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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8122946 | Heat exchanger with multiple channels and insulating channels An inexpensive heat exchanger is disclosed, wherein the heat exchanger is made up of a plurality of plates and each plate has at least one channel defined in the plate. The plates are stacked and bonded together to form a block having conduits for carrying at least ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7905277 | Method of producing a heat exchanger module The invention relates to a heat exchange fin, particularly for cooling, consisting of a strip (30) comprising a first heat-exchange zone (18), intended to collaborate with tubes of a first heat exchanger, and a second heat-exchange zone (20), in... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7478669 | Corrugated fin for integrally assembled heat exchangers A plurality of tubes and corrugated fins are piled up and arranged alternatively, for integrally assembled heat exchangers. The corrugated fin has fin portions for the heat exchangers and a connecting portion connecting the fin portions. The connecting portion is fo... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7448439 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger includes a plurality of unit modules aligned in parallel, in which each unit module has a heat exchange function. ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7389852 | Integrated heat exchanger and muffler unit An integrated heat exchanger and muffler unit (50,120,140) is provided for transferring heat between a first fluid and a second fluid, and for muffling the noise of the first fluid. The unit includes a housing (52) including a first inlet (60) f... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7367360 | Integrated piping plate, machining method for same, machining apparatus for same, and machining equipment for same A machining method for an integrated piping plate, for example, composed of a plurality of plates joined together, and in which an instrument and a component constituting an apparatus, or the instrument, or the component are or is disposed on one surface or both sur... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367398 | Device for heating and thermally insulating at least one undersea pipeline Apparatus for heating and lagging at least one main undersea pipe for conveying a flow of hot effluent. The apparatus includes a covering of thermally insulating material surrounding the main pipe(s), and covered by a leaktight outer protective casing and an interna... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350620 | Compact silencer There is disclosed a silencer for attenuating sound waves produced in a fluid that circulates through a fluid conveyer. The silencer comprises an expansion chamber that is in fluid communication with the fluid conveyer, and which carries sound waves there through; a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347773 | Silencer for fume extracting hoods The silencer for fume extracting hoods is comprised of a panel (1) consisting of a lower tray (4), an insulating intermediary sheet (5), and an upper or porous filling foamed material (6) acting as a sound absorbing and limiting or dampin... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331422 | Vortex muffler A muffler includes an inner passage residing in an outer shell, and a stationary fan residing in the inner passage. The fan creates a vortex in a flow through the inner passage thus improving the flow and reducing the exhaust sound level. The inner passage includes ... | 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 |
| 7328586 | Repositionable attenuator A repositionable attenuator for a terminal unit in a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system is disclosed. The attenuator is positionable between at least a first and a second position. This enables the attenuator to be attached to and shipped with the ter... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325594 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger having at least one heat exchanger block (1) and an insulating vessel which surrounds the heat exchanger, is provided with plates and joints for securing the heat exchanger block (1) suspended in the insulation vessel. In addition, the... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316246 | Hose assembly A hose assembly comprising a flexible hose and at least one co-extending flexible member. The hose and the member are secured together for tandem movement by means of at least one intermediate resilient mounting means. In operation tension and/or compression induced... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314113 | Acoustic absorbers for use with computer cabinet fans and other cooling systems Systems and methods for absorbing acoustic noise generated by computer cabinet cooling fans are described herein. In one embodiment, an acoustic absorber for use with a fan carried by a computer cabinet in a room includes a first acoustic panel spaced apart from a s... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310954 | Cryogenic system A cryogenic system includes a space formed between a cooling stage of a cryocooler unit and an element to be cooled, and a thermal joint placed in the space, wherein the thermal joint is composed of a substance that has a melting point higher than the cooling temper... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303046 | Apparatus for filtering ultrasonic noise within a fluid flow system A method is employed to attenuate ultrasonic noise propagating in a flow stream of a fluid flow system. In particular, the method attenuates the noise propagating between a noise source and a reference point in the flow stream (wherein the reference point and the no... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303048 | Method for filtering ultrasonic noise within a fluid flow system A method is employed to attenuate ultrasonic noise propagating in a flow stream of a fluid flow system. In particular, the method attenuates the noise propagating between a noise source and a reference point in the flow stream (wherein the reference point and the no... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303047 | Apparatus for filtering ultrasonic noise within a fluid flow system A method is employed to attenuate ultrasonic noise propagating in a flow stream of a fluid flow system. In particular, the method attenuates the noise propagating between a noise source and a reference point in the flow stream (wherein the reference point and the no... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299863 | Louver fin type heat exchanger having improved heat exchange efficiency by controlling water blockage Disclosed is a louver fin type heat exchanger positioned upright at a certain angle with respect to the ground, wherein lower end portions of louver fins close to the ground are bent toward lower end portions of adjacent louver fins, such that the air passage at the... