ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,470, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to GFM S.P.A. (Mapello, Italy).
"Energy storage system" was invented by Manuel Cortinovis (Albino, Italy), Danilo Vigano' (Stezzano, Italy), Francesco Stortiero (Milan) and Giambattista Castelli (Peia, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An energy storage includes a first container including an inner space, a plurality of pressure vessels for compressed air that are stacked in rows inside the inner space of the first container, a tank containing a heat transfer fluid arranged inside the inner space of the first container, a compressor adapted to compress air, and a plurality of pneumatic ducts fo...