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7467513 |
An exhaust emission control system. A generator has a thermoelectric conversion element for achieving thermoelectric conversion by making use of heat of exhaust gas. An exhaust purifying catalyst disposed in the generator or on the exha...
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7444822 |
Resins ( 5, 6 ) are interposed as insulating layers between heat radiation side and heat absorption side heat exchange bodies ( 2, 3 ) and heat radiation side and heat absorption side electrodes ( 41, 42 ) of a thermoelectric conversion ...
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7384704 |
A method and apparatus maintain the temperature of a automobile battery within a predetermined temperature range even though the ambient temperature is outside of the predetermined temperature range. The apparatus and the method utilize ...
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7246496 |
A heating and cooling system including a first and second thermoelectric module each has a first surface and a second surface. In thermal communication with the first and second surfaces of the thermoelectric modules are separate heat ex...
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7152710 |
A self-powered, heat-activated LED exhaust tip assembly ( 10 ) that is comprised of three major elements: a cylindrical enclosure ( 12 ), a heat conducting sub-assembly ( 80 ) and an electronics circuit ( 130 ). The sub-assembly ( 80 ) c...
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7100369 |
A thermoelectric generating device has a thermoelectric element which utilizes an exhaust gas from an engine as a high temperature heat source and an engine coolant as a low temperature heat source in order to generate electricity. An in...
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6987650 |
Increasing the output signal from CPP GMR devices by increasing the read current has not previously been considered an option because it would make the device run too hot. This problem has been overcome by using, for the upper and lower ...
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6951456 |
A generally toroidal counterflow heat exchanger is the main element of a combustor that operates at a micro scale. The combustor includes a central combustion region with openings to a reactant gas channel and an exhaust gas channel. The...
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6894215 |
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...
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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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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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6705089 |
A cooling system is provided for cooling a heat generating component of an electronic device. The cooling system includes at least two cooling subsystems for a staged reduction of the temperature of a cooling fluid exposed to heat genera...
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6686532 |
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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6658860 |
Counter-current heat flow systems are disclosed, where heat containing medium flows in adjacent conduits arranged anti-parallel to one another so that the medium flowing from a warm zone to a cool zone flows adjacent to the medium flowin...
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6613972 |
A generally toroidal counterflow heat exchanger is the main element of a combustor that operates at a micro scale. The combustor includes a central combustion region with openings to a reactant gas channel and an exhaust gas channel. The...
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6548750 |
The solid state thermoelectric device includes at least an array of metallic conductor and/or N-type and P-type semiconductor thermoelectric elements assembled on a printed circuit and forming thermoelectric couples electrically connecte...
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6467275 |
A thermoelectric device is provided. In one embodiment, the thermoelectric device includes a first portion of a thermoelement and a second portion of the thermoelement. The first portion of the thermoelement is thermally coupled to a hot...
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6434000 |
An arrangement for supplementing passive heat transfer from a hard disk drive housing to a surrounding environmental housing includes active heat transfer devices and an arrangement biasing the disk drive housing into heat conducting con...
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6402369 |
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 t...
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6374616 |
A heat exchanger for executing heat exchange between heat exchange between heat exchange bodies ( 6 ) on a heat radiation side and heat exchange bodies ( 3 ) on a heat absorption side, having low thermal resistance and high performance o...
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6347521 |
The invention provides a temperature control device with excellent temperature uniformity and thermal response, which can be manufactured easily, and a manufacturing method for the same. A thermoelectric device 21 is arranged between a...
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6346668 |
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-curre...
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6329217 |
A plurality of n-type bar-shaped devices (51) consisting of an n-type thermoelectric semiconductor and a plurality of p-type bar-shaped devices (52) consisting of a p-type thermoelectric semiconductor are regularly disposed or fixed thro...
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6324058 |
A heat dissipating apparatus includes a base member that has an upright surrounding wall portion confining a receiving space, and a top wall for closing a top side of the receiving space. The base member is adapted to be disposed on a ci...
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6314741 |
Each of the n-type and p-type thermoelectric semiconductors (8, 9) are regularly arranged so that both end faces thereof form approximately flush interconnection end faces (3a, 3b) and are joined together through insulation, and intercon...
