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| 20080286560 | HIGHLY CONDUCTIVE ELECTRICAL WIRES AND CONDUCTIVE STRIPS HAVING A REDUCED WEIGHT - An electrical conductor is described that includes a plurality of nano-scale material elements and a resin matrix, wherein the nano-scale material elements are aligned within the resin matrix. A method for fabricating such a conductor is also described. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080302243 | Filter Membrane - A filter membrane includes a substrate, a polymer layer provided on the substrate and a plurality of filter openings each having a width of from about 2 nanometers to about 5 nanometers provided in the polymer layer. A method of controlling pore size of a filter membrane and a method of decontaminating a filter membrane are also disclosed. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090116192 | Method and System for Removing Heat - A system and method for removing heat, in particular for removing heat from a multi-chip module or integrated circuit. The system is a closed system and includes a sealed container, and an evaporator, housed within the sealed container. The evaporator is in thermal communication with a heat source, and includes an evaporator inlet, a plurality of evaporator outlet ports and a plurality of tubes, each tube connecting the evaporator inlet with a tube outlet, each tube containing at least one substance. The system further includes a condenser, also housed within the sealed container, having a plurality of condenser inlet ports, a condenser outlet and closed condenser channels connecting the condenser inlet ports with the condenser outlet. The system further includes a conduit joining the condenser outlet to the evaporator inlet. When the substance is in liquid form in the evaporator inlet, it is in thermal communication with the heat source. As a result of such thermal communication, the substance changes from liquid to gas and moves out of the evaporator, the expanded volume forces the gas into the condenser inlet ports where it moves through the condenser channels and changes from gas to liquid. The liquid moves via wicking from the condenser outlet through the conduit and into the evaporator inlet to begin the cycle again. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090120482 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER - A device and method for generating electricity. The device includes a heat source, a cold source, and a thermoelectric generating plate, having a first side and an opposed side. When heat is introduced to the heat source, heat flows across the thermoelectric generating plate and electricity is generated. In the present arrangement, because the hot and cold sources are in thermal communication with opposed sides of the thermoelectric generating plate, the thermal gradient or rate of heat flow across the thermoelectric generating plate is maximized. Thus, because the rate of heat flow is increased, the rate at which electricity is generated is also increased, and the size of the device is maintained, or minimized. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090159110 | THERMOELECTRIC GENERATION SYSTEM - A thermoelectric generation system for turbine engines and the like has at least one thermoelectric generator disposed proximate the turbine engine such that waste heat from the turbine engine can be converted into electricity. Vehicle performance and efficiency can be enhanced by mitigating the need for mechanically driven electric power generators, which undesirably drain power from the turbine engine thus adversely affect the vehicle's performance. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20110108080 | THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM - A thermoelectric generator assembly may comprise a frame that may include a first frame member and a second frame member. The first frame member and the second frame member are adapted to retain one or more thermoelectric generator devices in position therebetween for transferring heat energy through the one or more thermoelectric generator devices from a heat source to a heat sink to generate electrical energy. The thermoelectric generator assembly may also include a spacer positioned between the first frame member and the second frame member. A power bus may be included to provide the electrical energy generated by the one or more thermoelectric generator devices for powering an electrical device. | 05-12-2011 |
