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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8002025 | Containment of a wafer-chuck thermal interface fluid A method includes circulating a heat transferring fluid in a substantially closed system including an interstice between a wafer and a chuck at a first pressure. The method further includes pumping the fluid out of the interstice and increasing the pressure of the f... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7607475 | Apparatus for cooling with coolant at subambient pressure An apparatus includes heat-generating structure disposed in an environment having an ambient pressure, and a cooling system for removing heat from the heat-generating structure. The cooling system includes a fluid coolant, structure which reduces a pressure of the c... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7353865 | Method for controlling a valve for an exhaust system An exhaust gas heat exchanger system of a combustion engine has a bypass duct and a heat exchanger duct with a heat exchanger. A valve is controlled by determining when heat is to be transferred from exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust system to the heat exchang... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7261151 | Suction line heat exchanger for COcooling system A heat exchanger including a suction line for gaseous or two phase refrigerant output from an evaporator and a capillary tube carrying cooled refrigerant to the evaporator. The suction line includes first and second substantially parallel straight cylindrical portio... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7184269 | Cooling apparatus and method for an electronics module employing an integrated heat exchange assembly A cooling apparatus for an electronics assembly having a substrate and one or more electronics devices includes an enclosure sealably engaging the substrate to form a cavity, with the electronics devices and a heat exchange assembly being disposed within the cavity.... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174950 | Heat transfer system for a satellite including an evaporator A heat transfer system includes a heat transfer passage in the vicinity of a source of dissipated heat on a satellite to collect heat dissipated by the source and a fluid loop including an evaporator having over part of its path a maximum surface area of its externa... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7143813 | Foam bumper and radiator for a lightweight heat rejection system Methods and apparatus are provided for a lightweight heat rejection system suitable for spacecraft applications. The apparatus comprises a manifold configured with an array of heat pipes in thermal contact with a manifold coolant. The heat pipes transfer the coolant... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131484 | Modular architecture for thermal control in a spacecraft Equipment (20, 20a) includes at least one electronic module (21) for the payload or the platform of a satellite (50) adapted to be supported by a structure (24) of the satellite, the satellite structure including a heat transfer system ( | 11/07/2006 |
| 7000691 | Method and apparatus for cooling with coolant at a subambient pressure An apparatus includes heat-generating structure disposed in an environment having an ambient pressure, and a cooling system for removing heat from the heat-generating structure. The cooling system includes a fluid coolant, structure which reduces a pressure of the c... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6905792 | Cooling system and cooling process of fuel cell The present invention provides a cooling system of fuel cell, which solves the gas biting noise problem by trapping bubble in a coolant, gives protection to a stack (MEA) and the membrane of a humidifier by regulating the coolant pressure of fuel cell and improves t... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6802370 | Personal cooling system for shipboard firefighters A method and apparatus for reducing heat stress in firefighters supplies pressurized cooling water at a first pressure from a hose connected to a fire main for fighting fires onboard a ship. A manifold block switches parts of the pressurized cooling water at the fir... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6588499 | Air ejector vacuum control valve The present invention comprises a method and device for deterring the freezing within a condenser by preventing critical pressure differentials from building up between the exhaust steam header and the air ejector systemy. The means for regulating pressur... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6496110 | Rapid fire emergency response for minimizing human casualties within a facility A method and apparatus are described for responding to a fire emergency at a facility by analyzing a plurality of fire threat conditions to determine possible responses to a fire emergency and selecting a response to the fire emergency for minimizing huma... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6422310 | Constant temperature coolant circulating apparatus A check valve 27 for preventing backflow of a coolant 5 in outside pipes 14a and 14b into a tank 10 when operation is stopped, a cubical expansion relief valve 28 for suppressing increase of pressure of the coolant in the outside pipes 14a and 14b, and a ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6237682 | Cooling module including a pressure relief mechanism The present invention provides a cooling module (100) and a method for forming the cooling module (100). The cooling module (100) is effective in reducing the temperature of heat-generating components mounted on the cooling module (100). The cooling modul... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6050333 | Rotary heat exchange apparatus for condensing vapor An heat exchanger apparatus mounted in a closed volume, such as a vehicle overflow tank or vehicle radiator, includes a rotating member divided internally by a stationary disk, with the interior of the rotating member and the disk connected in fluid flow ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5630475 | Device for pressurizing a plate bundle, especially for a plate heat exchanger A device for pressurizing a plate bundle which is arranged in a leakproof vessel (2) and comprises a stack of plates which are parallel to one another to form a first circulation circuit for a first fluid under pressure and a second circulation circuit fo... