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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:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2006
Eric A. Reiners, Washington, IL (US);
Mahmoud A. Taher, Peoria, IL (US);
Dong Fei, Peoria, IL (US);
Andrew N. Mcgilvray, East Peoria, IL (US);
Eric A. Reiners, Washington, IL (US);
Mahmoud A. Taher, Peoria, IL (US);
Dong Fei, Peoria, IL (US);
Andrew N. McGilvray, East Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
In one particular embodiment, an internal combustion engine is provided. The engine comprises a block, a head, a piston, a combustion chamber defined by the block, the piston, and the head, and at least one thermoelectric device positioned between the combustion chamber and the head. In this particular embodiment, the thermoelectric device is in direct contact with the combustion chamber. In another particular embodiment, a cylinder head configured to sit atop a cylinder bank of an internal combustion engine is provided. The cylinder head comprises a cooling channel configured to receive cooling fluid, valve seats configured for receiving intake and exhaust valves, and thermoelectric devices positioned around the valve seats.