Patents by Inventor STEVE THOMSON

STEVE THOMSON 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).

  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTED THERMOELECTRIC HEATING AND COOLING
    Publication number: 20170261241
    Abstract: A thermoelectric device comprising an elongated panel, formed of a thermally insulating material, and having a plurality of thermoelectric elements comprising compacted conductors inside the insulating material and expanded conductors outside the insulating material is combined with other layers for leakage current interception, bodily fluid absorption, and pillars that preserve pressure re-distribution. The thermoelectric device may be integrated into a variety of surfaces or enclosures needing heating or cooling and manufactured using pre-existing automated equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Tarek Makansi, Steven Wood, Michael J. Berman, Mark Nelsen Evers, John L. Franklin, Steve Thomson
  • Medical, topper, pet wireless, and automated manufacturing of distributed thermoelectric heating and cooling
    Patent number: 9638442
    Abstract: A thermoelectric device comprising an elongated panel, formed of a thermally insulating material, and having a plurality of thermoelectric elements comprising compacted conductors inside the insulating material and expanded conductors outside the insulating material is combined with other layers for leakage current interception, bodily fluid absorption, and pillars that preserve pressure re-distribution. The thermoelectric device may be integrated into a variety of surfaces or enclosures needing heating or cooling and manufactured using pre-existing automated equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: TEMPRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Tarek Makansi, Steven Wood, Michael J. Berman, Mark Nelsen Evers, John L. Franklin, Steve Thomson
  • MEDICAL, TOPPER, PET WIRELESS, AND AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING OF DISTRIBUTED THERMOELECTRIC HEATING AND COOLING
    Publication number: 20140041396
    Abstract: A thermoelectric device comprising an elongated panel, formed of a thermally insulating material, and having a plurality of thermoelectric elements comprising compacted conductors inside the insulating material and expanded conductors outside the insulating material is combined with other layers for leakage current interception, bodily fluid absorption, and pillars that preserve pressure re-distribution. The thermoelectric device may be integrated into a variety of surfaces or enclosures needing heating or cooling and manufactured using pre-existing automated equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: TAREK MAKANSI, STEVEN WOOD, MICHAEL J. BERMAN, MARK NELSEN EVERS, JOHN L. FRANKLIN, STEVE THOMSON