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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186177 | Systems for reducing cooling water and power consumption in gasification systems and methods of assembling such systems An integrated gasification combined cycle system is provided. The integrated gasification combined cycle system includes an air compressor coupled in flow communication to an air separation unit, a condensate heater coupled in flow communication with the air compres... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8176748 | Cao heat engine and refrigerator This invention provides heat engines based on various structures of internal combustion engines, such as a four-stroke piston-type combustion engine, two-stroke piston-type combustion engine, rotary combustion engine, or a free-piston type combustion engine. Said he... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8099973 | Environmental control system An environmental control system for conditioning air in a vehicle compartment, such as an aircraft cabin. Cool expanded higher-pressure air from a turbine is mixed with recirculated warmer, lower pressure air from the compartment. The air is mixed and recirculated b... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8087260 | Fluid machine and refrigeration cycle apparatus A fluid machine (201) includes: a compression mechanism (2) for compressing a working fluid; an expansion mechanism (4) for expanding the working fluid and for recovering mechanical power from the expanding working fluid; a shaft (5) for ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8015838 | On-board inert gas generation turbocompressor systems and methods The present invention provides a system and method for cooling the bleed air supply in an on-board inert gas generation system. The gas generation system cools the bleed air using a turbocompressor in conjunction with heat exchangers. Exhaust from a regenerative hea... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7975505 | Arrangement having a turbomachine, a cooler and a carrying frame An arrangement has a turbomachine, a cooler, and a carrying frame that accommodates the turbomachine and the cooler, with frame segments. The cooler has at least one essentially pipe-shaped cooling element disposed horizontally, and the frame segments are disposed a... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7856843 | Thermal energy storage system using compressed air energy and/or chilled water from desalination processes The invention relates to a universal system for producing cost effective energy particularly for cooling purposes. In one embodiment, wind turbines are used to generate electricity and compressed air energy, wherein the compressed air energy is used to co-generate e... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7841205 | Integrated compressor/expansion engine A multi cylinder compressor/expansion engine having a centrally mounted drive shaft. A cylinder barrel is mounted on the drive shaft and both the cylinder barrel and the drive shaft rotate about a common axis. There is a plurality of cylinders in the cylinder barrel... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7797962 | Method of operating an aircraft system The present disclosure relates to a method of operating an aircraft system, in particular for the purpose of fresh air supply, air-conditioning and pressurization of an aircraft cabin, having a first compressed air source formed by a first compressor charged with am... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7779644 | Air cycle machine for an aircraft environmental control system An ECS system includes an ACM mounted adjacent an air-liquid heat exchanger through a diffuser that contains a diffuser plate. The diffuser plate receives airflow from the ACM which strikes the diffuser plate and flows radially outward and around the diffuser plate ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7350372 | System and method for selective heating and cooling A combined heating/cooling system and method is provided wherein an absorption tank (20) houses a refrigerant and absorbant mixture composition. A boiler (50) heats the high pressure mixture composition and vaporizes the refrigerant. Heated absorbant i... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350366 | Heat pump The present invention provides a heat pump including: a compressor; a radiator; a first throttling device having a variable opening; an expander; a second throttling device having a variable opening; an evaporator; piping that connects the compressor, the radiator, ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348526 | Microwave-assisted chromatography preparation An instrument and associated method are disclosed for preparing samples for column chromatography. The method includes the steps of applying microwave energy to a sample composition containing at least one solvent to encourage a chemical reaction and generate desire... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342784 | Cooling method and device for an electronic component A cooling device for electronic components has a main body, a motor, an adaptor tube, a shaft, a valve assembly, a reservoir, and a delivery tube. The motor is mounted in the main body. The adaptor tube is mounted between the main body and the reservoir and is gradu... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334423 | Dual mode condensing cycle An air conditioning system is provided that includes first and second turbines and a compressor. The second turbine is in fluid communication with a pack outlet. A passage fluidly connects the first turbine and the pack outlet. A valve is associated with the passage... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334422 | Cabin air conditioning system with liquid cooling for power electronics An air conditioning system is provided with a cooling air ram that includes both air-to-air heat exchangers, and a liquid sink heat exchanger. The liquid sink heat exchanger receives a cooling fluid that has been utilized to cool a power electronics control for an e... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322207 | Air refrigerant cooling apparatus and air refrigeration system using the air refigerant cooling apparatus An air refrigerant cooling apparatus has magnetic bearings with high reliability and high efficiency. The air refrigerant cooling apparatus includes a motor having a first magnetic bearing and a second magnetic bearing for supporting a shaft, a compressor and an exp... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322203 | Device for supplying preconditioned air to an aircraft on the ground A device (10) for supplying preconditioned air to an aircraft on the ground, comprises a compressed air inlet (16) and a compressed air hose (34) having a first end connected to the compressed air inlet (16) and an opposite second end for... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322202 | Electric motor driven supercharger with air cycle air conditioning system An inventive air conditioning system includes an air conditioning pack for receiving pressurized air and converting the pressurized air into conditioned air for an aircraft. Pressurized air is provided by a compressed air supply system that is fluidly connected to t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7305838 | Cooling compressor intake air Cooling air provided to a compressor air inlet such that water vapor in the inlet air condenses to lower a moisture content of the air provided to the compressor. