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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186174 | Temperature control system for an electronic device cabinet An electronic device cabinet includes a first temperature control system positioned to direct a conditioned airflow into a first electronic device storage zone of the cabinet and a second temperature control system positioned to direct a conditioned airflow into a s... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8156753 | Cold aisle isolation A data center cooling solution providing techniques for using baffles, doors and roof sections to prevent warm air from being entrained into a cold aisle in a data center, wherein the data center generally contains an air cooling system and a raised floor structure.... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151589 | Cooling device for a reaction chamber for processing a biochip and method for controlling said cooling device The invention relates to a cooling device for a reaction chamber for processing a biochip and to a method for controlling said cooling device. The cooling device (50) according to the invention comprises a cooling piston (51), a cooling unit (52... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8136366 | Method, system and hardware device for temperature control The invention provides a temperature control method, system and hardware device, wherein, the method comprising: after the system logs in operation system, a temperature control function module obtains a temperature-control control right, and controls the system tem... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8117861 | Cooling arrangement for an electrical connector for a superconductor A cooling arrangement for an electrical connector for a superconductor including at least one superconductor arranged in a container and the container is arranged in a vacuum chamber. A cryocooler is thermally connected to the container to cool the container and the... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113010 | Data center cooling A system for cooling air in a data center includes a data center having electronic equipment in operation, a cooling water source, and a plurality of on-floor cooling units. The cooling water source is configured to retain at maximum capacity a total amount of water... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113009 | Electronic device cooling system and electronic device cooling apparatus An electronic cooling apparatus has a cabinet which is open at the front and rear sides thereof and accommodates plural electronic devices each having a fan, and a rear door which is provided with an evaporator. Air blown by the fan is cooled by the evaporator and t... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8065887 | Display for public use In a basic embodiment of a display for public use including a stand, an internal computer and an internal air conditioning system, the computer (10) is arranged according to the invention inside a housing (7) of the display, an evaporator (1) of... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8061155 | Temperature control apparatus for a hard disk drive and a method of varying the temperature of a hard disk drive A temperature control apparatus for a hard disk drive includes a thermal chamber for receiving the hard disk drive. The apparatus also includes an oscillatory air movement generator for generating air movement within a region between the thermal chamber and the hard... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8051671 | System and method for cooling computers In certain embodiments, an air-pressurizing device is positioned to discharge a computer system. A supply conduit pneumatically couples a cooled-air discharge conditioning system with an inlet of the air-pressurizing device. ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051672 | Fluid cooled cabinet for electronic equipment An electronic equipment cabinet is provided, which includes an enclosure defining an interior space. A support is disposed with the interior space and is configured to receive electronic equipment. The bottom portion defines a base plenum configured for at least one... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8042351 | Systems and methods for providing air conditioning to an electronic component in a satellite antenna installation An air conditioning system provides air to an enclosure associated with a satellite antenna that houses an amplifier or other electronic component. The air conditioning system supplies conditioned air to the bottom of the enclosure and receives return air from the t... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042350 | Apparatus for controlling cooling device and cooling system A cooling device controller for controlling a cooling device is provided. The cooling device controller includes: a capacitor for supplying an output voltage through a first terminal; a first switch between a first input terminal and the first terminal of the capaci... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8037705 | Termination for a superconductive cable A termination for a superconductive cable (1) is provided, consisting of a pressure-tight metal inner container (2) in which there is a liquid refrigerant and into which the cable protrudes, and a metal outer container (3) which is separated fro... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8020398 | Fluid delivery mechanism for vacuum wafer processing system The fluid delivery mechanism of the present disclosure provides a solution for use in a single axis of motion that allows the connection of one or more fluid flow paths over a wide range of temperatures into a vacuum environment. The mechanism does not employ flexib... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8011200 | Cooling fluid flow regulation distribution system and method The disclosure provides systems and methods for regulating and distributing cooling fluid through a plurality of heat sinks, such as cold plates, using a flow regulator, which sets the total flow rate, in combination with one or more individual orifices that allow f... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7992402 | Cold aisle isolation A data center cooling solution providing techniques for using baffles, doors and roof sections to prevent warm air from being entrained into a cold aisle in a data center, wherein the data center generally contains an air cooling system and a raised floor structure.... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7984618 | Cooling apparatus and vacuum cooling apparatus A cooling apparatus includes a refrigerating machine including a cooling portion fixed to a support body and cools a cooling target through the cooling portion. The cooling target and the cooling portion are connected by a structure including an extendable pipe fill... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7971446 | Computing environments A system can include an enclosure having an exterior surface and an interior region that is characterized by a width and a length that is longer than the width; a plurality of trays mounted in racks that line a majority of each side of the length of the interior reg... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7971447 | Control parameters for a high voltage battery cooling strategy A cooling system for a vehicle battery is described. The system has a cooling loop in heat transfer communication with the battery, for removing heat therefrom with a coolant, a first cooling device selectively coupleable to the cooling loop, using a refrigerant flu... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7963118 | Vapor-compression heat exchange system with evaporator coil mounted to outlet door of an electronics rack A vapor-compression heat exchange system for facilitating cooling of an electronics rack. The system includes employing an evaporator coil mounted to an outlet door cover, which is hingedly affixed to an air outlet side of the rack, as well as refrigerant inlet and ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7963119 | Hybrid air and liquid coolant conditioning unit for facilitating cooling of one or more electronics racks of a data center A hybrid air and liquid coolant conditioning unit is provided for facilitating cooling of electronics rack(s) of a data center. The unit includes a first heat exchange assembly, including a liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger, a system coolant loop and a facility coolan... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7954334 | Inverter system and vehicle An inverter system having a semiconductor device, and a railway vehicle using this inverter, provide a more accurate determination of whether an abnormal heat generation from the inverter is associated with an error of the inverter system or is due to other causes, ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950244 | Apparatus for facilitating cooling of an electronics rack through the use of an air-to-liquid heat exchanger An apparatus for facilitating cooling of an electronics rack is provided. The apparatus includes an air-to-liquid heat exchanger and system coolant inlet and outlet plenums mounted to a door of an electronics rack. The inlet and outlet plenums are in fluid communica... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7921664 | Method and apparatus for high heat flux heat transfer The subject invention pertains to a method and apparatus for high heat flux heat transfer. The subject invention can be utilized to transfer heat from a heat source to a coolant such that the transferred heat can be effectively transported to another location. Examp... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921663 | Heat pipe heat sink A heat sink (1), has heat pipes (3) which are disposed in a high temperature section (A) of a base plate (2) on which a heating element (4) is disposed so that the heat pipes (3) extend from the high temperature section (A) to low ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918102 | Method and arrangement for cooling a substrate, particularly a semiconductor In this method, a refrigerant (52) is compressed (32) in a refrigerating circuit, then condensed by cooling in a condenser (44), then expanded in a throttle valve (62) and delivered in the expanded state, in the form of wet vapor (52 | 04/05/2011 |
| 7913507 | Electronic equipment cooling system An electronic equipment cooling system of the invention comprises: a heat receiver; a closed refrigerant circulation path (including: the heat receiver; a refrigerant condenser; a refrigerant pump; and a refrigerant tank); and a closed gas circulation path (includin... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7905105 | Modular in-frame pumped refrigerant distribution and heat removal system An apparatus, method and system are provided for a modular in-frame pumped refrigerant distribution system. Specifically, a micro-channel heat exchanger is positioned in an equipment cabinet close to equipment that generates heat. More specifically, the micro-channe... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905106 | Case and rack system for liquid submersion cooling of electronic devices connected in an array A liquid submersion cooling system that is suitable for cooling a number of electronic devices in parallel using a plurality of cases connected to a rack system. The system cools heat-generating components in server computers and other devices that use electronic, h... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7900468 | Method and apparatus for equalizing a pumped refrigerant system A cooling system is provided that comprises: a refrigerant loop having a pump; an evaporator heat exchanger thermally coupled to a heat source, the evaporator plumbed in the loop; a condensing heat exchanger and a receiver plumbed in the loop; and an equalizing cond... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7895854 | Refrigeration system with parallel evaporators and variable speed compressor A refrigeration system for controlling airflow around an air-cooled heat generating device having a plurality of components includes a refrigerant line split into second refrigerant lines, which are arranged in a parallel configuration with respect to each other. Ev... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895855 | Closed data center containment system and associated methods A containment system includes a control unit comprising a cooling system and a control panel in communication with the cooling system. The containment system also includes a containment unit in communication with the control unit for containing a plurality of electr... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7886555 | Mobile communications shelter with air distribution assembly A mobile communications shelter comprising a personnel accessible chamber containing racks of stacked electronic communications equipment positioned along or adjacent to interior walls of the chamber, and a refrigeration apparatus mounted outside of the chamber and ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7878016 | Device and method for on-die temperature measurement A system for measuring and managing thermal operations of a processor core on a semiconductor die using a sensor positioned in a hotspot of the processor core. A measured temperature reading is determined based upon a temperature sensed by the sensor. Interrupt sign... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874173 | Thermal capacitor A thermal capacitor cools servers when an active cooling system fails. The thermal capacitor includes cold insulation passages, fans, temperature sensors, and a control unit. The cold insulation passages each have a plurality of air flow channels obtained by dividin... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7856838 | Cooling air flow loop for a data center in a shipping container A movable data center or container enclosed data center is disclosed in which a plurality of data processing modules, a plurality of heat exchange modules, and a plurality of fans are operatively arranged. The enclosure defines a continuous closed-loop air passage b... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7854140 | Reheat dehumidification system in variable speed applications A refrigerant system is provided with a reheat function selectively utilizing the heat rejected by the variable speed drive controller and electronics that are often employed in known refrigerant cycles. By placing at least one of these variable speed drives in the ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7849704 | Cryogenic apparatus of superconducting equipment A cryogenic apparatus of superconducting equipment with excellent assembly workability and a termination structure of a superconducting cable including the cryogenic apparatus are provided. A termination structure of a superconducting cable includes a terminal of th... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7845187 | Thermal management system and method for automotive vehicle A thermal management system for an automotive vehicle includes air cooled heat exchangers for an HVAC system, for a prime mover, and for various electronics componentry. All heat exchangers are cooled by a common air stream flowing from the ambient. The amount of he... | 12/07/2010 |