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295010 | Low temperature probe having transmitting coil and receiving coil or transmit/receive coil and used in NMR apparatus In an ultrahigh sensitive NMR apparatus, a stability of a temperature of a very low temperature probe coil is improved. A low temperature probe of the high sensitive NMR apparatus is structured at a very low temperature by a cooling apparatus. A cooling medium at a ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7263848 | Heat pump system A heat pump is operable in a heating mode and a cooling mode and includes two identical heat exchangers. The heat exchangers alternate between operating as a condenser and an evaporator as the heat pump switches between the heating mode and the cooling mode. The hea... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261146 | Conductive heat-equalizing device A heat-equalizing device is provided suitable to transfer heat from hooter areas to colder areas, and is particularly suitable for equalizing surface temperatures along a heated structure. The heat-equalizing device includes graphite fibers embedded in insulating ma... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255160 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger includes a heat exchange core, an introduction tank for introducing a heat transfer medium into the heat exchange core, and a discharge tank for receiving the heat transfer medium discharged from the heat exchange core. Materials used to form the in... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7234512 | Heat exchanger with internal baffle and an external bypass for the baffle A shell and tube heat exchanger has at least one baffle to support the tubes within the casing of the heat exchanger, wherein the baffle intersects the inner casing wall along a substantial portion of the arc. The baffle has a bypass through which flows at least a p... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7191823 | Optoelectronic module and a thermal switch therefor A laser located within a casing of an optoelectronic module is operated by heating the laser to an operating temperature at or above the maximum specified, operating temperature of the module casing using a heater device within the module, the laser having operating... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185698 | Thermal shield for heat exchangers An improved heat exchanger that reduces the thermal stress in components thereof especially tube plates or tube sheets so as to enable greater temperature differences across adjacent components while reducing the temperature gradient and thus extending the life of t... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182123 | Rib and block for a radiator The rib and the block are applicable in heating appliances construction. They have increased operational safety and heat transfer velocity. The rib comprises an upper (1.1) and lower hole (1.2), a joining profile (2), a first (3) and seco... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174949 | Heatable calender roll The invention relates to a calender bowl which can be heated by means of a heating medium that is in a liquid or gaseous state of matter. The calender bowl comprises a roll body (1) that is provided with peripheral bores (4) and flange journals (2, ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165602 | Heat sink structure The present invention provides a heat sink structure, which includes: a housing located on a material with low thermal conductivity; and a heat conductor placed inside the housing. At least one air gap is formed between the heat conductor and the housing to reduce t... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163571 | Exhaust gas cooler and particulate scrubbing system An exhaust gas cooling and particulate scrubbing system for automobiles includes a first stage intercooler for initial, indirect cooling of the exhaust gas and a direct exhaust gas cooling and scrubbing device preferably positioned downstream in the exhaust system t... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7147732 | Quenching method and apparatus A hot object is quenched after heat treatment. A hot gas stream having at least 20% by volume of hydrogen is taken from for example a carburising chamber of a furnace. The gas is cooled by passage through a heat exchanger, and is compressed in a compressor. The comp... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147074 | Snowmobile A snowmobile including a chassis, shell, and an engine. The shell may be fixed to a front portion of the chassis and extend away from the chassis in a forward direction. The shell may be disposed forward of the steering axis. The shell may define a chamber that flui... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147071 | Thermal management systems and methods A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a heat exchanger having a thermal energy storage material provided therein, a first coolant loop thermally coupled to an electrochemical storage device located within the first coolant loop and to the heat exchanger... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147047 | Heat exchanger The invention relates to a heat exchanger (1), especially for motor vehicles, which comprises flat pipes (2) through whose interior a first fluid (FL1) flows and that can be impinged upon externally by a second fluid (FL2). The flat pipes... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7121331 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger includes a plurality of plate-shaped heat exchanger units and a plurality of flat fins arranged on the units, respectively. Each of the units has a first planar fluid communication chamber for receiving the flat fin. The flat fin has a first end pro... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117933 | Core structure of integral heat-exchanger A corrugated fin comprises a first part which is interposed between paired first tubes, a second part which is interposed between paired second tubes and a third part through which the first and second parts are integrally connected. The third part of the corrugated... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111394 | Hybrid loop heat pipe A heat pipe assembly (100) has a combined reservoir (102) and evaporator (104), the evaporator (104) having ducts of a vapor manifold (106) that exhausts vapor toward the condenser (108) instead of opposing the flow of liqui... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108049 | Integral-type heat exchanger Tanks of a first heat exchanger have plane sections perpendicular to bottoms having a plurality of tube insertion holes formed therein. Tanks of a second heat exchanger with circular cross sections have bottoms having a plurality of tube insertion holes formed there... | 09/19/2006 |