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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320360 | One-shot brazed aftercooler with hollow beam reinforced mounting feature A heat exchanger assembly includes hollow reinforcing members that define openings for receiving supports therein. An end cap is disposed in each open end of cylindrical header tanks and each of the header tanks includes a tubeless length (X) extending inwardly a pr... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320178 | Standoff for cold plate and cold plate made with the standoff A standoff for a cold plate and a cold plate using the standoff are characterized by a coil pack consisting of a plurality of individual fluid conveying tubes formed into a coil pack having a desired configuration and held in place by a plurality of retaining wires.... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7266890 | Method for producing a heat exchanger A heat exchanger for a refrigerating appliance includes a plate, a conduit tubing, which is placed in thermo-conductive contact with the plate and is provided for transporting a coolant, and a holding material layer that adheres to the plate and to the conduit tubin... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7242028 | Light emitting diode light source A light source that utilizes light emitting diodes that emit white light is disclosed. The diodes are mounted on an elongate member having at least two surfaces upon which the light emitting diodes are mounted. The elongate member is thermally conductive and is util... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7152321 | Method of producing a gas generator housing part, gas generator including such housing part and gas bag module A gas generator housing part is produced of a thin-walled tube having a wall thickness which amounts to a maximum of 10% of a tube external diameter and a minimum tensile strength which amounts to at least approximately 800 N/mm2, and a connecting piece h... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7121328 | Condenser A refrigerator condenser includes a spiraled tube and wire member construction to form a substantially longitudinal and rounded passage between a first end and a second end. The second end of the condenser is closed, thereby preventing longitudinal airflow through t... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7010936 | Method and apparatus for highly efficient compact vapor compression cooling The subject invention pertains to a method and apparatus for cooling. In a specific embodiment, the subject invention relates to a lightweight, compact, reliable, and efficient cooling system. The subject system can provide heat stress relief to individuals operatin... | 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 |
| 6993888 | Metal hydride storage canister design and its manufacture This invention is related to a metal hydride storage canister, comprising a storage canister body, a wafer baffle stacked on the body for containing metal hydride of a pre-determined amount, and a tubing having a porous surface for securing the wafer baffle in the b... | 02/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6877336 | Receiver-drier for air-conditioning system and method of manufacturing the same In a receiver-drier including a cylindrical body and a lower cap sealing a lower end portion of the body, the body includes a filter support portion sectioning the body into upper and lower portions and having at least one inwardly protruding portion supporting an u... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6877224 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a condenser manifold via a stamping process utilizing multiple dies A system to construct a manifold from an original material. A first progressive die implements a first set of stamping stages on the original material to generate a shaped material. A second die implements at least one of a second set of stamping stages on the shape... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6871399 | Method for producing an integrated heat exchanger and an integrated heat exchanger produced thereby In a fin forming step, fins of heat exchangers are formed into a connected state where the fins are connected to each other via a parting portion. In a fin attaching step, the fins in the connected state are temporarily attached to the respective heat exchangers. In... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6793014 | Heat transfer member and method for manufacturing same A method for manufacturing a heat transfer member comprises the step of subjecting a material to be worked, which is made of a metallic thin sheet, to a press forming utilizing a press-forming device to form a heat transfer member for a heat exchanger. The heat tran... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6612367 | Heat exchanger and method of making same A heat exchanger and method of making same includes a plate extending longitudinally. The heat exchanger also includes a plurality of apertures forming a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet extending through the plate. The heat exchanger further includes a mec... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6370775 | Method of making a refrigeration evaporator A method of making an evaporator and the resultant evaporator. The resultant evaporator comprises a continuous serpentine tube having an inlet and an outlet. The serpentine tube includes at least one column of parallel tube runs. Each tube run is defined ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6101716 | Evaporative cooler solar retrofit kit A new evaporative cooler solar retrofit kit for taking an evaporative cooler off of an electrical power grid, thus reducing the amount of electrical power supplied by such a grid, and reducing the cost of operating such a cooler. The inventive device incl... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5943772 | Method of cladding tubing and manufacturing condensor cores A method of manufacturing a clad product in which a metallic substrate material is extruded and a cladding material is then brought into intimate contact with the heated extrudate before the extrudate has had an opportunity to cool to room temperature. Th... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5906045 | Method of manufacturing a condenser for a refrigerator In a method of manufacturing a condenser for a refrigerator, a heat discharging tube is attached to a heat discharging plate made of ABS resin to improve a heat discharging effect of the condenser, while a back portion of the refrigerator is covered with ... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5533259 | Method of making an evaporator or evaporator/condenser An improved evaporator or evaporator/condenser for use in refrigeration or heat pump systems including first and second spaced, pressure resistant headers (10, 12); a plurality of elongated tubes (20) of flattened cross-section extending in parallel, spac... