"That the automobile has practically reached the limit of its development is suggested by the fact that during the past year no improvements of a radical nature have been introduced."
Scientific American ; Jan. 2 edition, 1909
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8393383 | Hot water generator A hot water generator which has a high ability to prevent the hot water temperature from rising above a preset temperature when withdrawal of hot water is stopped. A hot water withdrawal pipe 5 of a heat exchanger 1 and a cold water intake pipe 4 | 03/12/2013 |
| 7610951 | Apparatus and process for cooling hot gas Process to cool hot gas by passing the hot gas through a tube having a main tubular part and an upstream tubular part, wherein (i) the exterior of main tubular part is cooled by an evaporating liquid cooling medium flowing freely around said tube, (ii) the upstream ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7370695 | Combined cooling/climate control system for motor vehicles The present invention relates to a combined cooling/climate control system for motor vehicles for cooling the motor vehicle's electrical and/or electronic components and air conditioning of a passenger compartment of the vehicle, comprising: a main ventilation duct ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7335296 | System and device for processing supercritical and subcritical fluid A system for processing supercritical and subcritical fluid capable of bringing the inside of at least one processing container (1) formed in a flow passage into a supercritical or subcritical high pressure field, wherein thermal operation is applied to proce... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328738 | Heat exchanger An improved heat exchanger which resists fouling of the heat exchange surface by minimizing the temperature difference between the heat exchanger surface and the fluid stream in contact with the heat exchange surface. In one embodiment, a heat exchanger comprises an... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7319180 | Paraffin alkylation A process for the alkylation of alkane with olefin or olefin precursor such as an oligomer of tertiary olefin comprising contacting a liquid system comprising acid catalyst, isoparaffin and olefin in concurrent downflow into contact in a reaction zone with a dispers... | 01/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7266976 | Vertical heat exchanger configuration for LNG facility LNG facility employing one or more vertical core-in-kettle heat exchangers to cool natural gas via indirect heat exchange with a refrigerant. The vertical core-in-kettle heat exchangers save plot space and can be use to reduce the size of cold boxes employed in the ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7165388 | Propulsion device with enclosed plenum A propulsion device contains a working mass within an enclosed plenum, where the working mass is circulated through the plenum to produce a net force vector. The working mass is accelerated around a first bend or change in direction within the plenum by a working ma... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7119244 | Method of removing organic sulfur compounds from alkylate A process for the removal of organic sulfur compounds, primarily oxygenated organic compounds, such as sulfates and sulfonic esters from a hydrocarbon liquid is disclosed which comprises contacting the hydrocarbon liquid with a coalescer comprising a mesh material w... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7069738 | Cooling tank A tank is provided which can store, while cooling, drinks or other liquids, such as milk, having a storage temperature close to 0.degree. C. or below. A cooling tank (1) can be mounted on a truck or the like for transportation, while storing and coolin... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7044200 | Two-phase refrigerant distribution system for multiple pass evaporator coils A multiple pass, parallel tube heat exchanger with a collection header extending along the length of each of a first and second pass, is provided with a bypass tube which fluidly interconnects the downstream end of the collection header to a midpoint thereof, near t... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7000626 | Instantaneous and constant fluid delivery system This is a method and means for maintaining a constant supply of a fluid with specific characteristics within a fluid supply conduit from a supply source of the fluid with specific characteristics at a point of service of the fluid with specific characteristics in wh... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001575 | Device for feeding educts to parallel spaces A device feeds educts to parallel spaces separated from one another by way of a distributor unit. Outlets of the distributor unit are assigned to the spaces, and evaporator structures for the evaporation of liquid media are provided in the spaces. Each outlet of the... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6995296 | Paraffin alkylation A process for the alkylation of alkane with olefin or olefin precursor such as an oligomer of tertiary olefin comprising contacting a liquid system comprising acid catalyst, isoparaffin and olefin in concurrent downflow into contact in a reaction zone with a dispers... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6988315 | Cooling apparatus having low profile extrusion and method of manufacture therefor A method for removing heat from a heat generating component using a low profile extrusion with a plurality of micro tubes extended there through. The low profile extrusion is placed into thermal connection with heat producing components. A heat transfer fluid remove... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6945868 | Outdoor fan system A camouflaged outdoor fan system includes a housing, a fan inserted into the housing, and a camouflaged lid removably connected to the housing. The housing is buried in the ground, or in alternative embodiment, mounted to the underside of a deck, the fan is inserted... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6821380 | Temperature adjustment apparatus A temperature adjustment apparatus that can reduce the amount of evaporation of a medium without using a closed type container. A temperature adjustment apparatus 24 is composed of a container 26 that contains PFC 42 for heat exchange, a circula... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6708755 | Method for controlling the temperature in a climate chamber and climatic device The invention relates to a method for controlling the temperature in a climate chamber (21), in which a flow of air is guided through the climate chamber (21), the temperature of which air flow is controlled with the aid of a heat exchanger, and the ai... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6641739 | Process of forming an oxidizing agent in liquid by use of ringing magnetic flux A method of making an oxygen-rich and stabilized oxidizing agent in a liquid, preferably water, involves exposure of aerated liquid to repeated bursts of ringing magnetic flux having a primary frequency of 10 kHz to 80 kHz, with the bursts repeated at a f... