Methods of drawing wire arrays

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8658880
APP PUB NO 20100083996A1
SERIAL NO

12457517

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A method of drawing a glass clad wire is provided herein, the method comprising: (i) sealing off one end of a glass tube such that the tube has an open end and a closed end; (ii) introducing a wire material inside the glass tube; (iii) heating a portion of the glass tube such that the glass partially melts to form a first ampoule containing the wire material to be used in a drawing operation; (iv) introducing the first ampoule containing the wire material into a heating device; (v) increasing the temperature within the heating device such that the glass tube is heated enough for it to be drawn and wire material melts; and (vi) drawing the glass clad wire comprising a continuous wire of wire material, wherein the wire material is a metal, semi-metal, alloy, or semiconductor thermoelectrically active material, and wherein the wire diameter is equal to or smaller than about 5 μm.

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  • ZT3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Annamalai, Sezhian Silver Spring, US 19 78
Battogtokh, Jugdersuren Arlington, US 3 16
Bhatta, Rudra P Fairfax, US 1 4
Dutta, Biprodas Silver Spring, US 13 103
Pegg, Ian L Alexandria, US 18 108

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