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7473029 |
Thermoanalytical sensor, and method of producing the thermoanalytical sensor
In a thermoanalytical sensor with a substrate and a thermocouple arrangement that is formed at a measurement position on the substrate, an increase in sensitivity can be achieved by way of a...
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7342169 |
Phonon-blocking, electron-transmitting low-dimensional structures
A thermoelectric structure and device including at least first and second material systems having different lattice constants and interposed in contact with each other, and a physical interface at...
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7205472 |
Method for manufacturing thermoelectric converters
Method for manufacturing thermoelectric converters, consisting in weaving electroconducting threads ( 12, 14 ) of two different natures, parallel and arranged alternately, with threads ( 10 ) made...
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6994468 |
Heat flux comparator
The invention relates to a heat flux comparator comprising two substantially planar and mutually parallel input faces, capable of receiving each a heat flux, and comprising a thermoelectric circuit...
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6987223 |
Heat sink for silicon thermopile
A thermopile structure containing improved heat sinks for thermocouples in the detectors is described. The heat sinks are provided without additional processing. The heat sinks are added by using...
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6958443 |
Low power thermoelectric generator
Disclosed is a foil segment for a thermoelectric generator comprising a top plate disposed in spaced relation above a bottom plate. An array of the foil segments is perpendicularly disposed in...
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6935776 |
Sample holder for differential thermal analysis
A sample holder for differential thermal analysis has a substrate with a planar surface provided with a sample position for a sample material and a reference position for reference material. The...
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6932504 |
Heated self-detecting type cantilever for atomic force microscope
A self-detecting type cantilever for an atomic force microscope (AFM) has an electro-flexural conversion element for converting a flexural amount of the cantilever into an electric current or...
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6894215 |
Thermoelectric module
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 (...
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6872879 |
Thermoelectric generator
A thermoelectric generator comprising a plurality of semi-conductor elements of type n an type p alternatingly disposed and connected at the ends thereof to form a plurality of thermocouples on two...
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6870086 |
Thermo pile infrared ray sensor manufactured with screen print and method thereof
In a thermo pile infrared ray sensor, an opening portion is formed by etching a substrate from a second surface after an n-type poly-Si layer and a thin aluminium layer are formed so that first and...
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6821015 |
Conducted heat vector sensor
A sensor designed for measurement of conducted heat flux passing through a solid object consists of a thin film thermopile deposited on a planar substrate whose thermal properties match those of...
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6740806 |
Combined thermocouple and thermopile capable of generating multiple EMF signals
A combined thermocouple and thermopile capable of producing multiple EMF signals. The combined thermocouple and thermopile construction is particularly adapted for use as an electric generator...
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6737331 |
Force sensing devices with multiple filled and/or empty channels and other attributes
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...
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6713833 |
Thermopile on an electrical insulating substrate
A thermopile on an electrically insulating substrate. A pattern is arranged on this substrate of parts which consist of a first conductive material, to which a second conductive material is...
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6713669 |
Thermoelectric conversion component
A thermoelectric conversion component includes a substrate having a cavity. An insulating film is formed on the upper surface of the substrate. A small heat-capacity region is formed in the center...
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6655834 |
Sensor, in particular thermal sensor, and method for manufacturing a largely self-supporting membrane
A sensor, in particular thermal sensor, having a silicon element and a largely self-supporting membrane layer equipped with at least one sensor element, is proposed. The membrane layer is...
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6511860 |
Method for manufacturing a thermopile on an electrically insulating substrate
Method for manufacturing a thermopile on an electrically insulating substrate. A pattern is arranged on this substrate of parts which consist of a first conductive material, to which a second...
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6342667 |
Thermal isolation structure for a micro thermopile and method for making the same
A method for forming thermal isolation for a micro thermopile device comprises steps of forming a narrow etching window on the membrane and forming a plurality of micro connection structures each...
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6339187 |
Infrared sensor and method of manufacturing the same
A SiO 2 layer is formed on a heat sink section having a cavity by thermal oxidation and an aluminum oxide layer is formed on the SiO 2 layer by an electron beam evaporation process at a substrate...
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6335478 |
Thermopile infrared sensor, thermopile infrared sensors array, and method of manufacturing the same
A thermopile infrared sensor includes a substrate, at least one thermocouple cantilever beam comprising at least one thermocouple, and a suspending membrane. The cantilever beam is formed above the...
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6305840 |
Thermopile detector and method for fabricating the same
Thermopile detector and method for fabricating the same, the method including the steps of (1) forming a diaphragm film on a substrate, (2) forming thermocouples in a given region on the diaphragm...
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6278051 |
Differential thermopile heat flux transducer
A thin sensor for heat flux and temperature, designed for adhesive attachment to a surface, is manufactured on a flexible insulated metallic substrate. The sensor exhibits a combination of high...
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6084174 |
Method for detecting temperature gradients in biological tissue using a thermocouple array
A thermocouple array includes a dielectric layer having via openings therethrough, a first patterned conductive layer facing one surface of the dielectric layer, and a second patterned conductive...
