Patents by Inventor Robert Louis Sparks

Robert Louis Sparks 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).

  • Vertical heat exchanger for a geothermal heating and cooling system and method of use
    Patent number: 11035593
    Abstract: A ground source heat exchanger (110) is described herein, The ground source heat exchanger (110) including: a first fluid conduit (112), the first fluid conduit having a first arcuate configuration with a first plurality of separate passages (114) extending therethrough; a second fluid conduit (116), the second fluid conduit having a second arcuate configuration with a second plurality of separate passages (118) extending therethrough; and an end cap (120) secured to a distal end (122) of the first fluid conduit and a distal end (124) of the second fluid conduit, wherein the end cap fluidly couples the first plurality of separate passages of the first fluid conduit to the second plurality of separate passages of the second fluid conduit, wherein the first fluid conduit and the second fluid conduit when secured to the end cap define an internal cavity (126) extending through the ground source heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: Robert Louis Sparks
  • VERTICAL HEAT EXCHANGER FOR A GEOTHERMAL HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20200080751
    Abstract: A ground source heat exchanger (110) is described herein, The ground source heat exchanger (110) including: a first fluid conduit (112), the first fluid conduit having a first arcuate configuration with a first plurality of separate passages (114) extending therethrough; a second fluid conduit (116), the second fluid conduit having a second arcuate configuration with a second plurality of separate passages (118) extending therethrough; and an end cap (120) secured to a distal end (122) of the first fluid conduit and a distal end (124) of the second fluid conduit, wherein the end cap fluidly couples the first plurality of separate passages of the first fluid conduit to the second plurality of separate passages of the second fluid conduit, wherein the first fluid conduit and the second fluid conduit when secured to the end cap define an internal cavity (126) extending through the ground source heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventor: Robert Louis Sparks