ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,114, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to GEOGEN TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Calgary, Canada).
"Apparatus and methods for producing electricity using geothermal energy" was invented by Matthew Hogg (Calgary, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A geothermal power system is disclosed. The system comprises a downhole turbine configured to operate within a wellbore and a downhole electrical generator configured to be driven by the turbine. A channel facilitates flow of a working fluid through the turbine. The channel has a feed portion allowing the working fluid to flow in a direction away from the surface and a return portion allowing the workin...