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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:
Jul. 29, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2005
Applicants:
Jihui Yang, Lakeshore, CA;
Mark W. Verbrugge, Troy, MI (US);
Jan F. Herbst, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jihui Yang, Lakeshore, CA;
Mark W. Verbrugge, Troy, MI (US);
Jan F. Herbst, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of generating electrical current in a system comprising a power-plant unit and/or hydrogen storage medium by transferring heat generated by the hydrogen storage medium and/or power-plant unit to a thermoelectric device, and converting the heat to generate electrical current using the thermoelectric device.