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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20130112382 | EXHAUST GAS EVAPORATOR An evaporator, in particular an exhaust gas evaporator for an exhaust gas system of a motor vehicle, is provided that includes a plate sandwich structure having a plurality of fluid-guiding plate elements stacked on top of one another for guiding a first fluid, wherein ... | 05/09/2013 |
| 20130098588 | AIR-AIR HEAT EXCHANGER Air-air heat exchanger (1) intended to be fitted to a room double-flow ventilation system comprising a plurality of plates (2) that are superposed to form a stack (3), each plate (2) comprising a plurality of flow channels forming a first air... | 04/25/2013 |
| 20130092361 | HEAT EXCHANGE FLUID PURIFICATION FOR DIALYSIS SYSTEM Disclosed herein are small, lightweight, portable, systems that have the capability of reliably, reproducibly, highly efficiently and relatively inexpensively providing a source of purified water of sufficient volumes for home dialysis. In addition, the systems disclose... | 04/18/2013 |
| 20130092360 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND SHEET FOR THE EXCHANGER The invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising a casing (2) inside which is housed, and fastened by brazing, a heat exchange assembly (3) comprising a stack of heat exchange plates, each plate (4) having at least one edge (14) for brazi... | 04/18/2013 |
| 20130062042 | Plate type heat exchanger having outer heat exchanger plates with improved connections to end panels A plate type heat exchanger (102) includes a heat exchanger assembly (104), end panels (106) and end panel connection members (107) connecting the end panels (106). The heat exchanger assembly (104) has a stack of heat exchanger... | 03/14/2013 |
| 20130062043 | HEAT EXCHANGER A heat exchanger applied to a boiler that can improve heat transfer efficiency by reducing the distance between the heat exchange pipes while making a long heating water passage through heat exchange pipes, which can be easily manufactured. Additionally, the heat exchan... | 03/14/2013 |
| 20130061617 | AIR CYCLE CONDENSER COLD INLET HEATING USING INTERNALLY FINNED HOT BARS An environmental control system (ECS) includes an air cycle machine with an expansion turbine and a condenser having a cold air inlet connected to receive air from the expansion turbine. The condenser has hollow, internally finned hot bars positioned at the cold air inl... | 03/14/2013 |
| 20130061584 | Exhaust Gas Heat Recovery Device A device for recovering heat from a hot gas stream comprises a gas diverter valve and a gas/liquid heat exchanger. The diverter valve comprises a valve body; a valve element movable between a bypass position and a heat exchange position; and a gas inlet and a gas outlet... | 03/14/2013 |
| 20130058817 | SURFACE HEAT EXCHANGER FOR COMPRESSIBLE FLUID ALTERNATIVE VOLUMETRIC MACHINES The present invention relates to a surface heat exchanger (100) to be inserted within a compressible fluid volumetric alternative machine (200), within which a fluid moves in a not permanent motion, said heat exchanger comprising a plurality of walls, side... | 03/07/2013 |
| 20130052097 | Chemical Reactor with a Plate Heat Exchanger A steam cooled chemical reactor (1) comprising a vertical vessel (2), a plate heat exchanger embedded in a catalytic bed, to cool the catalytic bed by evaporation of a cooling water flow, wherein a water inlet and a steam outlet are located underneath the ... | 02/28/2013 |
| 20130037247 | HIGH TEMPERATURE HEAT EXCHANGER CORNER METAL TEMPERATURE ATTENUATOR A heat exchanger has a corner metal temperature attenuator that may attenuate a localized stack wise temperature gradient. The corner metal temperature attenuator may locally reduce or eliminate the source of large amplitude temperature swings near the end of the stack ... | 02/14/2013 |
| 20130032318 | COUNTER CURRENT HEAT EXCHANGE MODULE Heat exchange apparatus comprises a plurality of thermally conductive, moisture impervious sheets. Each sheet comprises a plurality of corrugations. The plurality of sheets are disposed in a stack such that each alternate sheet has its corrugations affixed to and dispos... | 02/07/2013 |
| 20130020062 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER A plate heat exchanger comprises a stack of heat transfer plates each extending in a general plane and provided with a main heat transfer portion with a corrugation pattern. Each heat transfer plate comprises an outer peripheral portion extending outside the main heat t... | 01/24/2013 |
