Patents by Inventor Isao Morino

Isao Morino has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6226994
    Abstract: A thermoelectric element (1) comprises a partitioning plate (2) having electrical insulating properties; equal numbers of p-type thermoelectric semiconductor elements (3A) and n-type thermoelectric semiconductor elements (3B) fixed to the partitioning plate (2) in a state in which they pass through the partitioning plate (2); flat copper electrodes (4) fixed to upper sides of the p-type thermoelectric semiconductor elements (3A) and n-type thermoelectric semiconductor elements (3B); and T-shaped copper electrodes (5) fixed to lower sides of the p-type thermoelectric semiconductor elements (3A) and n-type thermoelectric semiconductor elements (3B). Lower portions protruding from the lower surface of the partitioning plate (2) are accommodated within a cooling vessel and are cooled directly by a coolant or air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignees: Sel Application Co., Ltd., Morix Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazukiyo Yamada, Isao Morino