US Patent Issued to Spark Thermionics on April 14 for "Energy converter system, method of fabrication, and method of operation" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,603,267, issued on April 14, was assigned to Spark Thermionics Inc. (Berkeley, Calif.).

"Energy converter system, method of fabrication, and method of operation" was invented by Lucas Heinrich Hess (Berkeley, Calif.), Felix T. Schmitt (Berkeley, Calif.) and Jared William Schwede (Berkeley, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An energy converter system, preferably including one or more thermionic energy converters and optionally including an electrical power converter. A method of fabrication for an energy converter system, preferably including placing braze material, heating the system, and cooling the system. A method of operation fo...