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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:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frederick E. Becker, Reading, MA (US);
Kailash C. Shukla, Boxborough, MA (US);
Edward F. Doyle, Dedham, MA (US);
Maurice Nunes, Arlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Thermo Power Corporation, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/1058 ; H01L 3/1101 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/1058 ; H01L 3/1101 ;
Abstract
A hybrid power assembly includes a thermophotovoltaic (TPV) power conversion module for converting radiant thermal energy into electrical power, and a battery in electrical communication with the TPV power source and rechargeable by electrical power generated by the TPV power source.