Patents by Inventor Steve Corns

Steve Corns 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).

  • Hybrid power plant
    Patent number: 8839621
    Abstract: A hybrid power plant is described in which a pressurized water nuclear reactor or a biomass-fueled power plant, which have a relatively low operating temperature, such as, is combined with a coal or other fossil fuel power plant having a higher operating temperature. Steam from the first plant is superheated in the second power plant to provide a hybrid plant with improved efficiencies and lower emissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Hybrid Power LLC
    Inventors: Roger Ferguson, Kenneth Bryden, Steve Corns
  • Hybrid Power Solar Facilities
    Publication number: 20100154417
    Abstract: A hybrid power plant is disclosed wherein a first power plant produces secondary steam of a first, relatively low temperature using a renewable source of energy such as geothermal or solar. The steam from the renewable source plant is passed through a solar power plant that has an operating temperature higher than that of the first temperature which results in superheating the first temperature steam to the higher temperature in the higher temperature solar power plant. Higher efficiencies are obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Roger Ferguson, Luke Shors, Kenneth Bryden, Steve Corns
  • HYBRID POWER FACILITIES
    Publication number: 20100089060
    Abstract: A hybrid power plant that combines a variety of renewable heat sources with a fossil fuel furnace system. Saturated steam generated by the renewable sources is routed through the fossil fuel fired furnace where superheat is added. The renewable sources would include geothermal, thermal solar, and biomass energy sources. Reductions in emissions per unit of power and cost per unit of power are obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Roger Ferguson, Steve Corns, Kenneth Bryden