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Patent Owner(s)

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II-VI DELAWARE INC	1100 NORTH MARKET STREET 4TH FL WILMINGTON DE 19890

International Classification(s)

• F25B:REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS, OR SYSTEMS; COMBIN....

• 2010 Application Filing Year
• F25B Class
• 664 Applications Filed
• 447 Patents Issued To-Date
• 67.32 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Bierschenk, James L	Rowlett, US	14	956
# of filed Patents : 14 Total Citations : 956
Parish, Overton L	Frisco, US	21	2278
# of filed Patents : 21 Total Citations : 2278
Recine, Leonard J	Plano, US	1	336
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 336
Woods, Mark C	Richardson, US	10	754
# of filed Patents : 10 Total Citations : 754

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• 70 Citation Count
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DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
January 29, 2013	US,8359871,B2   US8359871B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
August 12, 2010	US,20100199687,A1   US20100199687A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

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US Patent No: 8359871

Temperature control device

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A temperature control device includes a thermoelectric device and a first sink. The thermoelectric device includes a plurality of thermoelectric elements electrically interconnected with one another by a plurality of electrical interconnects which are coupled between an interior surface of a first plate and an interior surface of a second plate. The first sink has a flat bottom and a plurality of generally parallel fins extending out of the flat bottom. Also, the flat bottom is coupled to an exterior surface of the first plate by a coupling media that includes a resilient and thermally-conductive pad.

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