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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146650 | Microfluidic system There is described a microfluid system with a microchannel structure for the passage of fluids and a further channel structure separated from the microstructure by means of at least one separating wall for the passage of a heat transfer fluid. The risk of internal l... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8141619 | Fin inspection method of a heat exchanger A fin inspection method comprising a step of having an imaging device capture an image of the core and inputting into an image processing device the image data for storage, a step of setting a first region in the image data in which an image of the entire core is ca... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8104531 | Stacked plate heat exchanger including a device for evaluating the extent to which it has become coated in scale A plate-type heat exchanger including a plurality of stacked plates and a device for evaluating the extent to which the fluid circuit(s) have become coated in scale, whereby the evaluating device has an electrical resistor which is thermally connected to a plate loc... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100167 | Method and a device for detecting an abnormality of a heat exchanger, and the use of such a device A method and a device for detecting an abnormality of a heat exchanger exchanging heat between a first fluid flow flowing in a conduit and a second fluid flow flowing along a flow path, said conduit and said flow path each having an inlet and an outlet, whereby the ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8066055 | Thermal management systems A system including a primary evaporator facilitating heat transfer by evaporating liquid to obtain vapor is disclosed. The primary evaporator receives a liquid from a liquid line and outputs the vapor to a vapor line. The primary evaporator also outputs excess liqui... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8037925 | Heat exchanger having integrated tank header and partition structure and partition inserting groove with leak detection The present invention relates to a heat exchanger, and more particularly, to a heat exchanger in which a partition wall integrally formed with a header is fixedly inserted into a partition inserting groove of a tank and it is easy to check leakage of a heat exchange... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8016023 | Method and an apparatus for cooling a computer A method including sensing a temperature of an electronic component in a portable computing device; circulating a fluid between one of a first heat transfer plate and a second heat transfer plate in response to a threshold temperature being sensed; and stopping the ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7857036 | Method and device for assessing the risk of fluid leakage in a heat exchanger with sensor A method and device, for a heat exchanger which is provided with gaskets, for assessing and detecting the risk of fluid leakage in the heat exchanger due to worn-out gaskets. In the heat exchanger, a heat transfer plate (5) with gasket (6) is provided ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7775260 | Expansion tank with alarm system An expansion tank comprising a bladder style water storage tank and method of use. The expansion tank includes an alarm module to sense a flooded tank condition. The system also has the ability to sense a bladder over-extended condition. The expansion tank use inclu... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7762313 | Coolant sensor and bleed valve A coolant sensor doubles as a bleed valve for purging trapped air from a cooling system. The sensor slides into a port placing a sensor element in contact with the coolant. The sensor includes a pair of encircling o-rings for sealing the system from atmosphere in on... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7743816 | Switchable waste gas exchanger A switchable waste gas heat exchanger which can be arranged and used in exhaust gas recirculation lines in internal combustion engines, such as in motor vehicles. ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7721787 | Refrigeration-type dryer apparatus and method A drying device includes an air/air heat exchanger and an air/refrigerant heat exchanger. The air refrigerant heat exchanger includes a phase change material. ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7712517 | Tube bundle apparatus for processing corrosive fluids A tube bundle apparatus for thermal exchange operations at high pressures and temperatures, under conditions of high aggressiveness of process fluids. The tube bundle includes a series of tubes whose internal wall includes a material selected from titanium, zirconiu... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7661459 | Mobile serving cart and system incorporating same A mobile cart for serving food and/or beverages is described. According to various implementations, the cart is equipped with a removable mission module. The mission module includes equipment that is used by the cart to perform its designated mission, such as an ove... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7568516 | Method and device for assessing the risk of fluid leakage in a heat exchanger with sensor A method and device, for a heat exchanger which is provided with gaskets, for assessing and detecting the risk of fluid leakage in the heat exchanger due to worn-out gaskets. In the heat exchanger, a heat transfer plate (5) with gasket (6) is provided ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7497245 | Detection system for localizing defective seals in heat exchangers A heat exchanger assembly includes a core with a header, an end tank and a joint between the header and the end tank. A seal between the header and the end tank is in an area at the joint between the header and the end tank. The seal normally produces a permanent se... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7490656 | Method and an apparatus for cooling a computer A heat exchanging system comprising circulating fluid through a tube coupled to an electronic component in a first part of a computing device and to a heat transfer plate in a second part of the computing device. ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7481261 | Fan disabling device A control system for disabling the fan of a heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning system upon the detection of an audible alarm, such as a smoke alarm. The preferred embodiment utilizes a tunable band pass filter/decibel level detector in conjunction with a mic... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7458413 | Semiconductor chip heat transfer device A method and apparatus for improving the heat transfer from a semiconductor chip to its heat sinking device. The heat transfer device has a liquid chamber in which liquid is circulated within the chamber to spread the heat from one location of the chamber to the hea... