Patents by Inventor Yining Feng

Yining Feng 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).

  • THIN-FILM THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS CONFORMABLE TO CURVED SURFACES, AND METHODS OF USING AND FABRICATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230413671
    Abstract: A thin-film thermoelectric generator including flexible base film substrate having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. Thermoelectric (TE) elements are located on the base film substrate. The TE elements arranged in columns oriented along the longitudinal direction of the base film substrate and rows oriented along the transverse direction of the base film substrate. Line grooves are located between at least portion of the rows of the TE elements and extending across the base film substrate in the transverse direction to provide flexibility to the thin-film thermoelectric generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kazuaki Yazawa, Na Lu, Yining Feng