Patents by Inventor Samad A. Fidrosy

Samad A. Fidrosy 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).

  • SKUTTERUDITE THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR MAKING
    Publication number: 20170194546
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoelectric device. The thermoelectric device includes an interconnect layer, a skutterudite layer, and a metallization stack. The metallization stack, having a diffusion layer, is disposed between and in electrical contact with the interconnect layer and the skutterudite layer of the thermoelectric device. The present invention also provides a method of preparing an SKD thermocouple. The present invention also provides a method of preparing a braze joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Samad A. Fidrosy, Jong-Ah Paik, Kevin L. Smith, Billy Chun-Yip Li, Su C. Chi, Kevin Yu, Jean-Pierre Fleurial, David M. Uhl, Thierry Caillat, George H. Nakasukasa, Vilapanur A. Ravi