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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8099966 | System and method for controlling an environment in an aircraft using a vortex cooler Disclosed is an air conditioning system for an aircraft which utilizes high pressure bleed air. The bleed air is pressure controlled and introduced into a vortex cooler which can be operated in two modes using a valve. In a first mode, the bleed air is divided into ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7726135 | Energy transfer apparatus and methods The invention provides an energy transfer apparatus having an energy transfer chamber (optionally bounded by an energy transfer tube) in which rotating flow is established. Preferably, the apparatus has a cold-fluid-discharge end and a hot-fluid-discharge end. Also ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7669428 | Vortex tube refrigeration systems and methods Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure, among others, include vortex vapor compression refrigeration (VCR) systems and methods of cooling. ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7654095 | Energy transfer apparatus and methods The invention provides an energy transfer apparatus having an energy transfer chamber (optionally bounded by an energy transfer tube) in which rotating flow is established. Preferably, the apparatus has a cold-fluid-discharge end and a hot-fluid-discharge end. Also ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7610764 | Vortex heat transfer device A vortex heat transfer device includes coaxial helical coil impellers operating at differing rotational speeds that are effective for mechanically establishing the vortices and allowing controlled heating and cooling between return and supply air streams. The outer ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7565808 | Refrigerator A refrigerator includes a gas flow generator formed with passages providing communication between an annular inlet chamber and a gas flow chamber, so that gas under pressure in the inlet chamber flows through the passages into the gas flow chamber. An energy transfe... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7461513 | Cooling system A cooling system configured to cool an interior of an enclosure includes a cabinet, and a vortex tube secured within the cabinet. The cabinet defines a venting chamber. The vortex tube includes a hot pipe within the venting chamber, and a cool gas delivery pipe exte... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7458222 | Heat exchanger apparatus for a recirculation loop and related methods and systems A heat exchanger apparatus enables the temperature of a liquid located external to the apparatus in a recirculation loop to be controlled by heat transfer within the apparatus. A manifold fitting is also provided for distributing fluid from multiple conduits to a si... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7367196 | Spinning cold plasma apparatus and methods relating thereto Disclosed herein is an apparatus for generating a spinning cold plasma. A preferred embodiment of the spinning cold plasma apparatus is portable and includes a vortex tube having an inner wall to form a vortex reaction chamber. The vortex tube preferably has a cold ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7349824 | Method and system for evaluating the efficiency of an air conditioning apparatus The applicant describes a system and methods of calculating the overall operating efficiency of an air conditioning chiller that evaluates efficiency of the component parts of the chiller and generates an overall efficiency based on these component efficiency values... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7305834 | Vortex tube cooler The invention provides an apparatus for moving thermal energy with respect to at least one of a beverage and a food product positioned in a vehicle or a stationary beverage machine. The apparatus includes a vortex tube positionable in a vehicle or a stationary bever... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7263836 | Vortex tube cooling system Systems and methods for cooling a component within a housing adapted for subsurface disposal using a vortex tube. The housing contains a first pressure chamber; a vortex tube coupled to the first pressure chamber; a cooling chamber coupled to the vortex tube; and a ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260934 | External combustion engine An organic Rankine engine used to power a vehicle is provided with a quick-start system of pumps, electric heaters or pistons to generate a pressure differential across the motor, prior to the engine reaching operating conditions. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7219500 | Compressor fuel gas conditioner A compressor fuel gas conditioner for a natural gas well having a compressor which utilizes natural gas from the well as a fuel. The conditioner includes a vortex tube having an inlet to receive compressed natural gas from the compressor, a warm gas outlet for gas w... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213401 | Self-refrigerating packaging and associated actuation device The invention relates to self-refrigerating beverage packaging comprising: a first cavity (10) which contains a beverage; a second cavity (20) which forms a heat exchanger and which contains a refrigerating liquid and the vapour thereof; a third cavity... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210912 | Reciprocating piston compressor having improved noise attenuation A reciprocating piston compressor having a suction muffler and a pair of discharge mufflers to attenuate noise created by the primary pumping frequency in the primary pumping pulse. The suction muffler is disposed along a suction tube extending between the motor cap... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7159405 | Temperature control of gas filling process The present invention provides for a method and apparatus for controlling and raising the temperature of a fitting used to transfer liquefied gas to a storage vessel. A hollow metal tube containing heated inert gas contacts the fitting such that heat is transferred ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7121098 | High-temperature inspection device and cooling apparatus therefor An inspection system includes a cooling apparatus for conducting visual inspections within operating temperature environments, such as, for example, the interior of a combustion turbine shortly after shut down. The cooling apparatus provides cooling for an inspectio... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7036340 | Heat dissipating system of high-speed circular knitting machine A heat dissipating system of a high-speed circular knitting machine includes a super low temperature air gun. Cold air is ejected from a cold air outlet of the super low temperature air gun for carrying away the high heat produced by a cylinder base during a knittin... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6993933 | Absorption refrigerating machine Even when the efficiency of a low temperature heat exchanger is raised to reduce the required heat capacity inputting to the absorption refrigerating machine and the temperature of cooling water supplied to an absorber falls suddenly as it is, and thereby the temper... