Patents by Inventor Kyle David Swanson

Kyle David Swanson 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: 20230175741
    Abstract: Closed-loop geothermal systems operate by extracting heat from the reservoir and transporting it to the surface. To maintain high enough temperatures at the surface it is necessary to have significantly higher relative reservoir temperatures. While the thermal energy of the sub surface is abundant, reservoir rock is a natural insulator with a thermal conductivity of less than 20 BTU*in2/ft*hr*F. This low thermal conductivity prevents rapid regeneration of the reservoir temperature around the wellbore reducing the relative temperature below what is needed for electrical production. The Thermal Soak method uses time and multiple closed-loop wells to overcome the low thermal conductivity allowing for continuous production of heated fluid at surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Spencer Ryan Smith Bohlander, Jennifer Evelyn Bohlander, Kyle David Swanson