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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2003
Applicants:
Mark Hirst, Boise, ID (US);
Richard Lee Swantner, Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Mark Hirst, Boise, ID (US);
Richard Lee Swantner, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An indicating system in a device having a heat emitting member. The indicating system includes a thermoelectric generator and an indicating device. The thermoelectric generator is adapted to thermally couple to the heat emitting member and configured to convert heat from the heat emitting element to electrical energy. The indicating device is powered by the electrical energy and configured to provide indication of when a temperature level of the heat emitting member is above a temperature threshold.