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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7882889 | Loop type heat dissipating apparatus with sprayer A loop type heat dissipating apparatus with a sprayer for transferring heat between a heat source and a heat sink includes an evaporator, a condenser, and a working fluid. The evaporator contacts the heat source and includes a first chamber, a second chamber, and a ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7410611 | In-line method and apparatus to prevent fouling of heat exchangers The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for the prevention of fouling of process streams by the application of electric charge on process components. The electric charge may be attractive or repulsive to the foulants, they may be constant or variable... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7269971 | Electrohydrodynamic evaporator device An electrohydrodynamic evaporator device (EHD) has an EHD electrode. An electric field is generated upon a fluid of low conductivity inside the evaporator device and an enhanced thermal transport effect is then achieved since a thermal boundary layer near a thermal ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7260958 | Electrohydrodynamic condenser device An electrohydrodynamic (EHD) condenser device includes a condenser installed with an EHD electrode. An electric field is generated upon a fluid of low conductivity inside a compressor device and an enhanced thermal conduction effect is then achieved since the electr... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261144 | Bubble generator A heat transfer assembly for transferring heat from a heat generating device to a circulating fluid, said heat transfer assembly comprising an evaporator device having at least one microchannel formed therein, in thermally conducti... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7159646 | Electrohydrodynamically (EHD) enhanced heat transfer system and method with an encapsulated electrode An electrohydrodynamically enhanced heat transfer system (EHD) includes an electrode completely encapsulated in an insulating material and coupled to a power supply to generate an electric field between a heat transfer surface and the encapsulated electrode when ene... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7108056 | Slit-type restrictor for controlling flow delivery to electrohydrodynamic thin film evaporator Cooling means for a heated surface comprising an enclosure for enclosing the heated surface and two oppositely charged interleaved radial arrays of microelectrodes positioned on the surface within the enclosure. The combined arrays have a closely spaced end and a pe... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7085483 | Heat accumulating method and device It is not possible to store heat of a domestic hot water supply level at a high density. If thermal storage temperature is T, variation in enthalpy in a chemical reaction is ΔH, variation in entropy is ΔS, and variation in free energy is ΔG, a thermal storage mat... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7069979 | Phase change heat sink for use in electrical solenoids and motors A method, and a system for reducing the internal temperature of an electrical solenoid or motor device involves placing a heat absorbing phase change material (PCM) in intimate contact with the device to reduce the internal temperature of the device. The PCM materia... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6929038 | Underground storage tank vapor pressure equalizer A vapor pressure equalizer system for reducing the pressure of a storage tank that contains volatile liquid or fuel. A conduit is connected to the storage tank that draws vapors present in the ullage of the storage tank into the conduit. The vapors are circulated th... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6929037 | Underground storage tank vapor pressure equalizer A vapor pressure equalizer system for reducing the pressure of a storage tank that contains volatile liquid or fuel. A conduit is connected to the storage tank that draws vapors present in the ullage of the storage tank into the conduit. The vapors are circulated th... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6873525 | Liquid cooling system and personal computer using the same A liquid cooling system includes a pump for supplying a cooling liquid including water, a heat receiving jacket supplied with the cooling liquid and positioned to receive heat generated from a heat generation body, a heat radiation portion for radiating heat which i... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6697253 | Liquid cooling system and personal computer using thereof A liquid cooling system for a personal computer is suitable for cooling a semiconductor device, etc, generating high heat and is designed to suppress undesirable influence on the personal computer following corrosion in the liquid cooling system, thereby ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6655450 | Forced oscillatory flow type heat pipe and designing method for the same A forced oscillatory flow type heat pipe of which a ratio (motion coefficient) of the heat transport capacity to the oscillating energy is maintained within an appropriate range is provided. A heat pipe body (1) has a closed loop flow path (2). Operation ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6418019 | Electronic module including a cooling substrate with fluid dissociation electrodes and related methods An electronic module includes a cooling substrate, an electronic device mounted thereon, and a plurality of cooling fluid dissociation electrodes carried by the cooling substrate for dissociating cooling fluid to control a pressure thereof. More particula... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6374909 | Electrode arrangement for electrohydrodynamic enhancement of heat and mass transfer An electrode arrangement for electrohydrodynamic (EHD) enhancement of heat and mass transfer is disclosed. Electrodes of alternating polarity are embedded within a nonconductive heat transfer wall material and are connected to a high voltage source at eit... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6364003 | Device and method for absorbing and radiating heat in very small space by alternately pushing two fluids A heat absorbing and radiating device includes a driving unit having communicable first fluid outlets and fourth fluid inlets, a heat-exchange unit communicating at an end with third fluid outlets of the driving unit and at another end with an inlet end o... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6247525 | Vibration induced atomizers A preferred embodiment of an atomizing apparatus incorporates a source of heat transfer fluid and an atomizing surface adapted to receive a droplet of the heat transfer fluid thereon. A driver also is provided which is configured to control a vibration of... | 06/19/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6167955 | Multi-mode heat transfer using a thermal heat pipe valve An electronic device has a heat pipe containing a heat transfer fluid. The heat pipe has a first section and a second section. Inside the heat pipe is a valve disposed between the first section and second section of the heat pipe. The valve has an actuato... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6109343 | Low EMI emissions heat sink device A low electromagnetic radiation emissions heat sink that dissipates heat away from an integrated circuit package by means of conduction to the electronic chassis. The heat sink may also include a ferrite ring for reducing electromagnetic radiation emissio... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6089311 | Method and apparatus for vacuum diode heat pump A new use for thermionic vacuum diode technology is disclosed wherein a vacuum diode is constructed using very low work function electrodes. A negative potential bias is applied to the cathode relative to the anode, and electrons are emitted. In the proce... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6044899 | Low EMI emissions heat sink device A low electro-magnetic radiation emissions heat sink that dissipates heat away from an integrated circuit package by means of conduction to the electronic chassis. The heat sink may also include a ferrite ring for reducing electro-magnetic radiation emiss... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5816313 | Pump, and earth-testable spacecraft capillary heat transport loop using augmentation pump and check valves A spacecraft includes heat-generating payload equipment, and a heat transport system with a cold plate thermally coupled to the equipment and a capillary-wick evaporator, for evaporating coolant liquid to cool the equipment. The coolant vapor is coupled t... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5730211 | Apparatus and method for operating a heat pipe panel assembly A spacecraft equipment panel including heat pipes operable in a zero-gravity environment for cooling the equipment mounted to the panel is not operable in an Earth-gravity environment because the two-phase working fluid in the heat pipes tends to pool at ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5722242 | Method and apparatus for improved vacuum diode heat pump A Vacuum Diode Heat Pump is optimized for the most efficient pumping of heat by utilizing a cathode and anode of very low work function. The relationship of the work functions of cathode and anode are shown to be optimized when the cathode work function i... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5699668 | Multiple electrostatic gas phase heat pump and method In the method of the present invention, electrostatic fields are used to induce heat pumping action of a working fluid. A plurality of heat pumps with no moving parts are used. The operation of the one pump enhances the operation of the next. The method o... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5364457 | Electrostatic gas cleaning apparatus In the purification of gases generated in metallurgical and similar furnace operations, the impurities include solid particles and compounds or elements which are gaseous at the furnace temperatures and only form solid or liquid at temperatures approachin... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5005639 | Ferrofluid piston pump for use with heat pipes or the like A long life, very low friction pump for use in a heat pipe pump or the like is disclosed. A first pump uses magnetically confined ferrofluid rings as both sealer and lubricant for a sliding pump piston in a two sided piston pump that minimizes the seal pr... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4967831 | Ferrofluid piston pump for use with heat pipes or the like A long life, very low friction pump for use in a heat pipe pump or the like s disclosed. A first pump uses magnetically confined ferrofluid rings are both sealer and lubricant for a sliding pump piston in a two sided piston pump that minimizes the seal pre... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4842054 | Pump/heat exchanger assembly for pool-type reactor A heat exchanger and pump assembly comprising a heat exchanger including a housing for defining an annularly shaped cavity and supporting therein a plurality of tubes. A pump is disposed beneath the heat exchanger and is comprised of a plurality of flow c... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4802531 | Pump/intermediate heat exchanger assembly for a liquid metal reactor A heat exchanger and electromagnetic pump assembly is disclosed as comprising a heat exchanger including a housing for defining an annularly shaped cavity and supporting therein a plurality of tubes. An electromagnetic pump is disposed beneath the heat ex... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4744963 | Highly efficient calcination of gypsum to hemihydrate Hydrodynamic pumping of the fluidized calcining mass in a kettle is set up by the continuous flow of the mass to and from heating rods immersed therein which are constantly emitting at least about 1 British Thermal Unit of heat per minute per square inch ... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4681995 | Heat pipe ring stacked assembly A heat pipe ring for use in a crystal growth furnace is ring-shaped with at least one arm thereon and is constructed as one piece. An RF coil for heating a working fluid in said heat pipe is attached about said arm or an electric current can flow from one... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4572285 | Magnetically focused liquid drop radiator A magnetically focused liquid drop radiator for application in rejecting rgy from a spacecraft, characterized by a magnetizable liquid or slurry disposed in operative relationship within the liquid droplet generator and its fluid delivery system, in comb... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4519447 | Substrate cooling A system for cooling a substrate via a continuous enclosed path within the substrate that passes closely adjacent heat producing components on or adjacent the substrate. According to a first embodiment, heat, where located on the substrate, is transmitted... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4463798 | Electrostatically pumped heat pipe and method The heat pipe has a condensing area at one end and an evaporating area at the other end. An ion drag pump is within the condensing area to receive dielectric refrigerant condensate in its inlet. There is a liquid carrying tube having one end connected to ... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4422501 | External artery heat pipe An improved heat pipe (115) of increased heat transport capacity comprising a vapor tube (120) and a liquid-condensate return tube (130). An outwardly extending conduit (125), disposed in both the evaporator section (135) and evaporator section (140) of t... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4396055 | Electrohydrodynamic inductively pumped heat pipe An applied traveling potential wave induces a traveling wave of electrical harge in the liquid phase of a dielectric working fluid providing an electrical traction which pumps the working fluid from a condensing section to an evaporating section of an elec... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4366857 | Magnetic two-phase thermosiphon A heat pipe or thermosiphon device is provided which may be configured for operation in various temperature regimes from cryogenic to elevated temperatures and in gravity or other orientation sensitive environments, as well as zero-gravity or other orient... | 01/04/1983 |
