Patents by Inventor Steven A. Kolenik

Steven A. Kolenik 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).

  • Patent number: 3944438
    Abstract: A heat-to-electricity converter is disclosed which includes a radioactive heat source and a thermoelectric element of relatively short overall length capable of delivering a low voltage of the order of a few tenths of a volt. Such a thermoelectric element operates at a higher efficiency than longer higher-voltage elements; for example, elements producing 6 volts. In the generation of required power, thermoelectric element drives a solid-state converter which is controlled by input current rather than input voltage and operates efficiently for a high signal-plus-noise to signal ratio of current. The solid-state converter has the voltage gain necessary to deliver the required voltage at the low input of the thermoelectric element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1974
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1976
    Assignee: Arco Medical Products Company
    Inventors: Thomas F. Hursen, Steven A. Kolenik, David L. Purdy