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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120067064 | THERMO-ELECTRIC STRUCTURE The invention is a split-thermo-electric structure for cooling, heating, or stabilizing the temperature of an object or for electric power generation. The structure of the invention is comprised of one or more legs comprised of two or more layers of thermo-electric mate... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120048321 | SPLIT THERMO-ELECTRIC CYCLES FOR SIMULTANEOUS COOLING, HEATING, AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL The invention is new types of split-thermo-electric structures for cooling, heating, or stabilizing the temperature of an object or for electric power generation. In a first type of structure the transport of the electric current between the heat absorbing and the heat ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048323 | THERMO-ELECTRIC STRUCTURE The invention is a split-thermo-electric structure for cooling, heating, or stabilizing the temperature of an object or for electric power generation. The structure of the invention is comprised of one or more legs comprised of two or more layers of thermo-electric mate... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120042922 | GRAPHITE STRUCTURE, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT The graphite structure includes a plurality of domains of graphite where a layer body of graphene sheets is curved in domelike, wherein the plurality of domains are arranged in plane, and the domains adjacent each other are in contact with each other.... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120042921 | Method for manufacturing thermoelectric module and thermoelectric module manufactured from the same The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a thermoelectric module and a thermoelectric module manufactured from the same. The method includes the steps of: forming each of first and second green laminates; forming first and second preliminary electrodes ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120031452 | DEVICE FOR THERMAL ADAPTION The invention relates to a device for thermal adaptation, comprising at least one surface element arranged to assume a determined thermal distribution, said surface element comprising a first heat conducting layer, a second heat conducting layer, said first and second h... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120031449 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY BY THERMALLY CYCLING AN ELECTRICALLY POLARIZABLE MATERIAL USING HEAT FROM CONDENSERS A method for converting heat to electric energy is described which involves thermally cycling an electrically polarizable material sandwiched between electrodes. The material is heated by extracting thermal energy from a gas to condense the gas into a liquid and transfe... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120031453 | Control System for Thermoelectric Devices A system and method to control a thermoelectric device using a microcontroller is provided. The system and method include a temperature sensor operatively coupled to a microcontroller that has a central processing unit, at least one memory device, and a module for gener... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120024332 | THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL COATED WITH A PROTECTIVE LAYER A thermoelectric material in a shape for forming part of a thermoelectric module, the thermoelectric material is coated with a protective layer to prevent degradation by humidity, oxygen, chemicals or thermal stress.... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120017963 | THERMOELECTRIC MODULE WITH INSULATED SUBSTRATE In a thermoelectric module comprising a series of p and n type semiconductors con | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120000500 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE Provided is a thermoelectric conversion element which enables improvement in yield and durability, is easy to secure a temperature difference between the both ends and is easy to be bonded to an electrode without tilting, resulting in improvement of mass productivity. A... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110290293 | Thermoelectric module and method for manufacturing the same Disclosed herein is a thermoelectric module. The thermoelectric module includes: first and second substrates that are disposed to be separated from each other, facing each other and includes first and second grooves each formed on inner sides thereof; first and second e... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110293118 | THERMAL ACOUSTIC SPEAKER A thermal acoustic speaker comprises a body and a thermoelectric converter. The body comprises a shell with at least one hole and a side with a sound hole. The shell defines a sound cavity in the body. The thermoelectric converter, disposed around at least a part of the... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110290294 | DEVICE FOR CONVERTING ENERGY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH THE DEVICE The present invention provides an energy converting device, which includes: a base substrate; and a plurality of thermoelectric element structures which are sequentially stacked on the base substrate and electrically interconnected in parallel to one another.... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110284046 | SEMICONDUCTOR HETEROSTRUCTURE THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE A semiconductor heterostructure thermoelectric device (101). The semiconductor heterostructure thermoelectric device (101) includes at least one thermoelectric heterostructure unit (110). The thermoelectric heterostructure unit (110) includes... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110284049 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS In order to achieve a thermoelectric transducer exhibiting a higher conversion efficiency and an electronic apparatus including such a thermoelectric transducer, a thermoelectric conversion device is provided, including a semiconductor stacked structure including semico... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110277803 | THERMOCOUPLE DEVICE In one aspect, the present invention relates to a thermocouple device comprising a flexible non-planar substrate, a first printed thermocouple element comprising a first metal containing ink composition applied to the flexible non-planar substrate, and a second printed ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110247668 | Thermoelectric Power Generating Systems Utilizing Segmented Thermoelectric Elements A thermoelectric system includes a first thermoelectric element including a first plurality of segments in electrical communication with one another. The thermoelectric system further includes a second thermoelectric element including a second plurality of segments in e... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110226302 | Thermoelectric Coatings for Waste Heat Recovery and Photo-Thermal Power An energy harvesting system for collecting energy from sources of thermal energy that exist in the environment and convert the energy to electricity. The system has N-P junctions mounted on the outer surface of a conduit, pipe or flue. A hot medium flows through the con... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110088737 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE A thermoelectric conversion module which has a P-type thermoelectric conversion material and an N-type thermoelectric conversion material electrically connected to each other. The P-type thermoelectric conversion material and the N-type thermoelectric conversion materia... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110073149 | Concentrated solar thermoelectric power system and numerical design model The invention, the Concentrated Solar Thermoelectric Power System, herein abbreviated as C-STEPS, is a thermo-optical system configuration for the purpose of achieving a high solar energy-to-electricity conversion efficiency based on thermoelectric (TE) devices that use... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110056530 | HIGH CONCENTRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC (HCPV) SOLAR CELL MODULE A high concentrated photovoltaic (HCPV) solar cell module, comprising: a set of Fresnel lenses, a Group III-V semiconductor solar cell, and a substrate used to carry said Group III-V semiconductor solar cell. Wherein, said substrate is made of material of good heat diss... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110016888 | THERMOELECTRIC MODULE The thermoelectric module composed of p- and n-conducting thermoelectric material legs which are mutually connected to one another via electrically conductive contacts, is characterized by the fact that the electrically conductive contacts have on the cold and hot sides... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110011434 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERMAL ENERGY-TO-ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONVERSION An improved method and apparatus for thermal-to-electric conversion involving relatively hot and cold juxtaposed surfaces separated by a small vacuum gap wherein the cold surface provides an array of single charge carrier converter elements along the surface and the hot... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110000517 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME A thermoelectric device is provided. The thermoelectric device includes first and second electrodes, a first leg, a second leg, and a common electrode. The first leg is disposed on the first electrode and includes one or more first semiconductor pattern and one or more ... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100319744 | THERMOELECTRIC MODULES AND RELATED METHODS An example method for making thermoelectric modules generally includes coupling a first wafer and a second wafer together, processing the first and second wafers to produce a first thermoelectric element and a second thermoelectric element where the first thermoelectric... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100319749 | Sub-micrometer gap thermophotovoltaic structure (MTPV) and fabrication method therefor An MTPV thermophotovoltaic chip comprising a photovoltaic cell substrate, micron/sub-micron gap-spaced from a juxtaposed heat or infrared radiation-emitting substrate, with a radiation-transparent intermediate window substrate preferably compliantly adhered to the photo... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100294327 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE USING RADIANT HEAT AS HEAT SOURCE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Provided are a thermoelectric device using radiant heat as a heat source and a method of fabricating the same. In the thermoelectric device, an anti-reflection layer formed on a heat absorption layer causes as much radiant light as possible to be absorbed by the heat ab... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100282284 | CRYSTALLINE PLATE, ORTHOGONAL BAR, COMPONENT FOR PRODUCING THERMOELECTRICAL MODULES AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CRYSTALLINE PLATE The invention relates to the thermoelectrical industry and can be used for producing thermoelectrical devices based on the Peltier and Seebeck effects. In particular, the invention relates to a crystalline plate made of thermoelectric laminated material, to a component ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100263700 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE Including a first insulating substrate (A) and a second insulating substrate (B) to be stacked each other. Including a first electrode (2b) formed on the upper surface of the first insulating substrate (A), a pair of second electrodes (3c, 10/21/2010 | |
| 20100252084 | THERMOELECTRIC MODULE Thermoelectric elements are arranged with a high density in a peripheral region surrounding a center region or in an outer circumferential region of an opposing surface of a substrate instead of being arranged in the center region of the opposing surface. As compared to... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100252086 | Thermoelectric Element, Thermoelectric Module, and Method for Manufacturing Thermoelectric Element A thermoelectric element, which has higher thermoelectric properties and shows an enlarged temperature difference between the both ends thereof is provided. A thermoelectric module having such thermoelectric element is also provided. The th... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100252087 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES INCLUDING THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENTS HAVING OFF-SET METAL PADS AND RELATED STRUCTURES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS A thermoelectric device may include a thermoelectric element including a layer of a thermoelectric material and having opposing first and second surfaces. A first metal pad may be provided on the first surface of the thermoelectric element, and a second metal pad may be... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100218796 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE Provided is a thermoelectric conversion module. This thermoelectric conversion module comprises a pair of substrates facing each other, a plurality of p-type thermoelectric conversion elements and a plurality of n-type thermoelectric conversion elements arranged between... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100193004 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME The present invention provides thermoelectric conversion devices and production methods thereof. The thermoelectric conversion device includes: a thermoelectric conversion device main body having a ridge portion and/or a vertex portion at which a ridge and/or a vertex h... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100193003 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME A thermoelectric device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The thermoelectric device may include a nanowire having nanoparticles which are disposed on one of an exterior surface of the nanowire and an interior of the nanowire.... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100170554 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE A thermoelectric conversion module is provided. The thermoelectric conversion module includes a plurality of thermoelectric devices and an electrode for electrically connecting the thermoelectric devices in series, wherein the electrode has a hole section opened to the ... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100147347 | METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR HYBRID THERMAL SOLAR MODULE A solar module assembly and method. The assembly comprises a substantially transparent or semi-transparent surface provided on a first substrate member. The assembly includes an absorber material overlying a second substrate member. A spacing is provided between the sem... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100132753 | NON-IMAGING DIFFUSE LIGHT CONCENTRATOR A radiant energy trap. This diffuse and direct radiant energy concentrator comprises at least one reflector, a refractor substantially prism shaped and a receiver interfaced with the refractor. The invention is capable of a solid angle of acceptance of radiant energy, e... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100126547 | Thermoelectric module The invention relates to microelectronic engineering, to the structural design of cooling thermoelectric modules in particular. The utility model can be used in single-cascade and multicascade thermoelectric modules. The aim of the invention is to provide a thermoelectr... | 05/27/2010 |
