Patents by Inventor Kurt Gloos

Kurt Gloos 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).

  • Method for measuring temperature in a wide range using a tunnel junction
    Patent number: 6784012
    Abstract: A method for measuring temperature T over a wide range by exploiting a tunnel junction, in which the tunnel junction includes two metallic conductors and a thin insulating layer between the conductors. The resistance R of the insulating layer is measured over the linear section of the voltage-current curve and the temperature T is determined from the equation: 1 R = 1 R 0 ⁢ ( 1 + ( T T 0 ) 2 ) , in which R0 is a previously calibrated constant and T0 is a material constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Nanoway Oy
    Inventors: Jukka Pekola, Kurt Gloos
  • Method for measuring temperature in a wide range using a tunnel junction
    Publication number: 20030094655
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for measuring temperature T over a wide range by exploiting a tunnel junction (10), in which the tunnel junction (10) includes two metallic conductors (7, 8) and a thin insulation (9) between them. The resistance R of this is measured over the linear section of the voltage-current curve and the temperature T is determined from the equation: (1), in which R0 is a previously calibrated constant and T0 is a material constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Jukka Pekola, Kurt Gloos