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公开(公告)号：US20210129078A1
公开(公告)日：2021-05-06
申请号：US17085552
申请日：2020-10-30
Applicant: X Development LLC
Inventor： William Raymond Regan , Thomas Peter Hunt , Thomas Gerard Schuhmann, JR. , Benjamin Lundquist Saenz , Joel Fraser Atwater , James Daniel Haley , Kevin Forsythe Smith , Charles Nordstrom
Abstract: A method for ship ballasting includes receiving, at a carbon negative energy storage system, input comprising calcium oxide and water and reacting, within a reaction chamber of the carbon negative energy storage system, the calcium oxide and water to release energy and generate calcium hydroxide. The method includes directing, by the carbon negative energy storage system, the released energy to a requesting end user and providing, by the carbon negative energy storage system, the calcium hydroxide to a marine vessel ballasting system. The method includes releasing a mixture of the calcium hydroxide and ballast water from the marine vessel ballasting system into the ocean to sequester atmospheric COCO2.
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公开(公告)号：US11877549B2
公开(公告)日：2024-01-23
申请号：US17532090
申请日：2021-11-22
Applicant: X Development LLC
Inventor： Matthew Aaron Knoll , Charles Nordstrom , Neil Davé
Abstract: Methods and systems, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for controlling a system for growing seaweed are described. Some implementations of a method include forming a substrate loop inoculated with seaweed spores; arranging the substrate loop about a pulley; submerging the substrate loop to grow the seaweed; determining, using a seaweed farm controller, that the seaweed has grown to a pre-determined size; and based on the determination that the seaweed has grown to a pre-determined size: providing instructions to the pulley to feed a section of the substrate loop to a harvesting unit; providing instructions to the harvesting unit to separate the seaweed attached to the section of the substrate loop; providing instructions to a cleaning unit to clean the section of the substrate loop that is freed from seaweed; and providing instructions to a seeding unit to inoculate the cleaned section of substrate loop with seaweed spores.
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公开(公告)号：US20230157230A1
公开(公告)日：2023-05-25
申请号：US17532090
申请日：2021-11-22
Applicant: X Development LLC
Inventor： Matthew Aaron Knoll , Charles Nordstrom , Neil Davé
Abstract: Methods and systems, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for controlling a system for growing seaweed are described. Some implementations of a method include forming a substrate loop inoculated with seaweed spores; arranging the substrate loop about a pulley; submerging the substrate loop to grow the seaweed; determining, using a seaweed farm controller, that the seaweed has grown to a pre-determined size; and based on the determination that the seaweed has grown to a pre-determined size: providing instructions to the pulley to feed a section of the substrate loop to a harvesting unit; providing instructions to the harvesting unit to separate the seaweed attached to the section of the substrate loop; providing instructions to a cleaning unit to clean the section of the substrate loop that is freed from seaweed; and providing instructions to a seeding unit to inoculate the cleaned section of substrate loop with seaweed spores.
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公开(公告)号：US20230011713A1
公开(公告)日：2023-01-12
申请号：US17373283
申请日：2021-07-12
Applicant: X Development LLC
Inventor： Matthew Aaron Knoll , Neil Davé , Charles Nordstrom
IPC: E02B3/06
Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media that implement an autonomous modular breakwater system. An example system includes a plurality of autonomous submersible structures, each configured to mechanically link to any other of the plurality of autonomous submersible structures to form a breakwater. The system includes a controller configured to perform operations including: determining a location for construction of a breakwater; determining an initial location of each of the plurality of autonomous submersible structures; selecting, based at least in part on the initial location of each of the plurality of autonomous submersible structures, a subset of the plurality of autonomous submersible structures for constructing the breakwater; and transmitting, to each of the selected autonomous submersible structures, instructions to transit from the respective initial location to the location for construction of the breakwater and to mechanically couple to at least one other autonomous submersible structure to form the breakwater.