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6310383 |
A plurality of n-type bar-shaped devices (51) consisting of an n-type thermoelectric semiconductor and a plurality of p-type bar-shaped devices (52) consisting of a p-type thermoelectric semiconductor are regularly disposed or fixed thro...
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6288321 |
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 ...
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6100671 |
An electronic equipment power charging system has a temperature difference producing device for converting external electrical energy to heat. The temperature difference producing device has heat sources for outputting heat having differ...
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6034318 |
The invention refers to a thermoelectric generator unit comprising a plurality of thermoelectric elements (1) of alternately p and n character and electrically series connected by means of metal connector members (2), the elements having...
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5987893 |
A microcooler with channels through which coolant flows. The channels are formed by individual cooler layers having a region which is structured in the manner of a screen and having a plurality of openings with edge lines closed and with...
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5965840 |
A magnetoresistive sensor in the magnetic storage device includes a magnetoresistive element for sensing magnetic fields carried on storage medium. A cooling device is thermally coupled to the magnetoresistive element and arranged to con...
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5956569 |
The present invention provides a structure and a method of fabricating a thermoelectric Cooler directly on the backside of a semiconductor substrate. The thermoelectric (TE) cooler (thermoelectric cooler) disperses heat from an integrate...
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5942719 |
The present invention provides an alkali metal thermal to electric conversion cell having radially projecting beta-alumina type solid electrolyte elements and a central heat input region.
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5936192 |
A multi-stage electronic cooling device has an electrically insulating base plate, a first thermoelectric converter portion having the Peltier effect and disposed on one surface of the electrically insulating base plate, and a second the...
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5929371 |
The present invention provides an alkali metal thermal to electric conversion (AMTEC) cell of the type employing an alkali metal flowing between a high-pressure zone and low-pressure zone in the cell through a solid electrolyte structure...
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5921087 |
An integrated circuit cooling device in which a thermoelectric module (TEM) is built into a printed circuit board (PCB) so that the TEM converts heat generated by an integrated circuit on the PCB into DC power that is then supplied to a ...
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5837928 |
A thermoelectric radiator for generating a direct current while providing at least a portion of the necessary cooling is formed with a first and second plurality of interdigitated thermoelectric lamella which are electrically joined and ...
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5824947 |
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 conduct...
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5722158 |
A method of manufacturing a thermoelectric module is provided. A first electrically conductive pattern is defined on a first substrate and a second electrically conductive pattern is defined on a second substrate. Alternating bars of a f...
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5712448 |
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 wi...
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5623119 |
A reversible thermoelectric converter includes first and second quantum well diodes and an electrical connection between the first and second quantum well diodes without a thermal barrier between them. Each quantum well diode includes fi...
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5609032 |
A thermoelectric cooling system having an electric circuit including a d.c. power source providing direct current through the electric circuit, a thermoelectric module having at least one heat sink and at least one heat source capable of...
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5564276 |
The invention provides a micro-climate control unit. The invention uses a thermoelectric stack to provide both heating and cooling of a temperature controlled element. The heating and cooling uses a temperature controller which senses th...
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5544488 |
A self-powered fan for circulating air for use in cooperation with a heat source, said fan comprising a heat transfer member having a heat transfer surface operably cooperable with said heat source, electric motor, fan blades, thermocoup...
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5470395 |
A reversible thermoelectric converter includes first and second quantum well diodes and an electrical connection between the first and second quantum well diodes without a thermal barrier between them. Each quantum well diode includes fi...
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5456081 |
A configuration of solid state thermoelectric heat transfer or removal elements is provided to enhance the rate and amount of heat removal from electrical and electronic circuit devices. By rotating the thermoelectric heat transfer modul...
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5450869 |
A heater mechanism incorporating a thermoelectric converter for use with a self-powered, solid, liquid or gaseous fueled, heater. During operation of the heater mechanism the thermoelectric converter supplies sufficient electrical power ...
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5441576 |
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 i...
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5409547 |
A thermoelectric cooling device for a thermoelectric refrigerator is described. The device is composed of p-type and n-type semiconductor layers, a first inner heat conductor, a first outer heat conductor, a second inner heat conductor, ...
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5393351 |
Multijunction thermal converters are formed in an integral multifilm membrane form over a through opening in a nonmagnetic, dielectric substrate. Through the use of conventional photolithographic and etching techniques, very compact, rug...
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