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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2009
Robert Michael Smythe, Ewing, NJ (US);
Jeffrey Gerard Hershberger, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Robert Michael Smythe, Ewing, NJ (US);
Jeffrey Gerard Hershberger, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Laird Technologies, Inc., Earth City, MO (US);
Abstract
An example method for making thermoelectric modules generally includes coupling a first wafer and a second wafer together, processing the first and second wafers to produce a first thermoelectric element and a second thermoelectric element where the first thermoelectric element and the second thermoelectric element are coupled together, coupling the first thermoelectric element to a first conductor, coupling the second thermoelectric element to a second conductor, separating the first thermoelectric element and the second thermoelectric element, coupling the first thermoelectric element to a third conductor whereby the first thermoelectric element, the first conductor, and the third conductor form at least part of a thermoelectric module, and coupling the second thermoelectric element to a fourth conductor whereby the second thermoelectric element, the second conductor, and the fourth conductor form at least part of another thermoelectric module.