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7355113 |
A thermoelectric conversion device for securely fixing a junction of a thermocouple to a top plate while ensuring heat transfer between the junction and the top plate. The thermoelectric conversion device includes a substrate having a ma...
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7312392 |
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...
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RE39640 |
A family of isostructural compounds have been prepared having the general formula A n Pb m Bi n O 2n+m . These compounds possess a NaCl lattice type structure as well as low thermal conductivity and controlled electrical conductivity. Fu...
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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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6759586 |
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...
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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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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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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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6342668 |
A class of thermoelectric compounds based on the skutterudite structure with heavy filling atoms in the empty octants and substituting transition metals and main-group atoms. High Seebeck coefficients and low thermal conductivities are a...
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6312617 |
A family of isostructural compounds have been prepared having the general formula A n Pb m Bi n Q 2n +m. These compounds possess a NaCl lattice type structure as well as low thermal conductivity and controlled electrical conductivity....
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6225550 |
An improved material for a thermoelectric device and thermoelectric systems incorporating the same.
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6225548 |
A thermoelectric semiconductor compound is provided whose performance index Z is remarkably improved without sacrificing Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity or thermal conductivity. The thermoelectric semiconductor compound incl...
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6169245 |
Ternary tellurium compounds and ternary selenium compounds may be used in fabricating thermoelectric devices with a thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT) of 1.5 or greater. Examples of such compounds include Tl 2 SnTe 5 , Tl 2 GeTe 5 , K...
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6121539 |
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...
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6075199 |
A method and apparatus for generating electrical power using animal body heat as the sole energy source. The apparatus includes a plurality of thermocouples connected in series and thermal insulating material for retaining heat in the ho...
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5975757 |
An apparatus and method for providing a topographical and thermal image of a semiconductor device. A probe (10) is made from a first ribbon of material (11) and a second ribbon of material (12) which forms a thermocouple junction (13). A...
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5772325 |
A probe (10) is formed to provide a topographical and thermal image of a semiconductor device. The probe (10) is made from a first ribbon of material (11) and a second ribbon of material (12) which forms a thermocouple junction (13). A p...
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5726381 |
Thermoelectric material contains one or more than one element selected from the transition metals and the rare earth metals, and the element promotes the amorphous phase in the thermoelectric material so as to increase the figure of merit.
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5708233 |
A thermoelectric semiconductor material is used for thermoelectric conversion in a thermoelectric conversion device. The material comprises a double oxide having one of a normal spinel crystal structure and an inverse spinel crystal stru...
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5487952 |
There are sintered Bi 2 Te 3 -based thermoelectric materials containing Ag 2 S, which prevent p- to n-type transition of Bi 2 Te 3 -based thermoelectric materials during polycrystalline sintering and have improved thermoelectric pro...
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5464485 |
A coaxial thermoelement having a thermocouple wire coaxially disposed in a tubular metal sheath. A ceramic powder electrically is disposed in the tubular metal sheath to insulate the thermocouple wire from the tubular metal sheath. A the...
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5411600 |
Ultrathin film thermocouple devices, which are extremely small in size and thickness and flexible, allow measurement of temperatures during processing of flexible elements which flex during processing. The invention includes temperature ...
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5352299 |
A thermoelectric material is provided which consists of an oxide with a perovskite structure, wherein the oxide is of the formula (Ln 1 -x A x ) 2 MO 4 with 0.01≤x≤0.05, where Ln is a rare earth element, A is an alkali earth metal ...
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5275670 |
A thermocouple having an electropositive leg formed of a noble metal-Al alloy and an electronegative leg electrically joined at respective ends thereof to form a thermocouple junction. The thermocouple provides for accurate and reproduci...
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5246504 |
A thermoelectric material can be obtained by co-pulverizing and mixing a material containing at least bismuth and a material containing at least tellurium, without being alloyed by melting, and then molding and sintering. This thermoelec...
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4990193 |
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for measuring temperature, using a thermocouple such as a ceramic thermocouple which has no compensating lead wire or has only such a compensating lead wire that is difficult to manufact...
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4938244 |
A temperature difference detecting element utilizing thermoelectromotive force which is generated by a Seebeck effect when temperature gradients are applied to a semiconductive ceramic material. A substrate has a plurality of thermoeleme...
