Patents by Inventor Robert B. Schainker

Robert B. Schainker 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).

  • Publication number: 20110016864
    Abstract: A compressed air energy storage (CAES) system encompassing direct heating. The compressed air energy storage system includes a compressor for compressing ambient air, an air storage reservoir, and a thermal energy storage system. The air storage reservoir is adapted to store compressed air from the compressor. The thermal energy storage system is adapted to supply heat to the compressed air energy storage system such that the compressed air is heated to increase work production of the compressed air. The thermal energy storage system is heated using off-peak electricity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Sean Edward Wright, Richard Joseph Lordan, Robert B. Schainker
  • Patent number: 4512715
    Abstract: An open circuit liquid cooled gas turbine in which a coolant passes through the turbine blades and is expelled at the tips thereof. The coolant is recaptured by providing ports in the turbine casing in radial alignment with the turbine blades whereby fluid expelled radially is received by the ports. A trough is provided in the turbine casing axially displaced downstream from the turbine blades to recapture coolant that is blown by the ports due to the differential pressure in the turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1985
    Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur Cohn, Robert B. Schainker