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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8020613 | Heat transfer controlling mechanism and fuel cell system having the heat transfer controlling mechanism A heat transfer controlling mechanism and a fuel cell system, which allow working fluid to flow in a predetermined direction in a loop-shaped flow path without a back flow, having a simple structure independent of the orientation during use, low power consumption, a... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7861769 | Magneto-hydrodynamic hot spot cooling heat sink A heat sink is configured to cool at least one hot spot of an integrated circuit. The heat sink has a first pipe and a second pipe disposed interior to and concentric with the first pipe, where at least a portion of each of the first pipe and the second pipe is arra... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7614445 | Enhanced heat pipe cooling with MHD fluid flow A cooling apparatus includes a heat pipe base covering a heat source; a heat sink with a plurality of heat sink fins; a plurality of heat pipes connecting the heat pipe base and the heat sink; and a magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) pump assembly connected to the heat sink... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7382047 | Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device (1) includes a heat sink (10), a fan (20), and a cooling member (30). The heat sink includes a base, a plurality of fins extending from the base and at least one heat pipe thermally connecting the base and the fi... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7368039 | Distiller employing cyclical evaporation-surface wetting A distillation unit (10) employs a rotary heat exchanger (32) forming a multiplicity of evaporation chambers (56) into which a liquid to be purified is sprayed for evaporation. Spray arms (58) spray at a steady rate into all of the evapor... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7345320 | Light emitting apparatus The present invention provides a method and apparatus for using light emitting diodes for curing and various solid state lighting applications. The method includes a novel method for cooling the light emitting diodes and mounting the same on heat pipe in a manner wh... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337829 | Cooling unit A cooling unit has a heat receiving unit that receives heat from a body radiating heat; a radiator disposed at a distance from the heat receiving unit and radiating recovered heat; a liquid coolant transporting heat generated at the heat receiving unit to the radiat... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340304 | Biothermal power source for implantable devices An implantable, rechargeable assembly comprised of an implantable device disposed within a living organism, an electrical storage device connected to the implantable device, and a thermoelectric charging assembly operatively connected to the electrical storage devic... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325772 | Aircraft heat sink and electronics enclosure An aircraft component including a first section adapted to be attached at an exterior surface of an aircraft to close an access opening through the exterior surface; and a second section extending outward from the first section and forming heat transfer surfaces to ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322401 | Ventilator Ventilator including a case having a first flow passage and a second flow passage therein, at least one fan in the case for supplying room air to a room through the first flow passage, and guiding outdoor air to the room through the second flow passage, and a heat e... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7317615 | Integrated circuit coolant microchannel assembly with manifold member that facilitates coolant line attachment 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 p... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7288864 | System and method for cooling motors of a lithographic tool A system and method of cooling motors of a lithographic tool. The system includes a temperature-adjusting device which adjusts the temperature of a heat transfer fluid to a boiling temperature that is substantially equal to the desired motor housing temperature. The... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286346 | Peripheral device and electronic device A peripheral device is detachably connected to a host device and includes: an electronic component that generates heat; an electrical connector for electrically connecting the electronic component to the host device; a heat transfer device having a first end thermal... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7261142 | Heat pipe excellent in reflux characteristic A heat pipe wherein a condensable liquid phase working fluid is encapsulated in a container sealed in air-tight condition; wherein the wick composed of the porous body for refluxing the liquid phase working fluid by a capillary pressure is provided in the container;... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7251889 | Manufacture of a heat transfer system A method of making an evaporator includes orienting a vapor barrier wall, orienting a liquid barrier wall, and positioning a wick between the vapor barrier wall and the liquid barrier wall. The vapor barrier wall is oriented such that a heat-absorbing surface of the... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7174806 | Flexible bearing damping system, energy storage system using such a system, and a method related thereto A bearing damping system for damping vibrations and conducting heat from vibration-producing, heat-generating devices, an evacuated energy storage system including such a bearing damping system for damping vibrations produced by the rotating shaft and conducting hea... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174950 | Heat transfer system for a satellite including an evaporator A heat transfer system includes a heat transfer passage in the vicinity of a source of dissipated heat on a satellite to collect heat dissipated by the source and a fluid loop including an evaporator having over part of its path a maximum surface area of its externa... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7143813 | Foam bumper and radiator for a lightweight heat rejection system Methods and apparatus are provided for a lightweight heat rejection system suitable for spacecraft applications. The apparatus comprises a manifold configured with an array of heat pipes in thermal contact with a manifold coolant. The heat pipes transfer the coolant... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137441 | End surface capillary structure of heat pipe An end-surface wick structure of a heat pipe provided by the present invention has a pipe member and a wick structure. The wick structure has at least one woven mesh to be attached to an internal sidewall of the pipe member and one sintering powder attached to an in... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7124810 | Heat pipe having wick structure A heat pipe (20) includes a pipe (21), a wick (22) formed on an inner wall (23) of the pipe, and a working fluid (not shown) sealed in the pipe and soaked in the wick. The wick is formed by sintering nano-size metal powder disposed inside... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111394 | Hybrid loop heat pipe A heat pipe assembly (100) has a combined reservoir (102) and evaporator (104), the evaporator (104) having ducts of a vapor manifold (106) that exhausts vapor toward the condenser (108) instead of opposing the flow of liqui... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7100678 | Phase-change heat dissipating device and method for manufacturing it A phase-change heat dissipating device includes a hollow tube and a driving member connected to the tube. The tube has a vaporizing portion and a condensing portion and contains working fluid therein. The driving member includes a number of shrinkable chambers seria... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090002 | Deformable end cap for heat pipe A heat pipe is provided having a vessel with a closed first end, a second end, and a wick on an inner surface that defines a passageway. A convex wall is positioned at the second end so as to block the passageway. The convex wall is deformable so as to move from a f... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7051604 | Heat pipe sample fluid probe A system for the collection and initial conditioning of sample gas for “on-line” analyzers, or filling of gas sample cylinders. The preferred embodiment of the present invention contemplates a system configured to obtain a representative gas phase sample from a ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6976526 | Heat transport device and electronic device A heat transport device includes an evaporator, a condenser, and a vapor channel and a plurality of liquid channels that connect the evaporator and the condenser. The evaporator generates a capillary force to circulate working fluid. This structure prevents the perf... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971442 | Method and apparatus for dissipating heat from an electronic device The method and apparatus of the present invention dissipate heat from an electronic device to provide an efficient and universally applied thermal solution for high heat generating electronic devices. The apparatus comprises an evaporator, a condenser, a heater and ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964294 | Passive cooling system for a vehicle A passive cooling system for a vehicle (114) transfers heat from an overheated internal component, for example, an instrument panel (100), to an external portion (116) of the vehicle (114), for example, a side body panel (126). The... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6942021 | Heat transport device and electronic device A heat transport device includes an evaporator, a condenser, and a vapor channel and a plurality of liquid channels that connect the evaporator and the condenser. The evaporator generates a capillary force to circulate working fluid. This structure prevents the perf... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6907918 | Deformable end cap for heat pipe A heat pipe is provided having a vessel with a closed first end, a second end, and a wick on an inner surface that defines a passageway. A convex wall is positioned at the second end so as to block the passageway. The convex wall is deformable so as to move from a f... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6866092 | Two-phase heat-transfer systems Various techniques are disclosed for improving airtight two-phase heat-transfer systems employing a fluid to transfer heat from a heat source to a heat sink while circulating around a fluid circuit, the maximum temperature of the heat sink not exceeding the maximum ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6684941 | Reciprocating-mechanism driven heat loop A heat transfer device which employs a reciprocating mechanism for driving liquid from the heat rejection section to the heat receiving section is disclosed. The heat transfer device is coined as the reciprocating-mechanism driven heat loop which comprise... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6591902 | Apparatus for applying controllable, multipurpose heat pipes to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems An air conditioning system has a plurality of heat pipes including an input coil at the input end of a chiller for the passage of input air there through and an output coil at the output end of a chiller for the passage of output air there through. Each o... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6578629 | Application of heat pipe science to heating, refrigeration and air conditioning systems An air conditioning system comprising a plurality of heat pipes. Each of the heat pipes includes an input coil at the input end of a chiller for the passage of input air there through and an output coil at the output end of a chiller for the passage of ou... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6443225 | Thermally controlled active heat switch system The present invention discloses a heat transfer changeover switch capable of effecting or cutting off positively heat transfer. The switch requires no contact or separation of a solid contact of a switch piece, is easily incorporated in a fine electronic ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6167955 | Multi-mode heat transfer using a thermal heat pipe valve An electronic device has a heat pipe containing a heat transfer fluid. The heat pipe has a first section and a second section. Inside the heat pipe is a valve disposed between the first section and second section of the heat pipe. The valve has an actuato... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6158504 | Rapid cooling apparatus Rapid cooling apparatus including a housing, a hot fluid coil disposed in the housing through which flows a product, a cooling liquid disposed in the housing which at least partially covers the hot fluid coil, and a condensing coil disposed in the housing... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6109337 | Apparatus for controlling temperature Apparatus for controlling temperature within a housing (200) comprises a thermal storage device (102) for maintaining a controlled temperature within the housing, and a thermal transfer arrangement (104) for selectively transferring heat between the therm... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6047766 | Multi-mode heat transfer using a thermal heat pipe valve An electronic device has a heat pipe containing a heat transfer fluid. The heat pipe has a first section and a second section. Inside the heat pipe is a valve disposed between the first section and second section of the heat pipe. The valve has an actuato... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5979220 | In-situ sensors for gas turbines A sensing device for protecting a sensor from environmental conditions present in a turbine is provided. The sensing device comprises a heat pipe exposed to the environmental conditions for protecting the sensor from these conditions. The sensing device f... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5881801 | Thermally driven liquid pressure generating apparatus A vessel of a liquid pressure generating apparatus is divided into two vessels of an upper liquid pressure generating vessel containing therein a liquid chamber whose volume can be varied, and a lower medium vessel into which is filled a medium which vari... | 03/16/1999 |
