Patents by Inventor Michael Helms

Michael Helms 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).

  • Patent number: 12703955
    Abstract: An exemplary system and method for enhanced structural and thermal structure having an engineered thermal transition zone that integrates with an energy pile section having foundation pile for retaining engineered material or soil and thermal cooling loop that circulate through the material. An apparatus includes an outer surface extending between a first end and a second end of the section; an inner surface spaced apart and radially inward from the outer surface and defining a central channel of the apparatus; a thermal transition zone extending between the outer surface and the inner surface, the thermal transition zone configured to facilitate heat transfer between the inner surface and the outer surface; and a conductive conduit extending through at least the thermal transition zone from the first end to the second end of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: J. David Frost, Fikret Atalay, Michael Helms, Marc Weissburg
  • Publication number: 20260134469
    Abstract: A computerized method is provided for real-time aggregation, curation, enrichment, and streaming of event-based notifications from various back-end systems to client user devices or web sessions via a persistent, stateful connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2025
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Inventors: Lee Gondorchin, Sujith Kumar T L, Theodore Nienstedt, Firas Khasawneh, Michael Helms, Bude Saheb Shaik, Gregory Wayne Harvey
  • Publication number: 20250034830
    Abstract: An exemplary system and method for enhanced structural and thermal structure having an engineered thermal transition zone that integrates with an energy pile section having foundation pile for retaining engineered material or soil and thermal cooling loop that circulate through the material. An apparatus includes an outer surface extending between a first end and a second end of the section; an inner surface spaced apart and radially inward from the outer surface and defining a central channel of the apparatus; a thermal transition zone extending between the outer surface and the inner surface, the thermal transition zone configured to facilitate heat transfer between the inner surface and the outer surface; and a conductive conduit extending through at least the thermal transition zone from the first end to the second end of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: J. David Frost, Fikret Atalay, Michael Helms, Marc Weissburg