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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136368 | Modular evaporator and thermal energy storage system for chillers A modular evaporator which can be assembled from a number of standard modules is provided. Depending on the requirements, the modular evaporator can be assembled to meet a wide range of design cooling loads. Additionally, the modular evaporator is capable of generat... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8099975 | Icemaker for a refrigerator An icemaker having a mold comprising at least one cavity and a cooling system. The cooling system has a first heat exchanger configured to have a medium flow there through. The first heat exchanger is in thermal communication with the mold to reduce the temperature ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8011204 | Kennel bed chillers Disclosed is a system for controlling the temperature of a series of interconnected kennels. The system includes a primary reservoir and supply and return lines for delivering a refrigerant to the series of kennel beds. Each of the kennels includes a flexible bed fo... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7954336 | Thermal storage unit for air conditioning applications Disclosed is a demand shifting thermal storage system employing a heat transfer/thermal energy storage vessel to produce and hold a phase change fluid using an air cooled/water cooled/ground coupled or evaporative condensing unit to generate the cold fluid with a se... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7942018 | Apparatus for cooling or heating thermal storage using microencapsulated phase change material slurries A thermal storage system includes a thermal storage device that includes an aqueous slurry of micro-encapsulated phase change material, a thermal collector in a heat exchange relationship with the thermal storage device through a first heat exchanger, and a thermal ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7905110 | Thermal energy module The invention comprises a Thermal Energy Module comprising a tank adapted to hold water or other heat transfer medium (such as water), a water loop for introducing the heat transfer medium and removing the heat transfer medium, and a refrigeration loop comprising a ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905109 | Rapid cooling system for RTP chamber A rapid cooling system for a rapid thermal processing chamber includes a rapid thermal processing chamber having a wafer support for supporting a wafer. A tank having a supply of cooling liquid is provided in fluid communication with the chamber. A pump is provided ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7891211 | Cold storage tank unit and refrigeration cycle apparatus using the same A cold storage tank unit for a refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a cold storage heat exchanger having plural tubes and a pair of first and second tanks connected to longitudinal ends of the tubes, a cold storage material tank which accommodates at least the tub... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7836721 | Cooling system A cooling system (10) comprises a first (40) and a second (50) cold storage tank, a first refrigerator (41) cooling water in the first cold storage tank (40), a first thermal load (92) disposed in a first circulating passage... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7793515 | Thermal energy storage and cooling system with isolated primary refrigerant loop Disclosed are a method and device for a refrigerant-based thermal storage system wherein a condensing unit and an ice-tank heat exchanger can be isolated through a second heat exchanger. The disclosed embodiments provide a refrigerant-based ice storage system with i... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7685838 | Ground-based aircraft air conditioner with thermal storage A preconditioned air system for cooling an interior cabin space of a parked aircraft includes a thermal energy storage unit, which contains a thermal energy storage medium for storing cooling capacity. During use, a ground-based air-cooling unit is placed in thermal... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7673473 | Dehumidification cooling apparatus for an indoor sports facility A dehumidification cooling apparatus for an indoor sports facility is provided which is capable of realizing dehumidification and cooling at a low operating cost in the indoor sports facility. This apparatus includes: an ice chamber for turning water into ice and st... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7644592 | Cooling apparatus for comestible products A cooling apparatus comprises one or more cooling stations for installation in a support structure to provide a chilled surface for supporting a receptacle holding a comestible product. Each cooling station has a housing for being installed in the support surface an... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7640767 | Low voltage variable speed drive for application on medium/high voltage mains The present invention is directed to a power transformer and VSD mounted on the chiller equipment. The transformer is preferably a liquid-filled transformer rated for medium/high voltage input, and at least two output low voltages, one voltage for the VSD and other ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7640768 | Heating/cooling system for indwelling heat exchange catheter A cooling system for an indwelling heat exchange catheter includes a heat exchange bath that is configured to receive a conduit that carries saline to and from the catheter. A heating/cooling fluid is in the bath and exchanges heat with the saline. The heating/cooli... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7631515 | Thermal storage unit for air conditioning applications Disclosed is a demand shifting thermal storage system employing a heat transfer/thermal energy storage vessel to produce and hold a phase change fluid using an air cooled/water cooled/ground coupled or evaporative condensing unit to generate the cold fluid with a se... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7603874 | Split power input to chiller A chiller for supplying chilled fluid for cooling a room includes two distinct power inputs. A critical power input is configured to supply power to a controller and to a pump in a chilled-fluid loop that circulates a cool working fluid through an air handler 34 | 10/20/2009 |
| 7584628 | System for delivering coolant to a laser system A cooling system is provided for providing a coolant to a laser system at a substantially set temperature. The cooling system employs a stratified thermal energy storage (TES) device that is configured to distribute hot coolant provided at an inlet port over a cross... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7571621 | Fluid cooling system, cooled fluid dispenser comprising the later, and methods for sterilization thereof The present invention relates to a fluid cooling system (1), for use in dispensing or distributing a chilled or cooled fluid, comprising a primary heat exchanger system (2), a secondary heat exchanger system (3), a first conduit (9) throu... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7437879 | Cold carbonation system for beverage dispenser with remote tower A beverage dispensing system is characterized by an ice/beverage dispenser and a remote beverage tower. The dispenser has a cold plate, a carbonator pump and a carbonator tank and the tower has a carbonator tank. To chill the tower carbonator tank, a closed loop flu... