Patents by Inventor Jaka TUSEK

Jaka TUSEK 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).

  • Hybrid thermal apparatus
    Patent number: 10948222
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a hybrid thermal apparatus comprising at least one heat exchanger and at least one heat source and/or heat sink. The thermal apparatus according to the invention is formed as a combination of a first thermal apparatus (1, 15) based on a vapour-compression principle and comprising a first medium for heat transfer, and of a second thermal apparatus (2, 16) based on an elastocaloric principle and comprising a second medium for heat transfer. Said thermal apparatuses (1, 15; 2, 16) have at least one deformable heat exchanger (3, 21) of elastocaloric material in common.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI
    Inventors: Andrej Zerovnik, Jaka Tusek
  • HYBRID THERMAL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20190264958
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a hybrid thermal apparatus comprising at least one heat exchanger and at least one heat source and/or heat sink. The thermal apparatus according to the invention is formed as a combination of a first thermal apparatus (1, 15) based on a vapour-compression principle and comprising a first medium for heat transfer, and of a second thermal apparatus (2, 16) based on an elastocaloric principle and comprising a second medium for heat transfer. Said thermal apparatuses (1, 15; 2, 16) have at least one deformable heat exchanger (3, 21) of elastocaloric material in common.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Andrej ZEROVNIK, Jaka TUSEK
  • Method for electrocaloric energy conversion
    Patent number: 9915446
    Abstract: The present invention lies in the field of electrocaloric energy conversion. More specifically, the present invention relates to improvements in systems and methods which employ electrocaloric materials as a source of temperature variation in electrocaloric refrigeration processes. Even more specifically, the present invention relates to the application of electrocaloric materials in combination with a working fluid communicating with a heat source and a heat sink in counter flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Gorenje d.d.
    Inventors: Barbara Malic, Hana Ursic, Marija Kosec, Silvo Drnovsek, Jena Cilensek, Zdravko Kutnjak, Brigita Rozic, Uros Flisar, Andrej Kitanovski, Marko Ozbolt, Uros Plaznik, Alojz Poredos, Urban Tomc, Jaka Tusek
  • METHOD FOR ELECTROCALORIC ENERGY CONVERSION
    Publication number: 20160187034
    Abstract: The present invention lies in the field of electrocaloric energy conversion. More specifically, the present invention relates to improvements in systems and methods which employ electrocaloric materials as a source of temperature variation in electrocaloric refrigeration processes. Even more specifically, the present invention relates to the application of electrocaloric materials in combination with a working fluid communicating with a heat source and a heat sink in counter flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Barbara MALIC, Hana URSIC, Marija KOSEC, Silvo DRNOVSEK, Jena CILENSEK, Zdravko KUTNJAK, Brigita ROZIC, Uros FLISAR, Andrej KITANOVSKI, Marko OZBOLT, Uros PLAZNIK, Alojz POREDOS, Urban TOMC, Jaka TUSEK