Patents by Inventor Shawna Brown

Shawna Brown 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).

  • HIGH EFFICIENCY THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATION USING ZINTL-TYPE MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20100319746
    Abstract: The invention disclosed herein relates to thermoelectrically-active p-type Zintl phase materials as well as devices utilizing such compounds. Such thermoelectric materials and devices may be used to convert thermal energy into electrical energy, or use electrical energy to produce heat or refrigeration. Embodiments of the invention relate to p-type thermoelectric materials related to the compound Yb14MnSb11.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicants: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, THE REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: G. Jeffrey Snyder, Franck Gascoin, Shawna Brown, Susan Kauzlarich
  • High efficiency thermoelectric power generation using Zintl-type materials
    Patent number: 7728218
    Abstract: The invention disclosed herein relates to thermoelectrically-active p-type Zintl phase materials as well as devices utilizing such compounds. Such thermoelectric materials and devices may be used to convert thermal energy into electrical energy, or use electrical energy to produce heat or refrigeration. Embodiments of the invention relate to p-type thermoelectric materials related to the compound Yb14MnSb11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignees: California Institute of Technology, The Regents of th University of California
    Inventors: G. Jeffrey Snyder, Franck Gascoin, Shawna Brown, Susan Kauzlarich
  • HIGH EFFICIENCY THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATION USING ZINTL-TYPE MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20070095382
    Abstract: The invention disclosed herein relates to thermoelectrically-active p-type Zintl phase materials as well as devices utilizing such compounds. Such thermoelectric materials and devices may be used to convert thermal energy into electrical energy, or use electrical energy to produce heat or refrigeration. Embodiments of the invention relate to p-type thermoelectric materials related to the compound Yb14MnSb11.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicants: California Institute of Technology, The Regents of University of California
    Inventors: G. Snyder, Frank Gascoin, Shawna Brown, Susan Kauzlarich