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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7308931 | Heat pipe remote heat exchanger (RHE) with graphite block A cooling apparatus may include an attach block manufactured using at least partially a graphite material. The attach block may be coupled to two heat pipes. The graphite material may be positioned in between the two heat pipes and in a direction that enables high h... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7270302 | Scalable thermal control system for spacecraft mounted instrumentation A spacecraft instrument thermal control method and system providing scalable thermal control of on-board instrument temperature. Adapted for a spacecraft with bus supporting instrumentation and thermal radiator panels, cooling is carried out by one or more active co... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7265979 | Cooling integrated circuits using a cold plate with two phase thin film evaporation A microchannel cold plate for cooling semiconductor electronic devices which may include a semi-permeable wall in contact with liquid in the cooling passage. The cold plate, in turn, may be in contact with the integrated circuit. Cooling liquid passes through the co... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258464 | Integral ballast lamp thermal management method and apparatus A lamp having a lighting source, integral electronics, and a thermal distribution mechanism disposed in a housing. The thermal distribution mechanism may include a For example, the lamp may include a thermal shield between the lighting source and the integral electr... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246658 | Method and apparatus for efficient heat exchange in an aircraft or other vehicle A heat exchanger extracts heat from a two-phase fluid coolant so that the coolant changes from a vapor state to a liquid state. Two valves have respective inlets which communicate with the coolant in the heat exchanger, and which are physically spaced from each othe... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7219628 | Vaporizer and methods relating to same An apparatus for vaporizing a liquid and heating the vaporized liquid to an elevated temperature. The apparatus has a heat transfer wall having an outer surface for receiving heat and transferring the heat to an inner surface. A wick material is disposed so that a p... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7134485 | Wick structure of heat pipe A composite wick structure of a heat pipe which is applied with a tube circumferential surface contacted to a heat source includes a plurality of grooves and a sintered-powder layer. The circular grooves are formed on the internal sidewall of the tubular member. The... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7080680 | Heat sink, control device having the heat sink and machine tool provided with the device A heat sink has a panel body and a heat radiating portion. The panel body includes a working fluid circuit for circulating a working fluid in the panel body and has a heat receiving portion and a heat radiating portion substantially on the same plane. The heat radia... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7069978 | Chemically compatible, lightweight heat pipe The present invention provides an apparatus including a magnesium alloy vessel that is substantially free of aluminum and zinc, but including magnesium in combination with a gettering metal. The magnesium alloy vessel has a hollow interior cavity containing a workin... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7051754 | Immediate hot water supply device In a hot water distribution system, the water oscillation in hot water supply line maintains hot water line in heated condition by ensuring heat transfer from the water heater to a hot water line executing regenerative heat transfer technique. Fulfillment of longitu... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040382 | End surface capillary structure of heat pipe A heat pipe includes a pipe member, a bottom lid and a wick structure. The pipe member includes a plurality of longitudinal grooves radially arranged on an inner sidewall thereof. The bottom lid covers a bottom end of the pipe member. The wick structure includes the... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7013954 | Thermosiphon A thermosiphon which can be manufactured easily at low costs, having excellent resistance to pressure, without the circulation of a working fluid being hindered. A condenser 3 includes a condensing section 4 composed of extruded members in which a plur... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7013956 | Heat pipe evaporator with porous valve An evaporator includes an enclosure having a fluid inlet manifold and a vapor outlet manifold. At least one blind passageway is arranged within the enclosure so as to open into a portion of the vapor outlet manifold. The interior surface of the enclosure that define... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007746 | Circulative cooling apparatus The circulative cooling apparatus has a first chamber, a second chamber, a first pipe, and a second pipe. There are porous structures on internal walls of the first chamber and the second pipe. There is work fluid in the second chamber and the porous structures. The... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004240 | Heat transport system A system includes a heat transfer system and a priming system coupled to the heat transfer system. The heat transfer system includes a main evaporator having a core, a primary wick, and a secondary wick, and a condenser coupled to the main evaporator by a liquid lin... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6957550 | Method and apparatus for extracting non-condensable gases in a cooling system A cooling technique involves: reducing a pressure of a cooling fluid to a subambient pressure at which the cooling fluid has a boiling temperature less than a temperature of a heat-generating structure; bringing the cooling fluid at the subambient pressure into ther... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6942021 | Heat transport device and electronic device A heat transport device includes an evaporator, a condenser, and a vapor channel and a plurality of liquid channels that connect the evaporator and the condenser. The evaporator generates a capillary force to circulate working fluid. This structure prevents the perf... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6913076 | High temperature heat pump A high temperature heat pump comprising a low temperature heat exchanger to produce vapor of a first fluid from heat transferred from a second fluid to a mixture of liquid and vapor of the first fluid; a compressor to increase the pressure and temperature of the pro... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6904767 | System for the dehumification of air An improved air conditioner system for controlling a desired temperature and a reduced humidity level in a space to be environmentally controlled, that comprises an additional second heat exchanger in the separate indoor air flow path. The refrigerant circuit includ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6857466 | Cooling apparatus boiling and condensing refrigerant This cooling apparatus can improve a radiation performance by increasing the boiling area and make it difficult to cause the burnout on boiling faces by filling the boiling faces with a refrigerant necessary for the boiling. In refrigerant chambers for reserving a r... