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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146374 | System and method for efficient utilization of energy generated by a utility plant A system and method for improving the efficiency of an existing utility plant by constructing a data center nearby and retrofitting the utility plant to provide electric power and cooling to the data center. The system and method for cooling the data center uses a c... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8132418 | Cooling with refrigerant feedback Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for cooling an environment using a low temperature heat source. A cooling apparatus is provided. A refrigerant is vaporized from a refrigeration solution using the low temperature heat source. The vaporized refrigerant with... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7918095 | Heat actuated cooling system The system uses a batch method process absorption cooling through a number of separate sealed two compartment containers which are moved physically between a heating area, a cooling area, a storage area and a refrigeration area. Pressure differentials alone between ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7726139 | Cooling sorption element with gas-impermeable sheeting A cooling element with a sorbent material (4) which in vacuo can sorb a vaporous working medium that evaporates from a fluid working medium in an evaporator (29) and with a shut-off means which, up to the moment at which the cooling process is initiate... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7624584 | Installation and method for producing cold by a reversible sorption system The invention relates to refrigeration at TU by a reversible sorption system. The installation comprises a reactor (1) in which a reversible sorption between a gas G and a sorbent S takes place, a device (2) in which a reversible phen... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7434411 | Droplet desorption process and system Microchannel or fractal plate desorption retains the advantage of high-flux, thin-film desorption without using membranes and allows for lightweight, compact desorbers for either LiBr and water or ammonia and water. Working embodiments of the process comprise provid... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7313926 | High efficiency absorption heat pump and methods of use A high efficiency absorption heat pump cycle is disclosed using a high pressure stage, a supercritical cooling stage, and a mechanical energy extraction stage to provide a non-toxic combined heat, cooling, and energy system. Using the preferred carbon dioxide gas wi... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7293421 | Method for cooling a product, particularly, for liquefying a gas, and device for implementing this method A method for cooling a product (P) including N ordered adsorption/desorption cycles (100, 200, 300), each cycle having the following steps: expanding a refrigerant in liquid phase from a condenser (101, 201, 301) inside an evaporator (103, 203, 303 | 11/13/2007 |
| 7266967 | Air conditioner for automotive vehicle An air conditioner for an automotive vehicle having a water-cooling type internal combustion engine includes: a first refrigerator; and an adsorption type refrigerator having adsorbent. The first refrigerator controls temperature of air to be blown into a passenger ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266949 | Insulation of a self-cooling beverage package A self-cooling beverage package having a first cavity (10) containing a beverage for consumption, a second cavity (20) forming a heat exchanger and containing a refrigerant liquid and its vapor, a third cavity (30) containing means of pumping by... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7251955 | Solid sorption heat pump A solid sorption heat pump is provided that includes an adsorber/desorber unit including a heat exchanger and a solid sorption material. The adsorber/desorber unit is placed in a common housing, which is sealed against the outside atmosphere, together with a condens... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7225634 | Absorption refrigerating machine A triple effect absorption refrigerating machine comprising a high temperature regenerator GH, an intermediate temperature regenerator GM, a low temperature regenerator GL, a condenser C, an absorber A, an evaporator E, an auxiliary regenerator GX and an auxiliary a... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222500 | Method and device for absorption cooling When using systems that use the principle of absorption for the production of cold there is a great delay between the starting of the installation and the production of cold. This delay is due to the necessary time for the production of vapour. According to t... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7198766 | Method for production of acrylic acid and apparatus for production of acrylic acid Chilled coolant is prepared by liquid coolant utilizing the latent heat generated by a gasification of liquefied propylene, for example, and this chilled coolant is used in heat exchangers which are used in a process for production of acrylic acid or acrolein. This ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188480 | Membrane desiccation heat pump There is provided a system for pumping thermal energy. The system includes (a) a heater for heating a liquid, (b) a gas-liquid contactor for adding vapor from the liquid to a process gas to produce a vapor-containing gas, and (c) a membrane permeator for removing th... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7171824 | Reversible air-water absorption heat pump A cooling or heating device in an absorption heat pump of GAX type, including a generator, a GAX heat exchanger, an absorber, a condenser, an evaporator, a pump connected to the absorber and generator, and a first circuit for refrigerant solution circulating through... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7146756 | Apparatus and method for displaying an item A plurality of edges (106–110) of a transparent sheet (112) are adhered to a back (114) of a paper backing (116) to from a clear-front envelope (102). A support flap (104) is attached to the clear-front envelope (102 | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143589 | Sorption cooling systems, their use in automotive cooling applications and methods relating to the same A sorption cooling system for providing cooled air to the cabin of a vehicle. The sorption cooling system includes an evaporator, a condenser adapted to fluidly communication with the evaporator, and a plurality of adsorbent beds adapted for fluid communication with... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131282 | Defrosting The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for defrosting an absorption refrigerator comprising the steps of determining a defrost start time for defrosting of the low temperature compartment and higher temperature compartment, starting the absorption ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7050888 | Control system and method of controlling ammonium absorption refrigerators The present invention provides control systems and methods for a cooling unit. The system includes a temperature sensor that senses the temperature of a cooling fin and a circuit. The circuit may communicate with a signal from the cooling unit that indicates when co... