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5567909 Method for supporting a wafer in a combined wafer support and temperature monitoring device  
A combined wafer support and thermocouple assembly comprising a wafer support basket having a plurality of wafer support fingers, one of which includes a low mass, low heat constant support for...
5525162 Thermal conductivity enhancement technique  
A technique for forming from staring precursors at the molecular level, a sultant thermoelectric material with a reduced thermal conductivity. All staring precursors are dissolved in solution,...
5513808 Thermoelectrical insulation for high temperatures and electric currents manufactured from amorphous natural graphite  
This invention refers to improvements to thermoelectrical insulation for high temperatures and electric currents manufactured from amorphous natural graphite, and more specifically to a procedure...
5507879 Sensor utilizing thermoelectric material and method for manufacture thereof  
In a fine structure of a thermoelectric material, fine particles of a material exhibiting Seebeck effect are electrically linked in a loosely contacted state with one another without fusing, having...
5498296 Thermocouple  
A metal oxide layer is provided around a thermocouple element. The metal oxide layer is formed by preparing a sol, in which particulates of a metal oxide are dispersed, by a sol-gel method, dipping...
5484490 P-type thermoelectric material  
A P-type thermoelectric material consists essentially of iron disilicide, metallic manganese and metallic aluminium dissolved in or alloyed with the iron disilicide, and silicon oxide and/or...
5474619 Thin film high temperature silicide thermocouples  
A high temperature resistant and corrosion resistant thermoelement for a thermocouple formed of a silicon base layer, a conductive thin film of a silicide of a transition metal such as titanium or...
5474618 Protective ceramic device for immersion pyrometer  
An elongated protective device for an immersion pyrometer. The device comprises a self-supporting inner sheath made of a ceramic material having virtually no open pores and a protective, crack-free...
5472519 Conducting polymer thermoelectric material and process of making same  
A thermoelectric material is provided whose temperature decreases upon passing an electric current therethrough. The material is a mixture of poly-3-octylthiophene and ferric chloride in a...
5428560 Simulator, in particular of thermal batteries  
A simulator, in particular for simulating thermal batteries, the simulator delivering an output voltage U bat across output terminals thereof, said output voltage being a function of a current I...
5419780 Method and apparatus for recovering power from semiconductor circuit using thermoelectric device  
An apparatus and method for recovering power dissipated by a semiconductor integrated circuit includes a thermoelectric generator which converts the heat generated by the integrated circuit into...
5411600 Ultrathin film thermocouples and method of manufacture  
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...
5409547 Thermoelectric cooling device for thermoelectric refrigerator, process for the fabrication of semiconductor suitable for use in the thermoelectric cooling device, and thermoelectric refrigerator using the thermoelectric cooling device  
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...
5356485 Intermetallic thermocouples  
An intermetallic film thermocouple has an amorphous phase and a Seebeck coefficient above 900 μV/° C. Such thermocouples can be prepared by vapor-depositing an intermetallic and quenching the...
5352299 Thermoelectric material  
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...
5332449 Immersion sensor for molten metals  
An immersion sensor for molten metals has an electrically conducting support pin, whose one end is mounted in a refractory mounting material, and whose other free end has a first coating of a...
5292376 Thermoelectric refrigeration material and method of making the same  
In a thermoelectric refrigeration material with thermoelectric conversion characteristic, in order to improve crystallinity of a system of bismuth-antimony (Bi-Sb) and thereby to improve the figure...
5286304 Thermoelectric device and method of manufacturing  
A method of manufacturing a thermoelectric device including the steps of printing a patterned mask on both sides of a strip of copper foil, shielding one side and plating a pattern of nickel on the...
5261747 Switchable thermoelectric element and array  
A thermoelectric array, such as a thermocouple array, includes a pair of dissimilar conductors disposed adjacent to each other at a plurality of locations. A switch is provided which selectively...
5246505 System and method to improve the power output and longetivity of a radioisotope thermoelectric generator  
By using the helium generated by the alpha emissions of a thermoelectric generator during space travel for cooling, the thermal degradation of the thermoelectric generator can be slowed. Slowing...
5246504 Thermoelectric material  
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...
5108515 Thermoelectric material and process for production thereof  
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...
5069726 Ceramic coated wires and thermocouples  
An insulated ceramic coated wire with a relatively thin ceramic coating allowing flexibility. The insulation is non porous and is particularly useful for thermocouples. The application all...
5021098 High contact blind hole thermocouple plug  
It is useful to be able to place a thermocouple in a plug in a spacecraft heat shield without disturbing the heat flow to the thermocouple. The thermocouple wire is ceramic coated before placement...
5009717 Thermoelectric element and method of manufacturing same  
A thermoelectric element comprises a first layer of a p-type iron silicide, and a second layer of an n-type iron silicide. The first and second layers are joined together to form a pn junction...
