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6854275 Method for cooling automated storage library media using thermoelectric cooler  
An automated storage library including: an enclosure having a cartridge storage area in an interior of the enclosure; a plurality of media cartridges disposed in the cartridge storage area; and a...
6845622 Phase-change refrigeration apparatus with thermoelectric cooling element and methods  
A heat-transfer device has a sealed vapor chamber with a phase-change fluid therein, and a thermoelectric cooling (TEC) element with a cooled side in thermal contact with the vapor chamber and a...
6840056 Cooling system with adsorption refrigerator  
In a cooling system for cooling first and second heat-generating members, the first heat-generating member is cooled by a refrigerator, and cold produced by the refrigerator is stored in a cold...
6840305 Cold cranking simulator having hybrid heat transfer system  
A heat transfer apparatus for use in measuring a rheological property of a test sample includes a receptacle for receiving the test sample and a heat conveying member in heat transfer relation to...
6837058 Tablet air cooling dock  
A tablet air cooling dock. In one embodiment, the dock includes a cooling unit a tablet cradle to receive and support a tablet computer. The cradle includes a passageway to receive air from the...
6837057 Docking station to cool a computer  
A docking station is provided with a thermoelectric module to generate cool air of a first temperature to be fed into a docked computer.
6829900 Heat exchanger  
A gas-flow heat exchanger comprising a set of parallel, spaced, heat-conductive areas providing between them a stack of pockets each containing parallel baffles which define a platen of passageways...
6826916 Laser module, Peltier module, and Peltier module integrated heat spreader  
A Peltier module comprising: thermoelectric elements in which plural p-type and n-type thermoelectric elements are alternately arranged, metal electrodes placed in both ends of the thermoelectric...
6823678 Air conditioner system for flexible material-based devices  
An air conditioner system to provide cooling or heating to a flexible material-based device includes a ventilated portion located within a flexible material body, a thermoelectric module with heat...
6817191 Temperature control device and temperature control method, and ink-jet recording apparatus  
To provide a temperature control device and a temperature control method, which are capable of applying temperature control with high accuracy to an object of temperature control and facilitating...
6805774 Apparatus and process for purifying a liquid by thermoelectric peltier means  
A continuous process and apparatus is provided for treating an impure liquid to produce purified liquid. The process includes electrically activating a thermoelectric module ( 24 ) to provide a...
6799282 Power generating mechanism that has a duct, heat pipe, or heat sink to efficiently diffuse heat generated by a heat  
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...
6798659 CPU cooling structure  
A CPU cooling structure is constructed having a thermoelectric cooling panel installed in a heat sink and controlled by a control circuit to cool the CPU to which the heat sink is fastened.
6779348 Thermoelectrically controlled blower  
A compact, energy efficient blower that is controlled by a Peltier thermoelectric device to supply either hot or cold air. The Peltier device is sandwiched between a pair of heat exchangers that...
6763666 Console heating and cooling apparatus  
A temperature controlled storage container integrated into the trim member of a vehicle comprising a storage container integrated into said trim member. A thermoelectric heat pump is employed to...
6763665 Food chiller with optimized air flow  
A food chiller including an enclosed container supported on a base receives a flow of cooling air from a Peltier effect thermoelectric module in the base through cool air inlet openings into the...
6762938 Apparatus and method for providing auxiliary cooling and thermal stability to an opto-electronic component  
Apparatus is disclosed for providing auxiliary cooling and thermal stability to a temperature sensitive opto-electronic component. The disclosed apparatus comprising a primary thermal control...
6748746 Device and method for controlling temperature of semiconductor module  
A device and method for controlling the temperature of a semiconductor module in which the semiconductor module is sandwiched by a first supporting unit and a second supporting unit. An area of the...
6747869 Microcomputer heat dissipation system  
A microcomputer heat dissipation system comprising heat-absorbing units, wherein said heat-absorbing units can be bonded to heat-generating electrical components inside the microcomputer and are in...
6743972 Heat dissipating IC devices  
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...
6744021 Microprocessor controlled heater/cooler system  
A portable heater/cooler system comprises a thermal electric module conducting a current through the module; a heater/cooler cavity coupled to the thermal electric module; a variable speed fan for...
6739138 Thermoelectric modules and a heating and cooling apparatus incorporating same  
A heating and cooling apparatus to be applied to an object to control the temperature of the object. A number of thermoelectric modules are adapted to be positioned in contact with the object in a...
6732533 Combined bottle cooling and heating device  
A compact and portable heating and cooling device having particular utility in handling formula containing bottles for infants. The device comprises a pair of elongated, generally circular cavities...
6729143 Thermo-electric cooler for use in an optical assembly  
Optical assemblies of the type supported on an optical bench and comprising a one or more components such as lasers, lenses, filters, isolators and waveguides, are sensitive to movement variation....
6727422 Heat sink/heat spreader structures and methods of manufacture  
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...
6722139 Air conditioner having thermoelectric module  
Disclosed is an air conditioner using a thermoelectric module enabling to supply users individually with fresh and pleasant air for cooling/heating. The present invention includes a thermoelectric...
