Patents by Inventor Christopher D. Holzworth

Christopher D. Holzworth 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).

  • Thin film thermoelectric devices having favorable crystal tilt
    Patent number: 9190592
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a thermoelectric device includes providing a substrate having a plurality of inclined growth surfaces protruding from a surface thereof. Respective thermoelectric material layers are grown on the inclined growth surfaces, and the respective thermoelectric material layers coalesce to collectively define a continuous thermoelectric film. A surface of the thermoelectric film opposite the surface of the substrate may be substantially planar, and a crystallographic orientation of the thermoelectric film may be tilted at an angle of about 45 degrees or less relative to a direction along a thickness thereof. Related devices and fabrication methods are also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Nextreme Thermal Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert P. Vaudo, Philip A. Deane, Thomas Peter Schneider, Christopher D. Holzworth, Joseph Robert Williamson
  • THIN FILM THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES HAVING FAVORABLE CRYSTAL TILT
    Publication number: 20140124010
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a thermoelectric device includes providing a substrate having a plurality of inclined growth surfaces protruding from a surface thereof. Respective thermoelectric material layers are grown on the inclined growth surfaces, and the respective thermoelectric material layers coalesce to collectively define a continuous thermoelectric film. A surface of the thermoelectric film opposite the surface of the substrate may be substantially planar, and a crystallographic orientation of the thermoelectric film may be tilted at an angle of about 45 degrees or less relative to a direction along a thickness thereof. Related devices and fabrication methods are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Robert P. Vaudo, Philip A. Deane, Thomas Peter Schneider, Christopher D. Holzworth, Joseph Robert Williamson