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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8057946 | Integrated charge air heat exchanger An integrated charge air heat exchanger for use in a vehicle fuel cell system is provided. The integrated charge air heat exchanger includes a plurality of coolant conduits adapted for a coolant fluid to flow therethrough. The integrated charge air heat exchanger fu... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7823624 | Heat exchanger, propulsion unit, and aircraft comprising such a propulsion unit A heat exchanger comprising a main heat exchange housing, a cooling air inlet line and a hot air inlet line to bring a cooling airflow and a hot airflow in the main housing. A heat pre-exchanger is disposed upstream from the main housing, the heat pre-exchanger bein... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7481262 | Keel cooler with fluid flow diverter A keel cooler having a standard header with an internal beveled bottom wall, with orifices on the inner wall of the exterior tubes extending into the header, the orifices being in the natural flow path of the coolant flow. The orifices are sufficiently large so as n... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7395854 | Systems and methods for controlling cooling fluid temperature in a fuel cell engine Systems and methods for a temperature control loop in a vehicular engine compartment to concurrently cool at least two devices with a single fluid supply source when each device requires the cooling supply fluid to have a distinct temperature. The supply fluid, havi... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7389584 | Heat exchanger for a motor vehicle and a method for manufacturing same A heat exchanger for a motor vehicle, particularly a motorcycle in which a bent cooling element is disposed between a first and second collector tank. The bent cooling element is provided with a longer and a shorter side as well as lateral connecting planes for join... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7328740 | Heat exchanger with beveled header A multiple-pass heat exchanger having opposing headers with beveled end walls, one header having nozzles on opposite sides of a separator wall for delivering heat exchange fluid at one temperature from one or more nozzles on one side of the separator wall, the heat ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325772 | Aircraft heat sink and electronics enclosure An aircraft component including a first section adapted to be attached at an exterior surface of an aircraft to close an access opening through the exterior surface; and a second section extending outward from the first section and forming heat transfer surfaces to ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318405 | Engine for vehicle An engine for a vehicle for which the work of replacing an oil filter or an oil cooler is easily executed. The vehicle engine is provided with a crank case, a cylinder head having an exhaust passage outlet in a front face, an oil pan being independently formed from ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314106 | Vehicle chassis with side mounted air intake plenum An elongated air intake plenum is disclosed together with mounting structure for supporting the plenum at the side of a vehicle chassis such as from the frame rail of a chassis for a motor home or recreational vehicle. The plenum and mounting structure is desirably ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7290592 | Vehicle energy management system A vehicle energy management system relying on the principle of reallocation of existing resources provided by the vehicle manufacture. Engine belt or engine direct driven components are replaced with electrical motors. Since replacement of the main fan unit would in... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275611 | Aerodynamically constructed covering part for the underside of a passenger car, and method of making same An aerodynamically constructed covering part for the underside of a motor vehicle, particularly a passenger car, is provided with an inflow opening and an air guiding element arranged adjacent to the inflow opening. In the driving operation, a partial flow of the co... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7246941 | Sensing media temperature in an HVAC valve An apparatus and method are provided for determining the temperature of an operating fluid media in an HVAC system. An integral temperature sensor, mounted within an actuator of an actuator-driven HVAC valve, senses the temperature of a valve body of the HVAC valve.... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7201213 | Keel cooler with fluid flow diverter A keel cooler having a standard header with an internal beveled bottom wall, with orifices on the inner wall of the exterior tubes extending into the header, the orifices being in the natural flow path of the coolant flow. The orifices are sufficiently large so as n... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7152669 | End cap with an integral flow diverter An end cap closes the open end of the tank. The end cap is comprised of an inlet diverter wall and tube diverter wall. The inlet diverter wall extends into the tank across the inlet axis for redirecting fluid from the inlet and longitudinally into the tank along the... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7143605 | Flat-tube evaporator with micro-distributor A flat-tube evaporator and a refrigeration system including a flat-tube evaporator. The flat-tube evaporator can include an inlet manifold, an outlet manifold separated a distance from the inlet manifold, a distributor tube positioned within the inlet manifold and f... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7094118 | Heat exchanger for a marine propulsion system The heat exchanger for a marine propulsion system is located within available space in front of the transom of a marine vessel and attached to the transom. The housing of the heat exchanger can be attached to a drive unit support structure and spaced apart from an e... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7080704 | Heat exchanger system The invention provides an apparatus and method for providing a heat exchanger for vehicles that have liquid cooled engines. The heat exchanger is positioned within the vehicle so as to accept airflow moving across the vehicle when the vehicle is in motion. The heat ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059841 | Structure of an oil-free compressor on a vehicle An arrangement of an oil-free compressor apparatus on a rail vehicle for supplying compressed air to pneumatic units assigned to the rail vehicle. The arrangement includes an oil-free compressor and a cooler unit connected with the compressor. The arrangement also i... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055576 | Method and apparatus for enhancing the heat transfer efficiency of a keel cooler The invention relates to a method and apparatus for enhancing the heat transfer efficiency of a keel cooler by increasing the flow rate of coolant through the side tubes. Because the side tubes are exposed to a greater amount of fresh unhindered seawater, increasing... