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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7442277 | Process for the removal of volatile compounds from mixtures of substances using a micro-evaporator A process for the removal of at least one volatile compound from a reactive or unreactive mixture of substances with the aid of at least one micro-evaporator, the micro-evaporator displaying channels for carrying the mixture of substances having a hydraulic diameter... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7429720 | Electric heating pipe and electric heating apparatus using it The present invention relates to an electric radiating pipe capable of enhancing a heating efficiency in such a manner that a mixture of a porous operation medium and a volatile operation fluid is filled in a radiation pipe, and a porous operation medium is fast hea... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7320357 | Thermal control of automotive interiors with phase change material The inventive method includes the utilization of different phase change materials with different melting temperature ranges in each of the headliner (3), the seats (7), and the instrument panel (12) of an automobile in order to save energy while... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316262 | Method and apparatus for absorbing thermal energy The subject invention pertains to a method and apparatus for storing thermal energy. The subject thermal energy storage apparatus can function as a heat absorber in a cooling system. A cooling system can incorporate a cooling cycle that utilizes thermal energy stora... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316265 | Method for passive phase change thermal management In one embodiment, a method includes forming a conductive structure having a cavity, injecting a phase change material into the cavity, injecting a plurality of spheres into the cavity, and sealing the cavity. ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7260940 | Heat pump using gas hydrate, and heat utilizing apparatus The object of the present invention is to provide a heat pump having a high coefficient of performance (COP), and a heat utilizing apparatus that allows the obtaining of high energy efficiency by using that heat pump. The heat pump, comprising a refrigerant c... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7228690 | Thermal storage apparatus The thermal storage apparatus contains a heat transfer fluid (102) and a thermal storage medium (101), being immiscible and of differing densities. The thermal storage apparatus comprises a vessel (100) for containing a layer of heat transfer fl... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7170919 | Diode-pumped solid-state laser gain module A laser gain device (10) holds a laser slab (60) which is pumped by pump energy from at least one diode array assembly (24). An angle at which pump energy from the diode array assembly (24) impinges the laser slab (60) is adjustabl... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159407 | Atomized liquid jet refrigeration system A system for controlling temperature includes an atomizer that forms micron-sized hydrogen-bonded refrigerant droplets within a chamber. A vacuum pump is coupled to the chamber to lower its interior pressure. Under these conditions, the refrigerant droplets evaporat... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156156 | Heat exchanger with thermal inertia for a heat transfer fluid circuit, particularly of a motor vehicle A heat exchanger for a heat transfer fluid circuit comprising ducts for the circulation of the heat transfer fluid, which are inserted between an inlet and an outlet, is described. Cavities designed to contain a heat storage fluid adjacent to the cooling fluid circu... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7135424 | Coated articles having enhanced reversible thermal properties and exhibiting improved flexibility, softness, air permeability, or water vapor transport properties The invention relates to a coated article having enhanced reversible thermal properties. The coated article comprises a substrate having a surface and a coating covering a portion of the surface and comprising a polymeric material and a temperature regulating materi... | 11/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7096929 | PCM (phase change material) system and method for shifting peak electrical load A PCM system and method of shifting peak electrical load is provided with a PCM system including a heat exchanger, a storage tank coupled to the heat exchanger for storing PCM slurry, a pump coupled to the heat exchanger, an air conditioning unit coupled to the heat... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7055575 | Thermally active convection apparatus Apparatus for abstracting heat comprises a container charged with a first liquid and with small auxiliary containers free to circulate in the first liquid. Each of the small auxiliary containers is charged with a second liquid. The first and second liquids each have... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7035532 | Heat storage apparatus with spiral electrically heated phase change material A heat storage apparatus comprises a heat storage material accommodation cell for accommodating therein a heat storage material having an electricity conductive characteristic and configured to be electrically heated, and a fluid passageway for allowing a heat excha... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6967841 | Cooling assembly for electronics drawer using passive fluid loop and air-cooled cover A cooling apparatus for electronic drawers utilizing a passive fluid cooling loop in conjunction with an air cooled drawer cover. The air cooled cover provides an increased surface area from which to transfer heat to cooling air flowing through the drawer. The incre... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6959753 | Construction of phase change material embedded electronic circuit boards and electronic circuit board assemblies using porous and fibrous media A heat sink which comprises an enclosure having a highly thermally conductive surface region and defining an enclosed cavity. A porous, highly thermally conductive material is disposed in the cavity, preferably homogeneously therein, and is thermally coupled to the ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6901997 | Thermal interface wafer and method of making and using the same A thermal interface wafer for facilitating heat transfer from an electronic component to a heat sink. The wafer is formed from at least one elongate, vertically-oriented strip of thermally conductive material having a layer of conformable, heat-conducting material f... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6899161 | Method for heat absorption using polyoxymethylene polymer compositions The present invention provides methods for heat absorption and thermally protected enclosures for containing heat sensitive devices, which include a heat absorption composition including polyoxymethylene polymer. ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6814882 | Fabric coating composition with latent heat effect and a method for fabricating the same A fabric coating composition with latent heat effects and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The composition at least includes 1 part of the polymer binder, the hydrophilic microcapsule aqueous solution and the thickener, wherein the hydrophilic microca... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6793844 | Heat absorbing temperature control devices and method The increase of temperature of heat sensitive devices during heat generating conditions is prevented through the absorption of heat, by providing boric acid in an amount sufficient to effect the required heat absorption. Where the heat generating conditions are gene... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6780345 | Heat absorbing temperature control devices and method The increase of temperature of heat sensitive devices during heat generating conditions is prevented through the absorption of heat, by providing a bicarbonate salt, such as lithium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, magnesium bicarbonate, calci... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6773623 | Heat absorbing temperature control devices and method The increase of temperature in heat sensitive devices during heat generating conditions is prevented through the absorption of heat, by providing Aldehyde in an amount sufficient to effect the required heat absorption. Where the heat generating conditions are genera... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6673260 | Heat absorbing temperature control devices and method The increase of temperature in heat sensitive devices during heat generating conditions is prevented through the absorption of heat, by providing Carbonate Salts in an amount sufficient to effect the required heat absorption. Where the heat generating con... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6652770 | Heat absorbing temperature control devices and method The increase of temperature in heat sensitive devices during heat generating conditions is prevented through the absorption of heat, by providing Organic Acids in an amount sufficient to effect the required heat absorption. Where the heat generating condi... | 11/25/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6642485 | System and method for mounting electronic components onto flexible substrates A system and method for reflowing solder to interconnect a plurality of electronic components to a substrate is disclosed. The system includes an oven for preheating the substrate and the plurality of electronic components disposed thereon, a supplemental... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6638444 | Heat absorbing temperature control devices and method The increase of temperature in heat sensitive devices during heat generating conditions is prevented through the absorption of heat, by providing Hydrated Salt in an amount sufficient to effect the required heat absorption. Where the heat generating condi... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6402982 | Phase change composition containing a nucleating agent A phase change composition is provided which includes a nucleating agent to reduce supercooling of the composition. The phase change composition may comprise a eutectic mixture of water and sodium chloride. The nucleating agent may comprise calcium oxide,... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6400896 | Phase change material heat exchanger with heat energy transfer elements extending through the phase change material A heat exchanger for a phase change material including a container holding the phase change material, a tube surrounding the container to define an annular space therebetween, and preferably divider walls within that annular space to create a circuitous p... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6383409 | Ammonium biacetate as a heat storage material Ammonium biacetate is a useful material for heat storage applications such as culinary implements, medicinal uses, and solar energy storage.... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6220337 | Heat pipe circuit type thermal battery Disclosed is a heat pipe circuit type thermal battery which can store, release, and efficiently utilize heat and/or cold. The thermal battery mainly includes an energy storing chamber for containing phase change medium to store or release heat energy via ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6158499 | Method and apparatus for thermal energy storage Methods and apparatus for extracting stored thermal energy using a combined internal and external melt cycle are disclosed. The present invention relates, in one aspect, to a heat exchange system which uses both an internal melt cycle and an external melt... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6136217 | Molecular alloys and restoring thermal energy by phase change Compositions made up of one or more molecular alloys which are suitable for storing or restorng thermal energy at a temperature level T and over a time interval δ matching those required for a pareicular applicaion as a phase-change material, said alloys... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6044200 | Hot fluid dispenser with inner reservoir containing meltable material and heat pipes transferring heat to outer reservoir A hot fluid dispenser comprises a first reservoir (1) for the fluid (usually water); at least one heating source (7, 8) operatively associated with the first reservoir 91); and at least a second reservoir (9) defining an interface with the first reservoir... | 03/28/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5997762 | Molecular alloys for storing and restoring thermal energy by phase change Compositions made up of one or more molecular alloys which are suitable for storing or restoring thermal energy at a temperature level T and over a time interval δ matching those required for a particular application as a phase-change material, said allo... | 12/07/1999 |
