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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176974 | Heat transfer unit for high reynolds number flow In one aspect, a heat transfer unit is provided for increasing the temperature of process fluids, such as gas-phase fluids, having a Reynolds Number (RE) of at least about 275,000 with a low overall pressure drop and without exceeding the wall temperature limits of ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7954544 | Heat transfer unit for high reynolds number flow In one aspect, a heat transfer unit is provided for increasing the temperature of process fluids, such as gas-phase fluids, having a Reynolds Number (RE) of at least about 275,000 with a low overall pressure drop and without exceeding the wall temperature limits of ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7438122 | Axial heat exchanger The present invention offers an improved axial heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a gas medium and a fluid or liquid medium. The axial heat exchanger comprises a longitudinal and substantially axially extended outer channel that is adapted to enclose a flow ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7341099 | Metal plate for producing flat tube, flat tube and process for producing the flat tube A metal plate comprises two flat wall forming portions 89, 90 connected together by a joint portion 88, a plurality of reinforcing wall forming portions 83, 84 upwardly projecting from each of the wall forming portions 89, 90 integrally t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7333337 | Electric junction box A heat sink in an electric junction box has thermal diffusion portions having one of convex and concave shapes on the surface. The structure enlarges a surface area of the heat sink compared to a configuration in which a surface has no concavity or convexity, thereb... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7220048 | Mixer/heat exchanger A combination static mixer and heat exchanger having heat exchanger tubes (1) which are provided over their circumference with fins (2a, 2b) which have a static mixing effect. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7200934 | Electronic assemblies with high capacity heat sinks and methods of manufacture An electronic assembly comprising one or more high performance integrated circuits includes at least one high capacity heat sink. The heat sink, which comprises a number of fins projecting substantially radially from a core, is structured to capture air from a fan a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7182334 | Air diffusing vacuum transport belt An air diffusing vacuum transport belt including a first perforated layer and a second non-perforated layer is provided for transporting image carrying substrates without vacuum belt induced image defects. The first perforated layer includes a top surface and a bott... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182128 | Heat exchanger tube having strengthening deformations A heat transfer tube for a heat exchanger and a method of manufacturing such a tube. The heat transfer tube includes opposing top and bottom walls and end walls connecting the top and bottom walls to each other. The top and bottom walls each define a substantially p... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7128131 | Heat sink for electronic devices and heat dissipating method A heat sink according to the present invention is configured to comprise: a plurality of heat dissipating fins having at least bottom portions which form a heat receiving surface thermally connected to a heat generating electronic ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124580 | Sub-zero condensation vacuum system A pre-condenser is provided for condensation of water at sub-zero degree Celsius temperatures. A brine solution is cooled below 0 degrees Celsius and delivered to the pre-condenser. The brine solution contacts the vapors and gases from a scrubber, thereby condensing... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121333 | Radiator sheet The present invention relates to a radiator sheet improvement and more particularly to a structure with enhanced strength and increased heat exchange surface after assembling, which is achieved first by forming large holes and adjacent small holes on each radiator s... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7120020 | Electronic assemblies with high capacity bent fin heat sinks An electronic assembly comprising one or more high performance integrated circuits includes at least one high capacity heat sink. The heat sink, which comprises a number of fins projecting substantially radially from a core, is structured to capture air from a fan a... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117936 | Tube for heat exchanger In a tube (4) for a heat exchanger comprising a flat pipe (16) whose both ends are opened and in which a flow path (15) for a heat exchanging medium is formed, and an inner fin (17) arranged in the flow path (15), wherein said flat... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7109581 | System and method using self-assembled nano structures in the design and fabrication of an integrated circuit micro-cooler Heat sink structures employing carbon nanotube or nanowire arrays to reduce the thermal interface resistance between an integrated circuit chip and the heat sink are disclosed. Carbon nanotube arrays are combined with a thermally conductive metal filler disposed bet... | 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 |