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7421849 | Liquid galley refrigeration system for aircraft The liquid galley refrigeration system for cooling food carts for aircraft employs an intermediate working fluid to transfer heat from one or more food carts to one or more remote chillers, allowing the carts and chillers to be advantageously distributed in the airc... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418825 | IT equipment cooling A system for cooling gas heated by passing the gas over heat-producing equipment to cool the equipment comprises a heat exchanger including a first heat transfer mechanism configured to transfer heat from the heated gas to a first coolant, and a first condensing mod... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415838 | Second-refrigerant pump driving type air conditioner A second-refrigerant pump driving type air conditioner, including an indoor unit having an indoor heat exchanger that circulates a refrigerant containing no oil, a first circulator including a compressor that compresses and discharges a refrigerant containing oil, a... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7401473 | Dual refrigerant refrigeration system and method A dual refrigerant refrigerating system provides a refrigeration cycle in which a primary refrigerant cools a secondary refrigerant in a primary evaporator into a partially frozen state, in which a fusion portion thereof is frozen. The primary refrigerant thus absor... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7389647 | Closed system and method for cooling and remote dispensing of beverages at guaranteed temperatures A closed system and method of cooling and remote dispensing beverages (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) to a remote dispensing tower. The closed system employs a closed and sealed loop of continuously circulating coolant. The continuously circulating coolant is daisy cha... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7389653 | Medical ice slurry production device The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing sterile ice slurries for medical cooling applications. The apparatus is capable of producing highly loaded slurries suitable for delivery to targeted internal organs of a patient, such as the brain, heart, ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7380408 | Integrated control system for combined galley refrigeration unit and cabin air conditioning system An aircraft is provided with an integrated galley refrigeration unit and vehicle cabin air conditioning packet. A control selectively determines whether the provision of cooled air into an air cooled galley takes precedent over the provision of cooled air into the p... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377126 | Refrigeration system In a refrigeration system having a pressurizer, a condenser, an expansion device and an evaporator, with the evaporator having an inlet header, an outlet header, and a plurality of channels therebetween, the outlet header has a liquid outlet and a vapor outlet and p... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7360375 | Climate control system with a vapour compression circuit combined with an absorption circuit The system (SC) includes a first, vapour compression circuit (A), including a compressor (1) with its output connected to a condenser (2; 2′) followed by an expansion device (4) and an evaporator (5; 16) having its output connected to t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357000 | Display deck for a temperature controlled case A temperature controlled case defines a space for storage of products and includes a cooling system to circulate a fluid to maintain a temperature of the products in the space. A deck is provided within the space and has a stepped configuration to provide multiple p... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356997 | Chilled water storage for milk cooling process The chilled water storage for milk cooling process encompasses methods for chilling liquids during off peak hours for later consumption, including a method for cooling the interior of a building while conserving energy during peak demand hours, in which water is chi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354511 | Hydraulic unit for industrial trucks A hydraulic unit for industrial trucks, comprising a motor pump unit which is directly attached to a tank, a reflux filter which has an elongate filter casing for a filtering element adapted to be introduced into the tank through an opening, a hose coupling, and an ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7334431 | Evaporator and heat exchanger with external loop, as well as heat pump system and air conditioning system comprising said evaporator or heat exchanger An evaporator including an evaporating chamber equipped with a drainage. The drainage drains accumulated liquid from the evaporator's lower parts and includes an external expansion driven injector and/or an external pump. The evaporator can be used e.g. in a heat ex... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334544 | Vehicle temperature control system A vehicle temperature control system comprising an internal combustion engine with an engine block and with a cylinder head, a heat source for heating a heat transfer medium, a heat exchanger arrangement for the transfer of heat transported in the heat transfer medi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325415 | Process and device for production of LNG by removal of freezable solids Novel processes and devices for the removal of freezable species such as carbon dioxide, water and heavy hydrocarbons from a natural gas feed stream during liquefaction to produce LNG are disclosed. The freezable species are able to be removed as a solid, avoiding t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322204 | Low temperature zoning formation system for holding freshness of food A low temperature zone forming system by convection type thermal stratification in which the low temperature zone separated from polluted outside air is formed on a movable or fixed table for handling commodities such as marine products while maintaining freshness t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7305849 | Sorptive heat exchanger and related cooled sorption process A sorptive heat exchanger (E), which presents a plurality of heat exchange channels (10) in thermal contact with respective sorption channels (11), where sorption material (12) is fixed on the internal surfaces of channels (11). ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305847 | Cold carbonation system for beverage dispenser with remote tower A beverage dispensing system is characterized by an ice/beverage dispenser and a remote beverage tower. The dispenser has a cold plate, a carbonator pump and a carbonator tank and the tower has a carbonator tank. To chill the tower carbonator tank, a closed loop flu... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302807 | Refrigerating cycle device In a refrigerating cycle device using carbon dioxide as a refrigerant, there exists a problem that the provision of a receiver at a low-pressure side increases cost and volume due to a pressure resistance design necessary for ensuring safety. By adjusting a refriger... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293425 | Thermo siphon chiller refrigerator for use in cold district In order to provide a thermo-siphon chiller refrigerator for use in cold districts which performs natural refrigerant-circulation refrigerating cycle and also can perform a forced refrigerant-circulation refrigerating cycle when outside air temperature is high by us... | 11/13/2007 |
