Patents by Inventor Charles E. Snavely

Charles E. Snavely 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).

  • Thermoelectric metal sorter
    Patent number: 4156840
    Abstract: A metal sorter including a pair of electrically conductive probes of identical metallic composition are placed in contact with a metallic specimen. A thermoelectric heat pump is positioned between the two probes to produce a temperature difference therebetween, a temperature sensing device senses the temperature difference and provides an electric signal to control the electric power supplied to the heat pump. A detection device provides an electric signal indicative of the potential difference between the probes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1979
    Assignee: Huntington Alloys, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Rowsey, Charles E. Snavely, Clayton D. Luce