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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:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2009
Applicants:
Maria Peter, Eindhoven, NL;
Erwin Rinaldo Meinders, Veldhoven, NL;
Ruud Vullers, Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01K 3/10 (2006.01); H01L 35/34 (2006.01); H01L 35/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/34 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49165 (2015.01); H01L 35/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a thermoelectric generator includes the steps of replicating a structure into a flexible substrate for providing a set of cavities; providing an initiator in the cavities for growing respective piles of thermoelectric materials; growing the respective piles of thermoelectric materials from said initiator; and providing electrical connection between the respective piles of thermoelectric materials for forming thermocouples of the thermoelectric generator.