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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120006049 | SPLIT SOLID ADSORPTION COOLING SYSTEM A split solid adsorption cooling system is disclosed. The split solid adsorption cooling system includes a first adsorption unit, a second adsorption unit, and a shell-and-tube heat exchanger. The first and the second adsorption units are connected to each other via a f... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110239692 | UTILIZATION OF WASTE HEAT USING FIBER SORBENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME The disclosed subject matter relates to process modifications and apparatus designs that are conducive towards minimizing temperature swings (ΔT) useful to yield operating pressures that provide work and/or refrigeration (e.g., electricity and/or refrigeration) in sorp... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20090301127 | Air Conditioning System An air conditioning system that includes desiccant compartments for holding a desiccant; a heat exchanger, a blower and a vessel. The heat exchanger can be filled with a heat transfer medium, while the blower blows ambient air by the heat exchanger such that the blown a... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090266101 | DOMESTIC BEVERAGE DISPENSING APPARATUS COMPRISING AN ADSORBENT COOLING DEVICE beverage dispensing apparatus for enclosing and cooling a keg (1) containing a beverage, comprising means for guiding the beverage from the keg (1) to a dispending tap for controlling the beverage output from the dispensing apparatus. The apparatus compris... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20080314070 | Flexible sorption cooling elements A cooling element with a sorption agent (11, 33) that, under vacuum, can sorb a vapor working agent, which evaporates from a liquid amount of working agent in an evaporator region (16, 22), and with a shutoff device, which, before initiating the cooling pr... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080216508 | Sorption Cooling Element with Regulator Organ and Additional Heat Source A cooling element with a sorption agent, that under vacuum can sorb a vapour -like working agent that evaporates from a liquid working agent in an evaporator and with a regulator organ in a working agent vapour channel between the sorption agent and the evaporator, wher... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080209920 | METHOD OF OPERATING AN ADSORPTION REFRIGERATION SYSTEM A method is provided of operating an adsorption refrigeration system. The system comprises a primary adsorption pump which is arranged in communication with a primary chamber containing coolant, a secondary adsorption pump and a high fluid impedance conduit which places... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080104971 | Method and apparatus for thermal storage using heat pipes A thermal storage and transfer system includes a cooling system and method using ice or other frozen material with heat pipes to produce a cool airstream. Preferably, the ice is disposed in a container with the condensers and evaporators of the heat pipes respectively i... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080028787 | Adsorption type heat exchanger and method of manufacturing the same An adsorption type heat exchanger includes a heat exchange part, in which a thermal medium circulates, and adsorbents made of particles. The adsorbents are fixed on an outer surface of the heat exchange part, to adsorb refrigerant vapor when a temperature of the thermal... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20080023181 | ADSORPTION HEAT EXCHANGER An adsorption heat exchanger may comprise a stack of alternating adsorption layers and heat transfer layers. Separator plates may separate the adsorption layers from the heat transfer layers. The adsorption layer may include a first corrugated sheet positioned between a... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20070244475 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOLING LIQUID IN INTRAVASCULAR COOLING SYSTEM A portable apparatus and method for providing a cooled liquid for vascular administration are disclosed. The portable apparatus includes a source of liquid for vascular administration, a cooling reservoir for receiving liquid from the source, and a sorption-based heat e... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070209385 | Humidity Control System A humidity control system (10) is disclosed which includes a refrigerant circuit (60). The refrigerant circuit (60) includes first and second absorbent-supported heat exchangers (61, 62) and performs a refrigeration cycle by the circulation o... | 09/13/2007 |
| 20070180844 | Air conditioning system An air conditioning system to treat a latent heat load and a sensible heat load in a room includes a plurality of utilization units, a heat source unit, and connection pipes that connect between the units. The utilization units include adsorbent heat exchangers provided... | 08/09/2007 |
| 20070180851 | Air conditioning system An air conditioning system includes a plurality of latent heat utilization side refrigerant circuits which are connected in parallel with one another, and a plurality of sensible heat utilization side refrigerant circuits which are connected in parallel with one another... | 08/09/2007 |
| 20070102145 | SYSTEM FOR AIR-CONDITIONING AN ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE The air-conditioning system comprises at least one sensor of the thermal comfort of the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, and an apparatus having at least one pair of heat-exchanger units, each designed to increase and reduce said temperature at alternating inte... | 05/10/2007 |
