Patents by Inventor Lars Mattias ANDERSSON

Lars Mattias ANDERSSON 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).

  • Publication number: 20250141402
    Abstract: An energy harvesting device configured to convert thermal energy into electrical energy includes a heat storage portion configured to store thermal energy, a thermoelectric element configured to eliminate a temperature difference between electrodes when converting thermal energy into electrical energy, and an insulating portion in contact with the heat storage portion and the thermoelectric element. The heat storage portion has insulating properties. The thermoelectric element includes a pair of electrodes having work functions different from each other, and an intermediate portion provided between the pair of electrodes. The thermoelectric element is provided in contact with the heat storage portion and is covered by the insulating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: GCE INSTITUTE INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Goto, Minoru Sakata, Takuo Yasuda, Lars Mattias Andersson, Seiji Okada, Takahiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20240407265
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a power generation element that does not require a temperature difference between electrodes in converting thermal energy into electric energy includes a first electrode forming process of forming a first electrode, an intermediate portion forming process of forming, on the first electrode, an intermediate portion including an insulating layer being in a solid state, and a second electrode forming process of forming a second electrode having a work function different from a work function of the first electrode. The intermediate portion includes nanoparticles fixed in a dispersed state in the insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: GCE INSTITUTE INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Goto, Minoru Sakata, Takuo Yasuda, Lars Mattias Andersson, Seiji Okada, Takahiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20240407264
    Abstract: A power generation function-equipped secondary battery using a thermoelectric element includes the thermoelectric element, the thermoelectric element being in contact with a heat medium that has a temperature equal to or higher than a temperature of outside air and not requiring a temperature difference between electrodes, and a secondary battery electrically connected to the thermoelectric element. The thermoelectric element includes a pair of electrodes having work functions different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: GCE INSTITUTE INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Goto, Minoru Sakata, Takuo Yasuda, Lars Mattias Andersson, Seiji Okada, Takahiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20240339943
    Abstract: A power generation element that does not require a temperature difference between electrodes in converting thermal energy into electric energy includes a first electrode, an intermediate portion provided on the first electrode, the intermediate portion including a fine particle exhibiting a perovskite structure, and a second electrode provided on the intermediate portion, the second electrode having a work function different from a work function of the first electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: ILLUMINUS INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Goto, Minoru Sakata, Takuo Yasuda, Lars Mattias Andersson, Seiji Okada, Takahiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20230108795
    Abstract: Provided is a power generation element that allows improvement of an output voltage, a power generation device, an electronic apparatus, and a manufacturing method for the power generation element. The power generation element includes a plurality of laminated bodies 1 laminated in a first direction. The plurality of laminated bodies 1 include a first electrode portion 10 that has a first main surface 11a and a second main surface 11b opposed to the first main surface 11a in the first direction and includes a substrate 11 having a conductive property, a second electrode 22 that is provided to be in contact with the first main surface 11a and has a work function different from a work function of the substrate 11, and an intermediate portion 14 that is provided on the second main surface 11b side and includes nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroshi GOTO, Minoru SAKATA, Lars Mattias ANDERSSON