Patents by Inventor Harry S. Hier

Harry S. Hier 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).

  • Method and system for waveguide thermophotovoltaic power generation
    Patent number: 11011658
    Abstract: Method and system for wavelength thermophotovoltaic (WTPV) power generation. In one embodiment, the system comprises a refractory waveguide that collects broadband infrared light generated by a heat source; a filter that filters the collected broadband infrared light to generate narrow-band infrared light; and a thermophotovoltaic (TPV) converter, thermally de-coupled from the heat source, that receives the narrow-band infrared light and converts the received narrow-band infrared light to electrical power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Patrick J. Taylor, Harry S. Hier, Ivan C. Lee, Mark Dubinsky, Zun Zhang, Priyalal S. Wijewarnasuriya
  • Method and System for Waveguide Thermophotovoltaic Power Generation
    Publication number: 20200357945
    Abstract: Method and system for wavelength thermophotovoltaic (WTPV) power generation. In one embodiment, the system comprises a refractory waveguide that collects broadband infrared light generated by a heat source; a filter that filters the collected broadband infrared light to generate narrow-band infrared light; and a thermophotovoltaic (TPV) converter, thermally de-coupled from the heat source, that receives the narrow-band infrared light and converts the received narrow-band infrared light to electrical power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick J. Taylor, Harry S. Hier, Ivan C. Lee, Mark Dubinskiy, Zun Zhang, Priyalal S. Wijewarnasuriya
  • Programmable multi-wavelength detector array
    Patent number: 6407439
    Abstract: More than one photodetectors, each sensitive to different wavelengths, are integrated on a common semiconductor substrate. The different photodetectors can be stacked over one another or placed laterally on the common substrate. Gratings may be placed over each photodetector to sharpen the spectral response. Three such photodetectors can form a pixel of an active matrix array for an image sensor. The different photodetectors in each pixel can be multiplexed electronically. The electronic circuits for activating the different photodetectors can be integrated on the same substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Epitaxial Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Harry S. Hier, Olaleye A Aina