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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7932460 | Thermoelectric heterostructure assemblies element Improved thermoelectric assemblies are disclosed, wherein layers of heterostructure thermoelectric materials or thin layers of thermoelectric material form thermoelectric elements. The layers are bound together with agents that improve structural strengths, allow el... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7321157 | CoSb-based thermoelectric device fabrication method A method of fabricating a CoSb3-based thermoelectric device is disclosed. The method includes providing a high-temperature electrode, providing a buffer layer on the high-temperature electrode, forming composite n-type and p-type layers, attaching the buf... | 01/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6942728 | High performance p-type thermoelectric materials and methods of preparation The present invention is embodied in high performance p-type thermoelectric materials having enhanced thermoelectric properties and the methods of preparing such materials. In one aspect of the invention, p-type semiconductors of formula Zn4−xAx | 09/13/2005 |
| 6911551 | Spiro compounds based on boron or aluminum and the use of the same in the electronics industry The present invention relates to substituted boron or aluminum spiro compounds and their use in the electronic industry. The compounds of the invention are used as electron transport material, hole blocking material and/or as host material in organic electroluminesc... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6812395 | Thermoelectric heterostructure assemblies element Improved thermoelectric assemblies are disclosed, wherein layers of heterostructure thermoelectric materials or thin layers of thermoelectric material form thermoelectric elements. The layers are bound together with agents that improve structural strengths, allow el... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6774298 | Thermoelectric module and method of producing the same A thermoelectric module which includes case 1, heat-radiation side insulating substrate 4a, heat-absorption side insulating substrate 4b, first soldering layer 5a formed of a first soldering agent to connect the heat-... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6759586 | Thermoelectric module and heat exchanger Disclosed is a thermoelectric module, comprising a plurality of p-type thermoelectric elements each comprising a p-type semiconductor having a skutterdite crystal structure, a plurality of n-type thermoelectric elements each comprising a n-type semiconductor having ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6727423 | Thermoelectric module and process for producing thermoelectric module A thermoelectric module includes a case, a insulating base plate for a exoergic side, a insulating base plate for endoergic side, a first soldering layer which joins the insulating base plate for the exoergic side to the case via a first soldering material, and a se... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6700053 | Thermoelectric module A thermoelectric module comprising an N-type thermoelectric element having excellent characteristics in air atmosphere even when the temperature rises to a medium-to-high temperature region of about 500° C. and, further, improving the conversion efficien... | 03/02/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6563039 | Thermoelectric unicouple used for power generation A high-efficiency thermoelectric unicouple is used for power generation. The unicouple is formed with a plurality of legs, each leg formed of a plurality of segments. The legs are formed in a way that equalized certain aspects of the different segments. D... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6452085 | Thermoelectric device A thermoelectric device includes a thermoelectric element composed of principally thermoelectric material, a counter element adhered to the thermoelectric material. A solder layer lies between the thermoelectric element and the counter element and adheres... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6410840 | Thermoelectric conversion device and method of manufacturing the same A thermoelectric conversion device is manufactured by the following steps of forming. A metallic material is formed on a substrate. A photosensitive resin pattern is formed on the metallic material. Patterned n-type or p-type thermoelectric material eleme... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6288321 | Electronic device featuring thermoelectric power generation A device for generating power to run an electronic component. The device includes a heat-conducting substrate (composed, e.g., of diamond or another high thermal conductivity material) disposed in thermal contact with a high temperature region. During ope... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6207887 | Miniature milliwatt electric power generator A miniature thermoelectric module for generating electric power from low power heat sources in the range of a fraction of a Watt to a few Watts. The module comprises an array of thermoelectric elements, each element having a cross section of less than 0.0... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6103054 | Method of making a laminated device for generating electrical energy A device for generating electrical current in the presence of ambient heat includes an intermediate layer having a predetermined electronegativity value interposed between a first outer layer and a second outer layer, in which the first outer layer has an... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6103967 | Thermoelectric module and method of manufacturing the same A thermoelectric module contains a P-type semiconductor element and an N-type semiconductor element electrically connected in series to each other in a circuit containing a conductor and a solder layer. The solder is formed from a ternary eutectic alloy c... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6103968 | Thermal generator and method of producing same A method of producing a thermal generator has the steps of forming two working branches including a negative branch and a positive branch, so that at least one of the branches is composed of a non-porous semiconductor material, subdividing the one branch ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5824947 | Thermoelectric device A thermoelectric device fabricated of at least two dissimilar thermoelements and at least one of the thermoelements has a conductor in parallel therewith increasing the Figure of Merit. The thermoelements are also surrounded by a conductor along the leg l... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5817188 | Fabrication of thermoelectric modules and solder for such fabrication A thermoelectric module is formed with a solder joint, the solder containing about 50 to 99 weight percent bismuth and about 50 to 1 weight percent antimony, between the thermoelectric elements and the connecting conductors. Also provided is a thermoelect... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5712448 | Cooling device featuring thermoelectric and diamond materials for temperature control of heat-dissipating devices A cooling device for lowering the temperature of a heat-dissipating device. The cooling device includes a heat-conducting substrate (composed, e.g., of diamond or another high thermal conductivity material) disposed in thermal contact with the heat-dissip... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5696348 | Thermocouple structure A thermocouple structure capable of measurement of a high temperature with a high accuracy is constituted of a protective pipe made of a heat-resistant ceramic; a pair of wires differing in kind and extending in the protective pipe from one end thereof to... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5441576 | Thermoelectric cooler A thermoelectric heat pump which is resistant against thermal stresses incurred during thermal cycling of Thermal Cyclers or the like between cold and hot temperatures of about 0° C. at a ramping rate up to about 1° C. per second has improved joints bet... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5429680 | Thermoelectric heat pump A thermoelectric heat pump including combination adherent and metal migration barrier layers intermediate the ends of the n-type and p-type semi-conductors and the metallic electrical conductors, the layers enhance the adherence to the ends of the semicon... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5040381 | Apparatus for cooling circuits An apparatus for cooling circuit modules by use of a thermo-electric device which comprises a series of semiconductor regions and etched copper conductors designed to conduct heat in a specified direction by means of the Peltier Effect. The thermo-electri... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4902648 | Process for producing a thermoelectric module A thermoelectric module comprises a first electrode array having a plurality of electrode pieces and a second electrode array having a plurality of electrode pieces. The first and second electrode arrays are confronted with each other. The electrode piece... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4805454 | Continuous fluid level detector A level measuring device comprises an electrical heater, a metallic sheathed thermocouple cable with two thermoelectric elements, a negative temperature coefficient electrical insulant interpositioned between each thermoelectric element and the sheath mat... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4732619 | Self renewing thermocouple A renewable, elongated thermocouple probe having a first elongated thermocouple element and a second elongated thermocouple element surrounding the first element. Electrical insulation material is positioned between opposed surfaces of the first and secon... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4731127 | Thermocouple device A thermocouple device for detecting a flame. The device includes an outer thermocouple element having an excellent corrosion resistance and a large thermoelectromotive force, an inner thermocouple element, which is inserted into the outer thermocouple ele... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4717788 | Method for producing thermoelectric elements Thermoelectric elements of both P-type and N-type lead tellurides having unique characteristics including, particularly in the case of the P-type, a figure-of-merit 90% above that of the best commercial P-type element, are produced by a new process, invol... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4714798 | Titanium nitride electrodes for thermoelectric generators The invention is directed to a composite article suitable for use in thermoelectric generators. The article comprises a thin film of titanium nitride as an electrode deposited onto solid electrolyte. The invention is also directed to the method of making ... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4647710 | Heat sensitive cable and method of making same A heat sensitive cable capable of generating a temperature representative measurable voltage. The cable includes a pair of thermoelectric conductors disposed in contacting side-by-side relation together with an electrical insulation for passively self-gen... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4638107 | Heat sensitive tape and method of making same A heat sensitive tape capable of generating a temperature representative measurable voltage. The tape includes an elongated flexible strip of electrically non-conductive material. A pair of thermoelectric conductors extend along the strip in spaced apart ... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4268710 | Hot-junction electrode members for copper/silver chalocogenides Tungsten, molybdenum, and alloys thereof are useful as electrode members for thermoelectric legs made from chalcogenides of copper and/or silver.... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4211889 | Thermoelectric module A thermoelectric module containing lead telluride as the thermoelectric mrial is encapsulated as tightly as possible in a stainless steel canister to provide minimum void volume in the canister. The lead telluride thermoelectric elements are pressure-con... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4180415 | Hot-junction electrode members for copper/silver chalcogenides Tungsten, molybdenum, and alloys thereof are useful as electrode members for thermoelectric legs made from chalcogenides of copper and/or silver.... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4029520 | Thermoelectric generators that incorporate self-segmenting thermoelectric legs The contact members used with thermoelectric legs formed from self-segmenting thermoelectric compositions (compositions in which a constituent migrates under the influence of combined thermal and electrical gradients to create a gradation of doping levels... | 06/14/1977 |
