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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7942144 | Heating system and apparatus A heating apparatus and a system that utilize friction to generate thermal energy. The heating apparatus comprises a housing unit, a plurality of heating chambers for generating heat, an actuating unit, a shaft; and at least one blade unit. Each heating chamber comp... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7334781 | System and method for treating fuel to increase fuel efficiency in internal combustion engines Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method for increasing fuel efficiency in internal combustion engines by radially accelerating fuel prior to combustion. In one embodiment of the present invention, fuel is input, under pressur... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7318553 | Apparatus and method for heating fluids An apparatus for heating a liquid includes a housing having an internal chamber and a rotor disposed in the chamber. The rotor is preferably cylindrical and operates inside a bore provided by the housing without touching, the shape of the bore preferably being paral... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316501 | Apparatus and method for mixing dissimilar fluids An apparatus and method for fluid mixing comprising a housing having an internal chamber and a rotatable unit disposed in the chamber. Sufficient clearance is provided between the rotatable unit and the housing to create space for the mixing of the two or more dissi... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7313968 | Pressure detector and pressure detecting method A pressure detector having a pipe inner pressure receiving opening section comprising a fluid passage for transporting fluid and a diaphragm hermetically sealing an opening made in one side face of the fluid passage, and a pressure detecting section coupled with the... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7279659 | Non-food warmer appliance A non-food warmer apparatus includes an enclosure having sides, a top, and a bottom defining a chamber. A drawer structure has a support member to support objects. The drawer structure is coupled to the enclosure for movement between a retracted position to warm the... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7144558 | Wood gasification apparatus A wood gasification apparatus in which cellulosic material is transported by an auger through a housing and heated to vaporize at least a portion of the cellulosic material by frictional heating. The auger and housing define a spiral void through which the cellulosi... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7089886 | Apparatus and method for heating fluids An apparatus for heating a liquid comprising a housing having an internal chamber and a rotor disposed in said chamber. A drive shaft rotatably supported in the housing and extending into said chamber for imparting mechanical energy to the rotor. The rotor having a ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7074011 | Wind power installation with two rotors in tandem A wind power installation comprising at least two rotors which are arranged one behind the other and of which the first rotor which is arranged in front of the second rotor is of a smaller diameter than the second rotor. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7065978 | Air conditioner An air conditioner is disclosed, which has an improved structure to use with easiness by connecting a duct thereto, the duct being in communication with the inside. The air conditioner includes a cabinet having an inlet for supplying air of an indoor room to the ins... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044711 | Helical device for conversion of fluid potential energy to mechanical energy This device utilizes a helical baffle inside of generally cylindrical housing to convert potential energy of a fluid to kinetic and/or mechanical energy that can be captured for productive use. The housing's axis is positioned at an angle from horizontal and the flu... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040545 | Heat generator A viscous fluid-type heat generating apparatus comprises a conveying rotor in communication with at least one channel for conveying a tempering fluid through it. The conveying rotor is mounted on a driven shaft. A shearing arrangement provides shearing forces onto v... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041862 | Thermal cracking of Diels-Alder adducts A method for thermally cracking Diels-Alder adducts and for altering organic streams containing Diels-Alder adducts using controlled cavitation conditions. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032544 | Hot water and steam generator A hot water and steam generator includes a base, a first seal plate mounted on the base, a container mounted on a side of the first seal plate, a second seal plate mounted on the base, a mounting ring mounted between and sealed by the first seal plate and the second... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028643 | Hot water and steam generator A hot water and steam generator includes a base, a first seal plate mounted on the base, a protruding container mounted on a side of the first seal plate, a second seal plate mounted on the base, a mounting ring mounted between the first seal plate and the second se... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021367 | Liquid cooling jacket In a liquid cooling jacket, to improve the heat transfer coefficient, extensibility and assembling, the liquid cooling jacket comprises a base bonded to a heating element; a post standing perpendicularly to the base; a plurality of radiating fins attached to the pos... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019187 | Olefin production utilizing whole crude oil and mild catalytic cracking A method for utilizing whole crude oil as a feedstock for the pyrolysis furnace of an olefin production plant wherein the feedstock after preheating is subjected to mild catalytic cracking conditions until substantially vaporized, the vapors from the mild catalytic ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6979757 | Olefin production utilizing whole crude oil and mild controlled cavitation assisted cracking A method for utilizing whole crude oil as a feedstock for the pyrolysis furnace of an olefin production plant wherein the feedstock after preheating is subjected to mild thermal cracking assisted with controlled cavitation conditions until substantially vaporized, t... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976486 | Apparatus and method for heating fluids An apparatus for heating a liquid comprising a housing having an internal chamber and a rotor disposed in said chamber. A drive shaft rotatably supported in the housing and extending into said chamber for imparting mechanical energy to the rotor. The rotor being pro... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6976052 | Spa control system An improved spa control system is disclosed. The invention describes a spa control system which calculates the time required to heat the water in the spa system to a desired temperature. From that information, the heating rate of the spa system can be determined, an... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6974305 | Roto-dynamic fluidic systems An apparatus and method for generating cavitation in fluids is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing for receiving a rotor, which is driven by a motive force. Multiple embodiments of the rotors are disclosed including, but not limited to, centrally feed, centr... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6965815 | Spa control system An improved spa control system is disclosed. The invention describes a spa control system which calculates the time required to heat the water in the spa system to a desired temperature. From that information, the heating rate of the spa system can be determined, an... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6959668 | Method and apparatus for generating steam for a cooking device A method and steam generator includes a steam generator container having a heated wall surface, an inlet for a liquid and an outlet for removing the vaporized liquid or steam, a rotor, which is mounted for rotation in the container and causes a rotational flow of th... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6959669 | Apparatus for heating fluids The apparatus has a housing with a main chamber in which a rotor is situated. A drive shaft drives the rotor about a longitudinal axis of rotation. The housing has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, the fluid inlet communicating with an inlet region and a fluid outle... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6941756 | Tankless hot water heater An inline heating device for fluid has rotary members frictionally engaging a fixed heat exchanger chamber defining a central fluid transfer conduit. The rotary members are rotated by a drive shaft having a multiple vein turbine assembly adjacent the heat exchanger ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6924627 | Method of reactive power regulation and aparatus for producing electrical energy in an electrical network A method of reactive power regulation in an electrical network in which electrical power is produced by an electrical generator preferably driven by the rotor of a wind power installation and suitably modulated by means of a compensation device between the generator... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6910448 | Apparatus and method for heating fluids A fluid heating apparatus has a housing with a main chamber in which a rotor is situated. A drive shaft drives the rotor about a longitudinal axis of rotation. The housing has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, the fluid outlet communicating with an inlet region and ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6896191 | Heating device suitable for motor vehicles The invention relates to a heating device, in particular for motor vehicles, for generating frictional heat by liquid friction with a housing which is arranged in a stationary position and has a working space and a motor-driven rotor in the working space. ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6823820 | Apparatus for heating fluids The apparatus has a housing with a main chamber in which a rotor is situated. The drive shaft drives the rotor about a longitudinal axis of rotation. The housing has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, the fluid inlet communicating with an inlet region and a fluid out... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6684822 | Tankless hot water heater An inline heating device for fluid has rotary members frictionally engaging fixed housing extensions on a central fluid transfer conduit. The rotary members are rotated by drive shafts having multiple vein turbine assemblies respectively thereon within th... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6595759 | Centrifugal device for heating and pumping fluids A centrifugal device for pumping and heating fluids is described. The centrifugal device includes a cylindrical rotor positioned in a cylindrical cavity. The rotor rotates within the cavity and includes bores equally spaced and arranged on the front surfa... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6596178 | Fluid purification system A system for cleaning, heating and purifying contaminated aqueous solutions. The system utilizes a separator having a wheel with staggered orifices of different diameters and depths. The wheel is tightly held within a housing and is mounted on a rotating ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6547153 | Heating and cooling system using frictional air heating A frictional heating system for communicating with an air supply duct to heat and cool air in a building, including an enclosure defining an interior, two air inlets, and at least one air outlet therein communicating with the interior of the enclosure for... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6489598 | Heat generator for a motor vehicle using induction heating A heat generator for reducing emissions includes a permanently magnetized, disc-shaped rotor; a stator axially separated from the rotor and in which the rotor induces electric currents as it rotates to generate heat in the stator; and an adjoining cooling... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6371381 | Heat generator for vehicle In a heat generator for a vehicle according to the present invention, an operation chamber defined in the heat generator is composed of a heat generation area (7) which receives therein a rotor, a storage area (8) which contains viscous fluid, and a bound... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6308896 | Heat generator and design method thereof A heat generator comprises a partitioning wall 34 in opposed relation to a rotor in a heat generating area, in which the partitioning wall is formed with a supply groove 38 for introducing the viscous fluid to the outer peripheral area of the heat generat... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6269781 | Heat generator In a heat generator of the invention in which a drive shaft 8 is made of an iron-type metal, a rotor 9 includes a main rotor body 9a made of an aluminum-type metal for shearing a silicone oil SO and a bush 9b made of an iron-type metal inserted in the mai... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6260766 | Heating apparatus for vehicle A heating apparatus for a vehicle includes a pump for circulating cooling water in a cooling water circuit, a heating heat exchanger for heating air blown into a passenger compartment of the vehicle using cooling water as a heating source, and a throttle ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6250561 | Vehicle heat generator A vehicle heat generator, which can easily be installed in an engine room, includes a housing, and a heating chamber housed in the housing. The heating chamber contains viscous fluid. A heat transfer chamber is housed in the housing about the heating cham... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6227452 | Combined assembly for a power steering pump and a viscous heater An auxiliary heat source for a vehicle having a driving source is provided. The auxiliary heat source includes a drive mechanism, an auxiliary machine and a heat generating unit. The drive mechanism is adapted for receiving a rotational driving force from... | 05/08/2001 |
