Patent ID: 11885320
Assignee: TORRAMICS, INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H | IPC F  H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for creating a temperature gradient in a gas comprising:
a second thermoelectric material that is in communication with a gas for the purpose of imposing a temperature gradient on a gas;
a first thermoelectric material that is complementary to the second thermoelectric material and in direct contact with the second thermoelectric material and in direct contact with a heat sink and a first electrical conductor; and
a third thermoelectric material that is complementary to the second thermoelectric material and in direct contact with the second thermoelectric material and in direct contact with the heat sink and a second electrical conductor that is configured to provide a current from the first thermoelectric material to the third thermoelectric material.