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055638 | Virtual airdam and method for a vehicle An air curtain (jet flow) replaces the conventional air-diverting baffle on the underside of a vehicle's front engine compartment to reduce drag and increase volumetric air flow for cooling. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044194 | Heat exchanger with beveled header A header for a heat exchanger, the header having a beveled closed end portion. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7021411 | Front end structure of vehicle with labyrinth structure forming means for cooling air to a radiator A clearance 44 is provided between the outer periphery of a duct 42 and a vehicle body, that is, a radiator support 50 and, at the same time, the clearance 44 is made to have a labyrinth structure. In this structure, it is possible to pre... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7013951 | Front part of a motor vehicle having a fender unit The invention relates to a front part of a motor vehicle having a fender unit which comprises a front fender which is covered on the outside by a fender covering, and which is connected in its lower region to a bottom supporting structure of the motor vehicle, an ai... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008175 | Radiator cooling fan replacement to increase engine efficiency The radiator cooling fan replacement to increase engine efficiency is a multi-stage centrifugal air pump supercharger that replaces the radiator fan while at the same time increases air density of its output air. The centrifugal air pump comprises a number of radial... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004232 | Oil cooling oil tank An oil cooling apparatus having at least two sides. Extending from a first side and integral therewith is a first scoop defining a first duct. Extending from a second side and integral therewith is a second scoop defining a second duct. Within the first and second d... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994150 | Engine guard oil cooler An integrated engine guard oil cooler is mounted to a motorcycle. The cooler is a hollow tube having an inlet, an outlet, a plurality of cross-sectional restrictions in its interior, and a plurality of radial cooling fins on its exterior. The tube has a shape such t... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971607 | Aircraft air conditioning system mixer with corrugations A mixer includes a fresh air tube defining a passage having an inlet receiving conditioned air from an air conditioning pack. The fresh air tube includes an outlet providing mixed air to a cabin of the aircraft. An outer tube at least partially surrounds the fresh a... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6951240 | Heat exchanger package A heat exchanger package for a motor vehicle includes a radiator and charge air cooler, each having a length between opposite ends and including front and rear opposite faces through which air flows. Each has an overlapping fluid-cooling portion at one end, wherein ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6942181 | Passive cooling system for auxiliary power unit installation A passive cooling system for an auxiliary power unit (APU) installation on an aircraft is provided. The system is for an auxiliary power unit having at least a compressor portion of a gas turbine engine and an oil cooler contained separately within a nacelle. The sy... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935417 | Solution heat exchanger for absorption refrigerating machine The present invention relates to a solution heat exchanger used for performing heat exchange between a dilute solution and a concentrated solution in a solution passage of an absorption refrigerating machine. The solution heat exchanger (H) comprises a plate type he... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6896037 | Keel cooler with fluid flow diverter A keel cooler having a standard header with an internal beveled bottom wall, with orifices on the inner wall of the exterior tubes extending into the header, the orifices being in the natural flow path of the coolant flow. The orifices are sufficiently large so as n... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6701733 | Air conditioning system for marine applications A marine air conditioning system for installation on a boat has a compressor, a water-cooled condenser, and an evaporator. The compressor is directly driven by an engine used for propelling the boat. The condenser is installed inline in a cooling-water in... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6651929 | Passive cooling system for auxiliary power unit installation A passive cooling system for an auxiliary power unit (APU) installation on an aircraft is provided. The system is for an auxiliary power unit having at least a compressor portion of a gas turbine engine and an oil cooler contained separately within a nace... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6634418 | T--style radiator--charge air cooler packaging for a mobile vehicle An radiator and charge-air-cooling package made up of two air cooled heat exchangers: a radiator and a charge-air-cooler, the heat exchangers being attached to one another directly or indirectly and then attachable to a chassis or body of the vehicle. The... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6622807 | Cooling air system for motor vehicles and method of making and using same A cooling air system for motor vehicles has a radiator that is arranged in a front-end area of a motor vehicle and through which a cooling air stream flows. The exhaust air stream exiting from the radiator is directed beneath the motor vehicle by outlets ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6575227 | Heat exchanger A keel cooler having a beveled bottom wall, with orifices on the inner wall of the exterior tubes extending into the header, the orifices being in the natural flow path of coolant flow. The orifices are sufficiently large so as not to restrict the flow of... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6544085 | Watercraft having a closed coolant circulating system with a heat exchanger that constitutes an exterior surface of the hull A closed coolant circulating system for a watercraft, for traveling along a surface of a body of water, containing a supply of coolant that is caused to flow through the coolant circulating system. The watercraft comprises a hull and an engine. The waterc... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6536382 | Radiator for inverted aircraft engine configuration An inverted aircraft internal combustion engine, such as a two-stroke compression-ignition (diesel) engine, incorporates a lubricant (oil) and/or coolant heat exchanger mounted upon the engine below an exposed crankshaft and/or enclosed crankshaft housing... | 03/25/2003 |
