With Natural Temperature Differential Patents (Class 60/641.6)
  • Patent number: 7062911
    Abstract: A natural thermo-carrier heat release system that provides open or closed temperature regulation on an object with temperature delta to receive the heat release based on the work principle of descending of a flow at lower temperature and ascending at higher temperature of a fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 6851260
    Abstract: A shape memory alloy actuator comprising a body (1) connected through an arm (5) with an activating member (15), the body (1) being arranged for rotation around a pivot (2) and connected to a first wire (9) and a second wire (10) of a shape memory alloy such as nitinol and to a biasing means such as a tension spring (6) such that heating and therefore shortening of the wire (10) rotates the body (1) counter-clockwise such that the tension spring (6) is in its cocked position while heating (shortening) of the wire (9) and cooling (lengthening) of the wire (10) to the position shown in 10a rotates the body (1) clockwise past a balance point for the tension spring (16) whereafter the body (1) rotates further clockwise under the influence of the tension spring (6), thereby exerting a relatively powerful actuation of the activating member (15), the whole cyclus being repeated by heating wire (10) causing it to shorten and rotate the body (1) counter-clockwise until the spring (6) is cocked again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: M 2 Medical A/S
    Inventor: Morten Mernøe
  • Publication number: 20030230086
    Abstract: An energy producing apparatus and method are provided to harness thermal energy from a down hole resource (such as oil or gas) on an offshore rig and to generate electrical power from the thermal energy. This may include a pipe to receive either the high temperature gas or oil and a power module coupled to the pipe to convert thermal energy from the received oil or gas to electrical power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventor: Doyle W. Brewington
  • Patent number: 6647725
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel engine technologies for power generation and work applications. The engines transform sunlight, heat, or cold, directly into mechanical force. The invention uses a focusing means to apply temperature differentials to a thermally reactive material retained in moveable housings. Said thermally reactive material is mounted in contact with a bearing element configured to apply directional force to said thermally reactive material surface as it changes shape in response to said applied temperature differentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Inventor: Howard Letovsky
  • Patent number: 6601389
    Abstract: A liquefied gas evaporating device supplies liquefied petroleum gas to a marine engine, wherein the device includes a box that includes a heating body incorporating an evaporating chamber and a thermal chamber which are contiguous and separated by a common wall. The thermal chamber hot sea water coming out of a cooling circuit of an engine to flow therethrough via an accelerating pump mounted on an evacuation pipe of the cooling circuit. The heating body is made of a material that resists corrosive action of sea water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Inventors: Antoine Di Gennaro, Michel Porta
  • Publication number: 20030131597
    Abstract: The present patent introduces an alternative construction to my concept of an Ocean Thermal Gradient Hydraulic Power Plant (OTGHPP), U.S. Pat. No. 6,202,417 of Mar. 20, 2001, in the form of an intake pump furnishing sea water to the intake nozzle of the Steam Lift Pump (SLP) under sufficient volume and pressure to achieve an optimum flow and working head on the OTGHPP's hydraulic turbine without deep immersion of the nozzle, as normally would be useful for plants sited in deep water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventor: Earl J. Beck
  • Patent number: 6536215
    Abstract: A method for optimally operating co-generation of electricity and heat in which the district heating power range is divided to a lower range and a higher range is characterized in that base load electricity and regulation electricity are produced with a steam turbine operating like a condensing turbine; the lower heating power range (B) is produced mainly by heat pumps using the energy of the exhaust steam of the turbine as an energy source; peak-load power and wintertime regulation electricity are produced with a peak-load engine; and the higher heating power range (A3, A4) is produced partially by heat pumps using said energy as the energy source and partially by the exhaust gas heat of said peak-load engine. Both the electricity and the heat are produced with a remarkably higher fuel utilization rate and significantly more electricity in relation to heat is produced than with conventional district heating power plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Inventor: Goran Vikstrom
  • Patent number: 6223532
    Abstract: A method and apparatuses used in several interdependent energy transducing [energy] passageways. Each passageway uses [at least one] flow generators such as mechanical compressors, direct and indirect gravity [upon the generative fluid], condensing, [means and] heating [means], absorption [means], adapted turbo-jet engines, [flow] generation and storage of hydrogen and oxygen; uses vehicles [means] to control and direct the generative fluid such as pipes, valves, a liquid medium, nozzles, hoods, channels, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Inventor: Angel Brassea-Flores