ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,210, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Photon Vault LLC (San Ramon, Calif.).
"Thermal energy system with bonded aggregate blocks comprising graphite" was invented by Kentwell Lee McCormick (San Ramon, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermal storage system includes a first block comprising (i) a bonded aggregate material, and (ii) between 0.01% and 10%, by weight, of graphite. A fluid transport via is disposed on or adjacent to at least a portion of an external surface of the first block and is in thermal coupling therewith. The fluid transport via presses against the first block with a force of at least 7 Newtons per meter. ...