4983225 Process of manufacturing miniature thermoelectric converters  
A thermoelectric semiconductor multicouple array comprises a substrate of semi-insulating material 10, alternate n-type and p-type strips or legs ion implanted into said substrate and connected...
4969956 Transparent thin film thermocouple  
A transparent thin film thermocouple and a method of manufacturing comprig a positive element of indium tin oxide (ITO) and a negative element of indium oxide (In 2 O 3 ) formed on a surface by...
4929282 Silver, thallium, copper and tellurium-based thermoelectrical semiconductive thermoelectric material, preparation and application to thermoelectric converters  
Silver, thallium, copper and tellurium-based thermoelectric semiconductor materials, characterized in that they are represented by the general formula (I) Ag x Cu y T1Te 1 +z ...
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...
4900367 Method of making a reticulated temperature sensitive imaging device  
A fully reticulated pyroelectric imager is made by affixing a first major surface of a layer of poled pyroelectric material to a substrate and polishing a second major surface of the pyroelectric...
4795498 Low cost thermocouple apparatus and methods for fabricating the same  
A thermocouple consists of a first thin layer of metal disposed on a mylar sheet. The metal layer is then covered with a varnish by employing a printing process which prints spaced apart apertures...
4778537 Method of making a thermocouple and so-made thermocouple  
To make a jacketed thermoelement, two metal wires, one of which is pure platinum, preferably of at least 99.9, and even higher purity, and the other being a platinum/rhodium alloy are included in a...
4767467 Apparatus and method for use in thermoelectric power generation  
An apparatus and method for generating thermoelectric power utilizes a hollow shell member having a cavity defined therein and a cartridge member disposed within the cavity, wherein the cartridge...
4747883 Continuously flushed thermocouple assembly  
A thermocouple assembly including a thermocouple probe having facilities mounted thereto to protect the probe, e.g. from the hostile environment of a mounting hole provided through a refractory...
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...
4676996 Method of producing a foamed multiple thermocouple  
A method of producing a multiple thermocouple having a conductive open-cellular foam matrix, a portion of which forms a first pole with a plurality of discrete conductors of a different material...
4634803 Method of obtaining optimum performance from a thermoelectric heating/cooling device  
A method of selecting optimum values for the factors H and μ in a thermoelectric heating/cooling device. A system model is formulated by relating the heat transfer characteristics of the heat...
4593456 Pyroelectric thermal detector array  
A thermal detector array includes a substrate layer with a pyroelectric layer attached to the substrate, a plurality of detector regions being defined in the pyroelectric layer by openings through...
4493939 Method and apparatus for fabricating a thermoelectric array  
A method and apparatus for fabricating a thermoelectric device includes forming a matrix board (12) with an array of orifices (100) formed therein. A plurality of P-type thermoelements (96) are...
4491680 Mounting arrangement for a condition sensing probe and method of making the same  
A mounting arrangement for a condition sensing probe and method of making the same are provided, the probe being disposed in an opening of a wall of an apparatus and having opposed ends one of...
4489742 Thermoelectric device and method of making and using same  
An invention is disclosed which provides improved thermoelectric devices and methods of making and using the same. The device exhibits enhanced efficiency and operating life through the use of a...
4472594 Method of increasing the sensitivity of thermopile  
A heat sensitive portion is cooled when a temperature of an object to be measured is higher than the standard temperature while a heat sensitive portion is heated when a temperature of an object to...
4465894 Substrateless thermoelectric device and method of making same  
A new and improved thermoelectric device of the type which provides electrical energy in response to a temperature gradient applied across the device exhibits both structural integrity and improved...
4465895 Thermoelectric devices having improved elements and element interconnects and method of making same  
A new and improved thermoelectric device and a method of manufacturing same takes advantage of the anisotropy of the materials employed to provide a substantially increased power output over prior...
4463214 Thermoelectric generator apparatus and operation method  
A method of operating a thermoelectric generator includes: cyclically producing increasing then decreasing temperature differences in the thermoelectric material of the generator; and generating a...
4459428 Thermoelectric device and method of making same  
A thermoelectric device includes first and second sets of spaced apart copper plate segments. Thermoelectric elements which generate electricity are disposed between the sets of copper plate...
4451690 Method of compensating a temperature of a thermopile  
A heat sensitive portion is cooled or heated by Peltier's effect owing to an electric current passing through a thermopile from the outside and simultaneously said electric current passing through...
4450314 Thermocouple for measuring temperatures and method of making the thermocouple  
A thermocouple made of the silicon carbide and carbon. A carbon rod extends within a silicon carbide tube. The tube is closed at one end, and one end of the rod is fixed in a blind hole in the tube...
4444991 High-efficiency thermopile  
A thermopile formed of conductor elements of dissimilar materials, the junctions of the dissimilar materials being much larger in cross-section than the normal cross-sectional area of the conductor...
4443650 Thermoelectric converter element  
The disclosed thermoelectric converter element includes at least one member made of thermoelectric substance whose crystal structure is so controlled that its crystallographic axis is directed to a...
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