Patents by Inventor Wim De Graeve

Wim De Graeve 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).

  • INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC INTERFACE FOR A THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE MODULE, AND METHODS FOR STORED THERMAL ENERGY AND THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE CAPACITY TRADING
    Publication number: 20130178992
    Abstract: An intelligent electronic control and communications interface module for a thermal energy storage module comprising an interface for bi-directionally communicating data between a thermal energy storage module and a smart grid, wherein said data comprise data concerning the current status of the storage capacity, and requests to store thermal energy or to discharge thermal energy. Also disclosed is a thermal energy storage module comprising an intelligent electronic control and communications interface module, and a method of doing business comprising treating stored thermal energy, thermal energy storage capacity, and/or control priority thereof as a quantifiable tradable asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: TERAFERO BVBA
    Inventor: Wim De Graeve