Patents by Inventor Brian E. LaForge

Brian E. LaForge has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Self-assembled quantum dot superlattice thermoelectric materials and devices
    Patent number: 7179986
    Abstract: A thermoelectric (TE) device includes a first leg of TE material (a pseudobinary or pseudoternary alloy) and a second leg comprising a metal wire. The second leg is in thermal and electrical communication with the first leg. The TE device has a ZT value of approximately 2.0 at a temperature of approximately 300K.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Theodore C. Harman, Patrick J. Taylor, Michael P. Walsh, Brian E. LaForge
  • Self-assembled quantum dot superlattice thermoelectric materials and devices
    Publication number: 20040107988
    Abstract: A thermoelectric (TE) device includes a first leg of TE material (a pseudobinary or pseudoternary alloy) and a second leg comprising a metal wire. The second leg is in thermal and electrical communication with the first leg. The TE device has a ZT value of approximately 2.0 at a temperature of approximately 300K.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Theodore C. Harman, Patrick J. Taylor, Michael P. Walsh, Brian E. LaForge