Inventor

Philippe Larochelle

Inventor
Mountain View, CA, US

Overview

23→
Patents
2004–2021
Patent span
Mechanical engineering
Primary field (CPC F)

Patents· 23 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

F02Cprimary
F02CGas-turbine plants18%
Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution18%
F01KSteam engine plants15%
F28DHeat-exchange apparatus, not provided for in another subclass, in which the heat-exchange media do not come into direct contact10%
F05DIndexing scheme for aspects relating to non-positive-displacement machines or engines, gas-turbines or jet-propulsion plants8%
F24SSolar heat collectors7%
F22BMethods of steam generation6%
F01DNon-positive displacement machines or engines, e.g. steam turbines3%
F25BRefrigeration machines, plants or systems3%
H02KDynamo-electric machines3%
PatentTitleYear
11,053,847Baffled thermoclines in thermodynamic cycle systems202110,920,674Variable pressure inventory control of closed cycle system with a high pressure tank and an intermediate pressure tank202110,920,667Pump control of closed cycle power generation system202110,907,510Storage of excess heat in cold side of heat engine202110,907,548Use of external air for closed cycle inventory control202110,830,134Modular thermal storage202010,801,404Variable pressure turbine202010,458,284Variable pressure inventory control of closed cycle system with a high pressure tank and an intermediate pressure tank201910,458,721Pumped thermal storage cycles with recuperation201910,458,283Varying compression ratios in energy storage and retrieval systems201910,443,452Methods of hot and cold side charging in thermal energy storage systems201910,436,109Modular thermal storage201910,428,693Pumped thermal systems with dedicated compressor/turbine pairs201910,428,694Pumped thermal and energy storage system units with pumped thermal system and energy storage system subunits201910,422,250Pumped thermal systems with variable stator pressure ratio control201910,288,357Hybrid pumped thermal systems201910,233,833Pump control of closed cycle power generation system201910,233,787Storage of excess heat in cold side of heat engine201910,221,775Use of external air for closed cycle inventory control201910,082,045Use of regenerator in thermodynamic cycle system201810,012,448Systems and methods for energy storage and retrieval20186,959,751'Winding system, rolling door assembly including the same and kit for assembling the winding system'20056,681,809'Device for bending an extremity of a torsional spring'2004

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2004–2005Patents assigned to CANIMEX INC (2)· patent assignee history
2004–2005Based in Drummondville, CA· patent location history
2018Patents assigned to X DEV LLC (2)· patent assignee history
2018–2021Based in Mountain View, CA, US· patent location history
2019–2021Patents assigned to MALTA INC (19)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
MALTA INC192019–2021
CANIMEX INC22004–2005
X DEV LLC22018
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Mountain View, California, US212018–2021
Drummondville, CA22004–2005