housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: KENNETH WAYNE NIX, III, RYAN PATRICK EDWARD
  • Publication number: 20230291053
    Abstract: A system and method for a subterranean energy storage and retrieval system, having constructed a subterranean battery from a repurposed wellbore with ganged cells with an electrical connection attached to the battery at the surface of the wellbore. A cooling system cools the battery cells downhole. A pressure activated switch is normally open until the battery cells are resting on the bottom hole retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: KENNETH WAYNE NIX, III, RYAN PATRICK EDWARDS