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6609564 | Reductive heat exchange water and heat exchange system using such water A heat exchange cooling system for cooling an object of heat exchange such as machinery, air, or liquid is provided. The system includes a heat exchanger, a cooling water supply device, cooling water circulation piping, a flow rate adjustment valve, a coo... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6589395 | Distillation plant with a column and a heat pump The distillation plant comprises a column (1) and a heat pump (4, 5) which operates between a sump vaporizer (3) and an exhaust vapor compressor (2) of the column. The heat pump is substitutable by devices (6, 7) which can be switched to the sump vaporize... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6582667 | Shell-and-tube reactor A shell-and-tube reactor has a plurality of reaction tubes incorporated therein, a circulation path for the heating medium formed outside the reaction tubes, a heating medium introducing section provided on the upper part of the shell in the reactor and a... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6530427 | Control installation for solid cleaning members circulating in a heat exchanger A control installation for solid cleaning members circulating in a heat exchanger includes interception arrangements interposed on the heat exchanger outlet pipe, a return pipe which recycles toward the inlet pipe a return flow containing the solid cleani... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6422310 | Constant temperature coolant circulating apparatus A check valve 27 for preventing backflow of a coolant 5 in outside pipes 14a and 14b into a tank 10 when operation is stopped, a cubical expansion relief valve 28 for suppressing increase of pressure of the coolant in the outside pipes 14a and 14b, and a ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6350376 | Reductive heat exchange water and heat exchange system using such water Heat exchange water for cooling an object of heat exchange such as machinery, air, or liquid, which serves to prevent oxidation and deterioration of metal materials used in pipes for supplying/circulating the heat exchange water or in the liquid ends of t... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6289984 | Temperature-control apparatus for a printing machine A temperature-control apparatus for a printing machine includes a closed, temperature-control fluid circuit including a pump with a suction and pressure side, a fluid feed line feeding temperature-control fluid from a fluid source to the suction side of t... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6206091 | Process and apparatus for treating waste An apparatus and method for the treatment of waste solids that allows for the direct transfer of heat between hot waste solids and cold waste solids in a tube-in-tube heat exchanger. Cold solid waste is moved from a cold solid waste source through one tub... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6123771 | Device for applying adhesive spots on a substrate A device for simultaneous application of a plurality of adhesive spot s to a substrate, having a metering apparatus for conveying a predetermined volume of adhesive to a plurality of applicator nozzles for the application of respectively one adhesive spot... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6115542 | Device for and method of storing and discharging a viscous liquid In a device for and method of storing and discharging a viscous liquid at least one mixing chamber is formed in a storage chamber and communicates with said storage chamber for introducing the viscous liquid from said storage chamber in the mixing chamber... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6109346 | Waste heat auxiliary tank system method and apparatus A waste heat auxiliary tank system is provided for transferring heat from the coolant of an internal combustion engine to process water contained in an auxiliary water storage tank. The waste heat auxiliary tank system operates by drawing coolant from the... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6089464 | Thermal dynamic balancer The present invention is directed toward a VAV (variable air volume) air conditioning system which is capable of varying the supply air volume to a space based upon discharge temperature while simultaneously maintaining constant ventilation. The thermal d... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6073682 | Apparatus for carrying out a physical and/or chemical process, such as a heat exchanger An apparatus for carrying out a physical and/or chemical process, such as a heat exchanger, including a reservoir in which a series of riser pipes (2) are arranged. Disposed in the reservoir (1) is a fluidized bed of granular material. The apparatus inclu... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6059965 | Process and device to sterilize a stream of water Installation for the sterilization of a body of water wherein the water is conveyed through a heat exchanger to a heat source, where it is heated up to the sterilization temperature. This stream of hot water transfers its heat to the incoming stream of wa... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6047768 | Process and apparatus for treating waste The present invention includes a method, an apparatus, and a system for the treatment of waste. The method includes the steps of providing a cold waste solids tank that has a cold solids batch therein. The cold solids batch is transferred, after being war... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6016863 | Apparatus for carrying out a physical and/or chemical process, such as a heat exchanger Heat exchanger consisting of a reservoir with upwardly directed tubes through which flow a liquid to be heated and fluidized bed particles for internally cleaning the tubes. Connected to the reservoir is an external downcomer (5) for collecting fluidized ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6002838 | Device for storing and discharging of viscous liquid A device for storing and discharging a viscous liquid has a unit forming a storage chamber for storing a viscous liquid, a unit forming at least one mixing chamber which communicates with the storage chamber, and a unit for heating the viscous liquid in t... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5878811 | Apparatus and method for the controlled cooling of chemical tanks An apparatus for the controlled cooling of chemical tanks containing a chemical which must be kept at a first prescribed temperature includes at least one heat-exchanger coil immersed inside a chemical tank and through which there is made to circulate a f... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5579650 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger comprising an elongate tank with top, bottom, side, front and rear walls. A plurality of longitudinally spaced partitions are positioned within the tank and define an elongate serpentine or zig-zag liquid conducting flow passage with upst... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5535818 | Cooling system for electronic device A cooling system for an electronic device includes a circulatory system having a pump with an inlet and an outlet for circulating a coolant in the circulatory system, a heat exchanger for cooling the coolant, a cooling module for cooling the electronic de... | 07/16/1996 |