Inventions

My passion for innovation is reflected in my inventions, including the 29 patents listed below and the patent applications, not all of which are listed.

Energy Storage

Thermal Energy Storage

  • U.S. Patent No. 9,816,490 Dispatchable Solar Hybrid Power Plant
  • U.S. Patent No. 10,113,535 Dispatchable Combined Cycle Power Plant
  • US. Patent No. 10,808,685 Dispatchable Combined Cycle Power Plant
  • U.S. Patent No. 10,982,570 Dispatchable Storage Combined Cycle Power Plants
  • U.S. Patent No. 11,359,521 Dispatchable Storage Combined Cycle Power Plants
  • U.S. Patent No. 11,840,943 Flexible Integration of Stored Heat and Electric Resources (FISHER)
  • U.S.Patent No. 12,129,773 START-UP AND CONTROL OF LIQUID SALT ENERGY STORAGE COMBINED CYCLE SYSTEMS
  • U.S. Patent No. 12,221,903 HYDROGEN FUELED ELECTRIC POWER PLANT WITH THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE
  • EP Patent No. 3371421 B1 Dispatchable Storage Combined Cycle

Cryogenic Energy Storage

  • U.S. Patent No. 10,473,029 Liquid Air Power and Storage
  • U.S. Patent No. 10,738,696 Liquid Air Power and Storage with Carbon Capture
  • U.S. Patent No. 11,053,818 Cryogenic Combined Cycle Power Plant
  • U.S. Patent No. 11,073,080 High Pressure Liquid Air Power and Storage
  • U.S. Patent No. 11,221,177 Cryogenic Liquid Energy Storage
  • U.S. Patent No. 11,421,560 Part Load Operation of Liquid Air Power and Storage System
  • U.S. Patent No. 11,578,623 Cryogenic Combined Cycle
  • U.S. Patent No. 11,674,439 High Pressure Liquid Air Power and Storage
  • U.S. Patent No. 11,686,527 Cryogenic Liquid Energy Storage
  • EP Patent No. 3090198 Liquid Air Power and Storage
  • EP Patent No. 3365536 High Pressure Liquid Air Power and Storage
  • EP Patent No. 3566013 Cryogenic Combined Cycle Power Plant

Concentrated Solar Power

  • US Patent Application 13/381,356 SOLAR POWERED HEATING SYSTEM FOR WORKINGSOLAR POWERED HEATING SYSTEM FOR WORKING
  • US Patent Application 13/505,245 DUAL FLUID CIRCUIT SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A VAPOROUS WORKING FLUID USING SOLAR ENERGY
  • EU Patent Application WO/2011/044281 MULTI-TUBE SOLAR THERMAL RECEIVERMULTI-TUBE SOLAR THERMAL RECEIVER
  • US Patent Application 12/780,783 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING STEAM USING SOLAR RADIATIONSYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING STEAM USING SOLAR RADIATION
  • EU Patent Application WO/2011/068880 UTILIZING STEAM AND/OR HOT WATER GENERATED USING SOLAR ENERGYUTILIZING STEAM AND/OR HOT WATER GENERATED USING SOLAR ENERGY

Steam Injected Gas Turbines (Cheng Cycle)

  • U.S. Patent No. 4,790,269Method and apparatus for improved start-up procedures in conventional steam power generators and dual fluid cheng cycle engines
  • U.S. Patent No. 4,735,043 Method and apparatus for improved start-up procedures in conventional steam power generators and dual fluid Cheng cycle engines
  • U.S. Patent No. 4,597,256 Method and apparatus for improved shutdown procedures in dual fluid Cheng cycle engines

Water Purification

  • U.S. Patent No. 4,954151 Method and Means for Optimizing Batch Crystallization for Purifying Water
  • U.S. Patent No. 5,113,664 Melt system for liquid purification by batch crystallizationMelt system for liquid purification by batch crystallization
  • U.S. Patent No. 5213852 Melt system for liquid purification by batch crystallizationMelt system for liquid purification by batch crystallization
  • U.S. Patent No. 5438843 Means for liquid purification by batch crystallizationMeans for liquid purification by batch crystallization
  • U.S. Patent No. 5555747Control of crystal growth in water purification by directional freeze crystallization