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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7624791 | Cooling apparatus for electronics In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a monolithically formed thermal conducting body that includes a passageway that extends from a first end to a second end of the body. At least one of the first end or the second end of the body is configured to couple the bod... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7549463 | Cooling panel for a furnace for producing iron or steel A cooling plate for an iron and steelmaking furnace includes a copper cooling plate body having at least one cooling duct for a cooling medium extending essentially parallel with the back of the cooling plate body. The cooling plate body further includes a preformed... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7427566 | Method of making an electronic device cooling system A method is provided. The method includes forming a conductive layer on an inner surface of a substrate and providing a sacrificial layer over the conductive layer. The method includes forming a plurality of channels in the sacrificial layer and plating the sacrific... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7363962 | Cold plate for beer dispensing tower A cold plate for a beverage chilling apparatus comprising a plurality of beverage conducting tubes sinuously arranged within a cast aluminum jacket. Interleaved between the beer conducting tubes are coolant conducting lines arranged in heat exchanging relation. The ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354465 | Device for cooling and humidifying reformate Devices for cooling and humidifying a reformate stream from a reforming reactor as well as related methods, modules and systems includes a heat exchanger and a sprayer. The heat exchanger has an inlet, an outlet, and a conduit between the inlet and the outlet. The h... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354657 | Integral channels in metal components and fabrication thereof An internal channel in a metal body for use in applications where internal fluid flow within a metal body is desired, as in a heat exchanger. The internal channel is formed in the metal body by frictionally stirring with a pin plunged into the metal body, and traver... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7334630 | Closed-loop microchannel cooling system Apparatus and methods according to the present invention utilize micropumps that are capable of generating high pressure and flow without moving mechanical parts and the associated generation of unacceptable electrical and acoustic noise, as well as the associated r... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7320359 | Liquid cooling element and connection arrangement of liquid cooling element The invention relates to a liquid cooling element for cooling heat generating elements of frequency converters, in particular, and an arrangement for connecting the liquid cooling element. The liquid cooling element 2 is provided with two channel systems: hor... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320178 | Standoff for cold plate and cold plate made with the standoff A standoff for a cold plate and a cold plate using the standoff are characterized by a coil pack consisting of a plurality of individual fluid conveying tubes formed into a coil pack having a desired configuration and held in place by a plurality of retaining wires.... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7302998 | Normal-flow heat exchanger A heat exchanger (120) includes a core (130) containing inlet manifold (140), outlet manifold (126), interconnecting channels (144) and a heat-transfer surface (128). Each interconnecting channel fluidly communicates at one ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7295436 | Cooling system for computer components A power supply housing (12) is mounted inside of a computer housing (10). Housing (12). It includes components (34) that generate heat when the computer is being used. The power supply housing (12) is sealed in order to make it lea... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292307 | Cooling apparatus, optical element having the same, and exposure apparatus A cooling apparatus for use with an optical element having a concave part includes a cooling mechanism, located in the concave part of the optical element, for cooling the optical element through radiation in a non-contact manner. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287955 | Gas turbine clearance control devices A clearance control device for controlling clearance between rotary blade tips and a stationary bushing of a gas turbine having a casing that is provided with at least two annular ridges, the clearance control device including a circular tuning unit that includes ai... | 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 |
| 7278466 | Semiconductor device cooling apparatus In a semiconductor device cooling apparatus which cools a semiconductor device uniformly with a simple structure, a coolant is supplied from a supply port to the center of a heat transmission plate on which a semiconductor device is disposed in intimate contact ther... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279016 | Fuel cell bipolar separator plate and current collector assembly and method of manufacture A fuel cell bipolar separator plate of variable length is formed from a sheet having a fixed width. The sheet is passed through a tool a predetermined distance and a pattern of ribs is formed on a central portion of the sheet with the tool to define a segment along ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273090 | Systems for integrated cold plate and heat spreader According to some embodiments, systems for an integrated cold plate and heat exchanger may be provided. In some embodiments, a device may comprise a cold plate to transfer heat to a fluid and a heat spreader integral with the cold plate, the heat spreader to accept ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272951 | Apparatus for cooling fluids A cold plate unit includes a coolant system and a fluid system in heat exchange relationship, and a metallic unit. The coolant system has inlet and outlet manifolds and a plurality of coolant lines each including a plurality of loops. The fluid system includes at le... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270175 | Extended impingement cooling device and method An extended impingement cooling structure to cool outside an air supply plenum comprises an inner wall; an impingement sheet; a series of supports to maintain the inner wall in spaced relation to the impingement sheet, and a baffle supported between the inner wall a... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266890 | Method for producing a heat exchanger A heat exchanger for a refrigerating appliance includes a plate, a conduit tubing, which is placed in thermo-conductive contact with the plate and is provided for transporting a coolant, and a holding material layer that adheres to the plate and to the conduit tubin... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264363 | Deformable-mirror cooling This invention relates to a cooled deformable-mirror and its mount. A deformable mirror is provided comprising a reflective element provided on a substrate that is secured to a deformable element, wherein the substrate comprises at least one channel having a pair of... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7249808 | Brake liquid pressure control unit of on-vehicle device and its manufacturing method In brake liquid pressure control unit for an on-vehicle device and its manufacturing method, a lid member constituting at least one reservoir together with a cylindrically shaped hole is formed substantially in a bell shape, the lid member comprising a cylindrical w... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243705 | Integrated circuit coolant microchannel with compliant cover An apparatus includes a microchannel structure having microchannels formed therein. The microchannels are to transport a coolant and to be proximate to an integrated circuit to transfer heat from the integrated circuit to the coolant. The apparatus also includes a c... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243508 | Ice making section of stream down type ice making machine An ice making section of a stream down type ice making machine for enabling easy cleaning between a pair of ice making plates and for enabling individual replacement of every component, thereby reducing the cost of replacement. A plurality of mounting members... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7222662 | Heat exchanger for a refrigerator and method for the production of a heat exchanger A heat exchanger for a refrigerator contains a base plate, a conduit for a cooling agent, which is disposed such that the conduit is in heat-conducting contact with the base plate, and a layer of holding material. The layer of holding material adheres to the base pl... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222801 | Floor buried system for heat distribution This invention concerns a floor buried system for heat distribution comprising heating means of a heating fluid, a pump, at least a rack (12) to which are coupled at least a supply pipe (13), at least a return pipe (18) and connection means char... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7201216 | Heat exchanger, in particular oil cooler for a motor vehicle A heat exchanger, preferably an oil cooler (1) for a motor vehicle, comprises stacked flat tubes (2, 3, 4), which have tube ends with apertures for admitting and discharging oil, which flows through the flat tubes (2, 3, 4) in their longitudinal... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7182130 | Sample temperature regulator The sample temperature regulator is provided with a heating block (3) having a sample container holder (6) and a temperature-controllable heater (7) and with a cooling block (4) having a cooling mechanism (11). These two blocks are... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7140425 | Plate-tube type heat exchanger A plate-tube type heat exchanger not requiring maintenance is described, comprising: a plate with a plurality of channels running parallel along thereof; and, a plurality of tubes housed and secured to said channels, thus forming a circuit for the circulation of a h... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140420 | Thermal management apparatus and uses thereof In one aspect, the present invention is a cooling assembly for an electrical component. The assembly includes a non-magnetic, thermally conducting spreader substrate, and at least one serpentine cooling tube disposed on and in thermal contact with the thermally cond... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134484 | Increased efficiency in liquid and gaseous planar device cooling technology A two loop heat conversion system for high heat density planar devices in which high density heat in an area adjacent to a surface is transferred into a liquid cooling medium closed loop in a radiated heat to liquid heat transfer component positioned in contact with... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134486 | Control of electrolysis gases in electroosmotic pump systems Apparatus and methods according to the present invention preferably utilize electroosmotic pumps that are capable of generating high pressure and flow without moving mechanical parts and the associated generation of unacceptable electrical and acoustic noise, as wel... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131288 | Heat exchanger In a heat exchanger (10) for transferring heat from a first fluid to a second fluid, which heat exchanger (10) comprises one or more flow passages (12) for a first fluid, the outer wall (26) of these passages is in heat-transferring conta... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131486 | Electroosmotic microchannel cooling system Apparatus and methods according to the present invention preferably utilize electroosmotic pumps that are capable of generating high pressure and flow without moving mechanical parts and the associated generation of unacceptable electrical and acoustic noise, as wel... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7104068 | Turbine component with enhanced stagnation prevention and corner heat distribution Aspects of the invention relate to a system for reducing stagnation between substantially adjacent components while providing enhanced heat distribution properties in the corners and edges of the components. Each component is generally hollow and has two walls dispo... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7105959 | Cooling jacket and motor unit with cooling jacket A cooling jacket for an electric motor and a motor unit with a cooling jacket mounted on an electric motor having simple structure and capable of being manufactured with reduced number of processes. A cooling pipe made of copper and the like is bent, and held by pla... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7090001 | Optimized multiple heat pipe blocks for electronics cooling A plate is thermally coupled to a heat generating device and thermally coupled to two heat pipes. Each heat pipe is configured to have a predetermined boiling point temperature selected according to design criteria. One or more additional heat pipes can be coupled t... | 08/15/2006 |
