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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7394042 | Banquet cart including heat retention material A banquet cart includes a heater received in an opening in the bottom panel of the banquet cart. Plates of food are loaded into the interior compartment of the banquet cart in the kitchen. The heater includes a central heater unit and two heat retention material hea... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7306750 | Carboxylate salts in heat-storage applications The application of carboxylate salts for storing thermal energy is disclosed. The invention is directed to methods for the storage and use of thermal energy comprising contacting mixtures of alkali metal salts or alkali earth metal salts of carboxylic acids, storing... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7291271 | Meso-frequency traveling wave electro-kinetic continuous adsorption system The invention provides a non-cyclic, meso-frequency traveling wave electro-kinetic system capable of use in purification/separation and/or refrigeration/heat pump processes. In particular, the invention provides an adsorption system that can be used for fine or bulk... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285753 | Heating system for use in on-board kitchens in means of transport and a method for heating food on board means of transport, in particular aircraft For use on board a mobile means of transport (eg. aircraft, bus, ship), a heating system and method are described which lead to a reduction of peak demand in the on-board kitchen energy supply system relating to the integrated heating appliances for the warming or h... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282799 | Thermal interface with a patterned structure An interface is formed by pressing a patterned first surface and a second surface together, with a particle-loaded interface material in between. The first surface is fabricated with a pattern of channels designed to redistribute the velocity gradients that occur in... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7220365 | Devices using a medium having a high heat transfer rate Disclosed is a heat transfer medium having high heat transfer rate, being useful in even wider fields, simple in structure, easy to made, environmentally sound, and capable of rapidly conducting heat and preserving heat in a highly efficient manner. Further disclose... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7211204 | Additives to stop copper attack by alkaline etching agents such as ammonia and monoethanol amine (MEA) A corrosive composition, such as an alkaline aqueous carbon dispersion, a cleaner, a cleaner conditioner, or a conditioner, comprises a corrosion inhibitor, e.g., benzotriazole. The corrosion inhibitor is present in an amount effective to reduce or stop the dissolut... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7195723 | Colloidal solutions and nanocomposites of electrides and alkalides and methods of use A colloidal solution and/or nanocomposite having enhanced energy transfer between thermal, electron, phonons, and photons energy states. The composition comprises a synergistic blend of electrides and alkalides within a medium that effectively alters the mean free p... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7157019 | Pitch-based carbon foam heat sink with phase change material A process for producing a carbon foam heat sink is disclosed which obviates the need for conventional oxidative stabilization. The process employs mesophase or isotropic pitch and a simplified process using a single mold. The foam has a relatively uniform distributi... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147214 | Humidifier for fuel cell using high conductivity carbon foam A method and apparatus of supplying humid air to a fuel cell is disclosed. The extremely high thermal conductivity of some graphite foams lends itself to enhance significantly the ability to humidify supply air for a fuel cell. By utilizing a high conductivity pitch... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7105104 | Method for making a quasi-incompressible phase-change material with low thermal conductivity, and resulting product A method for making a quasi-incompressible phase-change material (PCM) having low thermal conductivity includes combining with a phase-change material (PCM) in liquid state a thickening agent selected to reduce significantly thermal convection, the formed material h... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7032652 | Structure of heat conductive plate A heat conductive plate includes a hollow case and a plurality of grooves respectively formed on the inner top wall and the inner bottom wall of the case. In addition, a plurality of supporting members are positioned in the case by way of powder sintering, wherein e... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025124 | Supporting structure for planar heat pipe An improved supporting structure for a planar heat pipe, having a housing and a supporting member installed in the shell is disclosed. The housing has an upper lid and a lower lid engaged with each other to form a hollow chamber therein. The hollow chamber is filled... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6901994 | Flat heat pipe provided with means to enhance heat transfer thereof A flat heat pipe has a vacuum chamber, an evaporator connected to a heating element, and a condenser connected to a cooling device. The vacuum chamber is provided in an interior with a wick structure and a working fluid by which an evaporation-condensation cyclic pr... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6871700 | Thermal flux regulator A heat transfer regulating mixture having a metallic component A with a melting point TA and a particulate ceramic component B which is non-wettable by the metallic component A, non-reactive therewith and which has a melting temperature TB whic... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6857276 | Temperature controller module A temperature controller module for electronically controlling the temperature of a device, such as a pump laser or laser diode, controls the device temperature based on low heat dissipation inductors and current sources. The temperature controller module shuts off ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6811720 | Medium having a high heat transfer rate A heat transfer medium is shown, having a very high heat transfer rate that is simple in structure, easy to make, environmentally sound, rapidly conducts heat, and preserves heat in a highly efficient manner. Also shown is a heat transfer surface and a heat transfer... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6783692 | Heat softening thermally conductive compositions and methods for their preparation A heat softening thermally conductive composition comprises: a matrix comprising a silicone resin, and a thermally conductive filler. The composition can be used as a thermal interface material in electronic devices. The composition is formulated to have any desired... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6698501 | Heat exchangers that contain and utilize fluidized small solid particles Heat exchangers utilizing flat surfaced passages to contact, contain and utilize fluidized small solid particles is provided. Top and bottom woven wire mesh or perforated sheet corrugated with rounded or flat-sided ridges are attached to respective top an... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6652771 | Phase change material blend, method for making, and devices using same The present invention relates to a powdered mix of a phase change material blend. The blend includes a polar phase change material bound substantially to at least one surface of a clay matrix having a surface charge, wherein the blend is present in a powd... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6554061 | Recuperative and conductive heat transfer system A recuperative and conductive heat transfer system (10, 10') that is operative to effect therewith the heating within the second portion (20, 20') of the heat transfer system (10, 10') of a "working fluid" flowing through the heat s transfer surfaces (32,... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6432320 | Refrigerant and heat transfer fluid additive An additive suited to use in combination with heat transfer media comprises a chemically stabilized nano-particle size powder. Suitable powders include those of copper, beryllium, titanium, nickel, iron, alloys or blends thereof, and carbon. The surface o... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6263958 | Heat exchangers that contain and utilize fluidized small solid particles Heat exchangers that utilize flat surfaced passages to contact, contain and utilize fluidized small solid particles. A variety of flat surfaced small solid particles with high heat transfer surfaces are provided to further enhance the heat transfer rate. ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6191401 | Heat maintaining food delivery container A heat maintaining food container includes a container for depositing a food product therein and a ferrous material heated element, which has been heated to a selected temperature by electromagnetic induction heating, positioned in close proximity to the ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6183855 | Flexible composite material with phase change thermal storage A highly flexible composite material having a flexible matrix containing a phase change thermal storage material. The composite material can be made to heat or cool the body or to act as a thermal buffer to protect the wearer from changing environmental c... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6074972 | Adsorbent material A material for use in sorption air-conditioning refrigeration or space conditioning units which comprise a metal mesh such as a foam on which are bound micro or mesoporous material such as zeolite crystals which is capable of adsorbing a working fluid suc... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6058246 | Heater and heating installation The proposal is for a heater consisting of a container with connections for a heating agent circuit for the circulation of a heat conveying medium, in which the container (50, 59) through which the heat conveying medium is to flow is thermally connected t... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6022487 | Heat-transfer concentrate, method of manufacturing it and its use as well as a latent-heat accumulator making use of the concentrate A heat-transfer concentrate comprising a storage-stable dispersion of a heat-storage medium and gallium adsorbed onto a solid having either a particle diameter of 1 to 3 um or a pore diameter of 0.2 to 0.6 nm, or both, is provided. The invention also prov... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5476639 | Fluidized bed reactor system and a method of manufacturing the same A fluidized bed reactor system, including a reactor chamber defined by a wall structure formed by a plurality of tubes through which a heat transfer medium circulates, is constructed so as to provide numerous advantages over conventional constructions. A ... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5307638 | Process to recover solvents from waste gases The recovery of solvents from waste gases takes place according to the state of the art by condensation, freezing out or desublimation of the solvent in recuperative cold reservoirs which can be switched over. In order to reduce the amount of equipment an... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5109918 | Device for the thermal treatment or organic and inorganic substances A device for the thermal treatment of organic substances and of inorganic substances contaminated with organic substances which makes a high throughput possible. The reactor contains several bottoms provided with perforations with ceramic ball sections wh... | 05/05/1992 |
| 4811696 | Bent tube waste heat steam generator and method A bent tube waste heat steam generator for use in a catalytic regenerator, and method of use. The regenerator has an outer shell and has a level of catalysts therein. A steam generator is in operative association with the regenerator and includes a riser,... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4789562 | Process for manufacturing hydrate salts-base granule-shaped thermal energy accumulators with an adherent hermetic coating, and accumulators obtained by said process The process of the invention relates to the manufacture of hydrate salts-base thermal energy accumulators, designed to act as heat accumulators in plants for utilizing low temperature heat sources such as solar heat, domestic and industrial excess heat, a... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4696690 | Method and device for preheating raw materials for glass production, particularly a cullet mixture In glass production, waste gases are usually produced which still have a residual temperature of 400°-600° C. even though they are normally used for preheating the fresh air for a glass melting furnace. To be able to utilize this residual energy effecti... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4657067 | Hypereutectic direct-contact thermal storage material and method of production thereof An improved particle, and process for producing particle, for use in the storage and retrieval of thermal energy is disclosed. The particle comprises a eutectic material core encapsulated within a high-melting, corrosion resistant material.... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4640203 | Method and apparatus for burning combustible waste materials A method and apparatus for burning combustible waste materials such as municipal and other refuse, utilizing combustion of the waste materials in a rotary tubular kiln at temperatures above 1200° C., using combustion air in the temperature range between ... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4636365 | Reactor for catalytically induced or promoted reactions A reactor, especially for exothermic reactions like methanol synthesis, comprises a tube bundle in which the coiling tube extends through a body of particles to facilitate the discharge of depleted particles from the catalyst space and to increase the pre... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4615718 | Heating of heat transfer media Heat transfer media is heated by passing the media downwardly through a chamber, introducing hot gases near the top of the chamber, introducing hot gases near the bottom of the chamber, and exhausting hot gases from a hot gas outlet positioned near the mi... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4544028 | Heat accumulator A heat-storage apparatus providing for especially efficient charging and discharging of a storage medium with heat and greatly facilitating simultaneous charging and discharging of different regions of the medium. The apparatus comprises a vessel having i... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4476684 | Hot bed power A process for condensing exhaust vapor comprises alternating modes of operation. In the first mode, the exhaust vapor contacts solid particles at a first temperature below the condensation temperature of the vapor and, simultaneously, solid particles at a... | 10/16/1984 |
