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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7943844 | Thermoelectric module and manufacturing method for same A thermoelectric module and method of manufacture thereof, capable of preventing short-circuits between electrodes due to solder without causing increases in size or cost. A thermoelectric module is configured with lower electrodes formed on the inside surface of a ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7763792 | Multistage heat pumps and method of manufacture A thermoelectric module is provided that includes a first thermally conductive plate with a first array of thermoelectric elements coupled to it. The first array of thermoelectric elements includes a first plurality of thermoelectric elements. The thermoelectric mod... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7687705 | Efficient thermoelectric device A high efficiency thermo electric device comprising a multi nanolayer structure of alternating insulator and insulator/metal material that is irradiated across the plane of the layer structure with ionizing radiation. The ionizing radiation produces nanocrystals in ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7560640 | Densely packed thermoelectric cooler Embodiments of the invention provide a thin film thermoelectric cooler. The cooler may have a high packing density that provides good cooling performance. The cooler may be formed by forming a first set of cooling elements, depositing a conformal insulating layer on... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7544883 | Integrated thermoelectric cooling devices and methods for fabricating same Semiconductor integrated thermoelectric devices are provided, which are formed having high-density arrays of thermoelectric (TE) elements using semiconductor thin-film and VLSI (very large scale integration) fabrication processes. Thermoelectric devices can be eithe... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7317265 | Method and apparatus for power management A system in accordance with the invention includes a power converter for converting a thermally generated voltage where the power converter includes a low-voltage direct current to direct current voltage converter (DC-DC converter) and a high-efficiency DC-DC conver... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7291191 | Fuel cell cartridge filters and pressure relief Described herein is a portable storage device that stores a hydrogen fuel source. The storage device includes a bladder that contains the hydrogen fuel source and conforms to the volume of the hydrogen fuel source. A housing provides mechanical protection for the bl... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282384 | Thermoelectric transducing material thin film, sensor device, and its manufacturing method The present invention provides an SiGe-based thin film, a method for manufacturing this thin film, and applications of this thin film. The present invention relates to a method for producing, by sputtering, an SiGe-based semiconductor thin film to serve as a member ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7234864 | Measurement of multi-channel cold junction temperature The cold junction temperature of the channels on a multi-channel terminal block are accurately determined for each terminal pair without affixing a thermistor to each terminal. One embodiment provides accurate cold junction measurement of a six channel device (12 te... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7180039 | Heater with burnout protection A heater is provided that has a temperature sensing control system which can be used for both temperature control and over-temperature protection against element burnout. The temperature control system is comprised of an inlet temperature sensing assembly positioned... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174768 | Hydrogen sensor, apparatus for measuring hydrogen concentration, and method for measuring hydrogen concentration A hydrogen sensor includes a hydrogen-absorbing material, a thermoelectric element, an electrical circuit for driving the thermoelectric element, a thermometer for the hydrogen-absorbing material, a temperature control circuit for maintaining the hydrogen-absorbing ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7157707 | Radiation detector, sensor module having a radiation detector, and method for manufacturing a radiation detector A radiation detector, a method for manufacturing a radiation detector, and a sensor module having a radiation detector. The radiation detector may include a thermopile chip having a diaphragm, a first cavity formed underneath the diaphragm, a thermopile structure fo... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7131766 | Temperature sensor apparatus and method A temperature sensor includes a membrane supported by a substrate and a circuit having elements for a substrate electrical resistance indicative of the temperature of a substrate and a membrane electrical resistance indicative of the temperature of a membrane. The s... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7119326 | Method and apparatus for testing an infrared sensor A method and apparatus for evaluating the functionality and sensitivity of an infrared sensor to infrared radiation. The method and apparatus are adapted for testing an infrared sensor having a diaphragm containing a heating element and a transducer that generates a... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7115098 | Adjustable thermal scanning system and method A thermal scanning system and method. The thermal scanning system comprises a handheld thermal scanning device with wheels and three infrared sensors that are spaced to scan skin temperature on opposite sides of patient spinal columns of different sizes. Two out of ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7084342 | Semi-compensated pins for cold junction compensation An apparatus and system is presented for partially compensating the cold junction of a thermocouple system using low cost semi-compensated conductors of system components accommodating various thermocouple types. The thermocouple system, comprises a thermocouple por... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6987223 | Heat sink for silicon thermopile A thermopile structure containing improved heat sinks for thermocouples in the detectors is described. The heat sinks are provided without additional processing. The heat sinks are added by using “dummy traces” to the polysilicon mask. The “dummy traces” act... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6958443 | Low power thermoelectric generator Disclosed is a foil segment for a thermoelectric generator comprising a top plate disposed in spaced relation above a bottom plate. An array of the foil segments is perpendicularly disposed in side-by-side arrangement between and in thermal contact with the bottom a... | 10/25/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6871999 | Method for the correction of the output signal of an infra red radiation multiple element sensor A method for the correction of the output signal of an infra red radiation multiple element sensor comprises the steps of determining and storing a parameter of a sensor element of the sensor and of generating a corrected signal of the sensor element in accordance w... