Patents by Inventor Sam McKenney

Sam McKenney 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).

  • High strength composite thermoelectric cooler and method for making same
    Patent number: 6509520
    Abstract: A high-strength, single-staged, composite thermoelectric cooler (18) for stabilizing the temperature of an uncooled, infrared detector (16) comprising a pair of ceramic plates (20, 22), a plurality of thermoelectric elements (24) sandwiched between the plates (20, 22) such that the thermoelectric elements (24) and the ceramic plates (20, 22) define a plurality of chambers (26), and a thermoelectric insulator (28) which substantially fills the chambers (26) inside the thermoelectric cooler (18) forming a high-strength composite structure with the thermoelectric elements (24) and the ceramic plates (20, 22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Robert Joseph Stephen Kyle, Gail D. Shelton, Sam McKenney