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6990817 | Method and apparatus for cooling electronic equipment within an enclosure A system for cooling electronic assemblies includes an equipment enclosure configured to receive a plurality of electronic assemblies in a plurality of mounting locations. The system also includes a cooling manifold that is mounted to the equipment enclosure and pos... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6966574 | Multi-functional convertible transport cart A multi-functional cart for transporting objects including a frame, a first handle connected to the frame adjacent a first end of the frame, a second handle connected to the frame adjacent a second end of the frame, a first pair of wheels connected to the frame adja... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6952934 | Self-cooling liquid container The present invention relates to a self-cooling liquid container for rapidly cooling the liquid in a container by evaporation of coolant gas. A self-cooling liquid container having a liquid cooling device for cooling a liquid in a container by evaporation of a coola... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6932858 | Vortex tube system and method for processing natural gas A method and system for processing of natural gas in which a gaseous natural gas stream which is made up of a mixture of hydrocarbons is introduced into a vortex tube, forming a hot fluid stream and a cold fluid stream. The cold fluid stream is introduced into the u... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6716320 | Evaporation of liquids A liquid sample 3 held in an open container 2 and including a volatile solvent, is evaporated by continuously removing inert gas rich in vapor by means of a suction tube 5 whose open end is held close to the top surface of the liquid. Vapor in t... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6651451 | Variable capacity refrigeration system with a single-frequency compressor A variable capacity refrigeration system which does not require a costly inverter compressor and does not exhibit low energy efficiency at high capacity. The system employs a constant speed compressor that operates continuously when the system is energize... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6569323 | Apparatus for separation media by centrifugal force An apparatus for the separation and purification of a mixture of gases, liquids or powders. The apparatus can be used for separating portions of the mixture such as desalting a seawater mixture or obtaining hot and cold without Freon. The apparatus includ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6551385 | Two stroke engine exhaust emissions separator A separator for substantially resolving at least one component of a process stream, such as from the exhaust of an internal combustion engine. The separator includes a body defining a chamber therein. A nozzle housing is located proximate the chamber. An ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6507125 | High efficiency energy converting apparatus and method thereof An energy converting apparatus is disclosed which has a configuration for driving a compressor (20) by a drive force from a motor (10) to compress a fluid such as gas or liquid, generating impulse waves from the compressed fluid while forcing the compress... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6430937 | Vortex generator to recover performance loss of a refrigeration system The performance of a refrigeration system is often reduced due to insufficient refrigerant charge or due to the use of an inverter compressor. The performance loss is associated with the operating condition, which is not at the optimum, thus yielding less... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6425249 | High efficiency refrigeration system An improved refrigeration system utilizing one or more vortex tubes. Vortex tubes produce liquid refrigerant from saturated-state vapor refrigerant in a vapor-compression refrigeration cycle. The efficiency of a refrigeration system can be improved by pla... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6401463 | Cooling and heating system for an equipment enclosure using a vortex tube A cooling and heating system using a vortex tube is disclosed. The system is attached to an equipment enclosure used for telecommunications, cable television and the like where a cold airstream from the vortex tube is directed to the sealed upper chamber ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6389818 | Method and apparatus for increasing the efficiency of a refrigeration system A refrigeration system utilizing a vortex generator and a diffuser to reduce the pressure differential between the head pressure and suction pressure across a compressor.... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6379411 | Two stroke engine exhaust emissions separator A separator for substantially resolving at least one component of a process stream, such as from the exhaust of an internal combustion engine. The separator includes a body defining a chamber therein. A nozzle housing is located proximate the chamber. An ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6334841 | Centrifuge with Ranque vortex tube cooling This centrifuge includes a chamber (5), a rotor (6) arranged therein, a device (8) for driving the rotation of the rotor, and a device (11) for cooling the atmosphere of the chamber. The device for cooling the atmosphere of the chamber includes a Ranque v... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6305173 | Vortex chamber generator for absorption heat pump and system using same The generator of an absortion heat pump is consructed in the form of a vortex chamber. The absorbent liquid solution, with a high concentration of refrigerant, is tangentially injected into a vortex chamber wherein the rotational velocity is significantly... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6293108 | Regenerative refrigeration system with mixed refrigerants A regenerative type of refrigeration system recirculates a mixture of R-134a, R-32 and R-125 through first and second series condensers. A first vortex tube is connected to the inlet of the first condenser and a second vortex tube is connected at the outl... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6289679 | Non-freeze enhancement in the vortex tube This invention is concerned with a method for a non-freeze enhancement in a vortex tube assembly which includes a heat exchanger having an uncontrolled opening in its inner passage and a vortex tube comprising a slender tube, a diaphragm having a hole in ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6250086 | High efficiency refrigeration system An improved refrigeration system utilizing one or more vortex tubes. Vortex tubes produce liquid refrigerant from saturated-state vapor refrigerant in a vapor-compression refrigeration cycle. The efficiency of a refrigeration system can be improved by pla... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6247460 | Vortex tube affixed to a turbocharger, supercharger or intake manifold of an engine A vortex tube is affixed in a first case to a turbocharger in an engine, in a second case to a supercharger in an engine, or in a third case to the intake manifold of an engine. A vortex tube includes an entry port, a cold exit port and a hot exit port. B... | 06/19/2001 |