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7024880 | Portable icemaker and method for making ice An icemaking apparatus includes an evaporator tube, a driving vessel charged with liquid ammonia and a driving gas, a heat source, a return system, and a target material reservoir adapted to be placed in an operating position over the evaporator tube. The evaporator... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7013660 | System for forming aerosols and cooling device incorporated therein The present invention relates a cooling device of the reverse Carnot cycle-type using a refrigerant, and an aerosol generation system including it. The cooling device includes a refrigerator of the reverse Carnot cycle-type, a cleaning medium conduit, a temperature ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007506 | Refrigeration system utilizing incomplete evaporation of refrigerant in evaporator A refrigeration system allows the refrigerant to circulate through a closed circulation channel. A dry evaporator is incorporated in the circulation channel. The dry evaporator is designed to keep a quality smaller than 1.0 in evaporating the refrigerant. The quanti... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003966 | Energy consumption reduction in a multi-effect absorption system A method of reducing energy consumption in a multi-effect absorption system. The multi-effect absorption system includes a primary generator for a primary desorption process and a secondary generator for a secondary desorption process. In the method, heat is provide... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6968711 | Temperature controlled shipping containers Novel sorption cooling devices capable of providing cooling over an extended period of time are disclosed. The sorption cooling devices are particularly useful for temperature-controlled shipping containers that are required to maintain a temperature below ambient f... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6951117 | Vapor compression system and method for controlling conditions in ambient surroundings A vapor compression system (10) including an evaporator (16), a compressor (12), and a condenser (14) interconnected in a closed-loop system. In one embodiment, a multifunctional valve (18) is configured to receive a liquefied heat... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6948558 | Evaporative duplex counterheat exchanger A duplex exchanger includes first and second heat exchangers each including a main flow channel and a cooperating counterheat channel. The first counterheat channel is joined to the first main flow channel for receiving a cooled primary stream therefrom. The second ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6895779 | Adsorption refrigerating device An adsorption refrigeration device having an evaporator containing a refrigerant liquid that evaporates under the effect of a depression and an adsorbent capable of fixing the vapors (V) of the refrigerant liquid. The adsorbent is in contact with a heat exchanger co... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6843071 | Preparation of refrigerant materials Portable refrigeration devices (1) including methods for preparing sorbents (30) for use in such devices, and the sorbents (30) prepared in this way. The methods relate to the substantially complete degassing for the maximization of receiving re... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6829902 | Self-cooling can A self-cooling can (10) which is suitable for cooling 300 ml of beverage by 30° F. in a maximum of 3 minutes comprises an internal evaporator (30) and an absorber unit (20) which is fixed typically to the base of the can. Cooling is initiated b... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6817210 | Absorptive high temperature desorber having mechanically narrow width of combustion area and absorption chiller-heater using the same The present invention relates an absorptive high temperature desorber for mechanically narrowing the width of the combustion area, and an absorption chiller-heater using the absorptive high temperature desorber. The high temperature desorber comprises a plurality of... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6761042 | Dispersion of refrigerant materials Portable refrigeration devices (1) including methods for preparing evaporator chambers (10) for use in such devices, and the evaporator chambers (10) prepared in this way. The methods relate to the dispersion of refrigerant for the maximization ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6735963 | Aqua-ammonia absorption system with variable speed burner An aqua-ammonia absorption cooling and/or heating system having a variable speed burner which uses active flow control of weak liquor and/or active control of refrigerant flow to the evaporator. ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6706097 | Molecular separator apparatus A molecular sieve apparatus and magnetic/adsorbent material composition facilitate molecular adsorption and separation using a magnetic field to hold, move, cool, and/or heat an adsorbent 1 that is bonded to magnetic materials 3 that are moveable by a ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6701726 | Method and apparatus for capacity valve calibration for snapp absorption chiller Data points are determined for an absorption chiller system which relate a position of the capacity valve to the heat input into the system. A continuous curve is determined which estimates the relationship between the position of the capacity valve and t... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6698231 | Systems and methods for storing items with containers Containers are provided. A representative container comprises: an outer shell defining an interior and having a lid, the outer shell having at least one opening for providing access to the interior, the lid being movable between an open position and a clo... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6666037 | Absorption refrigerator control method An object of the invention is to enable heat sources to be surely utilized in accordance with order of priorities and to prevent a overshooting of a temperature of cold water supplied from an evaporator even when a load is immediately changed. A flow of e... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6637220 | Dilution cycle for absorption chiller A routine of controlling the dilution cycle of an absorption chiller to determine when to initiate a dilution cycle, continue the cycle and terminate the cycle. The concentration of solution leaving the chiller's low temperature generator is calculated an... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6637221 | Dual setpoint control for an absorption chiller A method of controlling the capacity of an absorption chiller by regulating the heat input to a generator in response to a selected one of two system variables. The first variable involves the measured chilled water temperature leaving the system evaporat... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6536229 | Absorption refrigerator A steam type absorption refrigerator which circulates absorption fluid from an absorber (1), through a low-temperature heat exchanger (3), a low-temperature regenerator (4), a high-temperature heat exchanger (6), a steam heating type high-temperature rege... | 03/25/2003 |
