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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7644752 | Regulating heat exchange and cooling method and system for monitoring and controlling the temperatures of walls subjected to high temperatures A regulating heat exchange and cooling method and system for monitoring and controlling the temperatures of walls subjected to high temperatures. The system is used to cool the inner wall of a thermal system having a double wall, the inner wall being subjected to te... | 01/12/2010 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7353658 | Systems and methods for freezing, storing, transporting, and thawing biopharmacuetical material A system for freezing, thawing, transporting, and storing a biopharmaceutical material, which includes a container, a supporting structure, a temperature control unit, and a transportation cart. The container is adapted to receive the biopharmaceutical material ther... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7337829 | Cooling unit A cooling unit has a heat receiving unit that receives heat from a body radiating heat; a radiator disposed at a distance from the heat receiving unit and radiating recovered heat; a liquid coolant transporting heat generated at the heat receiving unit to the radiat... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7254957 | Method and apparatus for cooling with coolant at a subambient pressure According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a fluid coolant and structure which reduces a pressure of the fluid coolant through a subambient pressure at which the coolant has a cooling temperature less than a temperature of the heat-generating structure. The ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7224586 | Method of maintaining an IC-module near a set-point A system for maintaining an IC-chip near a set-point temperature while electrical power dissipation in the IC-chip is varied includes a container having an open end with a seal ring. Located in the container is at least one nozzle for spraying liquid coolant droplet... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213391 | Cooling systems Apparatus for maintaining the temperature of a component of a gas turbine engine below a predetermined maximum working temperature comprises a reservoir for a cooling fluid having a boiling point below the working temperature and in which the component is immersed o... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7174950 | Heat transfer system for a satellite including an evaporator A heat transfer system includes a heat transfer passage in the vicinity of a source of dissipated heat on a satellite to collect heat dissipated by the source and a fluid loop including an evaporator having over part of its path a maximum surface area of its externa... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7147044 | Processing apparatus for continuously conveying heat pipes A processing apparatus for continuously conveying heat pipes includes a feeder and at least one processing station. The feeder includes a processing stage, which includes a feeding end and an exiting end opposite to the feeding end. A feeding direction is defined fr... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143511 | Method of forming a heat pipe A method for forming a heat pipe is provided comprising coating the interior surface of the vessel with a wicking material and partially saturating the wick with a working fluid. The vessel is then partially evacuated. A portion of the vessel is pinched-off so as to... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137442 | Vapor chamber A vapor chamber, in which a condensable fluid, which evaporates and condenses depending on a state of input and radiation of a heat, is encapsulated in a hollow and flat sealed receptacle as a liquid phase working fluid; and in which the wick for creating the capill... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137261 | Systems and methods for freezing, mixing and thawing biopharmaceutical material A system for controlled freezing, storing and thawing of a biopharmaceutical material includes a cavity for receiving a container for holding the biopharmaceutical material. Further included are at least a pair of opposed surfaces facing the biopharmaceutical materi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7104074 | Systems and methods for freezing, storing, transporting and thawing biopharmaceutical material A system for freezing, thawing, transporting, and storing a biopharmaceutical material, which includes a container, a supporting structure, a temperature control unit, and a transportation cart. The container is adapted to receive the biopharmaceutical material ther... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104079 | Heat pump A heat pump apparatus that having a refrigerating cycle including a compressor, a gas cooler, a pressure reducing device and an evaporator and is designed so that water can be heated by the gas cooler. A refrigerant such as CO2 or the like working in a su... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106589 | Heat sink, assembly, and method of making A heat sink, method of making a heat sink, and a heat sink assembly. The heat sink includes a base and a plurality of heat pipes that extend from the base. The base is dimensioned and shaped to promote good thermal contact with the heat source, and the heat pipes ar... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7090002 | Deformable end cap for heat pipe A heat pipe is provided having a vessel with a closed first end, a second end, and a wick on an inner surface that defines a passageway. A convex wall is positioned at the second end so as to block the passageway. The convex wall is deformable so as to move from a f... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077189 | Liquid cooled thermosiphon with flexible coolant tubes A fluid heat exchanger assembly cools an electronic device with a cooling fluid supplied from a heat extractor (R, F) to a plurality of tubes extending between header tanks in an upper portion of a housing. A refrigerant is disposed in the lower portion of the housi... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7011145 | Method for enhancing mobility of working fluid in liquid/gas phase heat dissipating device A method for enhancing the mobility of a working fluid in a liquid/gas phase heat dissipating device improves the mobility of the working fluid therein, and further enhancing the heat dissipation capability of the heat dissipating device. The present invention coats... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7001535 | Polymer formulation for removing hydrogen and liquid water from an enclosed space This invention describes a solution to the particular problem of liquid water formation in hydrogen getters exposed to quantities of oxygen. Water formation is usually desired because the recombination reaction removes hydrogen without affecting gettering capacity a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000691 | Method and apparatus for cooling with coolant at a subambient pressure An apparatus includes heat-generating structure disposed in an environment having an ambient pressure, and a cooling system for removing heat from the heat-generating structure. The cooling system includes a fluid coolant, structure which reduces a pressure of the c... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6996995 | Systems and methods for freezing and storing biopharmaceutical material The present invention provides a system for freezing, thawing, and storing biopharmaceutical materials which includes a flexible container, a conduit, and a temperature control unit. The flexible container is adapted to receive a biopharmaceutical material therein f... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994154 | Aluminum heat exchanger In an adsorber for an adsorption type refrigerator of the present invention, aluminum heat exchangers 120, 130 arranged in a casing 110 are provided with films which do not permit moisture to pass therethrough, such as SiO3 films, anodic oxi... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6976526 | Heat transport device and electronic device A heat transport device includes an evaporator, a condenser, and a vapor channel and a plurality of liquid channels that connect the evaporator and the condenser. The evaporator generates a capillary force to circulate working fluid. This structure prevents the perf... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6972954 | Liquid cooling system and personal computer using the same A liquid cooling system which is utilizable in a personal computer includes a pump for supplying a cooling liquid; a heat receiving jacket supplied with the cooling liquid and positioned to receive heat generated from a heat generation body, a heat radiation pipe fo... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6958260 | Hydrogen gettering system A method, system and materials for use in hydrogen gettering in conjunction with microelectronic and microwave components that are generally hermetically sealed in an enclosure typically referred to as a “package”. Gettering materials that can be used include ti... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6957550 | Method and apparatus for extracting non-condensable gases in a cooling system A cooling technique involves: reducing a pressure of a cooling fluid to a subambient pressure at which the cooling fluid has a boiling temperature less than a temperature of a heat-generating structure; bringing the cooling fluid at the subambient pressure into ther... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6945056 | Systems and methods for freezing, mixing and thawing biopharmaceutical material A system for controlled freezing, storing and thawing of a biopharmaceutical material includes a cavity for receiving a container for holding the biopharmaceutical material. Further included are at least a pair of opposed surfaces facing the biopharmaceutical materi... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942021 | Heat transport device and electronic device A heat transport device includes an evaporator, a condenser, and a vapor channel and a plurality of liquid channels that connect the evaporator and the condenser. The evaporator generates a capillary force to circulate working fluid. This structure prevents the perf... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6937471 | Method and apparatus for removing heat from a circuit An apparatus includes a circuit having a heat-generating circuit component, and structure for guiding a two-phase coolant along a path which brings the coolant into direct physical contact with either the circuit component or a highly thermally conductive part which... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6907918 | Deformable end cap for heat pipe A heat pipe is provided having a vessel with a closed first end, a second end, and a wick on an inner surface that defines a passageway. A convex wall is positioned at the second end so as to block the passageway. The convex wall is deformable so as to move from a f... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6883588 | Spacecraft radiator system using a heat pump Heat dissipating apparatus or system for dissipating heat generated by a payload on a spacecraft having a plurality of surfaces. The system includes at least one radiator-condenser coupled to one or more of the surfaces of the spacecraft and a heat pump including an... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6866092 | Two-phase heat-transfer systems Various techniques are disclosed for improving airtight two-phase heat-transfer systems employing a fluid to transfer heat from a heat source to a heat sink while circulating around a fluid circuit, the maximum temperature of the heat sink not exceeding the maximum ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6835484 | Supersonic vapor compression and heat rejection cycle Apparatus for cooling a fuel cell stack. The cooling system uses vaporization cooling of the fuel stack and supersonic vapor compression of the vaporized coolant to significantly increase the temperature and pressure of the liquid coolant flowing through a heat exch... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6827135 | High flux heat removal system using jet impingement of water at subatmospheric pressure A cooling system for apparatus powered by electricity, that generates a substantial amount of heat during operation, and the heat must be dissipated to avoid failure of electrical and/or electronic components, such as semiconductor devices and integrated circuits, c... | 12/07/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6675887 | Multiple temperature sensitive devices using two heat pipes A heat pipe assembly comprises a first heat pipe having a condenser and a working fluid. A reservoir communicates with the condenser of the first heat pipe and contains a non-condensable gas which variably permits access of the working fluid to the conden... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6610250 | Apparatus using halogenated organic fluids for heat transfer in low temperature processes requiring sterilization and methods therefor An apparatus suitable for low temperature processing and high temperature sterilization comprising a halogenated heat-transfer fluid. The apparatus comprises an expansion device which may optionally comprise a membrane. Another embodiment of the present i... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6367263 | Integrated circuit refrigeration device A heat pipe includes a flow diverter that separates the heat pipe into an evaporator chamber and a condenser chamber. Each of the evaporator chamber and the condenser chamber are coupled to a compressor with a one-way valve. The compressor receives vaporo... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6329005 | Rapid cooling of sealed package Rapid cooling apparatus including a vacuum chamber, a vacuum pump in fluid communication with the vacuum chamber for decreasing pressure in the vacuum chamber, a heat-transfer fluid disposed inside the vacuum chamber, and a substance generally sealed in a... | 12/11/2001 |