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公开(公告)号：US11533861B2
公开(公告)日：2022-12-27
申请号：US17232851
申请日：2021-04-16
Applicant: X Development LLC
Inventor： Dominico P. Julian , Charles Nordstrom , Jeff Zerger , Joel Fraser Atwater , Benjamin Lundquist Saenz
Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media that implement an autonomous or semi-autonomous growth platform used to control live cargo exposures to environmental parameters by changing depth in an offshore environment. For example, the growth platform can be lowered at night so that farmed seaweed can perform luxury uptake of nutrients and raised during the daytime so that the farmed seaweed can capture sunlight.
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公开(公告)号：US11358098B2
公开(公告)日：2022-06-14
申请号：US17085552
申请日：2020-10-30
Applicant: X Development LLC
Inventor： William Raymond Regan , Thomas Peter Hunt , Thomas Gerard Schuhmann, Jr. , Benjamin Lundquist Saenz , Joel Fraser Atwater , James Daniel Haley , Kevin Forsythe Smith , Charles Nordstrom
Abstract: A method for ship ballasting includes receiving, at a carbon negative energy storage system, input comprising calcium oxide and water and reacting, within a reaction chamber of the carbon negative energy storage system, the calcium oxide and water to release energy and generate calcium hydroxide. The method includes directing, by the carbon negative energy storage system, the released energy to a requesting end user and providing, by the carbon negative energy storage system, the calcium hydroxide to a marine vessel ballasting system. The method includes releasing a mixture of the calcium hydroxide and ballast water from the marine vessel ballasting system into the ocean to sequester atmospheric CO2.
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公开(公告)号：US20190072067A1
公开(公告)日：2019-03-07
申请号：US16178550
申请日：2018-11-01
Applicant: X DEVELOPMENT LLC
Inventor： Charles Nordstrom , Robbie Philip Su , Elias Wolfgang Patten , Joel Fraser Atwater , Fort Felker
Abstract: Airborne wind turbine systems with multiple aerial vehicles connected via multiple tethers to a single ground station are disclosed. A node is coupled to the tethers. The node includes a drive system. At a proximate end of the node, each of the tethers is adjacent to neighboring tethers. And at a distal end of the node, each of the tethers is separated from the neighboring tethers. The airborne wind turbine system includes a control system configured to operate the drive system to translate the node along the tethers.
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公开(公告)号：US20180170537A1
公开(公告)日：2018-06-21
申请号：US15387261
申请日：2016-12-21
Applicant: X Development LLC
Inventor： Brian Hachtmann , Fort Felker , Charles Nordstrom
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for operating aerial vehicles in water-based locations. As an example, a system may include a plurality of landing stations. Each landing station of the plurality of landing stations is coupled to at least one of: another landing station or an underwater mooring point. The system also includes an aerial vehicle coupled to a tether mooring point by a tether. The aerial vehicle is configured to land on at least one landing station of the plurality of landing stations.
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公开(公告)号：US20180170491A1
公开(公告)日：2018-06-21
申请号：US15387476
申请日：2016-12-21
Applicant: X Development LLC
Inventor： Charles Nordstrom , Brian Hachtmann , Fort Felker
CPC classification number: B63B35/50 , B63B21/50 , B64C39/022 , B64C2201/021 , B64C2201/12 , B64C2201/126 , B64C2201/145 , B64C2201/18 , F03D5/00 , F03D9/25 , F03D9/32 , F03D13/25 , F05B2240/921 , F05B2240/93 , G05D1/0866 , Y02E10/725
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for operating aerial vehicles in water-based locations. Specifically, an exemplary system may include a floating tether station and an aerial vehicle coupled to the floating tether station by a tether. The system may also include a floating landing station. In such a scenario, the aerial vehicle may be configured to land on the landing station. In an example embodiment, the system may include a plurality of floating landing stations, where each floating landing station is coupled to the floating tether station. In such a scenario, at least three landing stations may be arranged about the tether station with a 120 degree azimuth spacing between adjacent landing stations.
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