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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110228489 | DEVICES WITH PNEUMATIC, HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS Method and devices are provided that integrate various internal channels and inlet and outlet ports, configured to operate with air or fluidics, with electrical circuitry. The devices comprise internal channels and outlet/inlet ports that are integrated into multiple la... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110100666 | THERMALLY CONTROLLED, ANTI-SHOCK APPARATUS FOR AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS A thermally controlled, anti-shock apparatus for protecting an automotive electronic device. The apparatus includes a first housing having sidewalls that define an interior cavity. A second housing having a reservoir containing fluid is disposed within the interior cavi... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110024150 | COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CURRENT CARRYING CONDUCTOR A cooling mechanism for a current carrying conductor is proposed. The mechanism includes a first layer having plurality of micro fluidic channels. The first layer is thermally coupled to the current carrying conductor and configured to exchange thermal energy. A micro-p... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100243287 | Microwave Cable Cooling A cable cooling apparatus, for dissipating heat generated by a cable, includes a housing disposed on a portion of a cable and defining a fluid-tight cavity therewithin. The housing is configured to cool at least a portion of the cable. The housing also includes one or m... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100068611 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE A power supply device in which power storage bodies are disposed in a casing that houses a cooling medium is provided. The power supply device includes a moving portion that moves the power storage bodies in the cooling medium.... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20080190637 | Fault Current Limiting HTS Cable and Method of Configuring Same A cryogenically-cooled HTS cable is configured to be included within a utility power grid having a maximum fault current that would occur in the absence of the cryogenically-cooled HTS cable. The cryogenically-cooled HTS cable includes a continuous liquid cryogen coolan... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080141556 | RAPID CONDUCTIVE COOLING USING A SECONDARY PROCESS PLANE A method and apparatus for thermally processing a substrate is described. The apparatus includes a substrate support configured to move linearly and/or rotationally by a magnetic drive. The substrate support is also configured to receive a radiant heat source to provide... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080115510 | Cryostats including current leads for electronically powered equipment A cryostat cooled by a pulse tube refrigerator and containing electrically powered equipment, wherein an electrical conductor is provided to the electrically powered equipment, said electrical conductor being in thermal and mechanical contact with one or more of the tub... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20070262286 | COOLANT CAPABLE OF ENHANCING CORROSION INHIBITION, SYSTEM CONTAINING SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME A coolant capable of enhancing corrosion inhibition includes a potassium formate solution having a first concentration of a polyphosphate salt and a second concentration of dicyandiamide. In one embodiment, such a coolant may provide corrosion inhibition that is especia... | 11/15/2007 |
| 20070095507 | SILICON MEMS BASED TWO-PHASE HEAT TRANSFER DEVICE The present invention is a MEMS-based two-phase LHP (loop heat pipe) and CPL (capillary pumped loop) using semiconductor grade silicon and microlithographic/anisotrophic etching techniques to achieve a planar configuration. The principal working material is silicon (and... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20060243471 | Protection profile for subsea cables An elongated object for use in subsea having a heating pipe and an electrical cable fixed to the surface of the heating pipe. The electrical cable has a protective sleeving for surrounding the electrical cable, composed of a series of elongated synthetic plastics compon... | 11/02/2006 |