| 20130020061 | FORMED MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER A heat exchanger (80) includes a plurality of heat exchange layers (95) stacked in a stackwise direction. Each of the layers includes a first plate (110) and a second plate (115), each of the first plate and the second plate includes a portion of a ... | 01/24/2013 |
| 20130014740 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR A HIGH EFFICIENCY HOT AIR HEATING APPLIANCE AND HEATING APPLIANCE EQUIPPED THEREWITH Heat exchanger for a high efficiency hot air heating appliance (1), with at least one segment (5) and with a primary section (14) and, viewed in the flow direction (A), followed by a secondary condensing section (15), whereby the segment (... | 01/17/2013 |
| 20120325445 | PLATE TYPE HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAT EXCHANGER PLATE The invention relates to a heat exchanger plate (106) having first surface portions (210) located along first plate edges (220) and comprising first contacting regions (214), and second surface portions (212) located along second plate... | 12/27/2012 |
| 20120312517 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HEAT EXCHANGER TUBES AND HEAT EXCHANGER TUBES A process for making heat exchanger tubes includes the operating steps of cutting a piece of sheet, subjecting the piece of sheet (3) to a forming step to obtain a plurality of first elements (8, 9) which mirror one another, and bending the piece of sheet ... | 12/13/2012 |
| 20120285669 | Plate Heat Exchanger The invention refers to a plate heat exchanger with a plate package (1) comprising a plurality of heat exchanger plates, which are stacked onto each other. The heat exchanger plates form first plate interspaces for a first medium and second plate interspaces for ... | 11/15/2012 |
| 20120285670 | GASKET LOCATING ARRANGEMENTS The present invention relates to a gasket locating arrangement for a flow module, preferably plate reactor, comprising a gasket, locating means, a channel in a channel plate, a barrier plate, wherein the gasket consists of a sheet of soft gasket material, and said sheet... | 11/15/2012 |
| 20120273179 | INTEGRATED CONDENSER-ACCUMULATOR-SUBCOOLER ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLES Heat exchange assembly for vehicles, comprising a condenser and a plate subcooler, and an accumulator having an accumulator inlet and an accumulator outlet. The condenser and the subcooler are connected to one another in such a way as to form a single pack of plates. Th... | 11/01/2012 |
| 20120261099 | Heat Exchanger A low cost heat exchanger exhibits high performance in relation to heat resistance, pressure resistance, prevention of fluid leakage, and heat exchange efficiency. The heat exchanger is equipped with a stacked plate assembly having a plurality of stacked plates, and a h... | 10/18/2012 |
| 20120256330 | HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING DEHUMIDIFYING LIQUID AND DEHUMIDIFIER HAVING THE SAME A heat exchanger having an extended surface plate includes a plurality of heat exchanging bodies having therein flow paths along which a heat transfer medium flows, and extended surface plates each disposed between the heat exchanging bodies and having inclined surfaces... | 10/11/2012 |
| 20120247145 | Heat Exchanger The invention relates to a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a first (HP) and a second (BP) fluids. According to the invention, said exchanger comprises a plurality of modules (15,15a,15b,15c) respectively including an upper plate (<... | 10/04/2012 |
| 20120234523 | Automobile Condenser Having Enhanced Integration The invention relates to a condenser (10, 20) to be used in an air-conditioning circuit of an automobile, including punched plates (20) stacked in a longitudinal direction and defining first blades for the circulation of a first fluid as well as second bla... | 09/20/2012 |
| 20120227438 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER AND HEAT PUMP APPARATUS An upper heat transfer plate and a lower heat transfer plate adjacent to each other are corrugated in a wave pattern. Between these plates, intersection points are formed at intersections of a plurality of bottom edge lines representing bottoms of the wave pattern of th... | 09/13/2012 |
| 20120222846 | UNITARY HEAT PUMP AIR CONDITIONER HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER WITH AN INTEGRAL RECEIVER AND SUB-COOLER The disclosure relates to a unitary heat pump air conditioner (Unitary HPAC) having a plate type hot-side heat exchanger assembly, a cold-side heat exchanger assembly, and electrically driven compressors and coolant pumps. The plate type hot-side heat exchanger assembly... | 09/06/2012 |
| 20120210746 | PLATE-TYPE HEAT PUMP AIR CONDITIONER HEAT EXCHANGER FOR A UNITARY HEAT PUMP AIR CONDITIONER A plate-type heat exchanger having a first heat exchanger portion configured to receive a refrigerant flow and a hot side coolant flow having a lower temperature than the refrigerant flow, a second heat exchanger portion configured to receive the refrigerant flow exitin... | 08/23/2012 |
