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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7406999 | Capillary-assisted compact thermosiphon A thermosiphon cooling assembly cools an electronic device with a conical condensing tube disposed about a curved central axis curving upwardly from a top of the evaporating unit to an upper distal end and a shroud disposed outward of an exterior surface of the cond... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7236362 | Minimization of cooling air preheat for maximum packaging density An electronic hardware cabinet includes a forced-air component positioned to force a stream of air to move through the cabinet and at least two electronic assemblies mounted within the cabinet, each of which includes a heat-generating component. The electronic assem... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7164584 | Modular heatsink, electromagnetic device incorporating a modular heatsink and method of cooling an electromagnetic device using a modular heatsink An electromagnetic device (10) includes a core (12) having first and second arms (16, 18) connected by at least one body (14), a first winding (40) having multiple turns (41a, 41b) on the first arm (1... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7099153 | Heat dissipating structure for an electronic device A heat dissipating structure for an electronic device includes a heat source and a heat dissipating member. The heat dissipating member has an inner wall, an outer wall, and a plurality of partition walls. The inner wall receives heat transfer from the heat source. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7085133 | Cooling using complimentary tapered plenums Where a fluid cooling medium cools a plurality of heat-producing devices arranged in a row along a generalized coordinate direction, with a space between each adjacent pair of devices, each space may have a partition that defines a boundary between a first plenum an... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7028753 | Apparatus to enhance cooling of electronic device An electronic device has at least one component that is capable of generating a quantity of heat. The electronic device further has an air-moving device and an air duct. The air moving device is capable of creating a flow of air that removes a portion of the quantit... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6955214 | Radiator with seamless heat conductor A radiator with seamless heat conductor at least consists of two heat sink modules and a heat conductor. The two heat sink modules can be jointed with each other. At jointing edges of the heat sink modules, arc slots are provided corresponding to the heat conductor ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6883593 | Heat sink for convection cooling in horizontal applications A heat sink for free convection cooling in horizontal applications is provided. Specifically, the heat sink includes a plurality of spaced apart cooling fins, which are supported by an angled base. The cooling fins are transversely attached to the base and extend in... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6493224 | Method and apparatus to increase convection heat transfer in an electrical system and a method of manufacturing the same Disclosed is a method and apparatus to increase convection heat transfer in an electrical system. The increase in convection heat transfer is achieved by applying a heat source in the vicinity of an electronic element. This effectively increases the amoun... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6234242 | Two-phase thermosyphon including a porous structural material having slots disposed therein The present invention provides a two-phase thermosyphon (100) that includes a sealed housing (105). The housing (105) includes a first outer surface, a second outer surface opposite the first outer surface, a first inner surface, and a second inner surfac... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6142215 | Passive, thermocycling column heat-exchanger system A heat exchanger system suitable for facilitating the economical cooling of hot fluids in the vicinity of a body of water. The preferred embodiment of the present invention contemplates a vertical, or combination vertical and horizontal thermosyphonic, pa... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6082441 | Cabinet for electric and electronic systems An equipment cabinet for an electrical and electronic system includes a functional area closed in dustproof and watertight manner and at least one door closing in dustproof and watertight manner. A multishell structure is provided round the functional are... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5406937 | Finned radiator and solar heating system A fin type radiating system is presented having an exposed rear flange for ease in installing, while improving efficiency. The resulting system is environmentally sound and durable.... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5197111 | Convection heater with heating elements arranged in a stair step configuration An electric convection space heater for placement adjacent to a wall includes a plurality of elongated electric heating elements positioned in an elongated housing having a front panel having an elongated cold air inlet, a back panel for placement adjacen... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5129456 | Dry-operated chimney cooling tower A dry-operated chimney cooling tower suitable for cooling warm water from a power station and operating with a natural draft, is provided with downstream jalousies to assist in frost protection and energy conservation. These jalousies can be capable of fo... | 07/14/1992 |
| 4879881 | Energy efficient frost-free refrigerator An energy efficient frost free refrigerator having a cooling compartment a freezing compartment and a single refrigerating element is defrostable during refrigeration off cycles by the circulation of air within the refrigerator. The refrigerating element ... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4796692 | Convector with finned tubes Convector with finned tubes [1, 2, 3, 4] for conducting a first heating medium and an upright channel [42] for a second medium around at least one of the finned tubes [1]. A lower finned tube [1], a side finned tube [2] and an upper finned tube [3] are ri... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4612979 | Apparatus for the cooling of electronic assemblies or components For the cooling of electronic assemblies or components which are accommodated in slide-in circuits disposed one above the other in a rack, cooling air is supplied to the individual slide-in circuits from the respective underside thereof, which after havin... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4534410 | Air cooling type heat exchanger for a refrigerating apparatus accommodated in a container An improved air cooling type heat exchanger for a refrigerating apparatus accommodated in a container is disclosed, wherein the improvement consists in that the air cooling type heat exchanger is divided into a plurality of segments which are arranged in ... