Patents by Inventor Tonio Sant

Tonio Sant 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).

  • Hydro-pneumatic energy storage system
    Patent number: 10344741
    Abstract: A hydro-pneumatic energy storage system for deep sea water (DSW) is described. The system includes a floating support structure including a floating support platform, and a floating air chamber mounted on the floating support platform. The floating air chamber is configured for holding compressed air. The system also includes a sea-bottom mounted structure including a sea-bottom accumulator chamber configured for holding the compressed air and the DSW to store the DSW under pressure of the compressed air, and an air umbilical pneumatically interconnecting the floating air chamber with the sea-bottom accumulator chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
    Inventors: Tonio Sant, Daniel Buhagiar
  • HYDRO-PNEUMATIC ENGERY STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180030958
    Abstract: A hydro-pneumatic energy storage system for deep sea water (DSW) is described. The system includes a floating support structure including a floating support platform, and a floating air chamber mounted on the floating support platform. The floating air chamber is configured for holding compressed air. The system also includes a sea-bottom mounted structure including a sea-bottom accumulator chamber configured for holding the compressed air and the DSW to store the DSW under pressure of the compressed air, and an air umbilical pneumatically interconnecting the floating air chamber with the sea-bottom accumulator chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: University of Malta
    Inventors: Tonio Sant, Daniel Buhagiar