Patents by Inventor Nick Brekke

Nick Brekke 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).

  • Apparatus and method for the co-production of high temperature thermal energy and electrical energy from solar irradiance
    Patent number: 11125469
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) and method for the co-production of high temperature thermal energy and electrical energy from solar irradiance includes a photovoltaic cell (30) laminated to a metal extrusion device (40) and a transparent channel (20) in front of the photovoltaic cell (30). The transparent channel (20) contains a heat transfer fluid that is seeded with metallic, semiconducting, and/or non-metallic nanoparticles and absorbs wavelengths of solar energy that are not utilized or underutilized by the photovoltaic cell (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: The University of Tulsa
    Inventors: Todd P. Otanicar, Drew DeJarnette, Nick Brekke
  • Apparatus and Method For The Co-Production Of High Temperature Thermal Energy and Electrical Energy From Solar Irradiance
    Publication number: 20190049152
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) and method for the co-production of high temperature thermal energy and electrical energy from solar irradiance includes a photovoltaic cell (30) laminated to a metal extrusion device (40) and a transparent channel (20) in front of the photovoltaic cell (30). The transparent channel (20) contains a heat transfer fluid that is seeded with metallic, semiconducting, and/or non-metallic nanoparticles and absorbs wavelengths of solar energy that are not utilized or underutilized by the photovoltaic cell (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Todd P. Otanicar, Drew DeJarnette, Nick Brekke