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5472042 | Apparatus for managing retort over-pressure during pressure cooling The invention provides a method and apparatus for managing retort over-pressure during pressure cooling. The invention allows the specification of an initial cooling temperature and a final cooling temperature and a final cooling pressure. Using these val... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5169063 | Air-conditioner having refrigerant heater In this air-conditioner, combustion test of a refrigerant heater is conducted through a control valve on the basis of a minimum combustion command signal and a maximum combustion command signal set in advance at a plurality of stages to store values of th... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5113928 | Heat exchanger with fluid pressure relief means A heat exchanger with internal fluid pressure relief means [33,54], and including an exchanger body [14] and a bundle of tubes [11] disposed therein. A baffle [23,46] directs liquid flow over the tubes and around the baffle at one end [26,48] spaced from ... | 05/19/1992 |
| 4870393 | Method and apparatus for determining generator ventilation system failure using two differential pressure sensors The ratio of the pressure change across a portion of the ventilation system of a hydrogen cooled electric power generator to the pressure increase across a reference blower, preferably the purity blower, is compared to a base ratio to generate an alarm wh... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4846256 | Shell for plate-type apparatus to carry out thermo-dynamic processes based on heat-exchange between flowing fluids Shell (e.g. 94) for plate-type apparatus to carry out thermo-dynamic processes based on heat exchange between flowing fluids which comprises spaced heat conductive confining plates (50a, 50b) and fluid conducting passages (56c, 56d, 56e) therebetween. At ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4804039 | Process and apparatus for alternately heating and cooling a heat exchanger In a process and an apparatus for alternately heating and cooling a heat exchanger, the heating operation is effected by means of a steam-heated hot water-producing means and the cooling operation is effected by direct cooling by means of an open cooling ... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4738304 | Direct condensation radiator for spacecraft Cost and weight of a heat transfer structure for a space vehicle can be reduced by an arrangement of redundant channels for the flow of coolant to heat radiating panels, micrometeroid resisting bumpers located adjacent the channels for preventing penetrat... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4703747 | Excess air control Method and apparatus for maintaining excess air control in a gas furnace. A pressure switch is placed across a heat exchanger to indicate when, while accelerating the inducer motor speed during purging operation, the pressure drop reaches a predetermined ... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4681153 | Automotive air conditioning system with independent temperature control for dual air flows An automotive air conditioning system which delivers air from upper and lower air outlets at independently controlled temperatures has a pressure responsive door interposed between an upper air mix chamber and a space near the outlet of a heater core or a... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4655048 | Hypobaric storage of non-respiring animal matter without supplementary humidification The hypobaric preservation of non-respiring animal matter without the step of adding fresh air to the storage chamber, and without humidifying the storage atmosphere by contacting it with a supplementary body of heated water, is hereby disclosed, characte... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4392417 | Variable dead band pressure control system A pressure control system for an air distribution system which includes a supply blower (10), a distribution duct network (20) and a plurality of air outlets (22a, 22b), includes a plurality of pressure sensors (25a, 25n) positioned at various points in t... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4202406 | Heat exchange system A heat exchange system is provided which transfers the heat from a fluid discharged from a device that utilizes a heated fluid, to fresh fluid in order to increase the temperature of the fresh fluid prior to feeding it into a heating tank. Thus, less ener... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4158384 | Heat storage system A heat storage system consisting of a compartmented tank containing a liquid medium capable of storing heat therein, a flow control system operable to establish a liquid flow in the tank operable to concentrate the hottest liquid in a compartment remote f... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4151874 | Heat exchanger for flue gas A heat exchanger for flue gas in which water tubes are inserted through the flue wall into the flue from the exterior thereof so as to be adjustable in the depth of insertion. Each of the water tubes has a structure comprising an inner water feed tube and... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4060997 | Water chiller control A control system for a water chiller comprising a heat exchanger, a pump for circulating a coolant comprising water or other process fluid through a path including the heat exchanger, a process apparatus, and a reservoir, and a compressor for circulating ... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4045961 | Control of freezing in air-cooled steam condensers Damage to steam condensers resulting from freezing of condensate when operating at below freezing ambient air temperature and at low steam flow rates and/or low ambient temperatures is prevented by causing air or other non-condensible inert gas or gases t... | 09/06/1977 |
