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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7779896 | Passive fluid recovery system A fluid recovery system is adapted for use with a cooling system, such as for use in electronic applications. In one example, an enclosure is configured to contain fluid in both gas and liquid states, wherein the fluid is adapted for use in spray cooling electronic ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7743820 | Liquid cooling unit with auxillary heat exchanger and auxillary pump The circulation main loop supplies the liquid coolant by means of the main pump to the cooling plate which cools the electronic element, and then, dissipates the heat by the main heat exchanger 20 to return the same to the reservoir tank. The circulation sub-... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7717162 | Passive fluid recovery system A fluid recovery system is adapted for use with a cooling system, such as for use in electronic applications. In one example, an enclosure is configured to contain fluid in both gas and liquid states, wherein the fluid is adapted for use in spray cooling electronic ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7527086 | Double-acting device for generating synthetic jets A double-acting device for generating a synthetic jet is provided. The double-acting device includes a chamber having a cavity for a working fluid, a separating element for dividing the chamber into at least two sub-chambers, a control system connected to the chambe... | 05/05/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7379301 | Integrated liquid cooling system An integrated liquid cooling system for removing heat from a heat-generating component includes a base (10), a pump (20) mounted in the base and a heat-dissipating member (30) communicating with the pump and coupling with the base. The pump incl... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7360583 | Integrated liquid cooling system for electronic components An integrated liquid cooling system (100) includes a pump (10), a mounting base (15), a heat dissipating member (20). The mounting base defines therein a through hole (151). The heat dissipating member is mounted to and maintained ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7325589 | Passive fluid recovery system A fluid recovery system is adapted for use with a cooling system, such as for use in electronic applications. In one example, an enclosure is configured to contain fluid in both gas and liquid states, wherein the fluid is adapted for use in spray cooling electronic ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7278467 | Liquid-cooled heat radiator kit A liquid-cooled heat radiator kit is disclosed to include a heat radiator, which has radiation elements at the top wall and parallel grooves at the bottom wall, two liquid-cooled heat pipes bilaterally arranged in parallel at the bottom side of the heat radiator, ea... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7261068 | Vehicular thermostatically-controlled dual-circuit cooling system and associated method A dual-circuit cooling system for a vehicle is disclosed. One of the circuits may be used to manage the temperature of the engine while the other circuit may be used to manage the temperature of a component other than the engine. An associated method is disclosed. | 08/28/2007 |
| 7134848 | Pump for transporting heat-exchange medium for a multi-tube reactor The invention relates to a pump (1) having a pump guide tube (13) for the transport of a heat-exchange medium (6) for a reactor having a bundle of catalyst tubes (2), where the pump (1) has a casing (14) which surrounds the ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128156 | Wellbore rig with heat transfer loop apparatus A rig, the rig useful in well operations, the rig having rig structure above the earth, and heat transfer loop apparatus connected to the rig for supplying heat transfer fluid for use on the rig, either from a loop or loops with portion(s) in water or portion(s) in ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7111671 | Heat exchanger having air drying device A heat exchanger includes a container having an outlet and an entrance coupled to an inlet and an exit, a receptacle having an entering port and a discharging port for circulating a fluid medium and having an entering opening and a discharging opening. A casing is d... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7093977 | Method and system for cooling heat-generating component in a closed-loop system A system and method for improving cooling of a heat-generating component in a closed-loop cooling system is shown. The system comprises a venturi having a throat which is coupled to an expansion tank that may be exposed to atmospheric pressure in the embodiment bein... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7066729 | Gas powered heat delivery system A gas powered heat delivery system, comprising a fuel gas supply, a catalytic heater connected to the fuel gas supply; a tank containing fluid, the tank being disposed to receive heat from the catalytic heater; a one way conduit having an inlet for receiving fluid f... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066730 | Pipeline heater A pipeline heater comprising a plurality of flameless catalytic IR emitters positioned about a section of pipe in a substantially diamond-shaped configuration, the diameter of the pipe section being greater than the diameters of the heater inlet and outlet manifolds... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7017650 | Earth loop energy systems Wellbore heat loop systems, fillers for bores in the systems, and methods of the use of such systems; the systems in certain aspects having a heat loop wellbore in the earth having heat loop pipe extending down to one side of a bottom member and up therefrom on anot... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6999316 | Liquid cooling system A liquid cooling system and apparatus is presented. A two-piece embodiment is presented. The first component is a heat transfer unit capable of engaging a processor and adapted to transfer heat from the processor to a liquid thereby generating heated liquid. The hea... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6973958 | Heat transfer apparatus having anti-oxidization device A heat transfer apparatus includes one heat exchanging system having a compressor coupled between a condenser and a heat exchanger. A further heat exchanging system includes a water pump, an ion exchange filter coupled between the water pump and the heat exchanger, ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6947282 | Electronic device, liquid cooling system and tank An electronic device capable of preventing air from entering a pump for circulating a cooling medium is provided in a small-sized electronic computer provided with a liquid cooling system, which has a liquid cooling construction for circulating a cooling liquid with... