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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171746 | Humidity control device A humidity control device (1) comprises: a processor (10) for dehumidifying air; a regenerator (30) for regenerating a hygroscopic liquid L used by the processor (10); a first hygroscopic-liquid pipe path (50) and a second hygrosco... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8074458 | Power plant heat recovery system having heat removal and refrigerator systems A heat recovery system for a turbomachine system includes a heat removal system and a refrigeration system. The heat removal system is fluidly connected to at least one component of the turbomachine system. The heat removal system passes a cooling fluid through the ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7942011 | System and method for managing water content in a fluid A system and method for managing water content in a fluid includes a collection chamber for collecting water from the fluid with a desiccant, and a regeneration chamber for collecting water from the desiccant and transferring it to a second fluid. An evaporator cool... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7913497 | Desiccant cartridge The present invention provides a removably attachable compact desiccant cartridge that is useful in lowering the dew point of a medically useful gas, which is liquefied by a cryogenic device. The desiccant cartridge of the present invention comprises a gas feedstrea... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7905097 | Water-from-air system using a desiccant wheel A water-from-air extraction system (40) includes a first open air passage (43) including a first portion (51) and a second portion (64) with the first portion (51) being fluidly linked to the second portion (64). A desiccant... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7568355 | Humidity control apparatus Disclosed is a humidity control device which is provided with an adsorptive element (81, 82) having a humidity control passageway (85) capable of adsorption of moisture from a first air stream and of release of moisture to a second air stream, and whic... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7472553 | Humidity controller A humidity controller apparatus (10) includes a refrigerant circuit provided with first and second heat exchangers (61, 62). An adsorbent is supported on the surface of each of the first and second heat exchangers (61, 62). The refrigerant circu... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7437884 | Air conditioner An object is to provide an air conditioner in which a desiccant air conditioner is combined with a refrigerating device to cool an indoor by a refrigeration cycle including a compressor and the like and in which a drop of energy efficiency is suppressed. An air cond... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7412836 | Humidity control device A humidity controller apparatus comprises: a first heat exchange chamber (69) for accommodating a first heat exchanger (3), an adsorbent material being supported on a surface of said first heat exchanger (3); and a second heat exchange chamber (... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7395677 | Air conditioning system An air conditioning system to treat a latent heat load and a sensible heat load in a room includes a plurality of utilization units, a heat source unit, and connection pipes that connect between the units. The utilization units include adsorbent heat exchangers prov... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7363770 | Air conditioner An air conditioner is disclosed which includes a damper adapted to select a desired path of air humidified by a moisture release portion of a desiccant wheel in accordance with a humidification or dehumidification mode. In accordance with operation of the damper, hu... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7357831 | Method and apparatus for controlling humidity and mold An apparatus for reducing a relative humidity of air inside an enclosed space includes a portable outside air heat exchanger unit having a fan operative to create an air stream by drawing outside air from an intake and discharging the air stream through an outlet in... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7340906 | HVAC desiccant wheel system and method An HVAC system includes a desiccant wheel, wherein the wheel's speed varies with airflow, the wheel is energized for at least a set period at startup, and/or a heat recovery system (e.g., an air-to-air heat exchanger) upstream of the wheel enhances the system's abil... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338548 | Dessicant dehumidifer for drying moist environments An apparatus and method of conditioning humidity and temperature in the process airstream of a desiccant dehumidifier used to dry moisture-laden spaces and structures by replacing moisture-laden air with dehumidified air to increase the rate of water evaporation wit... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322205 | Hydronic rooftop cooling systems A roof top cooling unit has an evaporative cooling section that includes at least one evaporative module that pre-cools ventilation air and water; a condenser; a water reservoir and pump that captures and re-circulates water within the evaporative modules; a fan tha... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318320 | Humidity control apparatus A humidity control apparatus includes two adsorbing elements (81, 82), and performs a batch-type operation. The humidity control apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit (100). A second air for regenerating the adsorbing element (81, 82) is heat... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313926 | High efficiency absorption heat pump and methods of use A high efficiency absorption heat pump cycle is disclosed using a high pressure stage, a supercritical cooling stage, and a mechanical energy extraction stage to provide a non-toxic combined heat, cooling, and energy system. Using the preferred carbon dioxide gas wi... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309062 | Fixed wet type dehumidification and energy recovery device A dehumidification and energy recovery device includes a casing defining an interior that is divided into two vertically stacked sections, a channel extending vertically between the sections and forming upper and lower openings, absorption devices arranged inside th... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308798 | Dehumidification system The present invention relates to dehumidification equipment and more particularly, to a dehumidification system and method for use in hazardous locations. In particular, there is provided a desiccant wheel assembly for use in a dehumidification system. The desiccant... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7305840 | Electricity generating and air conditioning system with dehumidifier An electricity generating and air conditioning system with a dehumidifier. The system includes an engine, a generator connected to an output shaft of the engine to generate electricity, a dehumidifying agent body to dehumidify indoor air, a regeneration heater to re... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7295010 | Low temperature probe having transmitting coil and receiving coil or transmit/receive coil and used in NMR apparatus In an ultrahigh sensitive NMR apparatus, a stability of a temperature of a very low temperature probe coil is improved. A low temperature probe of the high sensitive NMR apparatus is structured at a very low temperature by a cooling apparatus. A cooling medium at a ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284420 | Air data system and method for rotary aircraft An air data system and method for a rotary aircraft is described. The air data system includes a plurality of flush ports connected via tubing to a plurality of air flow sensors that can measure air flow speeds as low as approximately 0.02 knots. The flush ports are... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7269966 | Heat and mass exchanger A mass and heat exchanger includes at least one first substrate with a surface for supporting a continuous flow of a liquid thereon that either absorbs, desorbs, evaporates or condenses one or more gaseous species from or to a surrounding gas; and at least one secon... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266949 | Insulation of a self-cooling beverage package A self-cooling beverage package having a first cavity (10) containing a beverage for consumption, a second cavity (20) forming a heat exchanger and containing a refrigerant liquid and its vapor, a third cavity (30) containing means of pumping by... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264649 | System for allergen reduction through indoor humidity control The invention provides a humidity control system (HCS) to control indoor humidity within a specified range so as to reduce indoor house-dust mite allergen levels. The invention also provides a hydrogel absorber/desorber for reversibly absorbing water vapor from air ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260945 | Desiccant-assisted air conditioning system and process A desiccant-assisted air conditioning system utilizes a compressor (10), a condenser coil (11), an evaporator coil (13), supplemental desiccant coils (19, 20) connected therewith, and damper (18A, 19B) and valve arrangements... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252139 | Method and system for cooling electronic components A system and method for cooling electronic components. The system includes a surface. One or more electronic components are coupled to the surface, the one or more electronic components including an integrated circuit in contact with a heat sink. A blower is coupled... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251945 | Water-from-air system using desiccant wheel and exhaust A water production unit is provided that uses a desiccant wheel for extracting water from an air loop. A portion of the air loop is heated using exhaust from, for example, a vehicle to regenerate the desiccant wheel. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244390 | Fungus abatement system An apparatus and methodology for abating fungi in a building supported on a ground surface and having an upper enclosed living space and a lower enclosed space beneath the upper enclosed space and proximate or beneath the ground. The apparatus includes a blower posi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240503 | Electricity generating and air conditioning system with dehumidifier An electricity generating and air conditioning system with a dehumidifier. The system includes an engine, a generator connected to an output shaft of the engine to generate electricity, a heat pump type air conditioner, through which a refrigerant is circulated, the... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228699 | Plate heat and mass exchanger with edge extension Heat exchanger plates for indirect evaporative coolers, of the type having a dry side having low permeability to an evaporative liquid and formed to allow a product fluid to flow over a heat transfer area of its surface, a wet side designed to have its surface wet b... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225620 | Diffusion driven water purification apparatus and process An apparatus for purifying water, such as for desalinization, includes a source of a heated air stream, the heated air stream having a temperature above an ambient temperature. A diffusion tower having high surface area material therein receives a water stream inclu... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213411 | Method and device for the rapid solidification of aqueous substances A method and devices for the solidification of aqueous substances by the direct evaporation of water from the substance and the sorption of the water vapor in a sorption agent in a vacuum system, wherein the aqueous substance and the sorption agent are evacuated fro... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207123 | Dry air-supplying apparatus and treating apparatus Two rotors 18a, 18b each housing a honeycomb structure 25 carrying an absorbent is driven for rotation by a common motor 19. Partitioning members 17 define an absorbing zone S and a recovery zone U in the rotor depend... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201013 | Air conditioning apparatus Disclosed is an air conditioning apparatus with two adsorption elements (81, 82). The air conditioning apparatus repeatedly alternately performs a first operation in which air is dehumidified by the first adsorption element (81) simultaneously with reg... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7197887 | Method and plate apparatus for dew point evaporative cooler An improved method and apparatus for indirect evaporative cooling of a fluid stream to substantially its dew point temperature. Plate heat exchanger has perforations 11 and channels 3, 4 and 5 for gas or a low temperature for liquids on a dry si... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188480 | Membrane desiccation heat pump There is provided a system for pumping thermal energy. The system includes (a) a heater for heating a liquid, (b) a gas-liquid contactor for adding vapor from the liquid to a process gas to produce a vapor-containing gas, and (c) a membrane permeator for removing th... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185447 | Drying device for drying a gas A drying device for drying a gas comprises parallel cooling branches, at least one of which is in its active state at any given time. A gas-coolant heat exchanger arranged in each of the cooling branches has a first channel through which the gas to be dried flows in... | 03/06/2007 |
