The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Mahle International Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventor:
Thomas Himmer, Reichenbach, DE;
Assignee:
MAHLE International GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/32 (2006.01); F01N 5/02 (2006.01); H01L 35/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/32 (2013.01); F01N 5/025 (2013.01); H01L 35/30 (2013.01); Y02T 10/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermoelectric device having a flat tube, a first thermoelectric module, and a second thermoelectric module. The thermoelectric modules each have a housing that includes at least two opposite first walls. A plurality of thermoelectric elements is arranged between the first walls of the housing. The thermoelectric elements have opposite surfaces, each of which is in thermal contact with one of the first walls of the housing of the thermoelectric module.