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4922822 |
A thermoelectric cooler device having thermoelectric elements of n and p type semiconductor material arranged in rows and columns between insulating substrates of alumina or beryllia, or ceramic materials having a known emissivity is coa...
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4382154 |
The invention relates to a device sensitive to a temperature gradient or to a heat flow comprising at least one elementary cell formed by a thin layer made from a first electric conductor or semiconductor, such as constantan, coated with...
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4363928 |
A thermoelectric generator panel and heat exchanger is disclosed. The heat exchanger, in a preferred form, is comprised of a water compartment or chamber, fixed relative to the normally cool side of a solar panel, comprised of a substant...
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4363927 |
A thermoelectric generator panel and heater device is disclosed. A heater element is disposed along the normally cool side of a solar panel, comprised of a substantial plurality of substrate strips carrying a plurality of thermocouples, ...
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4343960 |
An improved thermopile is provided. A plurality of thermocouples constituting the thermopile are composed of segments of one metal and segments of the other metal, and the segments of different metals are connected to one another alterna...
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4203779 |
A flame detecting thermocouple for use with a gas valve to insure that the pilot flame exists before the gas valve can turn on the main burner. The thermocouple has a first rod shaped element which is composed of a high potential side th...
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4110124 |
A thick film thermocouple matching the performance of solid wire thermocouples and capable of operating at high temperatures with minimal drift is produced by (1) forming two powdered metal pastes of differing compositions, each includin...
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4029520 |
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 gradatio...
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4004948 |
Thermocouples are fabricated by painting lines of two dissimilar thermal-ment materials on a non-conducting substrate such that the painted lines intersect at the location where temperature is to be measured. Alternatively the paint may ...
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4002500 |
A thermocouple extension wire composition comprising, as expressed in percent by weight, nickel 0.5% - 1.5%; manganese 0.25% - 0.4%; balance copper. A pair of thermocouple extension wires, one wire having the above composition, the other...
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3945855 |
Improved alloys suitable for thermoelectric applications and having the general formula: (AgSbTe 2 ) 1 -x + (GeTe) x wherein x has a value of about 0.80 and 0.85, have been found to possess unexpectedly high thermoelectric properties ...
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3926681 |
A thermocouple lead wire composition comprising, as expressed in percent by weight, nickel 0.5 percent - 1.5 percent; manganese 0.25 percent - 0.4 percent; balance copper. A pair of thermocouple lead wires, one wire having the above comp...
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3901734 |
A thermocouple which produces a substantially uniform low output approaching zero at temperatures between 32°F. and 400°-500°F. and a relatively high uniformly increasing output between 1,000°-2,000°F. The electropositive thermoelem...
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3890161 |
A method and apparatus for rectifying thermal electrical noise, the preferred apparatus comprising a dielectric ultra-filtration screen membrane having a plurality of cylindrical pores, each pore isolating material forming an individual ...
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3873370 |
Thermoelectric generators comprising thermoelectric legs that are partitioned into at least two longitudinally spaced sections that each consist essentially of thermoelectrically useful self-segmenting alloy compositions having the same ...
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3853632 |
A P-type, thermoelectrically useful alloy composition consisting of copper, silver, and either tellurium or selenium.
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3852118 |
Thermoelectric generators that include N-type thermoelectric legs cast from alloy compositions that consist essentially of silver, tellurium, and selenium, and, in some embodiments, minor amounts of copper or sulfur.
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3776780 |
A non-magnetic metal wire is wound around a dissimilar magnetic metal core member in magnetic inductive relation and the dissimilar metals are connected at spaced junctions. A difference in temperatures between the junctions results in t...
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3695330 |
This specification discloses a hinge for connecting a panel or the like to a support or for connecting two panels together. In the example, the hinge is shown connecting two panels. A bracket is attached to the edge of each panel adjacen...
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3628949 |
A thermocouple extension wire composition comprising, as expressed in percent by weight; nickel 16- 20 percent; manganese 1.30- 2.00 percent; cobalt 0.70- 1.70 percent; balance copper. A pair of thermocouple extension wires, one wire hav...
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