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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8117849 | Temperature control device A temperature control device for controlling temperature of an object substance, the temperature control device includes: a pulse width modulator for changeably providing current directions of a providing current; a low pass filter; a Peltier device electrically con... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8079223 | High power density thermoelectric systems A number of compact, high-efficiency and high-power density thermoelectric systems utilizing the advantages of thermal isolation are described. Such configurations exhibit high system efficiency and power density. Some configurations exhibit a substantial reduction ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079222 | Thermoelectric cooler controller The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a method and/or system for adjusting a thermoelectric cooler. ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8051665 | High efficiency thermoelectric cooler control system A temperature control system is provided for efficiently controlling the temperature of an optical transmitter such as a laser diode. The temperature control system of the present invention reduces power consumption and achieves a higher efficiency by employing a vo... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8028531 | Mitigating heat in an integrated circuit The present invention provides for a system and method for regulating and monitoring heat dissipation of an integrated circuit by employing a heat regulating device with a thermal structure net work assembly. Each thermal structure can act as a heat conducting pathw... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8024936 | Cooling apparatus, systems, and methods Apparatus and systems, as well as methods and articles, may operate to actively cool an electronic device using a first heat removing cooling element, and to induce a thermal gradient in a heat pipe by conducting heat from a hot side of the first heat removing cooli... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7997087 | Thin film thermoelectric devices for hot-spot thermal management in microprocessors and other electronics A structure, system and method for controlling a temperature of a heat generating device in a solid medium, wherein heat is extracted from the medium into at least one heat extraction device, the heat extraction device dissipates heat into an environment apart from ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7980084 | Temperature control apparatus, method and program for peltier element A temperature control apparatus is provided which controls temperature of a control target disposed on the side of an A-side of a Peltier device. The apparatus includes a temperature regulator which performs regulating operation on temperature of a B-side of the Pel... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7975493 | Thermoelectric cooler with inrush current control Systems and methods for controlling a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) in an optical transceiver. A TEC system includes a processor that interacts with a power supply and a TEC controller to prevent inrush current. The power supply is switched by the processor and turned... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7971440 | Thermal pump module and temperature regulation A voltage regulator is configured to receive an input voltage from a power supply, measure a temperature associated with a heat transfer medium, produce an output voltage to drive a thermo-electric cooler, and vary the output voltage in accordance with changes in th... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7954332 | Temperature control systems and methods Systems and methods for controlling the temperature of an electrical device is described. The system includes a heat sink system in conjunction with a thermoelectric assembly. The systems and methods are particularly suitable in NEMA-4 electrical enclosures used in ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7946120 | 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 co... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942010 | 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 ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7918092 | Enhanced thermoelectric cooler with superconductive coolers for use in air-conditioners This is an enhanced thermoelectric cooler with superconductive heat-dissipative coolers for use in air-conditioner. This invention is comprised of a thermoelectric cooling chip sandwiched between two superconductive unidirectional heat-dissipative cooling devices. E... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7832215 | Thermoelectrically cooling electronic devices A heat sink may be clamped to a thermoelectric cooler and vapor chamber using a U-shaped retention band. The band may attach underneath the vapor chamber, extending around the thermoelectric cooler, and over a heat sink. The heat sink may include a plate to distribu... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7802437 | Electronic component with heat transfer by boiling and condensation and method for producing same The electronic component with heat transfer by boiling and condensation comprises heat exchange surfaces immersed in a heat conducting fluid constituted by the free ends of nanowires of a thermoelectric converter. An electrically insulating coating material with a l... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802436 | Cooling apparatus having low profile extrusion and method of manufacture therefor A method for removing heat from a heat generating component using a low profile extrusion with a plurality of micro tubes extended there through. The low profile extrusion is placed into thermal connection with heat producing components. A heat transfer fluid remove... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7788933 | Heat exchanger tube having integrated thermoelectric devices A heat exchanger for a vehicle is shown, wherein the heat exchanger includes a plurality of tubes having integrated thermoelectric devices disposed thereon to facilitate heat transfer between the tubes and an atmosphere surrounding the tubes. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7712318 | Cooling apparatus, cooling method, program, computer readable information recording medium and electronic apparatus A cooling apparatus of supplying driving power to a cooling element from a power supply unit, to drive it, includes a driving power changing part changing a power value of the driving power supplied to said cooling element from the power supply unit, by a predetermi... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7673462 | Method and apparatus controlling dual heat transfers for internal thermal zone of a hard disk drive Method and apparatus (thermal controller) for controlling a thermoelectric device to affect the temperature of an internal thermal zone in a hard disk drive to enable a first heat transfer from an internal heat transfer interface included in a thermal interface to a... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7669427 | Temperature calibration device driving heating/cooling modules in a manner to allow operation over wide temperature range A temperature calibration device uses Peltier cells for heating and cooling. The Peltier cells are driven by a power controller that gradually changes the power applied to the Peltier cells from a starting power to a target power. However, during this transition, th... