Patents by Inventor Ravi Anant KISHORE

Ravi Anant KISHORE 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).

  • Thermal Diode and Thermal Switch Bi-Directional Heat Transfer in Building Envelopes
    Publication number: 20240281010
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a directional heat transfer using thermal control devices, including a dual phase change thermal diode and an active contact-based thermal switch. The thermal diode includes a positive temperature coefficient switching material and a negative temperature coefficient switching material arranged in series. The thermal switch includes two thermally conducting surfaces which may be moved to contact (i.e., having a distance between them of substantially zero) creating minimal thermal contact resistance. Both thermal control devices may be used to control heat flow into and/or out of a building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Ravi Anant KISHORE, Sampath KOMMANDUR, Charles William BOOTEN, Lance Michael WHEELER, Shuang CUI, Zhiying XIAO
  • Thermal Diode and Thermal Switch for Bi-Directional Heat Transfer in Building Envelopes
    Publication number: 20220326722
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a directional heat transfer using thermal control devices, including a dual phase change thermal diode and an active contact-based thermal switch. The thermal diode includes a positive temperature coefficient switching material and a negative temperature coefficient switching material arranged in series. The thermal switch includes two thermally conducting surfaces which may be moved to contact (i.e., having a distance between them of substantially zero) creating minimal thermal contact resistance. Both thermal control devices may be used to control heat flow into and/or out of a building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Ravi Anant KISHORE, Sampath KOMMANDUR, Charles William BOOTEN, Lance Michael WHEELER, Shuang CUI