Patents by Inventor Thomas Christian KALLER

Thomas Christian KALLER 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).

  • Systems and methods for thermal monitoring
    Patent number: 11609125
    Abstract: A thermal monitoring system (101) for sensing a temperature of a monitored device (104) includes a carrier (102) having a first surface (112) and a biasing element (122) coupled to the carrier (102) and configured to extend between the carrier (102) and the monitored device (104) to provide a first thermal conduction path therebetween. The biasing element (122) includes a first end (128) contacting the first surface (112) and a second end (130) opposite the first end (128) and configured to contact the monitored device (104). The biasing element (122) further includes a main body (132) formed of a thermally conductive material extending continuously between the first end (128) and the second end (130). The main body (132) is compressible between the monitored device (104) and the carrier (102). The thermal monitoring system (101) further includes a temperature sensor (124) coupled to the carrier (102) and configured to detect a temperature of the monitored device (104).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Bernd Sporer, Thomas Christian Kaller
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL MONITORING
    Publication number: 20200166412
    Abstract: A thermal monitoring system (101) for sensing a temperature of a monitored device (104) includes a carrier (102) having a first surface (112) and a biasing element (122) coupled to the carrier (102) and configured to extend between the carrier (102) and the monitored device (104) to provide a first thermal conduction path therebetween. The biasing element (122) includes a first end (128) contacting the first surface (112) and a second end (130) opposite the first end (128) and configured to contact the monitored device (104). The biasing element (122) further includes a main body (132) formed of a thermally conductive material extending continuously between the first end (128) and the second end (130). The main body (132) is compressible between the monitored device (104) and the carrier (102). The thermal monitoring system (101) further includes a temperature sensor (124) coupled to the carrier (102) and configured to detect a temperature of the monitored device (104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Bernd SPORER, Thomas Christian KALLER