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6072165 |
Thin film metal/metal oxide thermocouple
A thin film thermocouple having junctions (2, 7) of metal and semiconducting metal oxides such as tin oxide/silver, and used as surface temperature sensors in conjunction with thin film heating...
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6040579 |
Thermoelectric sensor
Thermoelectric sensor (12) formed by a membrane (14) including a plurality of thermoelectric elements (20) formed of a plurality of thermoelectric couples and forming a plurality of elementary...
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6029620 |
Thermoelectric engine block
An engine block containing thermoelectric materials that generates a direct current during operation and, in so doing, provides for at least some of the necessary engine cooling requirements and...
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5990412 |
Differential thermopile heat flux transducer formed by depositing metals and non-metals from liquids onto a substrate
A thin sensor for heat flux and temperature, designed for adhesive attachment to a surface, is manufactured on a flexible insulated metallic substrate, using conductive and dielectric inks. The...
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5982014 |
Microfabricated silicon thermopile sensor
A microfabricated thermopile optimized as a differential temperature sensor provides differential temperature sensing between opposite edges of the device. A plurality of the thermopile sensors are...
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5975757 |
Method and apparatus for providing surface images
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)...
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5956569 |
Integrated thermoelectric cooler formed on the backside of a substrate
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...
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5952728 |
Thermoelectric conversion module having channels filled with semiconducting material and insulating fillers
A thermoelectric conversion module having a large capacity and a curved surface which can be secured to a corresponding curved surface of a base member is manufactured by inserting N type and P...
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5922988 |
Thermoelectric material
A thermoelectric material which exhibits an excellent thermoelectric performance even when it is used at elevated temperatures is shown and described. A thermoelectric material is provided having...
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5909004 |
Thermocouple array and method of fabrication
A thermocouple array includes a dielectric layer having via openings therethrough, a first patterned conductive layer facing one surface of the dielectric layer, and a second patterned conductive...
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5864087 |
Thermoelectric device
A thermoelectric device is provided which is good in terms of responsibility to heat, by which a relatively large electric power can be produced, which is good in terms of durability, and which can...
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5841064 |
Peltier module
A Peltier effect module comprising a plurality of Peltier effect elements arranged in parallel between a pair of substrates where the Peltier effect elements are connected to connection electrodes...
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5837929 |
Microelectronic thermoelectric device and systems incorporating such device
A method of making a microelectronic thermoelectric device comprises the steps of providing a substrate of a predetermined material, creating thermally isolated, alternating P-type and N-type...
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5837928 |
Thermoelectric radiator
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...
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5824947 |
Thermoelectric device
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...
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5783805 |
Electrothermal conversion elements, apparatus and methods for use in comparing, calibrating and measuring electrical signals
Electrothermal conversion elements, apparatus and methods for use in comparing, calibrating and measuring electrical signals utilizing a thin film heater on a thin, low mass, low thermal...
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5772325 |
Apparatus for providing surface images and method for making the apparatus
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...
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5747418 |
Superconducting thermoelectric generator
An apparatus and method for producing electricity from heat. The present invention is a thermoelectric generator that uses materials with substantially no electrical resistance, often called...
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5734122 |
Thermoelectric energy conversion apparatus
Apparatus is disclosed in which a pair of elongated solid cylindrical metal conductors mounted with their central axes mutually parallel are connected at their ends to form a closed electrical...
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5726380 |
Thermo-electric power generation using porous metal blocks having a plurality of thermocouples connected in series
A thermo-electric power generating element has the structure that two kinds of metal sheets, or foils, which form a thermocouple combination are laminated together and alternately connected at one...
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5712886 |
Device for detecting and monitoring perforation of the bottom head of the vessel of a nuclear reactor
The detection device includes at least one thermocouple (10) arranged aligned with the bottom head of the vessel of the nuclear reactor, having a first branch (9) made of a first metallic material...
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5712448 |
Cooling device featuring thermoelectric and diamond materials for temperature control of heat-dissipating devices
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...
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5705770 |
Thermoelectric module and method of controlling a thermoelectric module
A thermoelectric module includes a switching circuit for switching the connection between a first thermoelectric element and a second thermoelectric element between series connection and parallel...
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5705434 |
Method of manufacturing thermoelectric conversion module
A thermoelectric conversion module having a large capacity and a curved surface which can be secured to a corresponding curved surface of a base member is manufactured by inserting N type and P...
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5695283 |
Compensating infrared thermopile detector
A thermopile detector for a temperature measuring instrument physically and electrically configured to supply an output signal which indicates a target temperature substantially independent of the...
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5689087 |
Integrated thermopile sensor for automotive, spectroscopic and imaging applications, and methods of fabricating same
A highly integrated thermal sensor (10) is responsive to radiation having wavelengths within a predetermined band of wavelengths. The sensor, which may be a thermopile, is comprised of a substrate...
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