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4493974 | Snap-fit sheet metal cover for portable oil-filled radiators and method of manufacture An oil filled electric radiator supporting structure is provided having a supporting frame structure including castors supporting the same. An oil filled electric radiator is mounted in supported assembly on the frame structure. Means is provided securing... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4446914 | Dry cooling tower An air cooled dry cooling tower (10) has two sets of heat exchange assemblies (14,15) whose radiator surface (16) (e.g. tubular bundles) is substantially horizontally disposed, generally in the form of two frustra of cones whose axes are on or near the ve... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4428418 | Heat exchanger fin element with folded over side edges A heat exchanger core assembly adaptable for allowing the passage of air therethrough comprising a plurality of fin elements extending in spaced apart parallel fashion across a plurality of fluid carrying tube members, each of the fin elements being posit... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4421159 | Heat-dissipating device operated by solar energy This invention relates to a device using solar energy to cause a "chimney effect" to cool and refresh the interior atmosphere of a building or a vehicle. The invention further provides a modification which takes advantage of the exhaust heat of an engine ... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4373998 | Ascension pipe heat shield A heat shield for hot vertical pipes and, in particular, coke oven ascension pipes. This heat shield includes a lower, open-bottomed cylindrical housing section which peripherally encloses the pipe. Vertically projecting from this housing is an arcuate wa... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4353411 | Architectural support and service assembly A modular, dual-purpose architectural assembly which can provide support for basic structural elements used in constructing semi-permanent, enclosed or partially enclosed partitions defining parochial work spaces within a room and which can also supply di... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4304291 | Heat exchanger for a convector heater A heat exchanger for a convector heater includes a tubular heat source and fins for assisting the transfer of heat from the heat source. The fins are arranged in two banks, and the banks are disposed in Vee formation. Preferably the fins are provided with... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4280555 | Heat exchanger for exhaust outlet of a room heating unit The specification discloses a heat exchanger adapted to be coupled between the exhaust outlet of a room heating unit and a chimney for extracting heat from the exhaust gases flowing therethrough and returning the same to the room. The heat exchanger inclu... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4267883 | Cooling tower A cooling tower apparatus for cooling by dry and natural draft in which a battery of exchangers is shared among several independent networks fed separately by a cooling fluid, and the nominal thermal dissipation of the newtorks in operation is maintained ... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4250954 | Heat control member and method A cover and method for controlling heat transfer from a room heating unit are disclosed. The cover includes a shell having a cross section adapted to be placed over and enclose a heating unit to limit or preclude heat flow. The cover can also include ther... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4243095 | Cooling tower A cooling tower in which the heat exchangers are arranged to form radially spaced concentric vertical cylinder walls, with air shields being positioned between the concentric cylinder walls to direct air flow through the exchangers. The air shields are up... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4227068 | Convector heater A convector heater having a cabinet containing a heat exchanger. The heater is supported at the rear and thereby mounted to a wall. A manual control for the heater is situated at a rebate at the rear edge of the cabinet so as to be manually accessible and... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4216823 | Baseboard heating apparatus with cable carrier The invention provides a heat apparatus for heating rooms in buildings and acting as baseboard in the rooms, where the heat is transmitted from a gaseous or liquid heating medium, such as steam or hot water, which passes channels in the housing of the app... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4212350 | Modular element radiator-convector A radiator-convector comprising a plurality of modular elements which are assembled to one another and comprise each a pair of hollow and parallel sleeves. A plate extends in a perpendicular plane to the plane whereon said sleeve axes lie. The laminar rib... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4195687 | Space heating panels The invention provides a heating panel which is made up of a plurality of heat conducting elongated plates. The plates are profiled in cross-section so as to be of Z-shape and they are pushed together so as to lie lengthwise parallel. The web portions abu... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4120162 | Plant comprising a power station and a cooling tower A plant including a power station with power station buildings of a heavy construction and with a cooling tower surrounding the power station buildings, especially a steam power plant with natural draft-cooling tower for dry cooling. The cooling tower has... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4099555 | Convector having a flattened plastic tube spiral There is provided a convector comprising a plastic tube arranged in the shape of a flattened helix, the major flat sides of which are displaced relative to each other in the axial direction of the helix, such that the bend radius of the tube at the minor ... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4097720 | Baseboard heater An extruded back panel is adapted to be mounted to a wall so as to extend horizontally and in closely spaced relationship to the floor. The panel has integrally formed channels for slidably receiving projecting flanges provided for this purpose on longitu... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4081966 | Solar operated closed system power generator A solar operated closed system power generator is provided in which a low boiling fluid is vaporized and superheated by the solar energy concentrated within a parabolic reflector upon an elongated boiler which extends along the focus of the reflector. Tur... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4073045 | Convector for heating rooms There is provided a convector for heating rooms and a method for manufacturing same. This convector comprises a plastic tube wound to form a flat coil. The plastic used for the tube is preferably a cross-linked plastic, such as cross-linked polyethylene. ... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4036021 | Power plant including a cooling tower surrounding the power plant site A power plant, especially a nuclear power plant, is positioned within the interior of a double walled dry cooling tower, the cooling tower having its own foundation and encompassing the power plant site. The inner and outer walls of the cooling tower are ... | 07/19/1977 |
