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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7394679 | Multi-resistive state element with reactive metal A treated conductive element is provided. A conductive element can be treated by depositing either a reactive metal or a very thin layer of material on the conductive element. The reactive metal (or very thin layer of material) would typically be sandwiched between ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7360585 | Heat exchanger cooling fin A heat exchanger cooling fin (401), for use in a fluid flow environment, comprising a fin plate (402) having a series of substantially mutually parallel louvres (403), each louvre (403) having a convex curved surface (404) facing i... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341050 | Charge air cooler having refrigerant coils and method for cooling charge air An apparatus and a method for cooling charge air, comprising the steps of cooling at least one cooling agent conduit with a cooling agent (Step 401), flowing thermally charged air through a plurality of charge air conduits positioned in proximity to the at le... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337769 | Charge air cooler having refrigerant coils and method for cooling charge air An apparatus and a method for cooling charge air, comprising the steps of introducing a cooling agent into at least one cooling agent conduit whereby the at least one cooling agent conduit is cooled (Step 401), flowing thermally charged air through a pluralit... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322403 | Heat exchanger with modified tube surface feature A heat exchanger includes a shell that has an inner chamber defined by an inside wall surface. A tube stack disposed within the inner chamber and includes a plurality of flat elongated tubes that define a first fluid flow path. The tubes each include a wire that is ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320458 | Heating tower apparatus and method with isolation of outlet and inlet air A method for heating a fluid using a heating tower. The method includes the steps of drawing an air stream into the heating tower through an inlet and passing the air stream over a series of coils. The method for heating a fluid also includes discharging the air str... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7308723 | Hot bath facility and temperature and humidity control method therefor There is provided a hot bath facility (1) configured so that pipes (41) and (4) of two stages, upper and lower, are laid above floor concrete (3) in an enclosed bathroom (2), a training wave concrete layer (5) is formed abov... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309931 | Electric motor with cooling coil The invention relates to a motor part of a linear motor, i.e. the primary part or secondary part of an asynchronous or synchronous linear motor. According to the invention, it is proposed to configure a cooling coil (K), which has a meandering flat structure, from p... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7293606 | Heat exchanging apparatus A heat exchanging apparatus including a gas fuelled flameless heater and a heat exchanger loop. The heat exchanger loop includes a heat absorbing section which is contained within the flameless heater so that the flameless heater provides a heat source for the heat ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7237600 | Support surface for heating or cooling food articles and method of making the same A heat transfer support surface for heating or cooling food articles placed adjacent the support surface by circulating a heat transfer fluid in the internal passages of the support surface is disclosed. Circulated fluid is heated or cooled by a source. Support surf... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7228886 | Foldable floor heating panel A foldable floor heating panel can be folded longitudinally and laterally. The foldable floor heating panel includes several small plate-like members of a rectangular plan configuration, which are arranged longitudinally and laterally so as to be adjacent to each ot... | 06/12/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7222664 | Heat exchanger plate and this exchanger The heat exchanger plates have the section shown, with raised sections on the upper and lower faces in which run the flow pipes of one of the fluids. Notches are created on the longitudinal ends to allow these pipes to communicate, their supply and evacuation from a... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213638 | Heat exchanger with flow circuiting end caps A heat exchanger that includes an extruded core member defining a plurality of spaced apart flow passages. The core member has first and second sides, one of said first and second sides defining a first set of flow openings communicating with the flow passages and o... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7185610 | Heated flooring module for livestock stables A heated flooring module is provided for livestock stables, which includes an upper plaque, for walking on, which is essentially level; a hollowed central section, with no bottom surface, whose upper surface is equipped with at least one continuous runnel, adapted t... | 03/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7140426 | Radiant panel A radiant panel includes a first skin and a fluid conduit. The first skin includes an inner face and an outer face and the fluid conduit is formed in multiple rows with at least a portion of the fluid conduit bonded to the inner face of the first skin. The fluid con... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7121328 | Condenser A refrigerator condenser includes a spiraled tube and wire member construction to form a substantially longitudinal and rounded passage between a first end and a second end. The second end of the condenser is closed, thereby preventing longitudinal airflow through t... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7112297 | Overmolding insert for heat exchanger, process for manufacturing a heat exchanger, and heat exchanger produced thereby An overmolding insert includes a base having at least one opening in a first surface, the opening communicating with a second surface opposite the first surface, at least one hollow projection extending from the first surface, the hollow projection having a first op... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7073567 | Condenser evaporator and cooling device The invention provides a compact and inexpensive cooling device with high heat transfer efficiency and with easy maintenance. The cooling device includes a condenser (10), an evaporator (20), and a pair of refrigerant flow passages between them. In eac... