Patents by Inventor Martin Cleary

Martin Cleary 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).

  • Patent number: 10008653
    Abstract: A thermoelectric half-Heusler material comprising niobium (Nb), iron (Fe) and antimony (Sb) wherein the material comprises grains having a mean grain size less than one micron. A method of making a nanocomposite half-Heusler thermoelectric material includes melting constituent elements of the thermoelectric material to form an alloy of the thermoelectric material, comminuting (e.g., ball milling) the alloy of the thermoelectric material into nanometer scale mean size particles, and consolidating the nanometer size particles to form the half-Heusler thermoelectric material comprising at least niobium (Nb), iron (Fe) and antimony (Sb) and having grains with a mean grain size less than one micron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
    Inventors: Giri Joshi, Jian Yang, Michael Engber, Tej Pantha, Martin Cleary, Zhifeng Ren, Ran He, Boris Kozinsky
  • Publication number: 20150270465
    Abstract: A thermoelectric half-Heusler material comprising niobium (Nb), iron (Fe) and antimony (Sb) wherein the material comprises grains having a mean grain size less than one micron. A method of making a nanocomposite half-Heusler thermoelectric material includes melting constituent elements of the thermoelectric material to form an alloy of the thermoelectric material, comminuting (e.g., ball milling) the alloy of the thermoelectric material into nanometer scale mean size particles, and consolidating the nanometer size particles to form the half-Heusler thermoelectric material comprising at least niobium (Nb), iron (Fe) and antimony (Sb) and having grains with a mean grain size less than one micron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Giri Joshi, Jian Yang, Michael Engber, Tej Pantha, Martin Cleary, Zhifeng Ren, Ran He, Boris Kozinsky
  • Publication number: 20140353306
    Abstract: A container to keep substances heated for longer periods of time is described. The container bears a cavity that contains a heating medium and a microwave susceptor. The container maybe a plate, cup, mug or other utensil to keep food or bevarages hot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: CLEARY'S FOOD AND BEVARAGE CONTAINERS
    Inventor: Michael Martin Cleary
  • Publication number: 20050134251
    Abstract: Voltage level shifting circuits have circuit devices coupled across sourcing output transistors to improve the switching speed of the low voltage to high voltage output transition. These circuit devices permit sourcing and sinking output transistors to be sized for optimal switching speed of the high voltage to low voltage output transition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Martin Cleary, Kenneth Hunt