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7435896 |
With conventional thermoelectric conversion materials, their thermoelectric conversion performance has been insufficient, and a problem has been to achieve stable performance in an oxidizing atmosphere and an air atmosphere. In view of t...
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7365265 |
A thermoelectric material having enhanced Seebeck coefficient is characterized by a microstructure comprising nanoscale Pb inclusions dispersed in matrix substantially composed of PbTe. The excess Pb is obtained either by adding Pb in an...
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7351906 |
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 t...
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7273981 |
Representative configurations for improved thermoelectric power generation systems to improve and increase thermal efficiency are disclosed.
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7262360 |
Underwater power generation for an underwater vessel is provided when the vessel transits through an underwater thermocline. At least a portion of the shell of the vessel is made from a thermally conductive material. Thermo-to-electric e...
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7205472 |
Method for manufacturing thermoelectric converters, consisting in weaving electroconducting threads ( 12, 14 ) of two different natures, parallel and arranged alternately, with threads ( 10 ) made of an electrically insulating material i...
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7195723 |
A colloidal solution and/or nanocomposite having enhanced energy transfer between thermal, electron, phonons, and photons energy states. The composition comprises a synergistic blend of electrides and alkalides within a medium that effec...
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7166796 |
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/o...
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7119272 |
An apparatus and method for extracting energy is provided. In one aspect the method includes using chemical reactions to generate vibrationally excited molecules, such as high-quantum-number-vibrationally-excited gas molecules in a regio...
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7109408 |
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 ...
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7098393 |
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.
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7067733 |
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 p...
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6903259 |
A fuel reforming system comprises a fuel reformer and a thermoelectric device positioned in thermal communication with the fuel reformer. A method of generating electrical energy is also disclosed.
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6893540 |
An apparatus for and method of distillation uses a high temperature thermoelectric device to heat a liquid, such as water to vapor (steam) and cool the vapor to a purified, distilled liquid. Distillation system has no moving parts, there...
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6879008 |
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 relativel...
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6858154 |
A thermoelectric material having large thermoelectric figure of merit is provided. A thin film comprising nanometer-sized particles having their diameters distributing within the range of 0.5 nm though 100 nm both inclusive is formed by ...
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6818817 |
Heat dissipating Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) structures which utilize thermoelectric effects to more effectively dissipate thermal energy from SOI-based electronic circuits.
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6815256 |
An improved silicon building block is disclosed. In an embodiment, the silicon building block has at least two vias through it. The silicon building block is doped and the vias filled with a first material, and, optionally, selected ones...
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6812395 |
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 s...
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6799282 |
In a power generating mechanism, a heat sink is mounted on a CPU of a notebook PC to diffuse heat generated by the CPU. A Seebeck element module is mounted in the heat sink to cause a large difference in temperature based on heat emitted...
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6787485 |
An appliance for the simultaneous tempering and processing of a plurality of process items with the aid of electromagnetic radiation. The appliance is a stack oven, the process items and the energy sources being arranged on one another i...
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6784356 |
A phase change material is made by the process including the steps of providing a composition of a metal nitrate and water and adding tetraborate. This phase change material may be used in a heat battery.
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6774532 |
A self-powered microthermionic converter having an internal thermal power source integrated into the microthermionic converter. These converters can have high energy-conversion efficiencies over a range of operating temperatures. Microen...
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6774450 |
A thermoelectric converting element is constituted of an N-type semiconductor region, a P-type semiconductor region and metal interconnections. The N-type semiconductor region is formed simultaneously with an n 31 impurity region and a...
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6774298 |
A thermoelectric module which includes case 1 , heat-radiation side insulating substrate 4 a , heat-absorption side insulating substrate 4 b , first soldering layer 5 a formed of a first soldering agent to connect the heat-radiation...
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6770808 |
A thermoelectric module includes plural thermoelectric semiconductor chips connected in series, first and second substrates, plural first and second electrodes formed on the first and second substrates, first solder through which the fir...
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6743973 |
Thermoelectric material of (Bi, Sb)(Te, Se) system is produced through a liquid quenching method and an extrusion from a die unit having an inlet portion and an outlet portion crossing each other at 30-150 degrees so that the crystal gra...