6722140 Cascade cryogenic thermoelectric cooler for cryogenic and room temperature applications  
A cascade thermoelectric cooler designed to cool to cryogenic temperatures of 30 to 120 K integrates high performance\high-ZT Bi x Sb 2−x Te 3 and Bi 2 Te 3−x Se 3 -based...
6722267 Device for automatically dispensing food products, such as food products to be cut into slices  
The device comprises a cabinet with atmosphere controlled by refrigeration and/or supply of an inert gas to prevent the deterioration of the foodstuffs. Present in the cabinet is an automatic...
6715298 Indirect thermoelectric cooling device  
An indirect thermoelectric cooling device comprises a thermoelectric cooling plate, in the indirect thermoelectric cooling device, a heat dispersing member is connected to the hot end of the...
6711904 Active thermal management of semiconductor devices  
The present invention facilitates semiconductor cooling by combining a semiconductor die and a thermoelectric cooler into a single, integrated package or system. The thermoelectric cooler is...
6711018 Heat-dissipating module  
In a heat-dissipating module for an electronic device, a heat-conducting unit is adapted to be disposed in close contact with a heat-generating component, and includes inner and outer tubes that...
6705089 Two stage cooling system employing thermoelectric modules  
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...
6677555 Optical device module using integral heat transfer module  
An optical device module using an integral heat transfer module. The heat transfer module has an integrally formed heat source and a temperature sensor for reading temperature. A heat transfer path...
6674052 Thermal cup  
A thermal cup includes a hollow inner cup body having an inner surrounding wall and an outer surrounding wall that confine an enclosed chamber therebetween, and an outer cup body made of a heat...
6666905 Thermoelectric particle precipitator and method using same for collecting particles from fluid streams  
A thermoelectric particle precipitator for removing and collecting particles from a fluid stream. The thermoelectric particle precipitator utilizes one or more thermoelectric modules to create a...
6662571 Thermoelectric assembly sealing member and thermoelectric assembly incorporating same  
A sealing member for a thermoelectric assembly includes an elastomeric body having one or more apertures formed therethrough for sealingly receiving an electrical wire projecting from the...
6658858 Food chiller with enclosing air duct system (SE-2)  
A fruit chiller includes a bowl-like fruit container and a removable cover, each of which has a two layer wall defining therebetween annular cooling air flow passages. Cool air is delivered from a...
6658860 Counter-flow heat pump  
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...
6658857 Portable thermoelectric cooling and heating appliance device and method of using  
A portable thermoelectric cooling and heating appliance device and associated method of using the device are disclosed. The device comprises: a generally rectangular box, a hinge, a generally...
6646874 Mobile computer system with detachable thermoelectric module for enhanced cooling capability in a docking station  
A computer system is described having additional cooling capabilities in a docking station for a mobile computer. The docking station includes P- and N-doped semiconductor thermoelectric...
6634177 Apparatus for the real-time monitoring and control of a wafer temperature  
An apparatus for the real-time monitoring and control of a wafer temperature in a semiconductor process chamber, such as a plasma assisted deposition chamber or etch chamber, is provided. The...
6629417 Hand-held, heat sink cryoprobe, system for heat extraction thereof, and method therefore  
A cryoprobe system utilizing a monolithic, insulated, hand-held thermal mass having an exposed tip for cryosurgical applications and the like, as well as a heat extraction base configured to...
6628522 Thermal performance enhancement of heat sinks using active surface features for boundary layer manipulations  
Cilia-like micro surface actuators are applied to fins of a heat sink to improve heat dissipation. The surface actuators act as active surface features whose motion disrupts the boundary layer...
6619044 Heat exchanger for an electronic heat pump  
A heat exchanger 17 for an electronic heat pump 11 includes a thermally conductive base plate 18 having first and second surfaces, the first surface being flat and adapted to make intimate...
6615590 Heat exchanger for temperature control  
An object of the present invention is to provide a heat exchanger for a temperature control which can take a large area for transferring the heat to the fluid while it is compact, has a good...
6598403 Nanoscopic thermoelectric refrigerators  
A thermoelectric cooling system integrating quantum cold point connections with lateral thermoelectric element formation. A preferred system has an n-type and p-type thermoelectric element, each...
6598404 Cooling apparatus  
Described herein is a temperature control system for cooling magnetic elements ( 14 ) in MRI apparatus ( 10 ). The control system comprises a wax ( 16 ) in contact with the elements ( 14 ) which is...
6588217 Thermoelectric spot coolers for RF and microwave communication integrated circuits  
An apparatus for cooling selected elements within an integrated circuit, such as active transistors or passive circuit elements used in a radio frequency integrated circuit is provided. In one...
6581388 Active temperature gradient reducer  
An apparatus and method for actively reducing the temperature gradient of a substrate. The substrate is placed in thermal contact with a heat dissipation structure so as to dissipate heat from the...
6584128 Thermoelectric cooler driver utilizing unipolar pulse width modulated synchronous rectifiers  
The preferred embodiment describes a regulating device ( 400 ) that regulates current flow through a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) ( 420 ) with higher power efficiency than conventional regulating...