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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7259640 | Miniature RF and microwave components and methods for fabricating such components RF and microwave radiation directing or controlling components are provided that may be monolithic, that may be formed from a plurality of electrodeposition operations and/or from a plurality of deposited layers of material, that may include switches, inductors, ant... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7180264 | Fuel flexible thermoelectric generator with battery charger A micro-generator for providing electrical power to a battery charger capable of charging lithium ion, lithium polymer and other rechargeable batteries of the type which power portable electronic devices and MEMS. The micro-generator includes a micro-combustor and a... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7134879 | Anisotropic conductive material body, display apparatus, method for producing the display apparatus, and conductive member An anisotropic conductive material body includes an insulating medium; and a plurality of conductive members dispersed in the medium. At least a surface of each of the plurality of conductive members is conductive. A force is applied to at least one of the plurality... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7077643 | Microcombustors, microreformers, and methods for combusting and for reforming fluids The present invention provides microcombustors, microreformers, and methods of steam reforming alcohols over a catalyst. The microcombustors can be manufactured with a very small size and can operate at very low temperature. Surprisingly superior results and propert... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6951456 | Microcombustor and combustion-based thermoelectric microgenerator A generally toroidal counterflow heat exchanger is the main element of a combustor that operates at a micro scale. The combustor includes a central combustion region with openings to a reactant gas channel and an exhaust gas channel. The reactant channel and exhaust... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6894215 | Thermoelectric module A thermoelectric module with a simple structure with less breakage by thermal stress is provided. For this purpose, the thermoelectric module includes p-type and n-type thermoelectric elements (13, 14) which are alternately placed, and outer electrodes (15... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6613972 | Microcombustor and combustion-based thermoelectric microgenerator A generally toroidal counterflow heat exchanger is the main element of a combustor that operates at a micro scale. The combustor includes a central combustion region with openings to a reactant gas channel and an exhaust gas channel. The reactant channel ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6130377 | Thermoelectric battery and power plant using the same A thermoelectric battery is disclosed which uses pipes connected in series made from two different metallic materials. The pipes are connected in an alternating manner and exposed to sunlight to increase the temperature therein. Other parts of the pipes a... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5928436 | Means for controlling thermal properties of AMTEC cells The present invention provides an AMTEC cell having a more robust power conductance path (conduction, radiation, convection, and latent heat transfer) from the heat input surface of the cell to the working fluid, evaporation surface, and SES. More particu... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5726380 | Thermo-electric power generation using porous metal blocks having a plurality of thermocouples connected in series A thermo-electric power generating element has the structure that two kinds of metal sheets, or foils, which form a thermocouple combination are laminated together and alternately connected at one end and the other end so as to form a plurality of thermoc... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5563368 | Thermoelectric power generating device A thermoelectric conversion member formed by a thermoelectric conversion element has a split ring shaped transverse cross section. Electrodes are disposed on ring ends of the thermoelectric conversion member facing each other. A magnetic field generating ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5450869 | Heater mechanism including a light compact thermoelectric converter A heater mechanism incorporating a thermoelectric converter for use with a self-powered, solid, liquid or gaseous fueled, heater. During operation of the heater mechanism the thermoelectric converter supplies sufficient electrical power to (a) sustain the... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5228923 | Cylindrical thermoelectric cells A thermoelectric device has a cylindrical structure with a hollow central annulus member in which a fluid is pumped so that the heated fluid is pumped from the center of the structure and discharged on the outer surface of an outer annulus member or with ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 4734139 | Thermoelectric generator A thermoelectric generator module which is formed with a hot side heat exchanger having extruded fins on one surface and in contact with a series of individual thermoelectric semiconductor modules on the opposite side of the exchanger. A cold side heat ex... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4639542 | Modular thermoelectric conversion system A thermoelectric conversion system including a burner assembly and a number of thermoelectric conversion modules for converting thermal energy resulting from the operation of the burner assembly into electrical energy. The burner assembly includes a centr... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4463214 | Thermoelectric generator apparatus and operation method A method of operating a thermoelectric generator includes: cyclically producing increasing then decreasing temperature differences in the thermoelectric material of the generator; and generating a cyclically increasing then decreasing electrical generator... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4420940 | Thermo-electric installations A thermo-electric installation comprising a first network of hot tubes extending between two ends disposed in parallel relation and in which flows a hot fluid, a second network of cold tubes, extending between two ends, disposed in parallel relation and i... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4284838 | Thermoelectric converter and method The invention comprises the conversion of thermal power into electrical energy. Two dissimilar metals, such as aluminum and brass, are separated by a heat conductive and electrical conductive material. Water makes a good separator. When a fluid is used, i... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4275259 | Thermal converter A thermal converter is constructed with thermoelectric element composed of a honeycomb structural body having a large number of parallel channels extending therethrough and separated by thin walls, a part of the channels forming a region for flowing a hig... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4218266 | Liquid hydrocarbon-fueled thermo-electric generator with counter-flow type regenerative heat exchanger An air-to-air heat exchanger, comprising an array of stainless steel tubi arranged in a three-fold pass, is connected to the outlet of the combustion chamber of a liquid hydrocarbon-fueled, thermoelectric generator. Air enters the heat exchanger at the a... | 08/19/1980 |