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5509199 | Method of making a dual radiator and condenser assembly An automotive dual radiator and condenser assembly with optimized structural and thermal capabilities. The two halves or layers of the dual assembly are interconnected by a pair of widely spaced, narrow webs, which webs interconnect two halves of a slotte... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5375328 | Method of making an oil radiator structure having flanges with external flat surfaces An oil radiator structure particularly for heating rooms has a main body which is defined by a plurality of mutually associated radiating elements, inside which a hot fluid circulates, each radiating element includes at least one shaped plate-like element... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5372188 | Heat exchanger for a refrigerant system An improved heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the ambient and a refrigerant that may be in a liquid or vapor phase. The same includes a pair of spaced headers with one of the headers having a refrigerant inlet and the other of the headers having ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5279360 | Evaporator or evaporator/condenser An improved evaporator or evaporator/condenser for use in refrigeration or heat pump systems including first and second spaced, pressure resistant headers (10, 12) ; a plurality of elongated tubes (20) of flattened cross-section extending in parallel, spa... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5271151 | Method of making a high pressure condenser Tubes for a high pressure condenser are made by utilizing flat strip stock that is coated on both surfaces with a coating that will fuse and bond on the application of heat and has a plurality of longitudinally and transversely spaced deformed portions or... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5179780 | Universal seamless receiver-dehydrator assembly for an automotive air conditioning system A receiver-dehydrator assembly for use in an automobile air conditioning system is provided which incorporates a seamless, aluminum canister with universal-style inlet-to-outlet connector construction. The universal orientation feature consists of an octa... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5129144 | Method of making a combination radiator and condenser apparatus for motor vehicle A combination radiator and condenser apparatus has a pair of extruded tank and header assemblies adapted to be connected in both a coolant system for liquid cooled engine and a refrigerant system of an automobile air conditioning system. The assemblies ea... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5077894 | Method of making a shell with an integral passage A method of making a formed non-planar heat exchanger is disclosed in which two non-planar plates are continuously joined across their contacting surfaces and are complementarily curved to form an integral curved member where at least one of the contactin... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4984360 | Method of fabricating flaker evaporators by simultaneously deforming while coiling tube A straight axial length of round metal tube is deformed such that the tube cross-section is D-shaped and coiled into a helix, a coil mandrel and wheel mandrel simultaneously drawing and deforming the tube cross-section without kinking. The interiorly faci... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4966226 | Composite graphite heat pipe apparatus and method A heatpipe having an evaporator fabricated out of composite graphite material and having a hemispherical shape. Two methods of fabricating such an evaporator include (1) bundling and bonding a plurality of composite graphite fibers and (2) providing a plu... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4932469 | Automotive condenser An improved automotive condenser and method for its production is disclosed, having particular application in cooling utilities wherein resistance to high internal fluid pressures is required. The condenser comprises elongated hollow energy exchange struc... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4901416 | Control system for manufacturing enhanced tubes A method and control system for manufacturing externally enhanced evaporator tubes. A pressure signal indicative of the pore size on the external surface of the enhanced evaporator tube is provided to a microcomputer system which processes the signal indi... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4827590 | Method of making of header for automotive air conditioner evaporator A header for an automotive air conditioner evaporator is made from a cut-off length of a cylindrical aluminum tube (10), one end of which is clamped on a cylindrical arbor (11) so that a header region (20) of the tube can be pressed into a generally recta... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4759405 | Air conditioner condenser manifold An air conditioner condenser manifold uses a tube having a flat side and a semi-oval cross-sectional shape, with holes pierced into the flat side of the tube without removing any material from the tube. The material of the flat side of the tube within an ... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4739630 | Heat exchanger assembly and method of fabricating same An improved heat exchanger assembly is disclosed and has a wall composed of a heat transmissive material and a plurality of sections of spaced-apart elongated fluid conduits also composed of a heat transmissive material disposed on one side of the wall fo... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4711010 | Method of sealing off the vaporization chamber of a steam iron A method of sealing off a vaporization chamber provided in a soleplate of a steam iron by means of a cover is described. The vaporization chamber has an outer wall which has an upper edge remote from the bottom surface of the soleplate and having an upwar... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4586566 | Arrangement for joining the tubes of a heat exchanger core with a connecting box particularly for evaporators An arrangement is disclosed for joining the tubes of a heat exchanger core to a connecting box, wherein the tubes are fastened to the connecting box and sealed, said tubes being secured to the connecting box by means of a friction joint and at least one s... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4519960 | Expanded metal saddle tower packing Tower packing elements adapted for dumped packing and employed to effect vapor-liquid contact in vapor-liquid contact columns for the purposes of bringing about mass and heat transfer between the liquid and vapor phases. Each packing element is of the sad... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4489470 | Refrigeration apparatus and method of making same A method of securing a tube, such as a condenser tube for a refrigeration cabinet, to the inside of the outer walls of the cabinet by means of direct welding between the tube and the oil panel of the cabinet. The tubing is formed to the desired configurat... | 12/25/1984 |
