Patents by Inventor Stephen Sanborn

Stephen Sanborn 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).

  • Patent number: 10465565
    Abstract: A CO2 energy storage system includes a storage tank that stores a CO2 slurry, including dry ice and liquid CO2, at CO2 triple point temperature and pressure conditions. The storage system also includes a first pump coupled in flow communication with the storage tank. The first pump is configured to receive the CO2 slurry from the storage tank and to increase a pressure of the CO2 slurry to a pressure above the CO2 triple point pressure. The energy storage system further includes a contactor coupled in flow communication with the first pump. The contactor is configured to receive the high pressure CO2 slurry from the pump and to receive a first flow of gaseous CO2 at a pressure above the CO2 triple point pressure. The gaseous CO2 is contacted and then condensed by the melting dry ice in the slurry to generate liquid CO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Irina Pavlovna Spiry, Albert Santo Stella, John Brian McDermott, Stephen Sanborn
  • Publication number: 20180156074
    Abstract: A CO2 energy storage system includes a storage tank that stores a CO2 slurry, including dry ice and liquid CO2, at CO2 triple point temperature and pressure conditions. The storage system also includes a first pump coupled in flow communication with the storage tank. The first pump is configured to receive the CO2 slurry from the storage tank and to increase a pressure of the CO2 slurry to a pressure above the CO2 triple point pressure. The energy storage system further includes a contactor coupled in flow communication with the first pump. The contactor is configured to receive the high pressure CO2 slurry from the pump and to receive a first flow of gaseous CO2 at a pressure above the CO2 triple point pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Irina Pavlovna Spiry, Albert Santo Stella, John Brian McDermott, Stephen Sanborn
  • Patent number: 9683435
    Abstract: A sensor deployment system for positioning within a well casing is provided. The sensor deployment system includes a deployment shuttle comprising a first end, a second end, and an inner surface and an outer surface extending between the first end and the second end. The inner surface is configured to define a channel between the first end and the second end. A sleeve is coupled to the outer surface and configured to move relative to the well casing. A wire support is coupled to the inner surface and extending into the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Andrew Jacob Gorton, Glen Peter Koste, Mahadevan Balasubramaniam, Stephen Sanborn
  • Publication number: 20150252665
    Abstract: A sensor deployment system for positioning within a well casing is provided. The sensor deployment system includes a deployment shuttle comprising a first end, a second end, and an inner surface and an outer surface extending between the first end and the second end. The inner surface is configured to define a channel between the first end and the second end. A sleeve is coupled to the outer surface and configured to move relative to the well casing. A wire support is coupled to the inner surface and extending into the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew Jacob Gorton, Glen Peter Koste, Mahadevan Balasubramaniam, Stephen Sanborn