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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2023
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Viktor Kilchyk, Lancaster, NY (US);
Brent J. Merritt, Southwick, MA (US);
Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 7/06 (2006.01); B64D 13/00 (2006.01); F04D 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 27/0215 (2013.01); F03G 7/06114 (2021.08); B64D 13/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device, having: a base having an outer boundary and a plurality of base voids, formed from a first material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE); beads that line ones of the base voids, formed from a second material having a second CTE that differs from the first CTE, wherein each of the beads has a bead void; and a thermoelectric junction around the outer boundary, or within one or more of the bead voids.