THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATING SYSTEMS UTILIZING SEGMENTED THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENTS

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EP 2 070 129 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	17.06.2015 Bulletin 2015/25

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	25.03.2015 Bulletin 2015/13

(21)	Application number: 07872584.3

(22)	Date of filing: 27.07.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H01L 35/32^(2006.01)
H01L 35/30^(2006.01)

H01L 35/26^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2007/016873

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2008/091293 (31.07.2008 Gazette 2008/31)

(54)	THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATING SYSTEMS UTILIZING SEGMENTED THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENTS THERMOELEKTRISCHE STROMERZEUGUNGSSYSTEME MIT SEGMENTIERTEN THERMOELEKTRISCHEN ELEMENTEN SYSTEMES DE GENERATION D'ENERGIE THERMOELECTRIQUE A BASE D'ELEMENTS THERMOELECTRIQUES SEGMENTES

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

28.07.2006 US 834006 P

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	17.06.2009 Bulletin 2009/25

(60)	Divisional application:
	11173088.3 / 2378577

(73)	Proprietor: Gentherm Incorporated
	Northville, MI 48167 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BELL, Lon, E. Altadena, CA 91001 (US) CRANE, Douglas, Todd Pasadena, California 91106 (US)

(74)	Representative: Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
	Siebertstrasse 3 81675 München 81675 München (DE)

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