Matt Jacob Cauchy

US Patent:

8291866, Oct 23, 2012

Filed:

Aug 27, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/870758

Inventors:

Matt Cauchy - Traverse City MI, US
Cecil McKinney - Kissimmee FL, US

Assignee:

Covenant Partners, Inc. - Revere MA

International Classification:

A01K 1/03

US Classification:

119500, 119482, 119487

Abstract:

The invention is a heating and cooling system for portable pet living space and is able to efficiently heat and cool the pet because it heats and cools both the air surrounding the pet and the surfaces upon which the pet lays.

US Patent:

20050126184, Jun 16, 2005

Filed:

Dec 12, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/735131

Inventors:

Matt Cauchy - Traverse City MI, US

International Classification:

F25B021/02

US Classification:

062003300, 062003700

Abstract:

A thermoelectric heat pump module of the type used in small cooling applications and appliances, such as a thermoelectric picnic cooler. The module comprises an array of thermoelectric elements with cold-side connectors directly bonded to a large, unitary cold sink for support, and hot-side connectors each having an integrated heat exchange fin to form a small, lightweight, but efficient hot sink array directly bonded to the elements without thermal stress. The cold sink is larger than the hot sink array. The cold-side connectors and at least portions of the thermoelectric elements are sealed and supported with a layer of potting material built up from the surface of the cold sink, and optionally insulated with an additional layer of sealed foam, eliminating moisture vapor transmission, condensation, and corrosion in the module. In a preferred form, the elements and their finned hot-side connectors are arranged in an elongated, narrow-depth array designed to be placed perpendicular to a flow of cooling air, and allowing multiple modules to be used in a distributed pattern with a single air-mover such as a fan.