Patents Examined by Han V Phan
  • Vehicle having a thermoelectric generator
    Patent number: 7878283
    Abstract: A vehicle has a heat-emitting component and a thermoelectric generator, which has a heat-absorbing component thermally coupled with the heat-emitting component, and which generates electric energy from the temperature gradient between the heat-absorbing element and a heat sink. The thermoelectric generator is arranged directly on the heat-emitting component and is connected thereto in a thermally conductive manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Richter, Andreas Eder