Patents by Inventor Steven Mirsky

Steven Mirsky 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).

  • THERMAL POWER CONVERSION SYSTEMS INCLUDING HEAT PIPES AND PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
    Publication number: 20250079029
    Abstract: Power generation systems, such as nuclear power generation systems, are described herein. A representative power generation system includes a heat source, a heat pipe, and a thermophotovoltaic cell. The heat pipe includes a first region and a second region. The first region is positioned to absorb heat from the heat source, and the second region is positioned to radiate at least a portion of the absorbed heat away from the heat pipe as thermal radiation. The thermophotovoltaic cell is positioned to receive the thermal radiation from the second region of the heat pipe and to convert at least a portion of the thermal radiation to electrical energy. The power generation system can further include another heat pipe positioned to remove waste heat from the thermophotovoltaic cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Frederick Botha, Steven Mirsky, Kaeley Stevens, Michele Walden
  • Thermal power conversion systems including heat pipes and photovoltaic cells
    Patent number: 12062462
    Abstract: Power generation systems, such as nuclear power generation systems, are described herein. A representative power generation system includes a heat source, a heat pipe, and a thermophotovoltaic cell. The heat pipe includes a first region and a second region. The first region is positioned to absorb heat from the heat source, and the second region is positioned to radiate at least a portion of the absorbed heat away from the heat pipe as thermal radiation. The thermophotovoltaic cell is positioned to receive the thermal radiation from the second region of the heat pipe and to convert at least a portion of the thermal radiation to electrical energy. The power generation system can further include another heat pipe positioned to remove waste heat from the thermophotovoltaic cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: NuScale Power, LLC
    Inventors: Frederick Botha, Steven Mirsky, Kaeley Stevens, Michele Walden
  • THERMAL POWER CONVERSION SYSTEMS INCLUDING HEAT PIPES AND PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
    Publication number: 20220051825
    Abstract: Power generation systems, such as nuclear power generation systems, are described herein. A representative power generation system includes a heat source, a heat pipe, and a thermophotovoltaic cell. The heat pipe includes a first region and a second region. The first region is positioned to absorb heat from the heat source, and the second region is positioned to radiate at least a portion of the absorbed heat away from the heat pipe as thermal radiation. The thermophotovoltaic cell is positioned to receive the thermal radiation from the second region of the heat pipe and to convert at least a portion of the thermal radiation to electrical energy. The power generation system can further include another heat pipe positioned to remove waste heat from the thermophotovoltaic cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Derick Botha, Steven Mirsky, Kaeley Stevens