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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7926554 | Heat dissipation system A liquid-cooled heat dissipation system includes a heat absorber; a heat dissipating member; two connecting pipes connecting the heat absorber and the heat dissipating member; and a working fluid filled in the heat absorber, the heat dissipating member, and the conn... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7854253 | Corrosion inhibitors, corrosion inhibiting heat transfer fluids, and the use thereof Disclosed is a corrosion inhibitor for use in heat transfer fluids having a conductivity of less than 200 μS/cm, the corrosion inhibitor having an azole compound, and at least one of a siloxane based surfactant, colloidal silica, or a mixture thereof. Also disclose... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7434745 | Method and system for providing temperature-controlled water to emergency shower facilities A method and system for supplying temperature-controlled water to emergency shower and/or eyewash units (“SS/EWs”). In one embodiment, the water is circulated through a normally closed system containing a heat source such as a heat exchanger, a tank and pipes le... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430804 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing heat pipe A method of manufacturing a heat pipe, including the steps of: providing a hollow body with an open end and an opposite close end; filling a predetermined quantity of working fluid into the hollow body through the open end thereof after an interior of the hollow bod... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430803 | Gas removing apparatus for removing non-condensate gas from a heat pipe and method for the same A method and gas removing apparatus removes non-condensate gas from a heat pipe. The gas removing apparatus includes at least one heating unit, a sealing unit and a height-adjusting unit. The heating unit heats the heat pipe and includes a clip to clamp the heat pip... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7418996 | Integrated liquid cooling system for electronic components An integrated liquid cooling system (100) includes a heat absorbing member (10), a heat dissipating member (20) and a pump (15). The heat absorbing member defines therein a fluid flow channel (115) for passage of a coolant. The hea... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7410597 | Thermally conductive material A thermally conductive material includes a supercritical fluid and a number of carbon nanotubes incorporated in the supercritical fluid. The supercritical fluid may be selected from a group consisting of carbon dioxide, water, ammonia, ethane, ethane, nitrous oxide,... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404911 | Heat-transfer media having improved thermal stability and based on higher polyglycols The present invention relates to heat-transfer concentrates for solar installations, containing a) from 92 to 99% by weight of at least one polyglycol of the formula R—O—(CH2—CH2—O)n—H, in which n is an integer... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404255 | Apparatus and method for removing non-condensing gas in heat pipe An apparatus and a method for removing non-condensing gas in heat pipe are disclosed, In this method, a resilient pad is abutted against an opening of a pipe body of the heat pipe after a working fluid is filled into the heat pipe. The heat pipe is then heated to re... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7381346 | Thermal interface material A thermal interface material is for being applied to the contact surfaces to eliminate the air interstices between the heat dissipating apparatus and the electronic component in order to improve heat dissipation of the electronic component. The thermal interface mat... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374698 | Nanometer heat-conducting water solution for use in car cooling system A nanometer heat-conducting water solution for use in a car cooling system is disclosed. The nanometer heat-conducting water solution is formed by mixing a AlO2 solution (1.1 vol %) having 3-10 nanometer scale materials with a TiO2 solution (1.... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7353860 | Heat dissipating device with enhanced boiling/condensation structure A heat dissipating device. The heat dissipating device comprises a receptor plate to be placed over a device that generates heat, an evaporator coupling to the receptor plate, a condenser column placed in fluid communication with the evaporator, and a set of condens... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7342789 | Method and apparatus for cooling an equipment enclosure through closed-loop, liquid-assisted air cooling in combination with direct liquid cooling A method and an apparatus for cooling, preferably within an enclosure, a diversity of heat-generating components, with at least some of the components having high-power densities and others having low-power densities. Heat generated by the essentially relatively few... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7320458 | Heating tower apparatus and method with isolation of outlet and inlet air A method for heating a fluid using a heating tower. The method includes the steps of drawing an air stream into the heating tower through an inlet and passing the air stream over a series of coils. The method for heating a fluid also includes discharging the air str... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318378 | Temperature control method and printing machine In a method for controlling the temperature of a first printing unit by way of a temperature control medium, the temperature control medium used is a dampening solution from a second printing unit. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309453 | Coolant capable of enhancing corrosion inhibition, system containing same, and method of manufacturing same A coolant capable of enhancing corrosion inhibition includes a potassium formate solution having a first concentration of a polyphosphate salt and a second concentration of dicyandiamide. In one embodiment, such a coolant may provide corrosion inhibition that is esp... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7282159 | Process for heat transfer utilizing a polytrimethylene ether glycol or polytrimethylene ether ester glycol based heat transfer fluid Heat transfer fluids comprising a polytrimethylene ether glycol or random polytrimethylene ether ester glycol, or mixtures thereof, and processes of using them in order to transfer heat. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273593 | Reactor having a heat exchange medium circulation A reactor including a bundle of catalyst tubes through which a reaction mixture is passed, and wherein a heat exchange medium is passed through a space surrounding the catalyst tubes and including ring lines at both reactor ends with jacket orifices for feeding in a... