Patents by Inventor Thorsten Kascich

Thorsten Kascich 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).

  • Microfabricated thermoelectric power-generation devices
    Patent number: 6787691
    Abstract: A device for generating power to run an electronic component. The device includes a heat-conducting substrate (composed, e.g., of diamond or another high thermal conductivity material) disposed in thermal contact with a high temperature region. During operation, heat flows from the high temperature region into the heat-conducting substrate, from which the heat flows into the electrical power generator. A thermoelectric material (e.g., a BiTe alloy-based film or other thermoelectric material) is placed in thermal contact with the heat-conducting substrate. A low temperature region is located on the side of the thermoelectric material opposite that of the high temperature region. The thermal gradient generates electrical power and drives an electrical component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Fleurial, Margaret A. Ryan, Alex Borshchevsky, Wayne Phillips, Elizabeth A. Kolawa, G. Jeffrey Snyder, Thierry Caillat, Thorsten Kascich, Peter Mueller
  • Microfabricated thermoelectric power-generation devices
    Publication number: 20030041892
    Abstract: A device for generating power to run an electronic component. The device includes a heat-conducting substrate (composed, e.g., of diamond or another high thermal conductivity material) disposed in thermal contact with a high temperature region. During operation, heat flows from the high temperature region into the heat-conducting substrate, from which the heat flows into the electrical power generator. A thermoelectric material (e.g., a BiTe alloy-based film or other thermoelectric material) is placed in thermal contact with the heat-conducting substrate. A low temperature region is located on the side of the thermoelectric material opposite that of the high temperature region. The thermal gradient generates electrical power and drives an electrical component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Applicant: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Fleurial, Margaret A. Ryan, Alex Borshchevsky, Wayne Phillips, Elizabeth A. Kolawa, G. Jeffrey Snyder, Thierry Caillat, Thorsten Kascich, Peter Mueller
  • Microfabricated thermoelectric power-generation devices
    Patent number: 6388185
    Abstract: A device for generating power to run an electronic component. The device includes a heat-conducting substrate (composed, e.g., of diamond or another high thermal conductivity material) disposed in thermal contact with a high temperature region. During operation, heat flows from the high temperature region into the heat-conducting substrate, from which the heat flows into the electrical power generator. A thermoelectric material (e.g., a BiTe alloy-based film or other thermoelectric material) is placed in thermal contact with the heat-conducting substrate. A low temperature region is located on the side of the thermoelectric material opposite that of the high temperature region. The thermal gradient generates electrical power and drives an electrical component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Fleurial, Margaret A. Ryan, Alex Borshchevsky, Wayne Phillips, Elizabeth A. Kolawa, G. Jeffrey Snyder, Thierry Caillat, Thorsten Kascich, Peter Mueller