Patents by Inventor Neil Rathje

Neil Rathje 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).

  • Thermoelectric Cooling System
    Publication number: 20240142144
    Abstract: A thermoelectric cooling system includes a first circuit, a second circuit, a circuit heat exchanger, and a thermoelectric subsystem. The first circuit is configured to circulate a first refrigerant. The second circuit is configured to circulate a second refrigerant. The circuit heat exchanger includes a circuit heat exchanger first passage and a circuit heat exchanger second passage. The circuit heat exchanger first passage is coupled to the first circuit and configured to receive the first refrigerant from the first circuit and provide the first refrigerant to the first circuit. The circuit heat exchanger second passage is coupled to the second circuit and configured to receive the second refrigerant from the second circuit and provide the second refrigerant to the second circuit. The thermoelectric subsystem includes a thermoelectric subsystem first heat exchanger and a first thermoelectric cell. The thermoelectric subsystem first heat exchanger has a thermoelectric subsystem first heat exchanger passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Timothy D. Swofford, Neil Rathje
  • Thermoelectric cooling system
    Patent number: 11906209
    Abstract: A thermoelectric cooling system includes a first circuit, a second circuit, a circuit heat exchanger, and a thermoelectric subsystem. The first circuit is configured to circulate a first refrigerant. The second circuit is configured to circulate a second refrigerant. The circuit heat exchanger includes a circuit heat exchanger first passage and a circuit heat exchanger second passage. The circuit heat exchanger first passage is coupled to the first circuit and configured to receive the first refrigerant from the first circuit and provide the first refrigerant to the first circuit. The circuit heat exchanger second passage is coupled to the second circuit and configured to receive the second refrigerant from the second circuit and provide the second refrigerant to the second circuit. The thermoelectric subsystem includes a thermoelectric subsystem first heat exchanger and a first thermoelectric cell. The thermoelectric subsystem first heat exchanger has a thermoelectric subsystem first heat exchanger passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Hill Phoenix, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy D. Swofford, Neil Rathje
  • THERMOELECTRIC COOLING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210254867
    Abstract: A thermoelectric cooling system includes a first circuit, a second circuit, a circuit heat exchanger, and a thermoelectric subsystem. The first circuit is configured to circulate a first refrigerant. The second circuit is configured to circulate a second refrigerant. The circuit heat exchanger includes a circuit heat exchanger first passage and a circuit heat exchanger second passage. The circuit heat exchanger first passage is coupled to the first circuit and configured to receive the first refrigerant from the first circuit and provide the first refrigerant to the first circuit. The circuit heat exchanger second passage is coupled to the second circuit and configured to receive the second refrigerant from the second circuit and provide the second refrigerant to the second circuit. The thermoelectric subsystem includes a thermoelectric subsystem first heat exchanger and a first thermoelectric cell. The thermoelectric subsystem first heat exchanger has a thermoelectric subsystem first heat exchanger passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Hill Phoenix, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy D. Swofford, Neil Rathje