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6743972 |
Heat dissipating IC devices including at least one IC die comprising a semiconductor substrate with circuitry which utilize thermoelectric effects to more effectively dissipate thermal energy from electronic circuits.
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6737331 |
A nanoscale force sensing device includes a probe having a tip with multiple isolated channels which can receive different materials. The device may be either straight or cantilevered and may be mounted to permit detection of surface for...
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6727423 |
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...
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6727422 |
A heat sink/heat spreader structure utilizing thermoelectric effects to efficiently transport thermal energy from a variety of heat sources including integrated circuits and other electronic components. A method for manufacturing the hea...
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6716638 |
A sensor array 120 contains two chemiresistor which generate a response 130 in the presence of an analyte. The response is detected using an infrared detector 135 , such as an infrared camera The infrared detector 135 generates a ...
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6710238 |
A thermoelectric material having a high Seeback coefficient and a large power factor and excellent in shock resistance, thermal strain resistance, and formability, and a thermoelectric element are disclosed. The thermoelectric material a...
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6700052 |
A flexible thermoelectric circuit is disclosed. Thermoelectric circuits have traditionally been of the rigid or substantially rigid form. Several different embodiments of thermoelectric circuits are disclosed which permit flexion in one ...
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6696635 |
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.
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6679064 |
A wafer transfer system having a temperature control apparatus. The temperature control apparatus is constructed and arranged so that a material, element, or atomic particle may flow therethrough to heat or cool a wafer carried by the wa...
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6677515 |
A thermoelectric material is disclosed that is manufactured from a method including the steps of: providing a Group IV element boride, and doping the Group IV element boride with a doping element chosen from one of the column III, IV, V ...
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6673996 |
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 equalizes certain aspects of the dif...
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6670538 |
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 t...
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6660925 |
A method of forming thermoelectric materials includes combining at least one P-type extrusion with at least one N-type extrusion to form a first P/N-type billet. The P/N-type billet may be extruded to form a first P/N-type extrusion havi...
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6653548 |
A cuboid p-type and an n-type thermoelectric conversion material having a composite of an alloy powder for a rare earth magnet and a bismuth-based thermoelectric conversion material that has been rendered a p-type semiconductor or an n-t...
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6649823 |
An apparatus and method for extracting energy is provided. In one aspect the method includes using chemical reactions to generate vibrationally excited molecules, such as high-quantum-number-vibrationally-excited gas molecules in a regio...
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6620994 |
A thermoelectric module including a couple formed between two bismuth telluride thermoelectrodes. The first thermoelectrode is doped with palladium, selenium, or a combination of the two. The second thermoelectrode is doped with antimony...
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6617504 |
A method of fabricating a thermoelectric element of enhanced thermoelectric performance is provided by improving the preparation of thermoelectric material and employing hot plastic working in combination. The method comprises the step (...
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6608250 |
A thermoelectric device with improved efficiency is provided. In one embodiment, the thermoelectric device includes an electrical conductor thermally coupled to a cold plate and a thermoelement electrically coupled to the electrical cond...
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6599011 |
A temperature sensing assembly utilizing a multipoint thermocouple. The assembly comprises a vessel, e.g. a chemical reaction pressure vessel, into which a thermocouple is inserted. The thermocouple utilizes an elongated sheath having a ...
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6596226 |
A process for producing a thermoelectric material based on two or more elements selected in the group constituted by Bi, Sb, Te and Se, which process comprises: i. an alloying step wherein determined amounts of the elements Bi, Sb, Te o...
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6580025 |
A thermoelectric device adaptable for heating and for cooling a fluid such as air. The device includes at least one thermoelectric module and at least one rotating heat sink that transfer heat between the thermoelectric module(s) and the...
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6552256 |
A multi-stage cooler is formed from monolithically integrated thermionic and thermoelectric coolers, wherein the thermionic and thermoelectric coolers each have a separate electrical connection and a common ground, thereby forming a thre...
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6550963 |
A multipoint thermocouple for sensing temperature. The thermocouple comprises a sheath having a plurality of conductor pairs disposed within the sheath. Each conductor pair has two conductors of dissimilar materials joined at a unique ju...
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