Patents by Inventor William Aertker

William Aertker 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).

  • Electrical stimulation of hydrogen-producing rocks and reservoirs
    Patent number: 12723499
    Abstract: Methods for producing and extracting geologic hydrogen from rock formations, and related systems, are generally disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: Eden GeoPower, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexis Templeton, William Aertker, Rafael Villamor-Lora, Vikas Agrawal, Jacob Newmark
  • Using electrical reservoir stimulation to engineer a geologic battery for long-term energy storage and hydrogen generation
    Patent number: 12709969
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for using electrical stimulation of a rock formation (e.g., a subterranean formation, a subterranean reservoir) to improve, or otherwise enhance, the energy storage capabilities of the rock formation. Many existing rock formations are too impermeable to facilitate energy storage; however, the Inventors have recognized and appreciated that a “geobattery” may be constructed by using electrical stimulation to increase the permeability of a rock formation (e.g., a subterranean formation) such that water (or some other fluid) can be pumped into the rock formation, in particular, a reservoir within the rock formation, and converted into hydrogen to store the energy within the hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2025
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: Eden GeoPower, Inc.
    Inventors: Vikas Agrawal, Jacob Newmark, William Aertker, Alexis Templeton, Rafael Villamor-Lora
  • IN SITU LEACH MINING USING ELECTRICAL RESERVOIR STIMULATION
    Publication number: 20260168369
    Abstract: An electrical reservoir stimulation enhanced in situ leach mining system includes a plurality of wells in communication with an ore body. The wells include one or more injection wells and one or more extraction wells and at least two of the wells include electrodes. A power distribution system electrically stimulates the ore body via the electrodes to increase permeability of the ore body and/or enhance leaching operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2026
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Applicant: Eden GeoPower, Inc.
    Inventors: William Aertker, Vikas Agrawal, Jonas Toupal, Rafael Villamor-Lora
  • USING ELECTRICAL RESERVOIR STIMULATION TO ENGINEER A GEOLOGIC BATTERY FOR LONG-TERM ENERGY STORAGE AND HYDROGEN GENERATION
    Publication number: 20250320803
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for using electrical stimulation of a rock formation (e.g., a subterranean formation, a subterranean reservoir) to improve, or otherwise enhance, the energy storage capabilities of the rock formation. Many existing rock formations are too impermeable to facilitate energy storage; however, the Inventors have recognized and appreciated that a “geobattery” may be constructed by using electrical stimulation to increase the permeability of a rock formation (e.g., a subterranean formation) such that water (or some other fluid) can be pumped into the rock formation, in particular, a reservoir within the rock formation, and converted into hydrogen to store the energy within the hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2025
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Applicant: Eden GeoPower, Inc.
    Inventors: Vikas Agrawal, Jacob Newmark, William Aertker, Alexis Templeton, Rafael Villamor-Lora
  • ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF HYDROGEN-PRODUCING ROCKS AND RESERVOIRS
    Publication number: 20240426198
    Abstract: Methods for producing and extracting geologic hydrogen from rock formations, and related systems, are generally disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Eden GeoPower, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexis Templeton, William Aertker, Rafael Villamor-Lora, Vikas Agrawal, Jacob Newmark