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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7428920 | Fin for heat exchanger A heat exchanger with at least one louver arrangement in the region between associated tubes for the heat transfer from one medium to another medium. The louver arrangement is provided with an inflow part and an outflow part corresponding to the inflow part. Both fl... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7413004 | High-efficiency enhanced boiler In devices known in the art, “conventional firetube” and “waste heat recovery” boilers each require many small tubes making successive passes within the boiler. In one embodiment of the invention, however, an enhanced conduit replaces numerous conventional s... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7353898 | Integrated heat exchanger and engine mount for a snowmobile An integrated heat exchanger and engine mount for a snowmobile that reinforces the snowmobile chassis is disclosed. The heat exchanger is formed with an internal passage through which a vehicle fluid may be circulated and cooled. The heat exchanger is also formed wi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347254 | Heat exchanger for motor vehicles The invention relates to a heat exchanger for motor vehicles, having a large number of flat tubes through which a liquid cooling medium can flow, and having corrugated fins which are associated with these flat tubes and to which environmental air or other media can ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7336495 | Power component cooling device with a heat sink and one or more cooling fins Where power components are fixed on a heat sink 1 inclusive of a heat sink base 1b and cooling fins 1a provided on the heat sink base 1b, one 1c of the cooling fins, which is made thicker, is arranged up... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7288109 | Method of manufacturing a heat transfer element for in vivo cooling without undercuts An intravascular heat transfer device is provided with a mixing-inducing surface formed by an easily manufacturable process. The device can have a plurality of elongated, articulated segments, each having a mixing-inducing exterior surface. A flexible joint connects... | 10/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7267166 | Grooved tubes for heat exchangers that use a single-phase fluid Grooved metal tubes, with a groove-bottom thickness Tf and outside diameter De, internally grooved with N helical ribs having an apex angle α, height H, base width LN, and helix angle β, two consecutive ribs being separated by a groove, gener... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267161 | Heat exchanger comprising a supercritical carbon-dioxide circuit The invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising a supercritical carbon-dioxide circuit comprising a plurality of tubes (1). The heat exchanger is original in that at least one section of the tubes (1) have surface irregularities (3) ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264394 | Static device and method of making A static device and method of making is disclosed for mixing matter flowing therethrough. The invention comprises a tube having a polygonic cross section defining a plurality of corners. The tube is spirally twisted with the plurality of corners forming a plurality ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254964 | Heat transfer tubes, including methods of fabrication and use thereof An improved heat transfer tube, an improved method of formation and an improved use of such a heat transfer tube is disclosed. The heat transfer tube includes an outer surface with a plurality of radially outwardly extending helical fins, the fins being grooved to d... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255155 | Heat exchanger tube with integral restricting and turbulating structure A heat exchanger tube having an integral restricting and turbulating structure consisting of dimples formed by confronting indentations pressed into the sides of the heat exchanger tube. The dimples are comprised of indentations disposed in pairs which extend into t... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250004 | Skiing run with means for preserving snow Ski run provided with a means for preserving snow on the skiing surface, said means comprising at least pipes suitable for the flow of a cooling agent for cooling the snow present on the skiing surface, said pipes (1) being embedded and located in a layer ( | 07/31/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7178361 | Heat transfer tubes, including methods of fabrication and use thereof The present invention discloses an improved heat transfer tube, an improved method of formation, and an improved use of such heat transfer tube. The present invention discloses a boiling tube for a refrigerant evaporator that provides at least one dual cavity nuclea... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178586 | Flattened tube cold plate for liquid cooling electrical components A cold plate and a method of forming the cold plate are provided that efficiently and cost effectively cools electrical components. The cold plate includes a flattened tube formed from a circular extruded tube to have a top surface and a bottom surface that are subs... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165326 | Heat exchanger and process for fabricating same A heat exchanger for use as an evaporator, for example, in refrigerators wherein a hydrocarbon refrigerant is used. The heat exchanger comprises a finned zigzag tube 1 comprising a zigzag tube member 2 formed by bending a pipe having no welded seams, t... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165606 | Heat exchanging tube and heat exchanger A heat exchanging tube is provided with a flat tube main body having a predetermined length and a plurality of refrigerant passages extending in a tube longitudinal direction and arranged in a tube widthwise direction. The following relational equations (a) to (c) a... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7135863 | Thermal management system and method for MRI gradient coil A thermal management system and method for cooling Magnetic Resonance Imaging gradient coils. The system includes least one first header tube positioned adjacent to said gradient coils and configured to transport a coolant fluid; at least one set of cooling tubes co... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7108139 | Plastic extruded center tube profile and method of manufacture A filter for a fluid system includes a housing having an interior cavity. A filter media is disposed in the housing and defines a central opening. A center tube is arranged within the central opening and includes a plurality of helical fins extending radially outwar... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7096931 | Increased heat exchange in two or three phase slurry Ribbed heat exchange tubes in which the aspect ratio of the ribs is less than 5, provide greater indirect heat exchange than conventional heat exchange tubes with or without fins, when used in a slurry comprising a liquid phase, in which is dispersed flowing gas bub... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7080683 | Flat tube evaporator with enhanced refrigerant flow passages A heat exchanger for a heating, ventilating and air conditioning system comprises a plurality of heat exchange tubes extending between a pair of spaced header tanks and arranged in groups of tubes with varying number of tubes in each group to cause a refrigerant to ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7080634 | EGR cooler An EGR cooler has tubes and a shell for enclosing the tubes. Cooling water is supplied into and discharged from the shell and exhaust gas from a diesel engine is guided into each of the tubes so as to conduct heat exchange of the exhaust gas with the cooling water. ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7080667 | Lined pipeline vent The present invention relates to apparatus for use in venting pipelines that have a plastic lining such as these used for transporting hydrocarbon fluids. A pipeline assembly comprises a pipeline (2), a corrosion resistance liner (3), and a micro-annul... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073570 | Automotive heat exchanger A heat exchanger includes a first section and a second section for cooling distinct fluids, wherein the second section is adapted for cooling oil. The heat exchanger includes first and second manifolds divided by baffles into first and second chambers. A plurality o... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7059390 | Cooling element The present invention relates to a cooling element of an electronic device, comprising: an inlet opening, and outlet opening, and a flow channel. To achieve efficient cooling with as low costs as possible, the flow channel is designed to cause a pressure difference ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055586 | Multitubular heat exchanger A multi-tube heat exchanger capable of increasing heat exchanging performance without increasing its heat transmitting area, as well as avoiding a reduction in heat exchanging efficiency due to adhering pollutant or the like. The multi-tube heat exchanger includes a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055576 | Method and apparatus for enhancing the heat transfer efficiency of a keel cooler The invention relates to a method and apparatus for enhancing the heat transfer efficiency of a keel cooler by increasing the flow rate of coolant through the side tubes. Because the side tubes are exposed to a greater amount of fresh unhindered seawater, increasing... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044210 | Heat transfer pipe and heat exchange incorporating such heat transfer pipe Soot adhering to the inner surface of a heat transfer pipe can be removed without lowering the heat transfer efficiency that is the inherent object of the heat transfer pipe or without stopping the cooling operation of the heat transfer pipe. Further, this soot remo... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7046918 | Space heater with pretreated heat exchanger A space heater with a linear source of infrared radiant energy in heat exchange relationship with a heat exchanger formed of copper or aluminum material. The copper is pretreated to soften the copper and partially blacken the surface thereof. The aluminum is anodize... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044211 | Method of forming heat exchanger tubing and tubing formed thereby A method of forming tubing with integral fins oriented parallel to its length, and to a heat exchanger tube produced by such a method. The invention involves extruding a tube so that the tube has at least one internal longitudinal passage, an external surface having... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7017651 | Method and apparatus for temperature gradient control in an electronic system An apparatus includes a plurality of Transmit/Receive (T/R) modules (20) coupled with a slat assembly (34). The slat assembly includes a fluid passageway (54). A plurality of turbulence inducing structures (62, 162, 262, 104, 204, 304, 462 | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013962 | High pressure fluid cooler A fluid cooler assembly comprises a vertically stacked first type and second different type of tubular panel subassembly construction integrated with a third subassembly of external corrugated fin construction positioned above and below each tubular panel subassembl... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011150 | Tube structure of multitubular heat exchanger A plurality of beads protruding from an inner face of the tube are provided in such a manner that the beads are arranged at a predetermined pitch in an axial direction of the tube; and a circumference of the tube is divided at least into thirds, and the beads are al... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000399 | System for warming pressurized gas A plurality of vessels contains pressurized gas. Each vessel fluidly communicates with an adjacent vessel through a line. A heat exchanger is positioned in a heat conducting relationship with each line. The system includes an exhaust valve communicating with lower p... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997247 | Multiple-pass heat exchanger with gaps between fins of adjacent tube segments In a liquid loop cooling device, a heat exchanger includes a tube arranged in a multiple-pass configuration including a plurality of substantially parallel tube segments. The heat exchanger further includes a plurality of fins coupled to the tube segments. The fins ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994155 | Heat transfer A heat transfer assembly is disclosed which comprises at least one wall (1, 2, 3) which is adapted to separate a first fluid at a first temperature from a second fluid at a second temperature, and at least one fiber member (6, 7, 8, 9) or plurality of ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993917 | Coupling for heat transfer member A heat transfer member having an external heat transfer member including an insertion hole having an adaptor ring inserted thereinto, and at least one of a base blocking protrusion and a grove blocking protrusion formed on a predetermined portion of the surface of t... | 02/07/2006 |
