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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. 06, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Susumu Kotanagi, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Instruments Inc., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04B 1/00 ; H01L 3/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G04B 1/00 ; H01L 3/500 ;
Abstract
A thermoelectric power generator unit is provided with good heat conducting efficiency and increased resistance to damage of thermoelectric elements due to horizontal and vertical force applied to the thermoelectric elements. Protecting members such as a frame and support columns are disposed around thermoelectric elements between a heat absorbing member and a heat radiating member of the thermoelectric power generator unit. A buffer is provided between the thermoelectric elements and at least one of the heat absorbing member and the heat radiating member.