| 20120186794 | HEAT-EXCHANGER CONFIGURATION A heat exchanger including a first plate and a second plate spaced apart from the first plate that defines a first gap between inner surfaces of the first plate and the second plate in which a first fluid circulates where a major portion of the first gap is free of obst... | 07/26/2012 |
| 20120181005 | COMPACT HIGH PERFORMANCE CONDENSER A thermal management system includes an evaporator and a fluid circuit that directs a cooling medium through a condenser. The example condenser provides improved heat transfer coefficients and stable operation by reducing condensate thickness and films that build up wit... | 07/19/2012 |
| 20120175092 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING A PLURALITY OF PLATES STACKED ONE UPON THE OTHER A plate heat exchanger may include a plurality of plates stacked one upon each other forming a stack. Each plate may alternately span a first and a second flow space forming a first and second medium respectively. Each plate may have a circumferential edge and a basin-s... | 07/12/2012 |
| 20120175093 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER A plate heat exchanger may include a plurality of trough-shaped heat exchanger plates stacked one on top of each other. Each plate may define a plurality of openings configured to receive a first fluid and a second fluid separated from the first fluid. An upper cover pl... | 07/12/2012 |
| 20120171517 | Welded, Laminated Apparatus, Methods of Making, and Methods of Using the Apparatus The invention describes methods of welding onto laminated devices using a low temperature welding process. Also described are laminated devices with welds that do not disrupt a brazed core block of sheets in the laminated devices. Novel laminated devices with welded fea... | 07/05/2012 |
| 20120168136 | TOTAL HEAT EXCHANGE ELEMENT In a total heat exchange element, a partition member has a heat transfer property, moisture permeability, and a gas blocking property. A spacer is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape polygonal in section extending substantially in parallel along the surface of the part... | 07/05/2012 |
| 20120147562 | HEAT EXCHANGER, HEAT DISSIPATION METHOD OF THE SAME AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS A heat exchanger, a heat dissipation method and a communication apparatus are provided. The heat exchanger includes a first and a second air passage separated from each other. The first air passage has a first fan unit and a first group of heat dissipation tubules. The ... | 06/14/2012 |
| 20120138280 | LAYER HEAT EXCHANGER FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES A layer heat exchanger for high temperatures is provided that includes a layer block having layer plates and cover plates and a housing that accommodates the layer block. The housing has a high heat resistance, combined with a high stiffness, and the layer block has a c... | 06/07/2012 |
| 20120125581 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Methods and systems are provided for air conditioning, capturing combustion contaminants, desalination, and other processes using liquid desiccants.... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120097365 | HEAT EXCHANGER WITH AN INTEGRATED TEMPERATURE MANIPULATION ELEMENT A heat exchanger includes a plurality of plates in stacked relation forming a plurality of fluid channels therebetween. Ports formed in each of the plates are arranged and substantially align to form an inlet manifold and an outlet manifold for receiving a working fluid... | 04/26/2012 |
| 20120096732 | OPEN-LOOP HEAT-RECOVERY DRYER A drying apparatus is disclosed that includes a drum and an open-loop airflow pathway originating at an ambient air inlet, passing through the drum, and terminating at an exhaust outlet. A passive heat exchanger is included for passively transferring heat from air flowi... | 04/26/2012 |
| 20120097377 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD A thermal management system is provided. The thermal management system includes at least one heat sink including one or more respective fins, wherein the one or more fins include one or more respective cavities. The thermal management system also includes a synthetic je... | 04/26/2012 |
| 20120048526 | Plate Heat Exchanger A plate heat exchanger comprises a plate package (1) with heat exchanger plates (2) forming primary plate interspaces (3) for a primary medium and secondary plate interspaces (4) for a secondary medium. A primary inlet (11) transports ... | 03/01/2012 |
