Thursday, September 27, 2018

Science & Technology: Patent Application for Once-Through, Closed Loop, Underground Heat Harvester

United States Patent Application - Geothermal heat harvester (USPTO)

Inventors: Moncarz; Piotr D.; Kolbe; Walter R.; Capuano; Louis E.; Ryan; Keanen. Applicant: Geothermic Solution, LLC, Palo Alto, California
Application: #20180274524


Thermal energy is extracted from geological formations using a heat harvester. In some embodiments, the heat harvester is a once-through, closed loop, underground heat harvester created by directionally drilling through hot rock. The extracted thermal energy can be converted or transformed to other forms of energy.

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