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...that two musicians were responsible for the invention of color print film? Fascinated by photography, Leopold Godowsky and Leopold Mannes worked together to produce an easy-to-use, practical color film. They worked full time as music teachers and gave concerts while experimenting during their off hours in Mannes' kitchen. Their success earned them full-time, well-paying jobs at Kodak and their efforts resulted in Kodachrome film, which was introduced in 1935.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8097802 | Thermoelectric material including a multiple transition metal-doped type I clathrate crystal structure A thermoelectric material includes a multiple transition metal-doped type I clathrate crystal structure having the formula A8TMy11TMy22 . . . TMy | 01/17/2012 |
| 8088989 | Thermoelectric conversion material and thermoelectric conversion element The present invention provides a thermoelectric conversion material composed of an oxide material represented by chemical formula A0.8-1.2Ta2O6-y, where A is calcium (Ca) alone or calcium (Ca) and at least one selected from magnesium... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7939744 | Thermoelectric element A thermoelectric element formed of a sintered body of a semiconductor comprising at least two kinds of elements selected from the group consisting of Bi, Te, Se and Sb, and having a micro-Vickers' hardness of not smaller than 0.5 GPa. The thermoelectric element has ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7851692 | Thermoelectric material, thermoelectric conversion module and thermoelectric power generating device using the same A thermoelectric material has a composition expressed by (TipHfqZr1-p-q)xCoy(Sb1-rSnr)100-x-y (0.1 | 12/14/2010 |
| 7807917 | Thermoelectric and pyroelectric energy conversion devices New thermoelectric materials and devices are disclosed for application to high efficiency thermoelectric power generation. New functional materials based on oxides, rare-earth-oxides, rare-earth-nitrides, rare-earth phosphides, copper-rare-earth oxides, silicon-rare... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7745720 | Thermoelectric material and thermoelectric device A thermoelectric material includes a composition represented by the following formula (A): (Tia1Zrb1Hfc1)xNiySn100-x-y (A) where 0 | 06/29/2010 |
| 7732704 | Conductive paste for connecting thermoelectric conversion material The present invention provides an electrically conductive paste for connecting thermoelectric materials, the paste comprising a specific powdery oxide and at least one powdery electrically conductive metal selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, platinum... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7649139 | Thermoelectric conversion element and thermoelectric conversion module The present invention provides a thermoelectric element in which a thin film of p-type thermoelectric material and a thin film of n-type thermoelectric material, which are formed on an electrically insulating substrate, are electrically connected, in which the p-typ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7554029 | Complex oxide having p-type thermoelectric characteristics The present invention provides a novel complex oxide capable of achieving high performance as a p-type thermoelectric material. The complex oxide comprises a layer-structured oxide represented by the formula BiaPbbM1cCO | 06/30/2009 |
| 7521629 | Thermoelectric transportation material containing nitrogen A nitrogen-containing thermoelectric material, which has an element composition represented by: AlzGayInxMuRvOsNt (A) or AlzGayIn | 04/21/2009 |
| 7465871 | Nanocomposites with high thermoelectric figures of merit The present invention is generally directed to nanocomposite thermoelectric materials that exhibit enhanced thermoelectric properties. The nanocomposite materials include two or more components, with at least one of the components forming nano-sized structures withi... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7449628 | Electric power generation method using thermoelectric power generation element, thermoelectric power generation element and method of producing the same, and thermoelectric power generation device The present invention provides an electric power generation method using a thermoelectric power generation element, a thermoelectric power generation element, and a thermoelectric power generation device, each of which has high thermoelectric power generation perfor... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7446256 | Thermoelectric conversion device, and cooling method and power generation method using the same A thermoelectric conversion device of the present invention includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a layered oxide arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode, the layered oxide, and the second electrode are arrang... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7417186 | Thermoelectric conversion material, thermoelectric conversion element using the same, and electronic apparatus and cooling device comprising the element To provide a thermoelectric conversion material having semiconductor-like temperature dependence, that is, the property that electric resistivity decreases with increasing temperature, and having high thermoelectric performance. The present invention is a thermoelec... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7371960 | Figure of merit in Ytterbium-Aluminum-Manganese intermetallic thermoelectric and method of preparation This invention provides novel thermoelectric compounds comprising: a) atomic percent Ytterbium b) between 50 and 74.999 atomic percent Aluminum c) between 0.001 and 25 atomic percent Manganese and ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7351906 | Method of manufacturing crystalline film, method of manufacturing crystalline-film-layered substrate, method of manufacturing thermoelectric conversion element, and thermoelectric conversion element It is often the case that a substrate suitable for epitaxial growth does not match a substrate desirable for the use in functional elements such as thermoelectric conversion elements or the like. The present invention makes it possible to separate a predetermined la... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342170 | Thermoelectric module with Si/SiC and BC/BC super-lattice legs A super-lattice thermoelectric device. The device is comprised of p-legs and n-legs, each leg being comprised of a large number of very thin alternating layers of two materials with differing electron band gaps. The n-legs in the device are comprised of alternating ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342169 | Phonon-blocking, electron-transmitting low-dimensional structures A thermoelectric structure and device including at least first and second material systems having different lattice constants and interposed in contact with each other, and a physical interface at which the at least first and second material systems are joined with ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7319196 | Bonding wire and bonded connection A bonding wire (1) includes a matrix material (2) and a filler (3) embedded in this matrix material (2), the coefficient of thermal expansion of the filler (3) being lower than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the matrix mat... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317296 | Electric motor The electric motor is equipped with an electronic control, for example in the form of a frequency converter (2) and comprises at least one Seebeck element (6) whose one side is connected to the motor (1) in a heat-conducting manner and whose oth... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312392 | Thermoelectric conversion device, and cooling method and power generating method using the device The present invention provides a thermoelectric conversion device having high thermoelectric conversion performance. In this device, electrodes are arranged so that electric current flows in an interlayer direction of a layered substance, unlike the arrangements der... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309830 | Nanostructured bulk thermoelectric material A thermoelectric material comprises two or more components, at least one of which is a thermoelectric material. The first component is nanostructured, for example as an electrically conducting nanostructured network, and can include nanowires, nanoparticles, or othe... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7291781 | Complex oxide having n-type thermoelectric characteristics The present invention provides a complex oxide having a composition represented by the formula La1−xMxNiO2.7−3.3 or (La1−xMx)2NiO3.6−4.4 (wherein M is at least one element selected ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7259320 | Thermoelectric conversion materials The main object of the present invention is to provide thermoelectric conversion materials having a high thermoelectric conversion performance and excellent mass productivity. The thermoelectric conversion materials have a core-shell structure with a plurality of co... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244887 | Electrical cells, components and methods Preferred electrode devices (10) including a substrate (11) and cathode (13) and anode material (12) coated thereon in discreet locations are described. The cathode materials desirably include multiple layers of thin metal films (14 | 07/17/2007 |
| 7235735 | Thermoelectric devices utilizing double-sided Peltier junctions and methods of making the devices A thermoelectric device and method of manufacturing the device, where thermoelectric elements of opposite conductivity type are located on respective opposing sides of a heat source member. Heat sinks are disposed on opposite sides of the thermoelectric elements. Pe... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7178332 | Exhaust heat recovery system In an exhaust heat recovery system, electric power generation efficiency of a thermoelectric conversion element can be improved, and warming-up of a catalyst can be completed early, without using a complicated device. The exhaust heat recovery system according to th... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179986 | Self-assembled quantum dot superlattice thermoelectric materials and devices A thermoelectric (TE) device includes a first leg of TE material (a pseudobinary or pseudoternary alloy) and a second leg comprising a metal wire. The second leg is in thermal and electrical communication with the first leg. The TE device has a ZT value of approxima... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7166796 | Method for producing a device for direct thermoelectric energy conversion In devices used for the direct conversion of heat into electricity, or vice versa, known in the art as thermoelectric power generators, thermoelectric refrigerators and thermoelectric heat pumps, the efficiency of energy conversion and/or coefficient of performance ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160513 | Batch reactor with injection system An apparatus and method for injection of one or more chemical components into a reaction chamber are disclosed. The apparatus includes a reaction chamber for receiving one or more libraries in a fixed position relative to the chamber and configured to form a sealed ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7131768 | Extended temperature range EMF device A sensor and method of manufacturing an extended temperature range EMF sensor that is cost effective and highly reliable, with a stable EMF output and with an operating range of up to 1700° C. in hostile environments. The sensor is formed of highly stable dispersio... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7109408 | Solid state energy converter A solid-state energy converter with a semiconductor or semiconductor-metal implementation is provided for conversion of thermal energy to electric energy, or electric energy to refrigeration. In n-type heat-to-electricity embodiments, a highly doped n* emitter regio... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7098393 | Thermoelectric device with multiple, nanometer scale, elements A thermoelectric device formed of nanowires on the nm scale. The nanowires are preferably of a size that causes quantum confinement effects within the wires. The wires are connected together into a bundle to increase the power density. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7067733 | Thermoelectric material having crystal grains well oriented in certain direction and process for producing the same Thermoelectric material is produced through a process sequence including a liquid quenching, a primary solidification such as a hot pressing or extrusion and an upset forging; although the C-planes of the crystal grains are directed in parallel to the direction in w... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067205 | Thermoelectric transducing material, and method for producing the same A thermoelectric transducing material according to this invention includes a layered cobaltite based substance represented by the chemical formula AxCoO2, wherein A consists of an element or element group selected from alkali metal elements and... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7038234 | Thermoelectric module with Si/SiGe and B4C/B9C super-lattice legs A super-lattice thermoelectric device. The device includes p-legs and n-legs, each leg having a large number of alternating layers of two materials with differing electron band gaps. The n-legs in the device are comprised of alternating layers of silicon and silicon... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029173 | Thermoelectric component A thermoelectric component includes a first and a second element which, in the vicinity of a contact point, are in contact with each other, e.g., in the form of a thermal contact. Furthermore, in this connection, first element and/or second element have a ceramic ma... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7004622 | Systems and methods for determining conditions of articles and methods of making such systems A system for measuring a condition of a turbine engine component comprises an assemblage of at least a film comprising an electrically conducting material disposed on a film of an electrically non-conducting material, the assemblage being disposed on a surface of th... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7002071 | Thermoelectric conversion material and method of producing the same A thermoelectric conversion material is formed of a polycrystal structure of crystal grains composed of a silicon-rich phase, and an added element-rich phase in which at least one type of added element is deposited at the grain boundary thereof, the result of which ... | 02/21/2006 |