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945314 | Minimal fluid forced convective heat sink for high power computers A heat removal system for a computer has a heat sink and a spool rotatably disposed in the heat sink. The spool includes fluid inlets and outlets, and water circulates in a closed loop from the inlets, through the spool, through the outlets, past the computer compon... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945315 | Heatsink with active liquid base A device for the transfer of heat away from a heat source comprising a base having first and second surfaces a plurality of fins extending adjacent to the second surface of the base. The base further including a chamber disposed between the first surface and the sec... | 09/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6498725 | Method and two-phase spray cooling apparatus A compact, lightweight, and efficient evaporative spray cooling system is provided for removing high heat fluxes from surfaces of devices such as micro-electronic chips, metal, mirrors, and lasers. The system uses expanding metastable two-phase flow and a... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6408937 | Active cold plate/heat sink A heat sink apparatus for gathering and dissipating heat from a heat source having a heat source housing includes an impeller chamber having a chamber interior containing a heat transfer fluid and comprising a heat transfer wall for transferring heat from... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6371157 | Method, system and computer program product for self-draining plumbing for liquid-cooled devices A system, method and computer program product system for evacuating coolant from a liquid-cooled device. The system includes a coolant supply path adapted to be coupled between a coolant supply pump and the liquid-cooled device; a coolant return path adap... | 04/16/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6303080 | Hydrofluoroethers as heat-transfer fluids in low temperature processes requiring sterilization An apparatus for low temperature processing and high temperature sterilization comprising a hydrofluoroether heat-transfer fluid. Another embodiment of the present invention is a method therefor.... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6073888 | Sequenced heat rejection for body stabilized geosynchronous satellites In one embodiment, a thermal radiative system for an earth orbiting satellite including a plurality of faces intermittently exposed to maximum solar illumination comprises a thermal radiator is mounted on a face for discharging heat from a thermal load to... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6007773 | Frozen plasma thawing system A technique and apparatus for rapidly thawing a frozen blood plasma unit. The holder maintains a plasma unit pouch submerged in a manner which affords substantial thermal contact between the plasma unit and the fluid bath. The fluid is manipulated to prov... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5967225 | Body heating/cooling apparatus A body heating/cooling apparatus comprising an enclosure (10) for raising or lowering the temperature of a fluid (22) prior to circulating the fluid (22) through a vest (55). The enclosure (10) has a first chamber (13) where the fluid (22) returning from ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5960857 | System temperature control tank with integral modulator valve and flowmeter A machine for circulating cooling water through manufacturing process equipment includes a combination pump and heat exchanger assembly. The machine has a cast metal pump case with two upwardly opening sockets receiving the lower ends of two tanks, one of... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5924482 | Multi-mode, two-phase cooling module A multi-mode, two-phase cooling module (10) comprises a first housing portion (20), a second housing portion (30), and a third housing portion (40). Cooling liquid (22) is held in first housing portion (20), and one or more electronic components (24) are ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5806582 | Method and arrangement for controlling heat transfer in ventilation Apparatus or air conditioning apparatus A method and an arrangement for controlling heat transfer in a ventilation apparatus or an air conditioning apparatus, in which heat contained in exhaust air is recovered into supply air by means of a heat transfer circuit having fluid circulation. Additi... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5805255 | Liquid-filled optical device A liquid-filled optical device has an optical casing filled with liquid. An agitation device is provided for agitating the liquid in the optical casing so as to effect convection of the liquid. The agitation device comprises a propeller disposed in the li... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5779974 | Frozen plasma thawing system A technique and apparatus for rapidly thawing a frozen blood plasma unit. The holder maintains a plasma unit pouch submerged in a manner which affords substantial thermal contact between the plasma unit and the fluid bath. The fluid is manipulated to prov... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5772895 | System for controlling the composition of color coupler on a real-time basis A system for controlling the composition of color coupler on a real time basis, the system comprises a mixer for mixing the color coupler with a non-permanent solvent for forming a preliminary solution. A heat exchanger receives the preliminary solution f... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5573058 | Air-conditioning installation for room spaces Air-conditioning installation for room spaces (1), comprising a heat transfer device (4) for preheating supply air (A) by transferring heat from exhaust air (B) into the supply air; heating means including a heating source (11) for further heating the sup... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5351747 | Heat exchanger especially for spacecraft A heat exchanger for a spacecraft utilizes a droplet radiator, whereby the droplet collector has the shape of a rotation symmetrical ring body that is rotatable about a central rotational axis. Preferably, the rotation symmetric ring body has the shape of... | 10/04/1994 |