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7051800 | Hot plate cooling system A cooling system for a hot plate. The cooling system includes a plurality of pipelines inside the hot plate. Each pipeline has an inlet and an outlet. The inlet permits a cooling fluid to enter and the outlet permits the cooling fluid to leave. The cooling fluid run... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048037 | Geothermal heating and/or cooling apparatus and method of using same A geothermal apparatus comprising a first pipe for receiving a heat exchange liquid therein and a second pipe for receiving the heat exchange liquid therein and having a web integrally connected to each of the first and second pipes, between such pipes for holding t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048200 | Integrated injection-pumping fixture for transferring heat between higher and lower-temperature loops in a hydronic heating system An integrated injection-pumping fixture for transferring heat from a higher-temperature loop to a lower-temperature loop (e.g., in radiant heating, from a boiler loop to a radiant loop). The fixture provides an injection loop for transferring heat from the higher-te... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044398 | Integrated fixture for transferring heat between higher and lower-temperature loops in a hydronic heating system An integrated fixture for transferring heat from a higher-temperature loop to a lower-temperature loop (e.g., in radiant heating, from a heating unit loop to a radiant loop). The fixture provides a heat exchanger for transferring heat from the higher-temperature loo... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7028766 | Heat exchanger tubing with connecting member and fins and methods of heat exchange A heat exchanger tubing includes at least a pair of tubes (1) that are connected to and separated by a connecting member (3). The connecting member (3) has a number of fin projections (7) extending at an angle from the member (3), ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7017355 | Ice machine evaporator assemblies with improved heat transfer and method for making same An evaporator assembly and method of making the assembly wherein a refrigerant flow path is created that covers a large area of the back of either one or two evaporator pans. The refrigerant conduit includes a plurality of elongated sections that are non-circular, f... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011149 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger includes a header pipe, an inlet manifold, an outlet manifold, and coupling members. The header pipe includes a fluid circulation hole inside. The inlet manifold supplies a fluid to the fluid circulation hole of the header pipe. The outlet manifold ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6997011 | Sliding rail for a wire-tube evaporator, evaporator assembly, and refrigeration unit with the evaporator assembly A sliding rail for a wire-tube evaporator has an elongated rail body to be mounted on the evaporator and to protect the latter against abrasion caused by a frozen product container that slides above or on the evaporator. The sliding rail includes at least a tubular ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6929060 | Heat exchanger, and method of making a heat exchanger A heat exchanger includes a tube bottom made of pressure-resistant and temperature-resistant plastic, and a plurality of tubes which are disposed in side-by-side relationship in the tube bottom and form at least indirectly part of a distribution and/or collecting ch... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918435 | Fluid to gas heat exchangers A fluid to gas heat exchanger comprising a plurality of fin-tube elements (6). Each fin-tube element is an integral extrusion and comprises tubes portions (61) for carrying heat exchange fluid and fin portions (62) for dissipating heat. The fin ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6910526 | Contact element and ceiling element for a heating and cooling ceiling In order to improve the heat-conducting connection between a contact element (3) and a ceiling panel (1) which are adhesively bonded to one another, the contact panel (5) of the contact element (3) is provided with an adhesive depression ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907663 | Refrigerator and method for manufacturing heat pipe unit of refrigerator Disclosed is a refrigerator comprising an outer casing defining an outer appearance thereof, and an inner casing accommodated in the outer casing, forming a storage chamber, further comprising a heat pipe unit having an evaporator pipe disposed to surround at least ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6883547 | Plug for heat exchanger tubes A tube plug kit for sealing the end of a tube is provided. The tube plug kit includes a tube plug having a housing member and a locking member, an insert member having a threaded end portion received within the threaded portion of the bore and an enlarged portion po... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6853804 | Ice and snow removal system One or more dispensing conveyances (1) have outlet apertures (2) or conveying and dispensing heated water to surfaces of roofs (3) and other structural surfaces selectively when ice and snow is being accumulated or has accumulated thereon. The w... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6804976 | High reliability multi-tube thermal exchange structure For high reliability through redundancy, in a thermal chamber, heat exchange tubes are configured in multiple parallel runs. Typically three tubes are attached side-by-side in a strip which is formed into folded-back horizontal rows to be built into or attached to t... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6776222 | Foldable floor heating panel A foldable floor heating panel can be folded longitudinally and laterally. The foldable floor heating panel includes several small plate-like members of a rectangular plan configuration, which are arranged longitudinally and laterally so as to be adjacent to each ot... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6769476 | Ceiling cooling or heating apparatus Ceiling apparatus for heating or cooling a space includes one or more spiral shaped coils mounted to individual thermally conductive ceiling tiles suspended above the space to be heated or cooled. The spiral shaped coils are interconnected by flexible hose connectio... | 08/03/2004 |