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305842 | Environmental control system and method for an aircraft An environmental control system for an aircraft having an air pump that is powered by bleed air from an engine of the aircraft. Although the air pump is powered by engine bleed air, the air pump draws ambient fresh air from outside the aircraft, compresses the fresh... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302804 | Cabin air compressor cooling system A closed loop cooling system and method for an oil-free electric motor of an aircraft cabin air compressor. A closed-loop fan, which may be coupled to a motor rotor opposite a compressor impeller, circulates the required cooling air in a closed loop through a motor ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299633 | Solar dish concentrator with a molten salt receiver incorporating thermal energy storage A solar power system capable of storing heat energy and converting sun light to electrical power. The solar power system includes a solar collection system which gathers and transmits concentrated solar energy to an absorber/cavity. The thermal energy is extracted f... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7281383 | Reciprocating four-stroke Brayton refrigerator or heat engine A thermal machine that can function as either a refrigerator or an external combustion heat engine is disclosed. A working gas undergoes four thermodynamic processes that comprise a Brayton cycle. Two of these processes, adiabatic compression and adiabatic expansion... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7260952 | Fluid machine A fluid machine has a compressor device for compressing refrigerant of a refrigerating cycle for an automotive vehicle, an electric rotating device operating as an electric motor for generating a rotational driving force to drive the compressor device or operating a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7257956 | Cooling apparatus A cooling apparatus configured such that a cooling body provided with heat-dissipating plates is pressed against a device to which a socket of a burn-in board is attached, and air is provided by a blower such that the air passes between the heat-dissipating plates, ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254959 | Joule-Thomson effect air conditioner using air as the refrigerant An air conditioning system has a compressor for generating compressed air that is delivered to Joule-Thomson orifice with the compressed air flowing therethrough becoming refrigerant air sent through a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is defined by triangular tube... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251951 | Heated sub-freezing airflow diverter A flow diverter comprises a heat sink array in fluid communication with a turbine outlet and an inlet face of a heat exchanger, the heat sink array comprising a plurality of heat sink elements, the heat sink array being separated from the inlet face by a distance, a... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7222499 | Closed loop air conditioning system A closed loop air conditioning system for an aircraft includes a compressor stage including at least one power driven compressor, for compressing working fluid, a first expansion turbine over which compressed working fluid is expanded and cooled, a first heat load h... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219504 | Heat dissipation system with an air compressing mechanism A heat dissipation system, including an air compressor mechanism disposed in a body shell, which has an inlet and enlarged outlet. An air is directed to the air compressor mechanism, and compressed. Upon exhaling the body shell, a compressed air will rapidly expand ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219510 | Cooling system for an on-board inert gas generating system The inert gas generating system includes a compressed air source, a cooling air source, and a separation module. The separation module includes first and second inlets and outlets. The first inlet is coupled to the compressed air source. The first outlet is coupled ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7188488 | Pack and a half condensing cycle pack with combined heat exchangers The present invention provides an air generation unit (AGU) including a pressurized air source, such as an engine providing pressurized air. First and second air cycle machine (ACM) are fluidly connected to the pressurized air source for receiving the air. A heat ex... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7171819 | Indirect regenerative air cycle for integrated power and cooling machines An integrated power and cooling machine having an indirect regenerative air cooling feature may be useful for providing power and environmental control to both ground vehicles, such as tanks, and aircraft, such as helicopters and airplanes. The integrated power and ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166149 | Adsorption process for continuous purification of high value gas feeds Using a high pressure rotary adsorbent wheel, a high value compressed gas feed can be purified by concentrating the impurity such as water, condensing it out, before final purification. Instead of exhausting gas from the system, the effluent can be put back into the... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7140197 | Means and apparatus for microrefrigeration An integrated, self-contained microrefrigeration apparatus, in a dimension small enough to fit inside small appliances, such as electronic cases and portable equipment is described. The microrefrigerator employs a working fluid that circulates between evaporator, co... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121100 | High efficiency aircraft cabin air supply cooling system A thermal management system for an aircraft is provided. The aircraft includes a primary air conditioning system which compresses and cools outside air to create inside air. The inside air pressurizes the internal volume of the aircraft and ventilates a first object... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7086239 | Condenser The present invention relates to a condenser for an air-based climate control system, having an inlet and an outlet for the air to be cooled, an inlet and an outlet for the cool air, a heat exchange unit for heat transfer between the air to be cooled and the cool ai... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7069731 | Cooling apparatus Cooling apparatus for use on a vehicle. The apparatus includes a heat exchanger in which heat is removed from a heat load by a coolant, and first and second coolant supplies. The first coolant supply is adapted to receive a first coolant and to supply the first cool... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7051529 | Solar dish concentrator with a molten salt receiver incorporating thermal energy storage A solar power system capable of storing heat energy and converting sun light to electrical power. The solar power system includes a solar collection system which gathers and transmits concentrated solar energy to an absorber/cavity. The thermal energy is extracted f... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044214 | Aircraft ground support air conditioning unit with cooling air flow control doors A system and method of supplying conditioned air to an aircraft environmental control system during ground support operations that uses at least one flow control door to control the flow of cooling air through a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger removes heat from a... | 05/16/2006 |
