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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141621 | Apparatus and method for providing in situ cooling of computer data centers during service calls An apparatus and method for cooling electronic components housed in a computer rack while performing maintenance operations is provided. The apparatus, in one embodiment, includes a heat exchange assembly disposed within an outlet door cover of the computer rack, ha... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7866380 | System and method for producing hot water without a flame The present invention provides a system and method for producing hot water without a flame. The system and method heats water to at least a specified temperature without a flame by providing a source of water and a prime mover, pumping water from the source of water... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7766077 | Self-contained modular heater The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for heating a fluid without a flame. The modular heater (apparatus) that includes an enclosure, a dynamic heat generator disposed within the enclosure, an electric motor disposed within the enclosure, a f... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7407473 | Centrifuge sleep mode control A method and apparatus is disclosed for setting energy saver sleep modes for use in a centrifuge systems. The centrifuge system contains an energy saver touch screen control which can be either manually set or automatically set to turn the centrifuge on or off at pr... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7373968 | Method and apparatus for manipulating an organic liquid sample A lid for a well plate, which has pins that penetrate the lid and project downwardly into the wells of the well plate. Thermal energy is applied to the upper end of the pin to regulate the temperature of liquid samples. Ultrasonic energy is applied to the upper end ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7349213 | Coolant control unit, and cooled electronics system and method employing the same A coolant control unit for a liquid cooled electronics system is provided, which includes an external coolant inlet and outlet for receiving and returning external coolant; an internal coolant loop for circulating coolant to the electronics system; a first and secon... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335296 | System and device for processing supercritical and subcritical fluid A system for processing supercritical and subcritical fluid capable of bringing the inside of at least one processing container (1) formed in a flow passage into a supercritical or subcritical high pressure field, wherein thermal operation is applied to proce... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7293605 | Feed-back control system for heat exchanger with natural shedding frequency The invention relates with the feed-back control system of a heat exchanger by use of the flow resonance phenomenon which maximizes the heat transfer efficiency by generating the flow disturbances of a heat transfer medium. If a heat transfer medium is periodically ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284382 | Apparatus and method for controlling a fan, cooling unit and a fresh air damper of an air conditioner through use of a Capno-Switch A fresh air controller interfaces directly with the electromechanical circuit of an air-conditioner to control its operating settings based upon detected Carbon Dioxide (CO2) level in Parts-Per-Million (PPM) using a “Capno-Switch” which is in essence a specially... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7267898 | Freeze prevention of a fuel cell power plant A fuel cell power plant comprises a water circulation passage (5) which circulates the cooling water in a fuel cell stack (4). Sodium hydroxide which lowers the melting point of water is mixed with water in the water circulation passage (5) to p... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7236692 | Spa heater system and methods for controlling A spa system comprises an electrically powered heater. The electrically powered heater comprises a heating element capable of drawing a rated current when switched on to an AC line voltage. An electronic control system is programmed to control the heating element to... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7209388 | Semiconductor memory device with MOS transistors each having floating gate and control gate A semiconductor memory device includes a row address transition detector. The semiconductor memory device remedies a fault by replacing a column in a memory cell array with a redundancy bit line. The row address transition detector detects a change in a row address ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7203575 | Decentralized autonomous control for complex fluid distribution systems A control system for a complex distribution network uses autonomous control units that may bid among themselves to reconfigure the distribution network in light of fluctuation demand or failures. The autonomous control units may also be enlisted to detect and isolat... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7190625 | Method and apparatus for data compression in memory devices A test circuit for a memory device having a pair of arrays each of which includes a plurality of memory cells arranged in rows and columns. A pair of complementary digit lines is provided for each column of each array. The digit lines are selectively coupled to a pa... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188002 | Appliance diagnostic display apparatus and network incorporating same An appliance diagnostic display and interface system providing a centralized user interface for appliance diagnostic information and control of system self-tests is provided. This centralized user interface is provided via an intelligent thermostat that includes an ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174239 | Retrieving diagnostic information from an HVAC component A control is provided for controlling the operation of a climate control system, which includes a processor that is capable of receiving power from a low voltage power supply adapted to be connected to an external alternating current power source, or a second extern... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7106590 | Cooling system and method employing multiple dedicated coolant conditioning units for cooling multiple electronics subsystems A cooling system is provided employing multiple coolant conditioning units (CCUs). Each CCU, which is coupled to a different, associated electronics rack of multiple electronics racks to be cooled, includes a heat exchanger, a first cooling loop with a control valve... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7088585 | Cooling system and method employing at least two modular cooling units for ensuring cooling of multiple electronics subsystems A cooling system is provided employing at least two modular cooling units (MCUs). Each MCU is capable of providing system coolant to multiple electronics subsystems to be cooled, and each includes a heat exchanger, a first cooling loop with at least one control valv... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7062362 | Technique for preconditioning climate control in a vehicle In a multimedia information and control system for use in an automobile, at least one interface is employed which enables a user to access information concerning the automobile and control vehicle functions in an efficient manner. The user may select one of a plural... