Patents by Inventor Al Basiulis

Al Basiulis 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).

  • Solid-state electrocaloric cooling system and method
    Patent number: 4757688
    Abstract: A solid-state system and method for extracting heat from a given load which includes connecting a first diode heat pipe between an electrocaloric heating and cooling element and a load and a second diode heat pipe between the electrocaloric heating and cooling element and a heat sink. By appropriately pulsing the electrocaloric element to provide continuous heating and cooling thereof, heat may be continuously extracted from the load and through the two diode heat pipes to a heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1988
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: Al Basiulis, Robert L. Berry