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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2007
Applicants:
Ned S. Rasor, Cupertino, CA (US);
Lorin K. Hansen, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ned S. Rasor, Cupertino, CA (US);
Lorin K. Hansen, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for converting heat into electrical energy that is an integrated combination of thermionic and thermoelectric energy converters in a single device, or 'TITE'. The electron output of thermionic portion of the TITE is the input of the thermoelectric portion of the device. The electron collector is covered by a thin layer of doped or undoped semiconductor material or a combination of doped and undoped semiconductor materials with appropriate doping and thickness to achieve increased operational temperature ranges and efficiency.