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7024283 | Method of determining indoor or outdoor temperature limits A method identifies at what outdoor temperature a heating or cooling system will need to operate at full capacity (e.g., 100% duty cycle) to maintain a desired indoor temperature. The tolerable outdoor temperature limit is identified by extrapolating data collected ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6979260 | Method and device to prevent indoor release of carbon monoxide and smoke from combustors A device to prevent indoor release of carbon monoxide and smoke from indoor combustors (stoves, furnaces, fireplaces, etc.). The device is based on a discovery that safe operation of indoor burners requires the air pressure in the room housing the burner to be relat... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6973116 | Method and device for equalizing the pressures in the melting chamber and the cooling water system of a special melting unit The invention relates to a method and a device for equalizing the pressures in the melting chamber and in the cooling water system of a special melting unit, for example a pressure electroslag remelting (PESR) unit having a copper ingot mold, or a pressure induction... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6948552 | Ceiling embedded type indoor unit There is disclosed a ceiling embedded type indoor unit which is reduced in height to provide a compact unit body size and which provides a large cooling/heating capability. The ceiling embedded type indoor unit comprising two air blowoff ports and embedded in a ceil... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6941193 | Sensor system for measuring and monitoring indoor air quality An apparatus for accurately sensing room conditions and positioned in the air stream to the return air plenum. The apparatus is a combination of a temperature and volatile organic compound (VOC) sensor. The sensor module is built into a ceiling grid system with the ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6915645 | Goods display cabinet An at least partially cooled product display cabinet in which cooling of the area or areas of the product display cabinet to be cooled takes place at least partially by means of a cooling air flow and/or by means of static cooling is described. According to the inve... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6859669 | Apparatus and method of controlling activation of home automation system An apparatus controlling activation of a home automation system to prevent electric home appliances from being simultaneously activated. The activation control apparatus has an activation control unit receiving an activation instruction for a first electric home app... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6835307 | Thermal water treatment A thermal treatment system for supplying thermally conditioned or purified water for human or animal consumption, industrial processes, environmental containment, or removal of foreign species. The water purifier includes a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6829523 | Method and apparatus for controlling a transport temperature control unit having selectively programmable temperature ranges A method of controlling a transport temperature control unit having cooling and heating cycles for cooling and heating a conditioned space within a transport. The method includes programming a first pre-programmed control mode into the unit, configuring the unit suc... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6712132 | Piezoelectric wafer clamping system A piezoelectric wafer clamping system for securing semiconductor wafers during the integrated circuit manufacturing processes. The piezoelectric wafer clamping system includes a plurality of piezoelectric stack assemblies designed for providing a real time adjustabl... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6688383 | Cooling a control device of the gearbox of a motor vehicle A method of adjusting an operating temperature of a control device (2) of a motor vehicle automatic transmission. The transmission control has a hydraulic unit (3) and an electronic unit (4) with electronic modules. The control device (3)is situated in a ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6628997 | Method for programming a thermostat A method for programming a thermostat, comprising the steps of providing a thermostat programmed to convert programming codes into time-temperature schedules; determining a desired time-temperature schedule; developing a programming code corresponding to ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6450254 | Fluid control system with autonomously controlled valves A plurality of autonomously controlled valves in a fluid distribution system are interconnected by a data communication network. The system also includes fluid flow sensors which report to the system by way of the network. The autonomous controllers inclu... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6345667 | Ceiling embedded air conditioning unit In a ceiling embedded indoor unit for an air conditioner, blower noise is prevented while maintaining a high air conditioning capacity. The ceiling embedded indoor unit is provided with a U-shaped heat exchanger placed in a casing embedded in a ceiling. T... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6182742 | Cooling apparatus for use in an electronic system A cooling apparatus for use with an electronic system provides an uninterrupted operation capability. A pump supplies a cooling liquid to a liquid-cooled electronic system. The pump is controlled by a controller that also controls a three way valve for co... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5963458 | Digital controller for a cooling and heating plant having near-optimal global set point control strategy A DDC controller is disclosed which implements a control strategy that provides for near-optimal global set points, so that power consumption and therefore energy costs for operating a heating and/or cooling plant can be minimized. Tile controller can imp... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5933085 | Environmental control lock system The electric lock system combines an electric lock with an energy control unit such that when a guest key is used in the lock, the lock communicates with the energy control unit to move from an unsold state to a sold state. Optionally, the guest key has i... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5772895 | System for controlling the composition of color coupler on a real-time basis A system for controlling the composition of color coupler on a real time basis, the system comprises a mixer for mixing the color coupler with a non-permanent solvent for forming a preliminary solution. A heat exchanger receives the preliminary solution f... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5540273 | Method for controlling a heating unit This invention relates to a method and system for controlling a heating/air conditioning unit. More particularly, this invention relates to a control unit which detects the presence of one or more gases (e.g. CO, fuel, refrigerant or radon) produced by th... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5529112 | Coolant control method and apparatus for vehicle air conditioning system A coolant shutoff valve is closed when a motor-operated temperature door is moved to full cold position to prevent heating of air due to radiation, conduction, convection, or leakage around the door. The motor moves the door to hot or cold limit positions... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5477913 | System for controlling a heating/air conditioning unit This invention relates to a method and system for controlling a heating/air conditioning unit. More particularly, this invention relates to a control unit which detects the presence of one or more gases (e.g. CO, fuel, refrigerant or rador) produced by th... | 12/26/1995 |
