Patents by Inventor Oliver James Brambles

Oliver James Brambles 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).

  • Thermal Energy Storage System
    Publication number: 20230184207
    Abstract: A thermal energy storage system comprising a working fluid to store and transfer thermal energy between a heat source and a thermal load and a vessel to store the working fluid. The vessel has an interior region and a floating separator piston in the interior region to separate a hot portion from a cold portion of the working fluid. There is a first manifold thermally coupled to an output of the heat source and to an input of the thermal load and fluidly coupled to the interior region of the vessel and a second manifold thermally coupled to an input of the heat source and an output of the thermal load and fluidly coupled to the interior region of the vessel. There is a controller configured to maintain the working fluid in a liquid state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan Lynch, Troy McBride, Joel Stettenheim, Per Erik Kristoffer Edstrom, Leif Kilkenny Johnson, Oliver James Brambles
  • Thermal energy storage system including a vessel having hot and cold liquid portions separated by floating piston
    Patent number: 11578693
    Abstract: A thermal energy storage system comprising a working fluid to store and transfer thermal energy between a heat source and a thermal load and a vessel to store the working fluid. The vessel has an interior region and a floating separator piston in the interior region to separate a hot portion from a cold portion of the working fluid. There is a first manifold thermally coupled to an output of the heat source and to an input of the thermal load and fluidly coupled to the interior region of the vessel and a second manifold thermally coupled to an input of the heat source and an output of the thermal load and fluidly coupled to the interior region of the vessel. There is a controller configured to maintain the working fluid in a liquid state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Norwich Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy McBride, Jonathan Lynch, Joel Stettenheim, Oliver James Brambles, Leif Kilkenny Johnson, Per Erik Kristoffer Edstrom
  • Thermal energy storage system with parallel connected vessels
    Patent number: 11543191
    Abstract: A thermal energy storage system for comprising a working fluid to store and transfer thermal energy between a heat source and a thermal load and a plurality of vessels to store the working fluid. Each vessel has an interior region and a floating separator piston in the interior region to separate a hot portion from a cold portion of the working fluid. There is a first manifold thermally coupled to an output of the heat source and to an input of the thermal load and fluidly coupled to the interior region of the vessels and a second manifold thermally coupled to an input of the heat source and an output of the thermal load and fluidly coupled to the interior region of the vessels. The vessels are arranged in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Norwich Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy McBride, Jonathan Lynch, Joel Stettenheim, Oliver James Brambles, Leif Kilkenny Johnson, Per Erik Kristoffer Edstrom
  • Piston ring for floating piston in a thermal energy storage system
    Patent number: 11519504
    Abstract: A piston ring configured to be disposed in a floating piston for use in a vessel of a thermal energy storage system to separate a hot working fluid from a cold working fluid, wherein the piston ring comprises of a plurality of arc segments, each arc segment interconnected by a joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Norwich Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy McBride, Jonathan Lynch, Joel Stettenheim, Oliver James Brambles, Leif Kilkenny Johnson, Per Erik Kristoffer Edstrom
  • Floating separator piston for a thermal energy storage system
    Patent number: 11493281
    Abstract: A floating piston configured to be disposed in a vessel of a thermal energy storage system to separate a hot working fluid from a cold working fluid. The floating piston includes a piston body having a first end, a second end, and a central region. There is a compressible member which is disposed in the central region of the piston and which is configured to engage with an inner surface of the vessel when the piston is disposed in the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Norwich Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy McBride, Jonathan Lynch, Joel Stettenheim, Oliver James Brambles, Leif Kilkenny Johnson, Per Erik Kristoffer Edstrom