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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7028607 | Frozen food masticating machine A device for masticating frozen foodstuffs such device having a housing; a motor installed inside the housing; and an inlet portion for introducing foodstuffs therein connected to a masticating chamber. A plunging device is attached such that a piston is inserted in... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7024871 | Strategy for minimizing noise perception in a vehicle The present invention provides a method for masking noise in a motor vehicle that has a component that produces noise when operated. The method of the invention comprises monitoring the speed of the vehicle, and increasing the movement of the moveable part when the ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7027912 | Method and system for controlling an engine to maintain a comfortable cabin temperature within a vehicle A method and system for controlling an engine in order to maintain a comfortable cabin temperature within a vehicle that is equipped with an engine, a battery and a heating/cooling apparatus including determining an acceptable range of cabin temperatures, monitoring... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021071 | Method and apparatus for controlling cooling fan of vehicle A driving load of a cooling fan unit is selectively determined from a plurality of predetermined loads corresponding to vehicle parameters including a coolant temperature and a vehicle speed. Also, on the basis of a plurality of coolant temperature ranges and a plur... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7000412 | Constant temperature refrigeration system for extensive temperature range application and control method thereof A constant temperature refrigeration system for extensive temperature range application comprising a refrigerator, a low-temperature heat exchanger, a medium-temperature heat exchanger, a high-temperature heat exchanger, a pump, a first solenoid valve, a second sole... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000422 | Refrigeration system and method of configuring the same A refrigeration system including a compressor, condenser, valve, and evaporator in fluid communication; a system controller operable to control one or more aspects of the refrigeration system, and a subsystem controller in communication with the system controller. T... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6988671 | Programmable thermostat incorporating air quality protection The invention is directed to programmable temperature control in which a controller may be programmed to control a thermal output of said temperature-modifying device, and to operate an air circulating system independently of the temperature-modifying device. The ap... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6973793 | Estimating evaporator airflow in vapor compression cycle cooling equipment A method for determining airflow through an evaporator coil in a vapor compression cycle by measuring the moist air conditions entering and leaving the coil, and various temperatures and pressures in the refrigerant of the vapor compression cycle. The mass airflow r... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973958 | Heat transfer apparatus having anti-oxidization device A heat transfer apparatus includes one heat exchanging system having a compressor coupled between a condenser and a heat exchanger. A further heat exchanging system includes a water pump, an ion exchange filter coupled between the water pump and the heat exchanger, ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6957544 | Method and apparatus for regulating the operating temperature of electronic devices In one embodiment, the present invention recites a temperature control subsystem for use with an air conditioning system. The temperature control subsystem comprises a temperature sensor located in proximity to a heat-generating device disposed within a housing, whe... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6889908 | Thermal analysis in a data processing system Methods, systems, and media for thermal analysis are disclosed. Embodiments of the invention receive temperatures associated with elements of a system. The temperatures received are dependant upon airflow and heating patterns of the elements. Differences between the... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6874327 | Fan control system with improved temperature resolution A system and method for increasing resolution of pulse width modulated (PWM) signal duty cycle calculations in a fan speed control system operating to control rotational speed of at least one fan. The method may comprise obtaining a temperature reading from a first ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6848264 | Apparatus and method for controlling cool air in refrigerator An apparatus controls cool air for directedly cooling a section which is weakly cooled or which stores new loads. The apparatus discharges the cool air by rotating a drive body in accordance with a variation of visual images taken by visual image generator before an... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6834811 | Market-based temperature control system and method A temperature control system and method uses a market-based approach to control the temperature of regions within an unpartitioned space, such as a computer data center. Market agents may be associated with regions of the data center that may contain one or more hea... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6823685 | Vehicle air conditioning device A vehicle air-conditioning device having at least one control element which supplies a prescribed value to the air-conditioning control unit, a state of flow being provided by an air speed and a degree of turbulence of the air, which can be influenced by the strengt... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6817199 | Cooling system A system and method for cooling a room configured to house a plurality of computer systems. A heat exchanger unit is configured to receive air from the room and to deliver air to the room. The heat exchanger unit is supplied with cooling fluid operable to cool the r... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6772604 | Cooling of data centers In a cooling system for cooling racks in a data center, cooling fluid is circulated in the data center by a cooling device having a fan. In addition, this system includes a plenum having a plurality of returns and an outlet. The outlet of the plenum is in fluid comm... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6694760 | Refrigerating cycle A refrigerating cycle is capable of performing both an operation in which the maximum cooling power is desired to be unleashed and an operation in which the most excellent performance coefficient is attained. A refrigerating cycle is configured such that a dif... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6651895 | Adaptive automatic climate control method for a motor vehicle An improved motor vehicle automatic climate control methodology allows an occupant of the vehicle to select one of a number of automatic climate control settings that are calibrated to satisfy the comfort preferences of different types of occupants. In a ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6616057 | Adaptive automatic climate control method for a motor vehicle An improved motor vehicle automatic climate control methodology individually develops climate control commands in response to ambient environmental conditions and a transient state estimator, and individually and adaptively adjusts the commands to improve... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6196469 | Energy recycling air handling system An air handling system including at least one terminal unit for maintaining a serviced volume at a predetermined temperature with constant or variable volume control wherein a thermal energy wheel provides heat transfer between the outgoing and inflowing ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6058716 | Perishable product protection control system A method of controlling supply air temperature in an enclosure refrigerated with a refrigeration cycle including an evaporator exhibiting a temperature differential, is disclosed. The method includes the steps of defining a supply temperature limit consta... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6052998 | Method for determining blower purge time A method for operating a blower of an vehicle air conditioning (a/c) system after ignition off for purging moisture from an evaporator core includes accumulating a/c system data while the a/c system is operating including a/c on time, duty cycle, ambient ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6014325 | Controlled DC power supply for a refrigeration appliance A controlled DC power supply for a refrigeration appliance is disclosed for reducing heat dissipation and power loss. The refrigeration appliance has AC-powered components, such as compressors and fans, and DC-powered components, such as relays and soleno... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5992156 | Air conditioning system for vehicles An air conditioning system for vehicles has a cooling circuit and a radiator supplying cooling water to an engine. The cooling circuit includes a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator. The system includes a water temperature sensor for detecting a wat... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5970729 | Cooling apparatus A cooling apparatus used, for instance, for a laser which is low in the consumption of energy and can be made small in size. The cooling apparatus includes: an outside air - water heat exchanger (or outside air cooler 15) as a first cooler; a refrigerant ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5934083 | Air-conditioning system for an aircraft cabin The climate in one or more aircraft cabin zones is controlled to achieve a minimal use of fresh air and an optimal use of recirculation air while satisfying official regulation requirements and avoiding freeze-ups in the air duct system of commercial airc... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5931006 | Vehicle air conditioning unit with an air-conditioning function depending on the external dew point An air-conditioning unit is provided for a vehicle with an air-conditioning function depending on the outside dew point. The air-conditioning unit includes a device for determining the dew point temperature of the outside air, an air duct leading to a win... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5058389 | Fluid temperature control system and computer system using same A heating portion is cooled by a fluid, thereby effecting a temperature control. The temperature of the fluid is measured at the time of starting of a system, and the measured fluid temperature is compared with a set temperature. In accordance with the re... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4481788 | Water heating system A water heating system comprising an outdoor heat exchanger including a heat collection chamber, solar collector panels, collector fins, an evaporator for passing refrigerant therethrough to perform the heat exchange between the refrigerant and the heat t... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4448036 | Refrigeration system A refrigeration system for cooling beverages as they are drawn from a plurality of containers and dispensed through a plurality of faucets. A pair of beverage dispensing coils are centrally carried in a housing which is filled with water. A refrigeration ... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4402190 | Apparatus and method for heating and chilling concrete batch water Modular apparatus for providing heating and cooling to large quantities of water used in a concrete batch plant prior to mixing water and concrete is disclosed. The system typically operates from a water source such as a deep well (10) which water source ... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4169359 | Apparatus for the production of soft-ice Dry powder mix is mixed with water in accurate amounts on demand, the water and powder pass through an axial passage of a mixing rotor and must pass radially outward in a mixing bowl through a narrow gap to a tangential discharge opening. Demand is determ... | 10/02/1979 |