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6863438 | Microstructured thermosensor A micropatterned thermosensor, e.g., an infrared sensor, includes a supporting body and at least one thermocouple arranged thereon. The thermocouple also has a first material and a second material, which together form, at least in a pointwise manner, at least one th... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6740806 | Combined thermocouple and thermopile capable of generating multiple EMF signals A combined thermocouple and thermopile capable of producing multiple EMF signals. The combined thermocouple and thermopile construction is particularly adapted for use as an electric generator capable of producing multiple EMF signals and able to respond faster to c... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6713668 | Solar energy converter and solar energy conversion system A solar energy converter includes: a light-concentrating instrument; an electron emitter in an insulated vacuum vessel, emitting electrons in a vacuum as a temperature rises by sunlight; an electron accelerator within the light-concentrating instrument; a cathode on... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6713833 | Thermopile on an electrical insulating substrate A thermopile on an electrically insulating substrate. A pattern is arranged on this substrate of parts which consist of a first conductive material, to which a second conductive material is applied, and parts which consist only of the first conductive material. The ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6670538 | Thermal radiation sensor A radiation sensor which includes a thermopile for detecting radiant energy. The thermopile and a support rim for the thermopile are fabricated as an integrated unit to form a support chip. The support chip is mated to a mating chip so that the thermopile... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6653547 | Solar energy converter The solar energy converter comprises an electron emitter and an electron collector. They are provided separate from each other in a vacuum vessel. Solar energy in a wide range of sunlight spectrum can be efficiently converted into electric energy by movin... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6641301 | Radiation detector with passive air purge and reduced noise A method and apparatus for maintaining a viewing window of a detector substantially clean includes enclosing the detector within a housing, and moving a target surface relative to the viewing window to create an airflow adjacent the viewing window. The ho... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6593519 | Infrared sensor An infrared sensor is provided with a thermopile formed with a plurality of thermocouples connected to each other. The thermopile includes hot junctions, cold junctions, and thermoelectric patterns. The thermoelectric patterns are made of thermoelectric m... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6565254 | Infrared sensing element and temperature measuring device An infrared sensing element of the present invention includes a base including a thin film portion and a thick wall portion arranged around the thin film portion, and a thermopile including a plurality of thermocouples connected in series so that cold jun... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6536945 | Measurement of heat flux in a heated chamber A heat flux measuring device for transporting through a heated chamber, the device having an array of sensors, each sensor comprising first and second surfaces bounding a region, a thermally insulating layer substantially occupying said region, and means ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6511860 | Method for manufacturing a thermopile on an electrically insulating substrate Method for manufacturing a thermopile on an electrically insulating substrate. A pattern is arranged on this substrate of parts which consist of a first conductive material, to which a second conductive material is applied, and parts which consist only of... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6402369 | Arrayable thermal assays Provided are, among other things, devices for and methods for performing thermal signature assays on a two or more samples in an array, using active/control base thermopiles, the method comprising: [a] performing a heat transfer to the two or more samples... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6388186 | Thermopile-type thermoelectric sensor It is made possible to adjust the output of a thermopile-type thermoelectric sensor in such a way that a thermoelectric pattern for sensitivity adjustment is connected in series to a plurality of thermoelectric patterns constituting a thermopile short-cir... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6380605 | Device and a method for thermal sensing A device for thermal sensing is disclosed based on only one thermopile. The cold junctions of said thermopile are coupled thermally to a first channel comprising a first substance while the hot junctions of said thermopile are coupled thermally to a secon... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6348650 | Thermopile infrared sensor and process for producing the same An improved thermopile infrared sensor is provided wherein thermoelectric elements are formed on a single crystalline silicon substrate containing a cavity therein. The thermopile infrared sensor contains a first dielectric film covering the cavity, a plu... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6300554 | Method of fabricating thermoelectric sensor and thermoelectric sensor device A thermoelectric sensor device is disclosed consisting of polysilicon, titanium or AlSiCu as the thermocouple of material for thermoelectric sensor device. The features of the present process are: Selecting a material such as aluminum, titanium, aluminum ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6046398 | Micromachined thermoelectric sensors and arrays and process for producing Linear arrays with up to 63 micromachined thermopile infrared detectors on silicon substrates have been constructed and tested. Each detector consists of a suspended silicon nitride membrane with 11 thermocouples of sputtered Bi--Te and Bi--Sb--Te thermoe... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5990412 | Differential thermopile heat flux transducer formed by depositing metals and non-metals from liquids onto a substrate A thin sensor for heat flux and temperature, designed for adhesive attachment to a surface, is manufactured on a flexible insulated metallic substrate, using conductive and dielectric inks. The sensor exhibits a combination of high sensitivity for heat fl... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5952728 | Thermoelectric conversion module having channels filled with semiconducting material and insulating fillers A thermoelectric conversion module having a large capacity and a curved surface which can be secured to a corresponding curved surface of a base member is manufactured by inserting N type and P type semiconductor strips into through holes formed in a hone... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5841064 | Peltier module A Peltier effect module comprising a plurality of Peltier effect elements arranged in parallel between a pair of substrates where the Peltier effect elements are connected to connection electrodes disposed on the substrates. The array of Peltier effect el... | 11/24/1998 |
