Patents by Inventor Shane Michael Clarke

Shane Michael Clarke 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).

  • Magnetic coupling for heat flow management in thermoelectric modules and devices thereof
    Patent number: 10330401
    Abstract: A device for coupling to a heat source, the device includes thermoelectric elements and a coupling magnet. The thermoelectric elements harvest heat to generate electric current. The coupling magnet provides a coupling force between the thermoelectric elements and the heat source. The coupling magnet regulates thermal flow between the thermoelectric elements and the heat source as a function of temperature of the coupling magnet. The device acts to protect the thermoelectric elements and other associated components from heat damage that might otherwise occur if the heat source generates too much heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: LEDdynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Shane Michael Clarke, Daniel Miller Poitrast, Jason Michael Orzell, Anthony John Siano
  • Energy management system for controlling energy to a load powered by a thermoelectric module
    Patent number: 10263424
    Abstract: An energy management system for controlling energy to one or more loads powered by a thermoelectric module, the system is comprised of a load prioritization circuit having a monitoring system interfaced to receive sensor data from at least one sensor. A data processing device receives the sensor data. The data processing device acts upon the sensor data to produce energy management instructions. A control system receives the energy management instructions using them to control energy to all loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: LEDdynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Miller Poitrast, Shane Michael Clarke
  • MAGNETIC COUPLING FOR HEAT FLOW MANAGEMENT IN THERMOELECTRIC MODULES AND DEVICES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160265855
    Abstract: A device for coupling to a heat source, the device includes thermoelectric elements and a coupling magnet. The thermoelectric elements harvest heat to generate electric current. The coupling magnet provides a coupling force between the thermoelectric elements and the heat source. The coupling magnet regulates thermal flow between the thermoelectric elements and the heat source as a function of temperature of the coupling magnet. The device acts to protect the thermoelectric elements and other associated components from heat damage that might otherwise occur if the heat source generates too much heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Shane Michael Clarke, Daniel Miller Poitrast, Jason Michael Orzell, Anthony John Siano
  • ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ENERGY TO A LOAD POWERED BY A THERMOELECTRIC MODULE
    Publication number: 20150288187
    Abstract: An energy management system for controlling energy to one or more loads powered by a thermoelectric module, the system is comprised of a monitoring system interfaced to receive sensor data from at least one sensor. A data processing device receives the sensor data. The data processing device acts upon the sensor data with an optimizing algorithm to produce energy management instructions. A control system receives the energy management instructions using them to control energy to all loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel Miller Poitrast, Shane Michael Clarke