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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125014 | THERMO-ELECTRIC HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS The invention is directed to an energy efficient thermoelectric heat pump assembly. The thermoelectric heat pump assembly preferably comprises two to nine thermoelectric unit layers capable of active use of the Peltier effect; and at least one capacitance spacer block s... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120103380 | THERMOELECTRIC MODULE AND PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF In a process for the production of a thermoelectric module, thermoelectric legs which are electrically contact-connected in series are coated so as to be covered with an electrically insulating solid material.... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103379 | THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR INCLUDING A THERMOELECTRIC MODULE HAVING A MEANDERING P-N SYSTEM A thermoelectric module having a plurality of p-n-couples, every two adjacent p-n-legs forming one p-n-couple. The p-n-legs are each manufactured from conductive materials. The p-n-legs of the plurality of p-n-couples are separated in an alternating sequence by an elect... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120102933 | THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR A thermoelectric generator is described, which comprises at least one thermoelectric module between a hot side, which is connected to a heat source, and a cold side, which is connected to a heat sink, wherein a membrane rests against the cold side of the thermoelectric ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120042640 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE A thermoelectric generator includes a plurality of thermoelectric devices, through which an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine flows in succession. Each thermoelectric device forms at least one hot flow path for the exhaust gas and at least one cold flow path ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120017963 | THERMOELECTRIC MODULE WITH INSULATED SUBSTRATE In a thermoelectric module comprising a series of p and n type semiconductors con | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110315181 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION OF HEAT TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY USING POLARIZABLE MATERIALS AND AN INTERNALLY GENERATED POLING FIELD A method for converting heat to electricity by exploiting changes in spontaneous polarization that occur in electrically polarizable materials is described. The method uses an internally generated field to achieve poling during cycling. The internal poling field is prod... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110314798 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE A thermoelectric device contains at least one module having a first carrier layer and a second carrier layer, an interspace disposed between the first carrier layer and the second carrier layer, and an electrical insulation layer disposed on each of the first carrier la... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110303258 | SYSTEM FOR RECLAMATION OF WASTE THERMAL ENERGY A waste heat reclamation device absorbs waste heat from a heat generating object. A thermocouple loop is used to convert thermal energy into electrical energy which may be utilized to provide electrical power to an electronic device that is the heat generating object. T... | 12/15/2011 |
| 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 |
| 20110290295 | Thermoelectric/solar cell hybrid coupled via vacuum insulated glazing unit, and method of making the same Certain example embodiments provide techniques for improving the output of hybrid systems comprising photovoltaic (PV) and thermoelectric (TE) modules in conjunction with super-insulating, yet optically transmissive, vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit technologies. More ... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110271995 | Thermoelectric modules A thermoelectric module includes: thermoelectric semiconductor elements; printed metal conductors for interconnecting the semiconductor elements; and at least one base support for the printed conductors, the base support including a metal matrix composite.... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110275165 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE AND METHOD OF RESTORING THE SAME A thermoelectric conversion module includes a pair of heat transfer plates, p-type semiconductor blocks and n-type semiconductor blocks arranged between the heat transfer plates, and terminal electrodes formed respectively on inner surfaces of the heat transfer plates a... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110265839 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE A thermoelectric conversion module is provided with a p-type thermoelectric conversion element and an n-type thermoelectric conversion element; a support frame having a through hole with the p-type thermoelectric conversion element therein and a through hole with the n-... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110259385 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE BLOCK (Problem) To make a thermoelectric conversion module block with a plurality of connected thermoelectric conversion modules easy to handle and easy to connect the thermoelectric conversion modules to one another, operate stably for long periods of time. 10/27/2011 | |
| 20110209740 | HIGH CAPACITY THERMOELECTRIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEMS A thermoelectric system includes a first plurality of thermoelectric elements and a second plurality of thermoelectric elements. The thermoelectric system further includes a plurality of heat transfer devices. Each heat transfer device has a first side in thermal commun... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110197941 | ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES AND METHODS An energy conversion device may include at least one hot source chamber (255, 355) configured to receive a hot fluid, at least one cold source chamber (275, 375) configured to receive a coolant, and a plurality of thermoelectric elements (272, 273, 773<... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110185715 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE, THERMOELECTRIC APPARATUS HAVING A MULTIPLICITY OF THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A THERMOELECTRIC APPARATUS A thermoelectric device includes at least a first metal foil having a first material thickness, a second metal foil having a second material thickness, an interspace between the first metal foil and the second metal foil, an electrical insulation coating on the first me... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110155202 | Miniature Thermoelectric Power Generator The subject invention pertains to thermoelectric power generation. According to certain embodiments, a stack of silicon-micromachined chips can be connected to form a cylindrical heat exchanger that enables a large, uniform temperature difference across a radially-orien... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110146740 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE ARCHITECTURE A thermoelectric device (100, 220) includes a plurality of conductor portions (120-124) including a first angled side portion (134) and a second angled side portion (135). The thermoelectric device (100, 220) also includes a plu... