Patents by Inventor Trevor RUCKLE

Trevor RUCKLE 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).

  • Thermoelectric device and methods for manufacture and use
    Patent number: 10825976
    Abstract: A thermoelectric device (20) and a method for manufacturing and using the same are disclosed. The thermoelectric device (20) includes a hot shoe (24) and a cold shoe (28) disposed about the hot shoe. A heat conducting member (32) formed of a thermoelectric material extends between the hot shoe (24) and the cold shoe (28) and generates electricity in response to a temperature difference therebetween. The hot shoe (24) is heated and expands at a greater rate than the cold shoe (28) does during operation. The structural and spatial relationship of the hot shoe (24) and the cold shoe (28) maintains the thermoelectric material of the heat conducting member (32) in compression during operation of the thermoelectric device (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Edward J. Timm, Harold J. Schock, Guoming G. Zhu, Trevor Ruckle, Kevin D. Moran
  • THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURE AND USE
    Publication number: 20170222114
    Abstract: A thermoelectric device (20) and a method for manufacturing and using the same are disclosed. The thermoelectric device (20) includes a hot shoe (24) and a cold shoe (28) disposed about the hot shoe. A heat conducting member (32) formed of a thermoelectric material extends between the hot shoe (24) and the cold shoe (28) and generates electricity in response to a temperature difference therebetween. The hot shoe (24) is heated and expands at a greater rate than the cold shoe (28) does during operation. The structural and spatial relationship of the hot shoe (24) and the cold shoe (28) maintains the thermoelectric material of the heat conducting member (32) in compression during operation of the thermoelectric device (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Edward J. TIMM, Harold J. SCHOCK, Guoming G. ZHU, Trevor RUCKLE, Kevin D. MORAN