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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2009
Applicants:
Robert Mcginnis, Coventry, CT (US);
Aaron Mandell, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Robert McGinnis, Coventry, CT (US);
Aaron Mandell, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Oasys Water, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 61/06 (2006.01); B01D 61/08 (2006.01); B01D 61/10 (2006.01); C02F 1/44 (2006.01); C02F 1/04 (2006.01); B01D 61/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/14 (2006.01); C02F 1/16 (2006.01); F03G 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 61/002 (2013.01); B01D 61/005 (2013.01); B01D 61/10 (2013.01); C02F 1/445 (2013.01); C02F 1/048 (2013.01); C02F 1/14 (2013.01); C02F 1/16 (2013.01); F03G 7/005 (2013.01); Y02E 10/36 (2013.01); Y02E 10/38 (2013.01); Y02E 10/40 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01); Y02E 10/70 (2013.01); Y10S 203/01 (2013.01); Y10S 203/18 (2013.01); Y10S 203/21 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for the storage of potential energy that may be readily converted to electrical power delivered to a customer or grid distribution are disclosed. This method may involve the use of salinity gradients, or as they may be also described, osmotic pressure gradients or differences between two solutions, to produce hydraulic pressure in a concentrated solution, allowing for the generation of power.