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6745830 | Heat pipe loop with pump assistance A heat pipe loop includes a first heat pipe section having a first temperature and a second heat pipe section having a second temperature higher than the first temperature. The first heat pipe section is a condenser and the second heat pipe section is an evaporator.... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6675887 | Multiple temperature sensitive devices using two heat pipes A heat pipe assembly comprises a first heat pipe having a condenser and a working fluid. A reservoir communicates with the condenser of the first heat pipe and contains a non-condensable gas which variably permits access of the working fluid to the conden... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6615912 | Porous vapor valve for improved loop thermosiphon performance The present invention provides a loop thermosiphon including an evaporator and a condenser interconnected in flow communication by a vapor conduit and a condensate conduit. A wick is disposed in a portion of the evaporator and a portion of the at least on... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6591902 | Apparatus for applying controllable, multipurpose heat pipes to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems An air conditioning system has a plurality of heat pipes including an input coil at the input end of a chiller for the passage of input air there through and an output coil at the output end of a chiller for the passage of output air there through. Each o... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6578629 | Application of heat pipe science to heating, refrigeration and air conditioning systems An air conditioning system comprising a plurality of heat pipes. Each of the heat pipes includes an input coil at the input end of a chiller for the passage of input air there through and an output coil at the output end of a chiller for the passage of ou... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6435274 | Pulse thermal loop A pulse thermal loop heat transfer system includes a means to use pressure rises in a pair of evaporators to circulate a heat transfer fluid. The system includes one or more valves that iteratively, alternately couple the outlets the evaporators to the co... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6230790 | Thermal control system for spacecraft A thermal control system for use in a mobile craft is disclosed. The thermal control system generally includes a structure for supporting one or more heat sources, such as electronic equipment and at least a first heat pipe contained within the structure,... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6220341 | Air conditioning system An air conditioning system comprises a heat source side machine, a plurality of user side machines more than half of which are disposed below the heat source side machine, and liquid phase and gas phase pipes connecting the heat source side machine with t... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6209631 | Thermal management apparatus for a sealed enclosure Apparatus (30) controlling the temperature within a sealed enclosure (10) housing electronic components (E) whose operation produces heat, and whose operation should occur within a desired temperature range. A heat sink (32) extending through an enclosure... | 04/03/2001 |
| 5924480 | Air conditioning system An air conditioning system comprises a heat source side machine such as an absorption type refrigerator, a plurality of user side machines more than half of which are disposed below the heat source side machine, and liquid phase and gas phase pipes connec... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5823476 | Device and method for equalizing heat dissipation between multiple radiators on a spacecraft Device and method for more equally distributing heat dissipation between multiple radiators of a satellite. The device includes radiator panels mounted on the satellite, power sources mounted on some or all of the radiator panels, and loads capable of inh... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5771967 | Wick-interrupt temperature controlling heat pipe The wick-interrupt temperature controlling heat pipe (WITCH) is a device for controlling the temperature of spacecraft temperature-sensitive, heat dispensing devices. A heat transporting working fluid is conveyed in saturated equilibrium with its vapor ac... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5730211 | Apparatus and method for operating a heat pipe panel assembly A spacecraft equipment panel including heat pipes operable in a zero-gravity environment for cooling the equipment mounted to the panel is not operable in an Earth-gravity environment because the two-phase working fluid in the heat pipes tends to pool at ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5667003 | Heat pipe device A heat pipe (1) containing a working fluid, comprises an evaporator (3), a condenser (2), an aperture (16) interconnecting the evaporator and the condenser, and a regulating means (13, 14) for limiting the maximum temperature in the condenser to a predete... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5360058 | Heat pipe for transferring heat A heat pipe has at least one liquid flow channel and one vapor flow channel for the movement of the heat carrier fluid from the evaporator end to the condenser end and vice versa. The liquid flow channel is so constructed that the capillary radius of its ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5332030 | Multi-directional cooler A passive thermal control system for use in a spacecraft or satellite. The system uses at least two heat pipe and radiator systems connected to a heat generating load of the spacecraft. The radiators are located at different sides of the spacecraft. The h... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5289869 | Closed loop feedback control variable conductance heat pipe A variable conductance heat pipe includes an electronic component mounting plate serving as the evaporator of the heat pipe. The evaporator is connected to an air cooled condenser which condenses vapor flowing from the evaporator. The evaporator has a sum... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5241950 | Heat pipe device A heat pipe containing a working fluid, comprises an evaporator, a condenser, an interconnecting tube joining the evaporator and the condenser, and a regulating means for limiting the maximum temperature in the condenser to a predetermined temperature. Th... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5159972 | Controllable heat pipes for thermal energy transfer A system of sealed heat pipes enclosing a working fluid. In the heating mode, the working fluid is evaporated and the latent heat of vaporization is transported through the heat pipes to the condenser region. The condensate returns to the evaporator regio... | 11/03/1992 |
