Patents by Inventor Nancy Jackett

Nancy Jackett 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 of manufacturing a thermoelectric element
    Patent number: 4654224
    Abstract: Disclosed are a thermoelectric device and method of making the device. The device has a plurality of thermoelectric elements electrically in series and thermally in parallel, where the individual thermoelectric elements have a thermoelectric body formed of macroscopically disordered material with electrical contact surfaces at opposite ends and a multi-layered diffusion barrier coating on the electrical contact surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1987
    Assignee: Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: David Allred, Krystyna Dec, Nancy Jackett, On Van Nguyen, Jaime Reyes