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269013 | Heat dissipation device having phase-changeable medium therein A heat dissipation device includes a heat dissipation body and a heat conducting body thermally combined with the heat dissipation device. The heat dissipation body includes a central portion defining a through hole therein and a plurality of fin extending from a pe... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7166237 | 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... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7155318 | Air conditioning unit control to reduce moisture varying operations In a method of operating an air conditioning unit to reduce moisture varying operations, psychrometric chart data is accessed. In addition, a constraint is set on the relationship between the temperature of air supplied by the air conditioning unit and the relative ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7087205 | Method for carrying out chemical reactions in pseudo-isothermal conditions Method for carrying out in continuous, under so-called pseudo-isothermal conditions and in a predetermined reaction environment, such as a catalytic bed, a selected chemical reaction, comprising the steps of providing in the reaction environment at least one heat ex... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7068508 | Docking station cooling system including liquid-filled hollow structure A docking station includes a housing receiving a portable computer. A liquid-filled hollow structure is provided on a portion of the housing. The liquid-filled hollow structure is in thermally conductive relation to the portable computer when the portable computer i... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063127 | Method and apparatus for chip-cooling A thermal interface for IC chip cooling is provided. One embodiment of the thermal interface includes a thermally conductive liquid or paste-like metal(s) disposed within a flexible, thermally conductive enclosure. The enclosure is adapted to be placed between an IC... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063454 | Heat exchange system and rotor having the same A heat exchange system includes a rotor, a hole, a main tube, and branch tubes. The rotor, the outer surface of which is in contact with a kneaded object, has a heat-exchange chamber therein, in which a heat medium flows. The hole having a diameter less than that of... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056566 | Preappliable phase change thermal interface pad A thermal interface for facilitating heat transfer from an electronic component to a heat sink. According to a preferred embodiment, the thermal interface comprises a first planar substrate that defines a first continuous peripheral edge, at least a portion of which... | 06/06/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7013954 | Thermosiphon A thermosiphon which can be manufactured easily at low costs, having excellent resistance to pressure, without the circulation of a working fluid being hindered. A condenser 3 includes a condensing section 4 composed of extruded members in which a plur... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011765 | Heat transfer fluid based on polyphenylmethanes exhibiting improved thermal stability The invention concerns a heat transfer fluid comprising a monobenzyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene or a mixture of mono-and polybenzyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene and/or a mixture of partly hydrogenated polyphenyls and at least a polyphenylmethane composition.... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004240 | Heat transport system A system includes a heat transfer system and a priming system coupled to the heat transfer system. The heat transfer system includes a main evaporator having a core, a primary wick, and a secondary wick, and a condenser coupled to the main evaporator by a liquid lin... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000416 | Cooling apparatus and plasma processing apparatus having cooling apparatus a cooling apparatus 110 comprises a primary refrigerant circulating circuit which allows a primary refrigerant CW1 whose temperature is adjusted by a heat exchanger 138 to circulate through an electrode to adjust a temperature of the electrode, ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6957014 | Liquid heater A liquid heater comprising a plurality of storage compartments for containing liquid to be heated. The storage compartments being connected together in series and comprising at least a first end compartment for receiving liquid to be heated and a second end compartm... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6907923 | Storage tank for hot water systems A heat pump system includes a compressor, a heat rejecting heat exchanger, an expansion device, and a heat accepting heat exchanger. A storage tank stores the water that cools the refrigerant in the heat rejecting heat exchanger. A mechanical interface plate positio... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6889754 | Phase control in the capillary evaporators A capillary pump two phase heat transport system that combines the most favorable characteristics of a capillary pump loop (CPL) with the robustness and reliability of a loop heat pipe (LHP). Like a CPL, the hybrid loop has plural parallel evaporators, plural parall... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6768781 | Methods and apparatuses for removing thermal energy from a nuclear reactor Methods and apparatuses are provided for removing thermal energy from a nuclear reactor, which are fault tolerant. The apparatus includes at least one heat pipe configured to absorb thermal energy produced by the nuclear reactor. In addition, the apparatus includes ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6767665 | Method for producing molten salts with an extruder and use of the molten salts The invention relates to a method for producing molten salts and their mixings, using an extruder. The starting materials are melted and reacted and the products of the reaction are then guided via a column with alkali salt. ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6764660 | Process and apparatus for controlling reaction temperatures with heating arrangement in series flow A process and apparatus for contacting reactants with a particulate catalyst while indirectly heating the reactants with a heat exchange medium improves temperature control by using an intermediate heat exchange fluid and system to prevent overheating of reactants a... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6746620 | Use of fluorinated liquids Use of one or more fluorinated liquids as dielectric working fluids in plants or heat transfer circuits comprising parts formed by polymer compound in contact with said fluids, said fluorinated liquids having: boiling point in the range 50° C.-250° C., ... | 06/08/2004 |