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7455099 | Heat exchanger performance monitoring and analysis method and system A technique is disclosed for evaluating and monitoring performance of a heat exchanger system. Operating parameters of the system are monitored and fouling factors for heat transfer surfaces of the exchanger are determined. Trending of fouling may be performed over ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7448435 | System and method for controlling a multi-zone heating or cooling system A control system is provided for automatically setting up and controlling a climate control system for a building having one or more zones and one or more thermostats in communication with the associated heating or cooling components of the climate control system. I... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7428919 | Method and system for evaluating fluid flow through a heat exchanger A heat exchanger evaluation system (84) includes a refrigeration subsystem (126) and a platform (94) in communication with the subsystem (126) for attachment of a heat exchanger (32). The system, (84) further includes a ther... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7412839 | Remote data acquisition system and method An apparatus for diagnosing a cooling system includes a first sensor for sensing a first operating parameter, a second sensor for sensing a motor operating parameter, a controller in communication with the sensors for receiving a signal from each of the sensors, and... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7401641 | Vertically oriented direct exchange/geothermal heating/cooling system sub-surface tubing installation means A system for installing sub-surface fluid transport tubing and pressure testing coupling seals in a vertically oriented geothermal heating/cooling system installation, and particularly in a direct exchange system installation, includes providing an elevated containm... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7387155 | Colored and textured heat dissipating device A colored heat dissipating device comprises at least one heat conductive tube; a plurality of fins combined with the heat dissipating device; each fin being formed with a colored protection film by anodizing processing. Furthermore, a colored heat dissipating device... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7370689 | Thermo chromic heat storing/releasing device A thermal chromic heat storing/releasing device includes a bag having an enclosed space for containing a heat storing/releasing material, and the heat storing/releasing material is a material that can store and release heat and the heat storing/releasing material is... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365294 | Microwave oven A microwave oven, including a transformer assembly accommodating a transformer and filled with a cooling material to cool the transformer; and a temperature-sensitive switch electrically connected to the transformer to shut off power when a temperature of a surface ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360376 | Function transform sub-base Methods, devices and systems for coupling an HVAC controller to an HVAC system are provided. In several embodiments, a sub-base is provided allowing an HVAC controller to be coupled to a printed wire board to allow, in some cases, modification of the HVAC controller... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360717 | Graphical user interface system for a thermal comfort controller A graphical user interface system for a thermal comfort controller. The user interface system has a central processing unit coupled to a memory and a touch sensitive display unit. The memory stores a temperature schedule data structure and perhaps a temperature hist... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360370 | Method of verifying proper installation of a zoned HVAC system A method and control is provided wherein the sensors in a plurality of zones are properly associated with the dampers associated for each of the zones after installation. A technician goes to each zone and sends a signal from the sensor, and the control then makes a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353810 | Heating element for fuel tank A heating element for a fuel tank takes the form of an immersion heater commonly used in process applications to heat the contents of a fuel tank. The heater would be encased within a well for ease of servicing and replacement as well as safety. The tank heater woul... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341097 | Coolant sensor and bleed valve A coolant sensor doubles as a bleed valve for purging trapped air from a cooling system. The sensor slides into a port placing a sensor element in contact with the coolant. The sensor includes a pair of encircling o-rings for sealing the system from atmosphere in on... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337675 | Method for measuring average velocity pressure and system thereof A method for measuring average velocity pressure of a stack comprises the following steps. First, a total pressure measuring device is provided. The total pressure measuring device then measures the total pressure at a first location in the stack. Next, physical par... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334627 | Enhanced heat transfer device with electrodes An enhanced heat transfer device with electrodes is provided, which is applied to a heat exchanger with a plurality of fluid channels and includes a plurality of electrodes mounted in the fluid channels of the heat exchanger; a plurality of sensor units mounted in t... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331187 | Intelligent thermostat system for monitoring a refrigerant-cycle apparatus A real-time monitoring system that monitors various aspects of the operation of a refrigerant-cycle system is described. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor that measures power provided to the refrigerant-cycle system and that gathers data from one or... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7299996 | Thermostat with energy saving backlit switch actuators and visual display An air conditioning system thermostat includes a visual display and plural switch actuators, respectively backlit by an electroluminescent lamp and LED light sources mounted on a circuit board disposed in a thermostat housing. A control circuit causes at least one s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7287575 | Component for supporting a filter member, a device including a tubular filter member and said component, a plate heat exchanger including a tubular filter member and said component The invention relates to a component (20) for supporting a tubular filter member (15) in a portable channel (2) in a plate heat exchanger (1). The invention also relates to a device including the component (20) and the filter membe... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287709 | Configurable multi-level thermostat backlighting A thermostat includes a display and an illumination device that is configurable to illuminate the display in a partial illumination mode and a full illumination mode. In the partial illumination mode the illumination device generates a light intensity sufficient to ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286346 | Peripheral device and electronic device A peripheral device is detachably connected to a host device and includes: an electronic component that generates heat; an electrical connector for electrically connecting the electronic component to the host device; a heat transfer device having a first end thermal... | 10/23/2007 |