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7587902 | High power density thermoelectric systems A number of compact, high-efficiency and high-power density thermoelectric systems utilizing the advantages of thermal isolation are described. Such configurations exhibit high system efficiency and power density. Some configurations exhibit a substantial reduction ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7571616 | Cooling apparatus for articles operated at low temperature A cooling apparatus for articles operated at low temperatures comprises a refrigerating machine and a cold head provided in the refrigerating machine. A first Peltier element is thermally contacted and fixed with the cold head, and a second Peltier element is therma... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7562533 | Thermal-electric-MHD cooling A method for transferring heat from a first location to a second location includes thermoelelectrically transferring heat from the first location to a third location; and transferring heat from the third location to the second location through a magneto-hydrodynamic... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7526922 | Heat exchanger for high purity and corrosive fluids A heat exchange apparatus (10, 10, 10b) for selectively heating and/or cooling a process fluid (38). A process fluid tubing 14 is wrapped around a primary thermally conductive cylinder (12) having a spiral groove (24) therei... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7523617 | Thin film thermoelectric devices for hot-spot thermal management in microprocessors and other electronics A structure, system and method for controlling a temperature of a heat generating device in a solid medium, wherein heat is extracted from the medium into at least one heat extraction device, the heat extraction device dissipates heat into an environment apart from ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7503180 | Thermoelectric conversion module and electronic device A thermoelectric conversion module includes a first insulated substrate formed in a plate shape, a second insulated substrate formed in a plate shape, the first insulated substrate and the second insulated substrate are provided so as to be paired, plural thermoelec... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7461512 | System and method for suppressing sublimation using opacified aerogel The present invention relates to a castable, aerogel-based, ultra-low thermal conductivity opacified insulation to suppress sublimation. More specifically, the present invention relates to an aerogel opacified with various opacifying or reflecting constituents to su... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7448222 | Thermoelectric refrigeration system Apparatus for thermoelectric cooling of an insulated enclosure having a plurality of thermoelectric cooling units, with their cold sides exposed to the enclosure interior, where they are affixed to an array of individual, self-sufficient interior heat pipes through ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7444822 | Heat exchanger and manufacturing method thereof Resins (5, 6) are interposed as insulating layers between heat radiation side and heat absorption side heat exchange bodies (2, 3) and heat radiation side and heat absorption side electrodes (41, 42) of a thermoelectric conversion element module... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7430870 | Localized microelectronic cooling An apparatus and associated method to provide localized cooling to a microelectronic device are generally described. In this regard, according to one example embodiment, a cooling system comprising one or more thermoelectric cooler(s) is thermally coupled to a heat ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7421845 | Thermoelectrics utilizing convective heat flow An improved efficiency thermoelectric system is disclosed wherein convection is actively facilitated through a thermoelectric array. Thermoelectrics are commonly used for cooling and heating applications. Thermal power is convected through a thermoelectric array tow... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7389813 | Systems and methods for controlling local environment The present invention provides systems and methods of controlling local environment. In one embodiment, incoming air enters a contactor such the Direct Contact Cooler-Condenser (DCCC) where the air contacts water distributed on the contact media. After passing throu... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7380586 | Climate control system for hybrid vehicles using thermoelectric devices The present invention provides a system for controlling the climate of a hybrid vehicle. The system includes a thermoelectric module, a heat exchanger, a pump, and a valve. The thermoelectric module includes thermoelectric elements powered by electric energy. The th... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7371205 | Device for asymmetric heating and cooling of reaction mixtures during centrifuging and rotor means therefore A rotor assembly for centrifuging reaction vessels containing reaction mixtures in a device for asymmetric heating and cooling of reaction mixtures during centrifugation. The rotor contains at least one fan blade used to force ambient gas to pass the reaction mixtur... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370480 | Solid state thermal apparatus A solid state thermal device for conducting heat from a source and transferring the heat to an exhaust tunnel or converter for controlling the current flow passing through the solid state device. The device includes a plurality of diode arrays which interface betwee... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367360 | Integrated piping plate, machining method for same, machining apparatus for same, and machining equipment for same A machining method for an integrated piping plate, for example, composed of a plurality of plates joined together, and in which an instrument and a component constituting an apparatus, or the instrument, or the component are or is disposed on one surface or both sur... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367195 | Application and removal of thermal interface material A method, system and apparatus are described. The apparatus includes a first device to adjust a polarity associated with a thermoelectric (TEC) module. The adjustment is to control the flow of heat. The flow of heat is directed toward a thermal interface material (T... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365265 | Thermoelectric materials comprising nanoscale inclusions to enhance seebeck coefficient A thermoelectric material having enhanced Seebeck coefficient is characterized by a microstructure comprising nanoscale Pb inclusions dispersed in matrix substantially composed of PbTe. The excess Pb is obtained either by adding Pb in an amount greater than the stoi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366925 | Portable power management for a computing device carrying case An apparatus, carrying case and computer system are disclosed herein. In the apparatus, a housing to which an electrical device may be electrically coupled is provided. A secondary battery may be electrically coupled to the housing and adapted to power the electrica... | 04/29/2008 |