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110139206 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE AND THERMOELECTRIC MODULE According to one embodiment, a thermoelectric device is provided with thermoelectric elements and formed of a material capable of exhibiting the thermoelectric effect and a first electrode located at end portions of the thermoelectric elements. The first electrode inclu... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110083712 | Thermoelectric Module Provided is a thermoelectric module including electrodes and P-type and N-type semiconductors formed on a substrate by a printing method. The thermoelectric module includes upper and lower substrates (110 and 120) formed of ceramic or aluminum and forming ... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20100224226 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE A thermoelectric conversion device includes a hot terminal substrate, a cold terminal substrate and a stacked structure. The stacked structure is disposed between the hot terminal substrate and the cold terminal substrate. The stacked structure includes thermoelectric c... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100163090 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF, CHIP STACK STRUCTURE, AND CHIP PACKAGE STRUCTURE A thermoelectric device including a first substrate, a plurality of conductive vias, a second substrate, a thermoelectric couple module, a first insulation layer, and a second insulation layer is provided. The first substrate has a first surface and a second surface opp... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100102235 | MINIATURE THERMOPILE SENSOR A thermopile sensor for detecting infrared radiation arriving in an axial entering direction. The thermopile sensor comprises a metal housing that has a base section and a mantle section, a cavity between said mantle section and said base section, an opening in said man... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100078054 | Thermal Difference Engine Closed system heat engines can be used to deliver useful electrical power by harvesting ambient energy in the environment. The present invention provides a means of harvesting these low temperature differences in to useful energy and provides while providing rectificati... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100006132 | Stacked Thermoelectric Modules An apparatus includes a first thermally conductive body having a plurality of fingers and a second thermally conductive body having a plurality of fingers. The first and second bodies are configured such that the fingers of the first body are interdigitated with the fin... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090293929 | Hybrid Energy Scavenger Comprising Thermopile Unit and Photovoltaic Cells A hybrid energy scavenger comprising a thermopile unit and photovoltaic cells is provided, wherein the hybrid energy scavenger may generate a good output power when operating in conditions of small temperature difference between a heat source and a heat sink, and/or eit... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090205694 | Thermoelectric Generation Device for Energy Recovery A thermoelectric generation device is configured for mounting on cooling tubes of a heat exchanger of a computer room air conditioning unit in a data center. A first type of Seebeck material and a second type of Seebeck material are arranged in a matrix and connected in... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090032080 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME A compact, high-performance thermoelectric conversion module includes a laminate having a plurality of insulating layers, p-type thermoelectric semiconductors and n-type thermoelectric semiconductors formed by a technique for manufacturing a multilayer circuit board, pa... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090025774 | THERMOELECTRIC MEANS AND FABRIC-TYPE STRUCTURE INCORPORATING SUCH A MEANS The invention relates to a thermoelectric means (60) that can be woven or knitted, taking the form of an elongate body and having on its surface at least one converter for converting thermal energy into electrical energy. The invention also relates to a structure... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20080271772 | Method for Manufacturing a Thermopile on a Membrane and a Membrane-less Thermopile, the Thermopile thus Obtained and a Thermoelectric Generator Comprising Such Thermopiles A method for manufacturing thermopile carrier chips comprises forming first type thermocouple legs and second type thermocouple legs on a first surface of a substrate and afterwards removing part of the substrate form a second surface opposite to the first surface, ther... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080245398 | HIGH CAPACITY THERMOELECTRIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM A thermoelectric system includes a first plurality of thermoelectric elements and a second plurality of thermoelectric elements. The thermoelectric system further includes a plurality of heat transfer devices. Each heat transfer device has a first side in thermal commun... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080216883 | Thermopile Infrared Sensor Array A thermopile infrared sensor array, comprises a sensor chip with a number of thermopile sensor elements, made from a semiconductor substrate and corresponding electronic components. The sensor chip is mounted on a support circuit board and enclosed by a cap in which a l... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080173342 | 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... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080121263 | Thermoelectric elements, method for manufacturing same, and use of same There are described thermoelectric elements that are manufactured by using a porous matrix or a porous substrate. The matrix consists of an electrically insulating material having sufficient thermal and chemical resistance as well as the lowest possible thermal conducti... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080083447 | Thermoelectric heat exchanger A thermoelectric effects materials based energy transduction device, for selectively providing conversions between electrical and thermal energies having interleaved n-type conductivity material layers having thermoelectric effects properties and a first plurality of p-... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080023057 | Thermoelectric Conversion Module, and Thermoelectric Power Generating Device and Method, Exhaust Heat Recovery System, Solar Heat Utilization System, and Peltier Cooling and Heating System, Provided Therewith The thermoelectric conversion module is provided, comprising a plurality of thermoelectric elements, and respective thermoelectric elements are electrically connected by metal caps attached to both ends of each thermoelectric element. In addition, the metal cap may be i... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20080017238 | Thermoelectric device A thermoelectric device includes a plurality of n-type thermoelectric elements and a plurality of p-type thermoelectric elements. These thermoelectric elements each have multiple end surfaces that are substantially parallel to each other, and include terminals attached ... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20080017237 | Heat transfer and power generation device A system is provided. The system includes a thermoelectric device that includes first and second thermally conductive substrates and first and second thermoelements disposed between the first and second thermally conductive substrates, wherein the first thermoelement, o... | 01/24/2008 |
