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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7828048 | Tank for a system that outputs liquid at a user-defined constant temperature A tank for use in a system that outputs a liquid at a user defined constant temperature in order to regulate the temperature of a piece of equipment includes a body of material having a plurality of walls which collectively define a chamber for receiving and storing... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7661467 | Methods to control heat transfer in fluids containing drag-reducing additives A drag reducing fluid pumped (22) through a heat exchanger (12). ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7540320 | High efficiency conditioning air apparatus The present invention relates to an improved air conditioning filter and cooling/heating coil that can easily be applied to new and existing air handling systems. The slant design of these components allows a more efficient heat transfer and particle entrapment than... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7441588 | Heat exchanger unit The present invention provides a heat exchanger unit that can save space, even when performing air conditioning in addition to ventilation. The heat exchanger unit performs heat exchange ventilation with a supply air channel flowing from an outdoor space to an indoo... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7431073 | Cooling system with active debris separation A powered precleaner separates debris from atmospheric air through the use of a blower and a separation chamber. The chamber includes people are inlet orifice and at least two exit orifices, including an outlet orifice and an exit orifice containing at least one hea... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428902 | Humidifier system for artificial respiration A humidifier system for heating and humidifying respiratory gases has a housing with an inner chamber, a first port at the first end for connection to a ventilator breathing circuit and a second port at the second end for connection to a patient to supply respirator... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7419534 | Cooler using filter with dehumidifying function A cooling apparatus is disclosed for cooling and dehumidifying the inside of a device such as an electronic device installed outdoors The cooling apparatus of the invention comprises a set of dehumidifying parts, each arranged at an open air intake side and an air e... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7368004 | Electric dust collector The electric dust collector has an oblong holding unit provided on the air channel of an air conditioner or the like; a high-voltage applying device provided at an end of the holding unit; a front-open contact protector of substantially inverted U-shape that contain... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7352572 | Fire block module The fire block module includes a number of rectangular plate strips, arranged vertically and parallel to each other to form a grid layer. The grid layer is arranged horizontally in respect of the vertical direction of flame propagation occurring in the event of a fi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347203 | Heat and moisture filter exchanger and method A heat and moisture exchanger for both conducting a stream of air produced by a ventilator to a moisturizing medium and internally bypassing the moisturizing medium if aerosolized medication is introduced into the stream includes a housing having a ventilator-side p... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7336489 | Waterproof thermal management module and portable A waterproof thermal management module for a portable electronic device that including a housing and a heat source is disclosed. The waterproof thermal management module includes a separated chamber, a heat absorber, a radiator, a heat pipe and a fan. The separated ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332011 | Equipment air filter assembly A filter assembly for a structure having an air intake, the filter assembly including a filter media that is sized and shaped to cover the air intake. The ends of the filter media are connected by an elastic fastener, such that the filter media and the fastener enci... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7264043 | Condenser for vehicles and integrated radiator-condenser body including said condenser A condenser (14) for vehicles, comprising: a pair of mutually parallel distributors (28,30), a plurality of mutually parallel tubes (32) positioned orthogonally to the distributors (28, 30 | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258096 | Oil filter fixing system for V type engine The number of constituent parts for an oil filter fixing system such as a bracket, are reduced, and the oil leaks during filter element exchange are avoided. The oil filter fixing system comprises a V bank of a V type engine, a crankcase fixed with the V bank and an... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7237600 | Support surface for heating or cooling food articles and method of making the same A heat transfer support surface for heating or cooling food articles placed adjacent the support surface by circulating a heat transfer fluid in the internal passages of the support surface is disclosed. Circulated fluid is heated or cooled by a source. Support surf... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7191824 | Tubular charge air cooler A core for a charge air cooler comprises inner and outer concentric tubes providing an axially extending annular passageway for flow of a fluid, preferably a liquid coolant. A first inlet and a first outlet are provided at the ends of the axial annular passageway. A... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182754 | Containerless tissue sample collection trap A containerless tissue sample collection trap featuring, in the preferred embodiment, a flexible filter and an applicator having a shaft terminating in a distal end with a channel therein receiving a portion of the flexible filter, the combination of the applicator ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7147039 | Air routing device for a motor vehicle air conditioning or heating system An air routing device for a motor vehicle air conditioning and/or heating system, comprising an air routing housing on which a blower is arranged, wherein the air routing device is formed separately from the air routing housing and can be pushed into the air routing... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7108139 | Plastic extruded center tube profile and method of manufacture A filter for a fluid system includes a housing having an interior cavity. A filter media is disposed in the housing and defines a central opening. A center tube is arranged within the central opening and includes a plurality of helical fins extending radially outwar... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7087205 | Method for carrying out chemical reactions in pseudo-isothermal conditions Method for carrying out in continuous, under so-called pseudo-isothermal conditions and in a predetermined reaction environment, such as a catalytic bed, a selected chemical reaction, comprising the steps of providing in the reaction environment at least one heat ex... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083829 | Vehicle having atmosphere pollutant treating surface A method and apparatus for treating the atmosphere comprising moving a vehicle through the atmosphere, the vehicle having at least one atmosphere contacting surface and a pollutant treating composition located on said surface. A specific embodiment comprises coating... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7007874 | Shroud assembly for waste processing machine A shroud assembly for a waste processing machine includes a shroud for attachment to an engine of the waste processing machine. The shroud assembly also includes a plurality of fasteners for attaching the shroud to the engine of the waste processing machine, whereby... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994784 | Liquid filter/heat exchanger unit A liquid filter/heat exchanger unit including a liquid filter and a heat exchanger, the liquid filter having a filter element in a filter housing. To bypass the heat exchanger, there is a bypass connecting the heat exchanger inlet directly to the unfiltered side of ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6971439 | Protective screen arrangement for an agricultural machine An agricultural machine is described with a screen for protecting a part of a cooling system of a motor mounted on the agricultural machine, the screen being mounted in its operational position adjacent the cooling system, wherein the screen is movable from the oper... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966356 | Air-ventilator with high efficiency thermal exchanger and air filter A compact air-ventilator with high efficiency thermal exchanger and air filter in which the thermal exchanger utilize a light-weight assembly of parallelly stacked thin metallic plates with pre-formed spaces. The high efficiency air filter includes a combination of ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6957695 | Heat exchanger housing and seals A housing for a heat exchange apparatus including a fluid passageway partially defined by a baffle plate having an extended portion. The heat exchange apparatus further includes an array of fluid conduits extending through the fluid passageway. The housing includes ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6953083 | Condenser A condenser is provided that makes a liquid droplet of a liquid phase medium drop effectively, the liquid phase medium residing in a lower end opening of a medium passage of the condenser, thereby preventing any degradation in the performance of the condenser. In th... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6935413 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger includes a pipe having an opening formed therein, and an insert positioned within the pipe. The heat exchanger also includes a cap member for sealing the opening, and a support member for resiliently supporting the insert. Specifically, the support ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929739 | Cooling device A cooling device includes a cooling unit (10) through which a fluid to be cooled, especially hydraulic oil, can flow and a filter unit (12) for filtering fluid. The cooling unit (10) and the filter unit (12) are joined together as one pie... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6928730 | Method for making a multi-pass exhaust gas recirculation cooler An apparatus and method for cooling hot fluids, especially exhaust gases, with a multi-pass cooler core. The cooler core is particularly useful for cooling exhaust gases flowing in an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system or regime in operative association with an ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926074 | Exhaust gas cooler An exhaust gas cooler for an internal combustion engine, preferably in a motor vehicle, includes a housing through which exhaust gas can flow in the longitudinal direction and in which a partition extends in the longitudinal direction and separates a first chamber f... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6863116 | Apparatus and method for collection and disposal of waste-water and debris from heat exchanger tubes and other sources A large flexible plastic bib that is conical or funnel shaped with its large open end supported by a frame for positioning near a source of effluent to be collected, and the bib small open end positioned to direct liquid and debris toward a floor drain. ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6848501 | Method for preventing plate type heat exchanger from blockage In an apparatus provided with a plate type heat exchanger as a heater and/or a cooler and operated to treat a gas containing an easily blocking substance, a method for preventing the plate type heat exchanger from being blocked is disclosed which is characterized by... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6845813 | Intra-body flow distributor for heat exchanger A flow distributor for mounting in an inlet of a heat exchanger includes a nose cone and one or more diverting rings. The nose cone is aerodynamically shaped to divert impingent gas flow around the nose cone. A first diverting ring is spaced outwardly from the nose ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6752200 | Transmission oil cooler and filter An oil cooler for a vehicle with an automatic transmission that includes a core contained between two end pipes. A first one of the end pipes includes an oil inlet, for directing oil from the transmission, and an oil outlet, directing oil back to the transmission, a... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6684939 | Air-ventilator with high efficiency thermal exchanger and air filter A compact air-ventilator with high efficiency thermal exchanger and air filter in which the thermal exchanger utilise a light-weight assembly of parallelly stacked thin metallic plates with pre-formed spaces. The high efficiency air filter includes a comb... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6637504 | Installation for recovering debris stopped by a filter at the inlet of a heat exchanger An installation for recovering debris stopped by a filter at the inlet of a heat exchanger: a washing water manifold (36) at the outlet of the filter (11) feeds a separator (37) provided with an outlet pipe (39) for water free of debris to which is connec... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6582613 | Engine coolant filter apparatus and method A method and apparatus for filtering particulate matter from internal combustion engine coolant where a replaceable filter is connected between the heater core supply and return lines. A portion of the normal engine coolant flow is directed from a heater ... | 06/24/2003 |
