Patents by Inventor Monte Kevin Drost

Monte Kevin Drost 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).

  • High flux thermal receiver and method of use
    Patent number: 10619890
    Abstract: A thermal receiver, such as a solar flux thermal receiver, is disclosed comprising a modular arrangement of arrayed microchannels or micropins to heat a working fluid by heat transfer. Disclosed solar receivers provide a much higher solar flux and consequently a significant reduction in thermal losses, size, and cost, relative to known receivers. Unit cell receivers can be numbered up and combined in parallel to form modules, and modules combined to form full scale receivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignees: Oregon State University, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Monte Kevin Drost, Sourabh Apte, Thomas L'Estrange, Vinod Narayanan, Charles Rymal, Eric Truong, Erfan Rasouli, Kyle Ryan Zada, Brian M. Fronk
  • HIGH FLUX THERMAL RECEIVER AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20180010824
    Abstract: A thermal receiver, such as a solar flux thermal receiver, is disclosed comprising a modular arrangement of arrayed microchannels or micropins to heat a working fluid by heat transfer. Disclosed solar receivers provide a much higher solar flux and consequently a significant reduction in thermal losses, size, and cost, relative to known receivers. Unit cell receivers can be numbered up and combined in parallel to form modules, and modules combined to form full scale receivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicants: Oregon State University, Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Monte Kevin Drost, Sourabh Apte, Thomas L'Estrange, Vinod Narayanan, Charles Rymal, Eric Truong, Erfan Rasouli, Kyle Ryan Zada, Brian M. Fronk
  • MICROSCALE COMBUSTOR-HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20150010874
    Abstract: A miniaturized power generation device and method are provided. In one configuration a microscale combustor and heat exchanger may include several repeating unit cells each of which performs combustion, recuperation, and heat exchange. Catalytic combustion may occur inside at least one combustion and one recuperator channel. Specific features may be added to reduce heat loss and pressure drop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Mohammad Ghazvini, Vinod Narayanan, Monte Kevin Drost, Brian K. Paul
  • Fuel cell using a catalytic combustor to exchange heat
    Publication number: 20040081871
    Abstract: A fuel cell preferably includes a fuel cell stack for receiving reactants and conducting a reaction to produce an electrical current, a catalytic combustor for combusting reactants that pass un-reacted through the fuel cell stack, and a heat exchanger for exchanging heat from an exhaust of the catalytic combustor to the reactants received by the fuel cell stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Daniel A. Kearl, Richard B. Peterson, Monte Kevin Drost