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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masayuki Kawata, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Instruments Inc., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04C / ; G04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
368204 ; 368281 ;
Abstract
A heat input means 54 for absorbing heat from a human body with which the timepiece is in contact, a thermally conductive elastic member 53 for conducting heat absorbed by the heat input means 54 to a thermal energy input side of a thermoelectric generator means 52, and a thermally conductive means 51 for conducting heat between a thermal energy output side of the thermoelectric generator means 52 and a heat output means 50. The heat output means 50 and the heat input means 54 are spaced widely from each other.