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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331381 | Hybrid heat exchangers A light weight hybrid heat exchanger core possessing low density and improved thermal conductivity is disclosed. The hybrid core is comprised of a plurality of parting sheets and interposed by a plurality of high thermal conductivity, light weight bridging elements ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332139 | Process and device for carrying out reactions in reactor with slot-shaped reaction spaces Reactions between at least two fluid reactants are performed in a reactor comprising wall elements (1), slot-shaped reaction spaces (3) and cavities (5) for conducting a fluid heat-carrier through. Depending on the process and throughput, a modu... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332058 | Heat exchanger and process for devolatilizing polymers using same Disclosed is a process for devolatilizing a polymer including passing the polymer through a devolatizer including a plate heat exchanger wherein the plates of the plate heat exchanger are heated by a plurality of heating tubes and wherein the heating tube including ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331376 | Stackable energy transfer core spacer A stackable spacer element for use in a energy recovery core formed by stacking a plurality of relatively thin energy transfer media (e.g. sheets, panels, or plates (un-perforated exchanger sheets) so as to define a plurality of stacked energy transfer stages provid... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328886 | Air-to-air atmospheric heat exchanger for condensing cooling tower effluent A sheet for use in a heat exchange apparatus. The sheet includes a first vertical rib that extends in a first direction generally parallel to the vertical axis of the heat exchange apparatus, wherein said first vertical rib protrudes in a second direction out of the... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325593 | Radiating fin and radiating method using the radiating fin It is an object of the present invention to provide an inexpensive heat radiating fin having a high cooling effect. A coating metal layer consisting of a metallic material with an ionization tendency larger than that of silver is coated on a surface of a heat radiat... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320358 | Ribbed mounting bracket for heat exchangers A mounting bracket is shown for use with a heat exchanger core including spaced-apart tubes having peripheral flanges surrounding a manifold. The bracket has a clip and a pair of bearing portions. The clip has a groove adapted to engage the front edge of a selected ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320361 | Heat exchanger A known heat exchanger has a lower rate of blocking the movement of moisture through the joint as compared to a joint bonded with a moisture impermeable adhesive because the corrugated and flat substrates are bonded with thermoplastic fibers by performing heating an... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316840 | Strand-reinforced composite material Elastomeric composites and elastomeric composite laminates including reinforcement strands incorporated into an elastomeric adhesive film. The strands may vary in terms of levels of tension. Facing layers, such as nonwoven webs, can be laminated to both surfaces of ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7310971 | LNG system employing optimized heat exchangers to provide liquid reflux stream An improved apparatus and method for providing reflux to a refluxed heavies removal column of a LNG facility. The apparatus comprises stacked vertical core-in-kettle heat exchangers and an economizer disposed between the heat exchangers. The reflux stream originates... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311139 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger is provided for dissipating heat from a fluid. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of stacked pairs of plates. Each pair of plates includes a first plate and a second plate. The first plate extends along a first axis and has first and second sid... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7304851 | Heat sink and its fabrication method A heat sink is disclosed to include a plurality of metal plate members arranged in a stack, each metal plate member having a rectangular body, a first sidewall and a second sidewall at two sides of the rectangular body, a T-shaped mounting hole in the rectangular bo... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302997 | Vibration-resistant mounting bracket for heat exchangers A mounting bracket is shown for a heat exchanger core having spaced-apart tubes having peripheral flanges surrounding a manifold. The mounting bracket has a first clip grooved to receive a front edge portion of a selected flange, and a pair of second clips, each gro... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303002 | Fin structure, heat-transfer tube having the fin structure housed therein, and heat exchanger having the heat-transfer tube assembled therein A fin structure, a heat-transfer tube and a heat exchanger are formed of plate fins housed in a heat-transfer tube and have an excellent cooling efficiency by making the distribution and flow velocity of a flow uniform and by promoting an efficient heat-exchanging a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299862 | Total heat exchanging element When latent heat is transferred between the two airflows flowing along the respective sides of each partition member, not only a layer of moisture absorbent but also a layer of flame retardant lies in the direction of transfer of the moisture. Thus, even if the mois... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299642 | Cryogen/water heat exchanger and the application thereof to the supply of gas to an on-board power unit in a vehicle The invention relates to an exchanger, advantageously a plate exchanger, comprising counter-current parallel exchange sections (8,9). According to the invention, the exchange section for the water (8) has an essentially constant cross-section, whereas ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299863 | Louver fin type heat exchanger having improved heat exchange efficiency by controlling water blockage Disclosed is a louver fin type heat exchanger positioned upright at a certain angle with respect to the ground, wherein lower end portions of louver fins close to the ground are bent toward lower end portions of adjacent louver fins, such that the air passage at the... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290595 | Inner fin with cutout window for heat exchanger An inner fin (1) of a heat exchanger has, on front and rear faces thereof, protruding ridges (2, 3) protruding in opposite directions to each other. Grooves (4, 5) to serve as passages of a heat exchange medium are formed between the adjacent pr... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287579 | Heat exchanger An exemplary heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger core having a core side fluid space and a cover plate and a substantially U-shaped wall fitted at one end with an inlet header and, at an opposing end, with an outlet header, which in combination with the cover p... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287575 | Component for supporting a filter member, a device including a tubular filter member and said component, a plate heat exchanger including a tubular filter member and said component The invention relates to a component (20) for supporting a tubular filter member (15) in a portable channel (2) in a plate heat exchanger (1). The invention also relates to a device including the component (20) and the filter membe... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284380 | Method for heat energy transmission The invention relates to a method for heat energy transmission between a gaseous, warmer medium on one hand and a liquid, colder medium on the other hand. In order to provide an improved method for heat energy transmission, the invention suggests a method in which t... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284596 | Heatsink assembly and method of manufacturing the same A heat removal system includes a heatsink assembly having a base and a plurality of heat conducting folded fin members projecting from a first surface of the base and arranged to leave an open space on the first surface of the base. At least one thermally conductive... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284599 | Heat exchanger Element for heat exchanging between fluids, where the flowing canals for the fluids are formed of slits on either side of a thin, folded sheet material (1), and that the ratio between the slit width (24) of the canals and depths (25) in the slit... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285153 | Method and equipment for feeding two gases into and out of a multi-channel monolithic structure A method with associated equipment for feeding two gases into and out of a multi-channel monolithic structure. The two gases will normally be gases with different chemical and/or physical properties. The first gas and the second gas are fed by means of a manifold he... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278474 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger (HX) (120) utilizing a working fluid and having a high heat flux transfer capacity. The HX comprises a core (130) having a heat transfer surface (128), a length and a width. Inlet manifolds (140) and outlet manifolds (... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7272005 | Multi-element heat exchange assemblies and methods of fabrication for a cooling system A heat exchange assembly for a cooling system, having first and second cooling loops, includes a housing with a first coolant inlet and outlet and a second coolant inlet and outlet, respectively coupling to the first and second cooling loops, and multiple heat excha... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266976 | Vertical heat exchanger configuration for LNG facility LNG facility employing one or more vertical core-in-kettle heat exchangers to cool natural gas via indirect heat exchange with a refrigerant. The vertical core-in-kettle heat exchangers save plot space and can be use to reduce the size of cold boxes employed in the ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267165 | Heat exchanger of ventilating system A heat exchanger of a ventilating system, including heat exchange plates which are laminated at a predetermined interval and divide an outdoor air path through which outdoor air passes and an indoor air path through which indoor air passes, and a plurality of emboss... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267163 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger comprises: flat tubes laminated on each other, an external fluid flowing in a space formed between the flat tubes arranged adjacent to each other; and fins interposed between the flat tubes, the fins being formed into a protruding and recessing shap... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264782 | Reactor device having an enclosure made of refractory material and a containment envelope for bringing about chemical reactions requiring heat exchange Reactor device (R) for carrying out chemical reactions requiring heat exchange, the reactor is elongate along an axis (XX′), and has, at a first end, at least one orifice (16) for supplying at least one reactant, at an opposite end, at least one orifice ( | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264045 | Plate-type evaporator to suppress noise and maintain thermal performance A heat exchanger assembly including a plurality of pairs of plates disposed in series for fluid flow from a pass through one pair of plates to a pass through the next pair of plates. Each pair of plates includes a central rib to define a U-shaped passage having a fl... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264044 | Heat exchange structure A heat exchange structure includes at least three wave-shaped non-woven cloth layers. Each wave-shaped non-woven cloth layer has a plurality of crest tops and trough bottoms. Adjacent wave-shaped non-woven cloth layers are interconnected at intersections of crest to... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261147 | Heat exchanger Disclosed is a heat exchanger including a plurality of tubes through which refrigerants flow, the tubes being spaced away from each other, and a plurality of fins through which the tubes are perpendicularly inserted, the fins being spaced away from each other at a p... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258162 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger having light weight and an excellent recycling property and capable of exhibiting high sealing property of an air flow passage without using an adhesive agent. This heat exchanger is configured by alternately laminating heat transfer plates A and he... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255845 | Process for conducting an equilibrium limited chemical reaction in a single stage process channel This invention relates to a process for conducting an equilibrium limited chemical reaction in a single stage process channel. A process for conducting a water shift reaction is disclosed. A multichannel reactor with cross flow heat exchange is disclosed. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255159 | Insert for heat exchanger tube An insert adapted to connect to opposite walls in a heat exchanger tube, including a corrugated sheet having alternating wave crests and wave troughs connected by wave flanks having openings therein, wherein at least some of the wave crests have a length different t... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246436 | Plate package, method of manufacturing a plate package, use of a plate package and plate heat exchanger comprising a plate package The invention refers to a plate package for a plate heat exchanger, a method for manufacturing a plate package, a use of a plate package, and a plate heat exchanger. The plate package includes a plurality of heat exchanger plates (1), which are stacked on eac... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246437 | Heat exchanger for cooling exhaust gas and method of manufacturing same A heat exchanger for cooling exhaust gas, around which a liquid cooling medium flows on the outside, including a bundle of rectangular tubes provided as ducts for the exhaust gas whose ends are welded into tube bottoms. The bundle of rectangular tubes is surrounded ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243703 | Flexible heat exchanger The invention generally relates to a flexible heal exchanger comprising a pair of flexible multilayer thermoplastic polyimide films each of which comprises an aromatic polyimide substrate film showing no glass transition temperature or a glass transition temperature... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241307 | Method and apparatus for managing temperature in a patient A fluid transfer assembly includes a fluid carrier and a heat exchange assembly coupled to the fluid carrier. The heat exchange assembly includes a heat exchange conduit, a heat exchanger in thermal communication with the heat exchange conduit, and a pump. The pump ... | 07/10/2007 |
