Tom Pierson is an Inventor and Founder/Chief Technology Officer of TAS Energy

Little did Tom Pierson know, working as a General Manager at Trane and specializing in Process Cooling, that his career choice would result in the development of high-tech innovations for, and the disruption of, the Industrial Cooling industries.

His company, TAS Energy, is a leading provider of high-efficiency modular energy and infrastructure solutions serving the global Internet/Data Center, Power Generation and Industrial Cooling industries.

He was at the forefront of change and environmental consciousness through innovation in energy conversion processes. TAS (http://turbineairsystems.com/) was the originator and global leader in producing additional peak power from gas turbine power plants through Turbine Inlet Chilling (TIC) which Tom pioneered in the 1980s. However, a competitor stole his patented technology, and then used the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to invalidate four of Tom’s patents, crippling his operations.

Tom is featured in the award-winning documentary “Invalidated – The Shredding of the US Patent System,” detailing the stories of inventors in America who have had their patent rights destroyed by the unintended consequences of recent patent legislation.

Learn more about Tom at: https://usinventor.org/tom-pierson/

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