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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8025097 | Method and apparatus for setting and controlling temperature One embodiment of the present invention is a method for setting and controlling temperature of a device that includes: (a) thermally contacting the device to a heat transfer apparatus, the heat transfer apparatus having an apparatus intake to receive thermal transfe... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8011424 | System and method for convective heat transfer utilizing a particulate solution in a time varying field A convective heat transfer system for use with a fluid with particles, including a fluid channel having a wall and being capable of transferring the fluid, and a field emitter operable to emit a time-varying field into the fluid channel such that, when the fluid is ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7882891 | Precision surface plate A precision surface plate has a hollow casing with a reference plane used as a surface on which either or both of a workpiece and mechanical equipment are placed, a honeycomb structure, which is a collection of substantially identically-shaped enclosed cells dispose... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7581585 | Variable position cooling apparatus A device for cooling a heat-dissipating component, including an expansion chamber that is expandable between a first volume and a second volume. The expansion chamber adjusts its surface exposure to ambient air according to the operating conditions of the device. | 09/01/2009 |
| 7440852 | Stochastic analytical solution to quantify the earth's subsurface heat flow An analytical closed form solution to mean and variance in heat flow is obtained by solving the stochastic heat conduction equation incorporating randomness in the thermal conductivity. The method has a wide range of applications in quantifying the thermal state of ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7411792 | Thermal switch, methods of use and manufacturing methods for same The present disclosure concerns embodiments of a thermal switch used to control the transfer of heat from a heat source to a heat sink. According to one aspect, the thermal switch can be activated, or turned “on”, so as to establish a path of low thermal resista... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7355848 | System and method for removing heat from a subscriber optical interface A system and method removes heat from an enclosure or housing of a subscriber optical interface. When a subscriber optical interface housing is attached to a structure such that a partially enclosed volume of space remains between the structure and the subscriber op... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353864 | Apparatus for reducing thermal fatigue in heat exchanger cores A heat exchanger uses a skeleton forming of a lattice of first and second bars to provide a box-like structure. Blocking bars are arranged between gaps in the first and second bars to provide a blocking surface to divert airflow around a portion of the heat exchange... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347060 | Systems for regulating the temperature of a heating or cooling device using non-electric controllers and non-electric controllers therefor Described here are systems for regulating the temperature of a heating or cooling device without adjusting the input power. In general, the systems described here comprise a heating or cooling device and a controller. The heating or cooling device typically comprise... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7322402 | Heat pipe structure and method for fabricating the same A method for fabricating a heat pipe structure which includes a tubular member, and a woven wick structure having a base portion formed at one end of the tubular member and a surrounding portion extending from the base portion for attaching to an interior wall of th... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316265 | Method for passive phase change thermal management In one embodiment, a method includes forming a conductive structure having a cavity, injecting a phase change material into the cavity, injecting a plurality of spheres into the cavity, and sealing the cavity. ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7310954 | Cryogenic system A cryogenic system includes a space formed between a cooling stage of a cryocooler unit and an element to be cooled, and a thermal joint placed in the space, wherein the thermal joint is composed of a substance that has a melting point higher than the cooling temper... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7292439 | Thermal management system and method for electronic assemblies According to an embodiment of the present invention, a thermal management system for an electronic assembly includes an electronic component coupled to a substrate, the substrate coupled to a coldplate, a spring member disposed between and engaging both the electron... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7191823 | Optoelectronic module and a thermal switch therefor A laser located within a casing of an optoelectronic module is operated by heating the laser to an operating temperature at or above the maximum specified, operating temperature of the module casing using a heater device within the module, the laser having operating... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186590 | Thermally enhanced lid for multichip modules An electronic package having one or more components comprising: a substrate having a first coefficient of thermal expansion; a lid attached to the substrate, the lid including a vapor chamber, the lid having a second coefficient of thermal expansion, the first coeff... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7154369 | Passive thermal switch A thermal switch selectively couples a heat source to a pair of heat sinks. The thermal switch includes a shunt that is thermally coupled to the heat source. The shunt has a pair of posts. End portions of the posts are at least partially radially surrounded by respe... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147041 | Lightweight heat sink A heat sink disposable on a heat transfer surface of a heat-generating source such as an electronic component. The heat sink includes a base portion and a body portion. The base portion has a first surface disposable on the heat transfer surface, and a second surfac... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7130193 | Cabinet having heat radiation function and heat radiation member The invention relates to a heat radiation member and a cabinet to be installed outdoors in a hermetic state, having a heat radiation function for heat radiation of devices contained therein. The object of the invention is to facilitate maintenance, downsize the cabi... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7096928 | Flexible loop thermosyphon A flexible loop thermosyphon is provided having a flexible, hermetic, outer tube and a flexible, non-hermetic, inner tube, positioned concentrically within the outer tube, forming an annulus between the outer tube and inner tube. The annulus acts as a vapor conduit ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077776 | Transmission fluid heating using engine exhaust A heat exchanger integrated into the transmission oil pan transfers heat from post-catalyst exhaust gases to the transmission oil. Inlet and outlet ducts route exhaust gas between the heat exchanger and an exhaust pipe located downstream of the catalyst. The exhaust... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7043881 | Insulated glass assembly with an internal lighting system An insulated glass (IG) assembly for windows which includes an internal lighting system is disclosed. The IG assembly includes two or more panes of glass, a spacer and a strip of light emitting diodes (LEDs). The spacer separates glass panes and provides the hermeti... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7034557 | Inspecting apparatus having a radiator to radiate heat from a semiconductor device An inspecting apparatus for a semiconductor device includes a match plate; a contact module combined with the match plate and including a radiator to radiate heat from the semiconductor device to the outside and a tester to contact the leads of the semiconductor dev... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7031154 | Louvered rack A rack has a frame for supporting one or more electronic components. A front panel and a rear panel are attached to the frame. At least one of the front panel and the rear panel comprises a vent having at least one movable louver configured to vary airflow through t... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7013954 | Thermosiphon A thermosiphon which can be manufactured easily at low costs, having excellent resistance to pressure, without the circulation of a working fluid being hindered. A condenser 3 includes a condensing section 4 composed of extruded members in which a plur... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6953910 | Assembly element for tow component parts of a device The assembly element is mechanically connected to two component parts of a device (2) at least once the device is assembled. A shape-memory metal element (6i, 7i), is provided as the assembly element, the metal element having a fir... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6908595 | Vacuum-insulated exhaust treatment devices, such as catalytic converters, with passive controls A thermally-activated exhaust treatment device, such as a catalytic converter (20); for vehicles includes a core having an inner housing (21) and a catalytic material (27, 27′). A jacket includes an outer housing (22) enclosing the inne... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6904968 | Method and apparatus for individually cooling components of electronic systems A cooling system is configured to supply individually metered amounts of cooling fluid to heat generating components of an electronic system. The cooling system includes at least one variable speed fan configured to supply fluid through a centralized plenum and ther... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6564796 | Thermal panel for passive temperature control A thermal panel (10) for passive temperature control includes a cell (28) having a transparent side (14) and a base side (24). The cell (28) has a heatable plate (12) contained therein. The heatable plate (12) is passively disposable between a warming pos... | 05/20/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6330155 | Method and apparatus for temperature control of electrical devices mounted on circuit boards An enclosure for electronic equipment is constructed to orient a plurality of circuit boards in series of parallel slots with air-flow channels therebetween. Cooling air is delivered at constant pressure to inlet ends of each of the channels. Each channel... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6276144 | Cryogenic thermal switch employing materials having differing coefficients of thermal expansion A cryogenic thermal switch operates based on the principle of differential coefficients of thermal expansion of differing materials. A small gap is either closed or opened, dependant upon the relative dimensions of two pieces of differing materials. As th... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6247524 | Thermal switches and methods for improving their performance The invention provides a thermal switch, including a frame made of electrically insulating material, defining the perimeter of a cell fillable with liquid crystal (LC); first and second plate-shaped electrodes, each having an inside surface and an outside... | 06/19/2001 |
| 5984004 | Method and an arrangement for cooling or heating a machine casing For cooling and/or heating a machine casing, a method and an arrangement is disclosed in which the machine casing is provided with cooling channels in which pipes are received. Between the pipes and the walls of the cooling channels, a cavity remains thro... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5813454 | Variably insulating portable heater/cooler A compact vacuum insulation panel comprising a chamber enclosed by two sheets of metal, glass-like spaces disposed in the chamber between the sidewalls, and a high-grade vacuum in the chamber includes apparatus and methods for enabling and disabling, or t... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5769159 | Apparatus for opening/closing a radiating section by using a shape memory alloy A radiating section opening/closing apparatus in an apparatus including a housing having a radiating section while enclosing a heat generating section has at least one heat transmitting section fixed onto the heat generating section for transmitting the h... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5562154 | Material-controlled dynamic vacuum insulation A compact vacuum insulation panel comprising a chamber enclosed by two sheets of metal, glass-like spaces disposed in the chamber between the sidewalls, and a high-grade vacuum in the chamber includes apparatus and methods for enabling and disabling, or t... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5322114 | Method and device for limiting the temperature of a body An apparatus for limiting the temperature of a body associated with a heating system in which the heat exchange between a first heated body comprising a part of the heating system and a second body, upon exceeding a particular temperature, is to be decrea... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5188171 | Liquid-crystal heat valve controlled with multiple electrode pairs A liquid-crystal heat valve is constructed to be controlled with multiple ectrode pairs. So constructed, it is controllable by alternating electric potentials in different phases applied to corresponding electrode pairs, thus increasing the maximum heat-t... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5156087 | Variable heat conduction device to be placed between a heating platen and a cooling platen of a machine such as a press In a machine such as a press having at least one heating platen and one cooling platen, it is proposed to place between the said platens a variable heat conduction device (22a), when the operation of the machine requires a phase of heating the part withou... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5070933 | Temperature regulating system A temperature regulating system that includes an enclosure having at least one temperature regulator including a container coupled to the ceiling of the enclosure and having an upper wall, a lower wall and an intermediate section that form a chamber which... | 12/10/1991 |
