Patents by Inventor Thomas F. O'Connell

Thomas F. O'Connell 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).

  • Geokinetic energy conversion
    Patent number: 4360056
    Abstract: An energy conversion system employing a heat transducer and a set of heat exchange earth fields. The connection of the fields to the heat transducer is controllably variable. The fields are used to extract or dissipate heat according to whether a heating or cooling effect is desired. The heat gain, or heat loss in the case of cooling, is a function of the geothermal energy of the earth, as modulated by solar radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1982
    Assignee: Spencertown Geo-Solar Associates
    Inventor: Thomas F. O'Connell