| 20070095096 | Downhole sorption cooling and heating in wireline logging and monitoring while drilling A cooling system in which an electronic device or other component is cooled by using one or more solid sources of liquid vapor (such as polymeric absorbents, hydrates or desiccants that desorb water at comparatively low temperature) in conjunction with one or more high-... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070095095 | Chemical heat pump working according to the hybrid principle related application In a chemical heat pump installation two identical main units are provided, each one including a reactor and one condenser/evaporator integrated in the same container (100). One main unit is charged while the other one e.g. produces cooling. Large energy amounts ... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070051118 | Installation and method for producing cold by a reversible sorption system The invention relates to refrigeration at TU by a reversible sorption system. The installation comprises a reactor (1) in which a reversible sorption between a gas G and a sorbent S takes place, a device (2) in whi... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20060277933 | SORPTION COOLING SYSTEMS, THEIR USE IN PERSONAL COOLING APPLICATIONS AND METHODS RELATING TO THE SAME A personal cooling device using a sorption cooling system to provide cooled fluid to a garment and methods relating to the same are provided. The sorption cooling system generally includes a lightweight, compact evaporator and adsorbent bed for providing the cooled flui... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060191287 | Cooling sorption element with gas-impermeable sheeting A cooling element with a sorbent material (4) which in vacuo can sorb a vaporous working medium that evaporates from a fluid working medium in an evaporator (29) and with a shut-off means which, up to the moment at which the cooling process is initiated, p... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20060101847 | Solid sorption heat pump A solid sorption heat pump is provided that includes an adsorber/desorber unit including a heat exchanger and a solid sorption material. The adsorber/desorber unit is placed in a common housing, which is sealed against the outside atmosphere, together with a condenser/e... | 05/18/2006 |
| 20060048538 | Sorptive heat exchanger and related cooled sorption process A sorptive heat exchanger (E), which presents a plurality of heat exchange channels (10) in thermal contact with respective sorption channels (11), where sorption material (12) is fixed on the internal surfaces of channels (11). ... | 03/09/2006 |
| 20050274138 | Metal hydride air conditioner A system for flowing gaseous fluid comprising: a collection container; compression machinery disposed within the collection container, and including an inlet, a fluid compression space, and an outlet, wherein the inlet is fluidly coupled to the outlet through the fluid ... | 12/15/2005 |
| 20050268633 | Sorption cooling systems, their use in automotive cooling applications and methods relating to the same A sorption cooling system for providing cooled air to the cabin of a vehicle. The sorption cooling system includes an evaporator, a condenser adapted to fluidly communication with the evaporator, and a plurality of adsorbent beds adapted for fluid communication with the... | 12/08/2005 |
| 20050252235 | Thermal compressive device A thermal compressive device provides energy-efficient heating or cooling by exploiting heat regeneration in a sorption system. The device comprises an array of generator modules (7) arranged in two banks (10, 11) to either side of a heating zone (13 | 11/17/2005 |
| 20050160745 | Self-refrigerating packaging and associated actuation device The invention relates to self-refrigerating beverage packaging comprising: a first cavity (10) which contains a beverage; a second cavity (20) which forms a heat exchanger and which contains a refrigerating liquid and the vapour thereof; a third cavity ( 07/28/2005 | |
| 20050103026 | Insulation of a self-cooling beverage package A self-cooling beverage package having a first cavity (10) containing a beverage for consumption, a second cavity (20) forming a heat exchanger and containing a refrigerant liquid and its vapour, a third cavity (30) containing means of pumping by ad... | 05/19/2005 |
| 20050061023 | Sorption unit for an air conditioning apparatus A sorption unit for air-conditioning technology apparatus with sheets for heat emission, past which water vapor is passed. The sheets are provided with zeolite bodies which are designed to have surface contact with the sheets. Channels for vapor passage are defined betw... | 03/24/2005 |
| 20050061483 | Adsorber generator for use in sorption heat pump processes This invention provides a compact heat exchanger that has an effective geometry for heat transfer operations regardless of the heat conductivity of the material chosen for the fin materials. It has further been found that the use of adsorbent coated anodized aluminum fo... | 03/24/2005 |
| 20050061022 | Method and device for the rapid solidification of aqueous substances A method and devices for the solidification of aqueous substances by the direct evaporation of water from the substance and the sorption of the water vapor in a sorption agent in a vacuum system, wherein the aqueous substance and the sorption agent are evacuated from th... | 03/24/2005 |
| 20050039485 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger for cooling a liquid comprising a cavity (2) containing a refrigerating liquid capable of evaporation under the effect of a depression maintained by a pump. The cavity includes at least a first wall (21) in contact with the liquid to be co... | 02/24/2005 |
| 20050005624 | Downhole sorption cooling and heating in wireline logging and monitoring while drilling A cooling system in which an electronic device or other component is cooled by using one or more solid sources of liquid vapor (such as polymeric absorbents, hydrates or desiccants that desorb water at comparatively low temperature) in conjunction with one or more high-... | 01/13/2005 |
