ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,240, issued on May 20, was assigned to LG INNOTEK Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Thermoelectric element" was invented by In Seok Kang (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermoelectric element according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first electrode; a metal layer arranged on the first electrode; a semiconductor structure arranged on the metal layer; and a conductive bonding layer arranged between the first electrode and the metal layer, wherein: the metal layer includes one surface facing the conductive bonding layer, and another surface facing the semiconductor structure; the one surface i...