US Patent Issued to Spark Thermionics on May 12 for "Energy converter system and method of operation" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,626,832, issued on May 12, was assigned to Spark Thermionics Inc. (Berkeley, Calif.).

"Energy converter system and method of operation" was invented by Jared William Schwede (Berkeley, Calif.), Felix T. Schmitt (Berkeley, Calif.) and Lucas Heinrich Hess (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 (TECs), and optionally including an electrical power converter. A TEC, preferably including a collector body, an emitter body, and a seal. A method of operation for an energy converter system, preferably including providing a heat source; converting the...