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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014

Filed:

Aug. 03, 2011
Applicants:

Joshua E. Moczygemba, Wylie, TX (US);

James L. Bierschenk, Rowlett, TX (US);

Jeffrey W. Sharp, Murphy, TX (US);

Inventors:

Joshua E. Moczygemba, Wylie, TX (US);

James L. Bierschenk, Rowlett, TX (US);

Jeffrey W. Sharp, Murphy, TX (US);

Assignee:

Marlow Industries, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/08 (2006.01); H01L 35/04 (2006.01); B23K 11/11 (2006.01); B23K 11/16 (2006.01); H01L 35/18 (2006.01); B23K 26/22 (2006.01); B23K 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/08 (2013.01); B23K 2201/38 (2013.01); B23K 2001/12 (2013.01); B23K 1/00 (2013.01); H01L 35/04 (2013.01); B23K 11/115 (2013.01); B23K 11/16 (2013.01); B23K 1/0016 (2013.01); B23K 2201/40 (2013.01); H01L 35/18 (2013.01); B23K 26/22 (2013.01);
Abstract

In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a thermoelectric device includes a plurality of thermoelectric elements that each include a diffusion barrier. The diffusion barrier includes a refractory metal. The thermoelectric device also includes a plurality of conductors coupled to the plurality of thermoelectric elements. The plurality of conductors include aluminum. In addition, the thermoelectric device includes at least one plate coupled to the plurality of thermoelectric elements using a braze. The braze includes aluminum.


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