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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360947 | Temperature sensor apparatus An apparatus for temperature sensing is disclosed that includes a sensor tube and a cable assembly connected to and extending from said sensor tube wherein said cable assembly communicates electrically with the sensor tube for temperature sensing operations thereof.... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7264395 | Temperature sensor capable of automatic installation The present invention provides a temperature sensor with an improved reliability of a root portion of a harness. A substantially rod-shaped guide portion 28 vertically protruding on a vertical wall 20c of the substrate is provided and the harnes... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7253353 | Thermoelectric augmented hybrid electric propulsion system A thermoelectric augmented hybrid electric propulsion system for a hybrid electric vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a combustion engine and an electric motor for rotating wheels of the vehicle. A thermoelectric device having a hot side provided in thermal c... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252803 | Heating of microtitre well plates in centrifugal evaporators A method of protectively heating a microtitre well plate from below using infra-red radiation in a centrifugal evaporator, wherein a barrier plate is placed in contact with and surrounding the lower ends of the wells. The barrier plate is adapted to convey heat ener... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7192187 | In-line thermometer An improved temperature measuring device for the in-line temperature measurement of fluids which does not require intimate contact of the fluid with the temperature sensing element. In addition, the invention contains no internal cavities or crevices making it very ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7161296 | Plasma display device that efficiently and effectively draws heat out from a functioning plasma display panel A plasma display device includes a plasma display panel (PDP). A chassis base supports the PDP from a surface of the same opposite a surface that displays images, and a plurality of driving circuit boards are mounted on the chassis base. A front cabinet is positione... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7145788 | Electrical power system for vehicles requiring electrical power while the vehicle engine is not in operation A system for supplying electrical power for use when the vehicle engine is shut down and configurations of long-haul trucks employing the system are disclosed. The power system is a battery bank contained within an insulated enclosure. The batteries are heated when ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7005617 | Apparatus and method for thermally cycling samples of biological material with substantial temperature uniformity An apparatus for thermally cycling samples of a biological material including a thermal block assembly including a plurality of sample holders for receiving samples of biological material; a heat sink thermally coupled to the thermal block assembly, the heat sink tr... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6970399 | Thermal power generating timepiece and rear cover for thermal power generating timepiece A thermoelectric power generating timepiece (1) comprises a dial (30), a movement (40), and a heat conduction sheet (50), provided within an enclosed space, defined by a case (10) made of metal, with a glass (20) fixedly att... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6756536 | Thermoelectric microactuator A thermoelectric microactuator on a substrate includes a first temperature control element having a first surface bonded to the substrate and having a second surface. A first electrically nonconductive layer has a first surface bonded to the second surface of the fi... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6717225 | Integrated thermal difference sensor for power dissipating device A Seebeck effect thermal sensor is formed in an integrated fashion with a power-dissipating device such as a power MOSFET. The integrated device generates a temperature difference between a relatively cold peripheral area and a relatively warm central area, the temp... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6696635 | Thermoelectrically cooling electronic devices A thermoelectric cooler utilizing superlattice and quantum-well materials may be deposited directly onto a die using thin-film deposition techniques. The materials may have a figure-of-merit of greater than one.... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6651446 | Battery thermal drawer for ventilated cabinets An electrical equipment cabinet is provided that includes an enclosure adapted to contain electrical equipment. A battery compartment, which is located in the enclosure, is adapted to contain at least one battery electrically coupled to the electrical equ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6624349 | Heat of fusion phase change generator A heat of fusion thermoelectric generator. A heat source is in thermal contact with a phase change material, wherein the heat source is capable of providing sufficient heat so as to be able to melt the phase change material. The phase change material is i... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6605773 | Thermoelectric generator for a vehicle A thermoelectric generator includes a thermal generator to which thermal energy is provided from a heat source. In order to keep the output voltage of the thermal generator in a range suitable for charging a battery or for directly feeding into the vehicl... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6495749 | Hybrid combustion power system Hybrid combustion power systems comprising multiple direct energy conversion devices are disclosed, which devices (12, 14, 16) are preferably combined with a Rankine cycle containing a steam turbine (114), where combustion air (A) may be continuously preh... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6489551 | Electronic module with integrated thermoelectric cooling assembly An electronic module is provided having an integrated thermoelectric cooling assembly disposed therein coupled to the module's electronic device. The thermoelectric assembly includes one or more thermoelectric stages and a thermal space transformer, for e... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6410842 | Automatic burner driven generator system There is provided an automatic burner driven generator system for powering a load. The Generator system generally comprises a burner unit for generating a thermal energy; a thermoelectric converter unit operatively coupled to the burner unit for transduci... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6410841 | Thermal evolving method and apparatus for plasma display panel A thermal evolving method and apparatus for a plasma display panel method that is adaptive for reducing a noise as well as a thickness of the plasma display panel. In the method and apparatus, at least one of a Peltier effect and a Thomson effect is used ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6380476 | Generating electric power in a wellbore A device for generating electric power in a wellbore formed in an earth formation, the wellbore being provided with a conduit for passage of a stream of hydrocarbon fluid produced from the earth formation, the power generator comprising a mandrel adapted ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6365821 | Thermoelectrically cooling electronic devices A thermoelectric cooler utilizing superlattice and quantum-well materials may be deposited directly onto a die using thin-film deposition techniques. The materials may have a figure-of-merit of greater than one.... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6359841 | Timepiece and portable electronic device having thermoelectric generator unit A portable electronic device has a casing has an upper case body and a rear case cover both made of a thermally conductive material. A heat insulating member thermally insulates the rear case cover from the upper case body of the casing. A thermoelectric ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6346668 | Miniature, thin-film, solid state cryogenic cooler The invention provides a solid-state cooler that provides counter-current electricity flow through a device that includes Peltier junctions interconnecting the opposing flow of current through the device. The combination of counter-current flow with the T... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6337435 | Temperature control for multi-vessel reaction apparatus Temperature control in a rectangular array of reaction vessels such as a thermal cycler such as is used for PCR procedures is achieved by use of a temperature block that is in contact with a combination of Peltier effect thermoelectric modules and wire he... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6316714 | Power generating block provided with thermoelectric generation unit A power generating block is provided with a thermoelectric generator unit 180 containing one or more of electrothermic elements 140, further, including a 1st thermally conductive plate 120 constituting a heat absorbing plate and including a 2nd thermally ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6313393 | Heat transfer and electric-power-generating component containing a thermoelectric device A heat transfer and electric-power-generating component is disclosed that utilizes microstructural architecture for enhanced heat transfer. The component includes a heat source, a microstructural heat sink; and a thermoelectric device disposed between the... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6310280 | Electric voltage source for semiconductor components A semiconductor component comprising a layer of semiconductor material that is doped region-by-region in alternating fashion for positive and negative electrical conductivities. This layer is arranged perpendicular to layer surfaces between thermally cond... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6294721 | Temperature regulating enclosure for telecommunication batteries A new device is provided for controlling and maintaining the ambient air temperature within a remote telecommunications battery enclosure. A thermoelectric device located in intimate contact with heat exchangers and fans configured such that at least one ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6291760 | Thermoelectronic generating electronic device A thermoelectric generating electronic device has a heat insulating drum with a hollow portion extending in a vertical direction, a rear cover covering a lower end side of the hollow portion, a glass on an upper end side of the hollow portion, a bezel con... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6274803 | Thermoelectric module with improved heat-transfer efficiency and method of manufacturing the same A thermoelectric chip with exposed surfaces of N-type and P-type semiconductor elements on its top and bottom surfaces is prepared by arranging the semiconductor elements in a matrix manner such that each of the N-type semiconductor elements is disposed a... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6271459 | Heat management in wafer processing equipment using thermoelectric device A semiconductor processing system and method, which uses heat energy typically wasted in most common semiconductor processing systems, to generate power. The present invention includes a heat management system, which uses the waste heat and/or the excess ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6262357 | Thermoelectric devices and methods for making the same Thermoelectric devices having enhanced thermal characteristics are fabricated using multilayer ceramic (MLC) technology methods. Aluminum nitride faceplates with embedded electrical connections provide the electrical series configuration for alternating d... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6255579 | Method and apparatus for utilizing heat dissipated from an electrical device Embedded electronics (102) are operated under normal operating conditions, with power being supplied to embedded electronics via a power source (205). Heat is generated via the normal operation of the embedded electronics (102), and a voltage (117) is gen... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6239351 | Multi-wire self-diagnostic thermocouple A self-diagnostic thermocouple (10) having a first (12), a second (14) and a reference (16) thermoelement enclosed in a sheath (20) filled with an insulator (18) separating the thermoelectric elements from each other and the sheath. The three thermoelemen... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6232543 | Thermoelectric system In order to optimally control supply of electric power to a load means and efficiently utilize generated energy of a thermoelectric power generator in consideration of influence of the Peltier effect against generated voltage of the thermoelectric power g... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6222112 | Thermionic converter temperature controller A method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of a thermionic reactor over a wide range of operating power, including a thermionic reactor having a plurality of integral cesium reservoirs, a honeycomb material disposed about the reactor which has... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6222114 | Portable wrist device A wrist-portable device improves the radiation efficiency of the radiation section of a thermoelectric generator and minimizes a temperature difference between the radiation section and the outside air. In order to prevent a radiation section of a thermoe... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6143975 | Thermoelectric regenerator A system and method which will generate power from waste heat in a data processing system in such a way that system waste heat is reduced within, and no additional power is drawn from, the data processing system. The system includes a thermoelectric regen... | 11/07/2000 |
