Patents by Inventor Rolf Wilhelm Bollhorst

Rolf Wilhelm Bollhorst 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING AMBIENT HEAT TO ELECTRICITY
    Publication number: 20090095908
    Abstract: An apparatus for converting ambient infrared radiation into electricity including an array of patch resonators each including a metal material having a predetermined shape tuned to resonate within a predetermined frequency range, a micro-strip line network for interconnecting the resonators and guiding energy, a dielectric substrate, and a metal ground plane. A micro-structured array of interconnected patch resonators operable for converting ambient heat to electricity, cooling, controlling temperature and wireless communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: IMAGING SOURCE, LLC
    Inventor: Rolf Wilhelm Bollhorst