Inventor · Hartford, VT, US

Troy O. McBride

50Patents
19h-index
31Co-inventors
80Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 9, 2009 → May 2, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7832207B2 Systems and methods for energy storage and recovery using compressed gas Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 96 Active
US7874155B2 Systems and methods for energy storage and recovery using rapid isothermal gas expansion and compression Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Active
US8046990B2 Systems and methods for improving drivetrain efficiency for compressed gas energy storage and recovery systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Active
US7900444B1 Systems and methods for energy storage and recovery using compressed gas Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 63 Active
US7958731B2 Systems and methods for combined thermal and compressed gas energy conversion systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Active
US8037678B2 Energy storage and generation systems and methods using coupled cylinder assemblies Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 51 Active
US7963110B2 Systems and methods for improving drivetrain efficiency for compressed gas energy storage Electricity 46 Active
US8806866B2 Systems and methods for efficient two-phase heat transfer in compressed-air energy storage systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Active
US8117842B2 Systems and methods for compressed-gas energy storage using coupled cylinder assemblies Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 42 Active
US8539763B2 Systems and methods for efficient two-phase heat transfer in compressed-air energy storage systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Active
US8122718B2 Systems and methods for combined thermal and compressed gas energy conversion systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Active
US8109085B2 Energy storage and generation systems and methods using coupled cylinder assemblies Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Active
US8104274B2 Increased power in compressed-gas energy storage and recovery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US8225606B2 Systems and methods for energy storage and recovery using rapid isothermal gas expansion and compression Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active
US8171728B2 High-efficiency liquid heat exchange in compressed-gas energy storage systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US8250863B2 Heat exchange with compressed gas in energy-storage systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US8234862B2 Systems and methods for combined thermal and compressed gas energy conversion systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US8240140B2 High-efficiency energy-conversion based on fluid expansion and compression Electricity 19 Active
US8234868B2 Systems and methods for improving drivetrain efficiency for compressed gas energy storage Electricity 19 Active
US8234863B2 Forming liquid sprays in compressed-gas energy storage systems for effective heat exchange Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Active
US8448433B2 Systems and methods for energy storage and recovery using gas expansion and compression Electricity 19 Active
US8191362B2 Systems and methods for reducing dead volume in compressed-gas energy storage systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US8245508B2 Improving efficiency of liquid heat exchange in compressed-gas energy storage systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US8359856B2 Systems and methods for efficient pumping of high-pressure fluids for energy storage and recovery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US8468815B2 Energy storage and generation systems and methods using coupled cylinder assemblies Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.