Patents by Inventor Christopher R. Bowen

Christopher R. Bowen 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).

  • Apparatus and method for generating electrical energy
    Patent number: 10811586
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating electrical energy comprises an oscillating heat pipe for transferring heat between a heat source and a heat sink, and a pyroelectric generator for generating electricity from thermal fluctuations generated by the oscillating heat pipe as the oscillating heat pipe transfers heat between the heat source and the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: University of Bath
    Inventors: Daniel Zabek, Christopher R. Bowen, Vincent Ayel, Yves Bertin, Cyril Romestant
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    Publication number: 20190051809
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating electrical energy comprises an oscillating heat pipe for transferring heat between a heat source and a heat sink, and a pyroelectric generator for generating electricity from thermal fluctuations generated by the oscillating heat pipe as the oscillating heat pipe transfers heat between the heat source and the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel Zabek, Christopher R. Bowen, Vincent Ayel, Yves Bertin, Cyril Romestant