| 7063131 | Perforated fin heat exchangers and catalytic support Perforated fins are provided to improve the capabilities of fin and tube type heat exchangers, and to adapt them for flow outside of the tube that is essentially parallel to the axis of the tube. The fins are made of a thermally conductive material, such as metal, w... | 06/20/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7014423 | High efficiency air conditioner condenser fan Novel twisted blades with an air foil for use with air conditioner condensers and heat pumps that provide improved airflow efficiency to minimize operating power requirements having an overall diameter across the blades being approximately 19 inches, and approximate... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011147 | Heat pipe type circular radiator with sector cooling fins A heat pipe type circular radiator includes a plurality of sector cooling fins and a heat pipe. Each of the sector cooling fins has a main fin member with a through hole and has a big sector folded side and a small sector folded side at two lateral sides of the main... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011144 | System and method for cooling electronic assemblies A cooling assembly is disclosed comprising one or more heat pipes heat pipes connected to a base member, a plurality of thermal plates connected to the one or more heat pipes at predefined intervals, wherein the one or more heat pipes intersects the plurality of the... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007504 | Condenser The present invention relates to a condenser for radiating heat of a high temperature and high pressure refrigerant discharged from a compressor to room temperature air and cooling water to condense and liquefy the refrigerant, and more particularly, to a condenser ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000644 | Flexible hose A flexible hose for use as a refrigerant passageway in a vehicular refrigerating cycle has an inner hose and an outer hose. The outer hose covers the inner hose with a space formed in a given distance. The outer hose and the inner hose are formed of resin having fle... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6964296 | Heat exchanger Heat exchange inefficiencies found in round tube plate fin heat exchangers are eliminated in an aluminum heat exchanger that includes first and second headers (20), (22) and at least one flattened tube (24), (70) extending between the hea... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6955793 | Temperature controlled reaction vessel A reaction vessel which includes internally placed temperature controlling mixing baffles in which liquid is boiled, resulting in an isothermal heat sink. The energy of vaporization is supplied by the reaction vessel contents. The vapor produced by the boiling is di... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953081 | Heat exchanger and vehicle heating or air-conditioning system including same The invention relates to a plate-type heat exchanger, in which at least one first flow passage (16) for a first medium is provided between two plates (12 and 14), which form a plate pair (13). A plurality of second flow passages (18 | 10/11/2005 |
| 6948557 | Inner fin for heat exchanger flat tubes and evaporator The present invention relates to an inner fin 5 for heat exchanger flat tubes 22A which comprises a metal plate having a corrugated cross section and which is to be enclosed in the flat tube 22A, all ridges 51 and all furrows 52 of... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6942023 | Heat exchanger An improved heat exchanger for an automotive vehicle, comprising at least one end tank; and at least two heat exchangers including a plurality of spaced apart extruded metal tubes with fins between the spaced tubes. The heat exchangers are disposed so that their res... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942024 | Corrugated heat exchange element The invention concerns a corrugated heat exchanger element (1) that can be produced from a metal strip and has a corrugation height (h) that lies between the crests (2) of the corrugations, in which the crests (2) form a first and second plane, ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938686 | Lateral plate surface cooled heat exchanger A surface cooled heat exchanger including a stack of elongate plate pairs, each plate pair including first and second plates having elongate central portions surrounded by sealably joined edge portions with a fluid passage defined between the central portions; each ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6923035 | Method and apparatus for forming a modified conduit A conduit modifier may be used to corrugate at least a portion of a conduit. The conduit modifier may include at least a first plurality of rollers arranged in a first pattern around a passageway. The first plurality of rollers may form ridges and grooves lengthwise... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6913073 | Heat transfer tube and a method of fabrication thereof A metallic heat transfer tube, in particular for the evaporation of liquids from pure substances or mixtures on the outside of the tube. Fins are integrally formed on the outside of the tube. Recesses are arranged in the area of the base of the primary grooves and e... | 07/05/2005 |
