Patents by Inventor Franz A. M. Koeck

Franz A. M. Koeck 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).

  • PHOSPHORUS DOPED DIAMOND ELECTRODE WITH TUNABLE LOW WORK FUNCTION FOR EMITTER AND COLLECTOR APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20180204702
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an emitter electrode including a phosphorus doped diamond layer with low work function. The apparatus further includes a collector electrode and a vacuum gap disposed between the emitter and the collector. The collector has a work function of 0.84 eV or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Franz A. M. Koeck, Robert J. Nemanich
  • Phosphorus doped diamond electrode with tunable low work function for emitter and collector applications
    Patent number: 9922791
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an emitter electrode including a phosphorus doped diamond layer with low work function. The apparatus further includes a collector electrode and a vacuum gap disposed between the emitter and the collector. The collector has a work function of 0.84 eV or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Franz A. M. Koeck, Robert J. Nemanich
  • PHOSPHORUS DOPED DIAMOND ELECTRODE WITH TUNABLE LOW WORK FUNCTION FOR EMITTER AND COLLECTOR APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20170323756
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an emitter electrode including a phosphorus doped diamond layer with low work function. The apparatus further includes a collector electrode and a vacuum gap disposed between the emitter and the collector. The collector has a work function of 0.84 eV or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Franz A.M. Koeck, Robert J. Nemanich
  • Solar Energy Conversion Apparatus, and Methods of Making and Using the Same
    Publication number: 20160043260
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are provided for converting solar energy. The apparatus can include an emitter electrode, a collector electrode, a vacuum gap, and an electronic circuit. The emitter electrode can include a first light absorbing layer in direct contact with a first low work function layer. The vacuum gap can be disposed between the emitter and the collector. The vacuum gap can be in direct contact with the first low function layer. The electronic circuit can be coupled to the emitter electrode and the collector electrode. The first low work function layer can be disposed at least partially between the first light absorbing layer and the vacuum gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Robert J. Nemanich, Franz A.M. Koeck, Tianyin Sun
  • Thermionic electron emitters/collectors have a doped diamond layer with variable doping concentrations
    Patent number: 8188456
    Abstract: A thermionic electron emitter/collector includes a substrate and a doped diamond electron emitter/collector layer on the substrate. The doped diamond electron emitter/collector layer has at least a first and a second doping concentration as a function of depth such that the first doping concentration is different from the second doping concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Robert J. Nemanich, Franz A. M. Koeck
  • Thermionic Electron Emitters/Collectors Have a Doped Diamond Layer with Variable Doping Concentrations
    Publication number: 20110221328
    Abstract: A thermionic electron emitter/collector includes a substrate and a doped diamond electron emitter/collector layer on the substrate. The doped diamond electron emitter/collector layer has at least a first and a second doping concentration as a function of depth such that the first doping concentration is different from the second doping concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Robert J. Nemanich, Franz A. M. Koeck