Patents by Inventor Lance Greer

Lance Greer 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).

  • Petroleum-based Thermoelectric Energy Conversion System
    Publication number: 20100000214
    Abstract: A system for generating electrical energy based on a temperature differential between petroleum products extracted from a geothermal reservoir and water from a region of a body of water is disclosed. Some embodiments comprise a submerged pump and a submerged OTEC system, wherein the OTEC system provides locally generated electrical energy to the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Nagurny, Natalie Levings, Lance Greer
  • Thermoelectric Energy Conversion System
    Publication number: 20090260358
    Abstract: A system for generating electrical energy using a naturally occurring temperature difference is disclosed. The system provides electrical energy by thermally coupling a conduit that conveys hot material from a petroleum reserve and cold deep-level water to opposing sides of a thermoelectric element. The thermoelectric element generates electrical energy based on the temperature difference between these two surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: John W. Rapp, Robert James Howard, Nicholas J. Nagurny, Natalie Levings, Lance Greer