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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8122944 | Combined potable water-surface heating and cooling system The present invention relates to a method of heating or cooling a series of indoor spaces using domestic hot water and cooling using domestic cold water systems as a source for an efficient and cost effective distribution system that distributes heating and cooling ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7410104 | Heat source for radiant heating system A radiant heating system includes an air-to-fluid heat exchanger, a radiant heating loop and a pump and conduits to circulate heating fluid between the air-to-fluid heat exchanger and the radiant fluid loop. The air-to-fluid heat exchanger is installed within a hot ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7308723 | Hot bath facility and temperature and humidity control method therefor There is provided a hot bath facility (1) configured so that pipes (41) and (4) of two stages, upper and lower, are laid above floor concrete (3) in an enclosed bathroom (2), a training wave concrete layer (5) is formed abov... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7275698 | Apparatus and method for installing a heating system in a building A kit of component parts, and a method for using this kit, are disclosed for installing a boiler for a heating system in a building. The kit comprises prefabricated inlet and outlet manifolds for multiple heating circuits and parts to construct a framework, attachab... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7247090 | System and method for inhibiting moisture and mold in an outer wall of a structure A structure comprises at least one outer wall having an internal wall section and an outer wall section with an air flow passage therebetween. A circulation system circulates air through the flow passage to inhibit moisture accumulation and mold growth. A sensing sy... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240721 | Assembly and method of radiant/structural floor system A floor system that combines a radiant in-floor heating system with a structural floor system using heated air as an energy source and sealed floor panels as radiant bodies. Hot air circulates internally throughout the sealed floor system heating metal joists, a rad... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228886 | Foldable floor heating panel A foldable floor heating panel can be folded longitudinally and laterally. The foldable floor heating panel includes several small plate-like members of a rectangular plan configuration, which are arranged longitudinally and laterally so as to be adjacent to each ot... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222801 | Floor buried system for heat distribution This invention concerns a floor buried system for heat distribution comprising heating means of a heating fluid, a pump, at least a rack (12) to which are coupled at least a supply pipe (13), at least a return pipe (18) and connection means char... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7185610 | Heated flooring module for livestock stables A heated flooring module is provided for livestock stables, which includes an upper plaque, for walking on, which is essentially level; a hollowed central section, with no bottom surface, whose upper surface is equipped with at least one continuous runnel, adapted 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 |
| 7154190 | All-weather energy and water production via steam-enhanced vortex tower The space-saving, long operating, and cheap vortex plants of large power intensively combine solar, either waste and secondary, or geothermal heating of slightly pressured water with use of wind, giving competitive electricity and water production without firing of ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140425 | Plate-tube type heat exchanger A plate-tube type heat exchanger not requiring maintenance is described, comprising: a plate with a plurality of channels running parallel along thereof; and, a plurality of tubes housed and secured to said channels, thus forming a circuit for the circulation of a h... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7089996 | Decorative radiator A radiator is disclosed for mounting in an upright position to a wall, comprising a front panel and a back panel between which an interior space is provided for introducing a fluid. The back panel is made of a heat-conductive material and is provided with fluid supp... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086857 | Use of thermal insulation for noise abatement In a residential furnace having a layered insulation material on the inner walls of the heat exchanger compartment, the inner aluminum foil layer has a plurality of holes formed therein in order to allow for the outer layer to absorb the sound within the heat exchan... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7048200 | Integrated injection-pumping fixture for transferring heat between higher and lower-temperature loops in a hydronic heating system An integrated injection-pumping fixture for transferring heat from a higher-temperature loop to a lower-temperature loop (e.g., in radiant heating, from a boiler loop to a radiant loop). The fixture provides an injection loop for transferring heat from the higher-te... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044398 | Integrated fixture for transferring heat between higher and lower-temperature loops in a hydronic heating system An integrated fixture for transferring heat from a higher-temperature loop to a lower-temperature loop (e.g., in radiant heating, from a heating unit loop to a radiant loop). The fixture provides a heat exchanger for transferring heat from the higher-temperature loo... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7021372 | Hydronic radiant heat tubing receptacle and heat distribution panel system A heat distribution panel which utilizes an extruded tubing receptacle having a tube receiving channel for tightly gripping the heat tubing throughout the serpentine course of continuous tubing including the straight and curved or looped ends of the parallel straigh... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017313 | Ceiling leak capture and drainage system A fluid leak capture and drainage system for ceiling leaks which includes a ceiling panel support grid and a plurality of ceiling panels mounted thereon is disclosed. The ceiling panel has at least one raised section located within the panel and a wall extending alo... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013609 | Modular radiant heat panel system The invention is directed to modular radiant heat panel system. In the preferred embodiment, the system comprises multiple radiant heat transfer panels (16), each of the panels having a thermal mass (18) and a conduit channel (20); a fluid condu... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010893 | Concrete floor, particularly a temperature concrete floor The present invention is directed to a concrete floor, particularly a temperable concrete floor, containing an upper side and an underside, containing first concrete-free spaces, particularly cavities, that comprise at least one first wall surface, particularly two,... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7010896 | Process and apparatus for making corrugated walls There is a description of an apparatus that produces corrugated walls in a continuous manner. Prior to being fed into the apparatus there is a composite consisting of an outer layer of a woven or non-woven material having a layer of a cementitious material thereon. ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6997011 | Sliding rail for a wire-tube evaporator, evaporator assembly, and refrigeration unit with the evaporator assembly A sliding rail for a wire-tube evaporator has an elongated rail body to be mounted on the evaporator and to protect the latter against abrasion caused by a frozen product container that slides above or on the evaporator. The sliding rail includes at least a tubular ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997238 | Cooler plate and gearbox assembly A gearbox assembly comprising a casing defining a cavity for housing gears of an engine-driven apparatus, the casing having at least one substantially flat exterior surface for receiving a cooler plate, and a cooler plate mounted to the casing at the substantially f... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976337 | Energy-saving housing The invention provides energy-saving housing wherein the indoor temperature condition can be made comfortable throughout the year by a small amount of energy by suppressing loads on cooling and heating devices, and high airtightness and high heat insulation performa... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6926077 | Foldable heat radiating sheet A foldable heat radiation board includes a plurality of elongated and narrow plate-like members with fluid tube embedding grooves provided therein, and the plate-like members are combined with each other in a quadrangular plan configuration. Fluid tubes are embedded... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6924994 | Content addressable memory (CAM) devices having scalable multiple match detection circuits therein Content addressable memory (CAM) devices according to embodiments of the present invention include high performance multiple match detection circuits therein. These match detection circuits use 2-to-1 multiple match gates that are small, consume no static power and ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6922963 | Moisture and condensation barrier for building structures Moisture and condensation barriers for protecting wood from damage in building structures (particularly but not necessarily in flooring systems) include a liquid rubberized coating material coated onto some of the wood or a barrier sheet having a petroleum-based tar... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923248 | Cooling cover, cooling cover components and cooling tubular armature The present invention concerns a cooling cover (10) comprising cooling tubular armatures (34) applied against said cooling cover or against an existing cover. The cooling cover is characterized by a sandwich-type assembly of dry-process manufactured up... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6910526 | Contact element and ceiling element for a heating and cooling ceiling In order to improve the heat-conducting connection between a contact element (3) and a ceiling panel (1) which are adhesively bonded to one another, the contact panel (5) of the contact element (3) is provided with an adhesive depression ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6883590 | Self-supporting, modular prefabricated radiating panel A prefabricated, self-supporting, modular radiating panel with a sandwich structure comprises a layer of plasterboard and a layer of heat-insulating material. The plasterboard layer incorporates, internally, several continuous pipes which are designed to form indepe... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6776222 | Foldable floor heating panel A foldable floor heating panel can be folded longitudinally and laterally. The foldable floor heating panel includes several small plate-like members of a rectangular plan configuration, which are arranged longitudinally and laterally so as to be adjacent to each ot... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6769476 | Ceiling cooling or heating apparatus Ceiling apparatus for heating or cooling a space includes one or more spiral shaped coils mounted to individual thermally conductive ceiling tiles suspended above the space to be heated or cooled. The spiral shaped coils are interconnected by flexible hose connectio... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6755241 | Radiator for a centralized heating system A radiator for a centralized heating system includes a plurality of tubular elements (1) and (2), reciprocally connected. The radiator is inserted in a hydraulic circuit in which flows a liquid heated by a boiler and circulated in a natural or forced m... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6726115 | Radiant heating system for subfloor installation A radiant heating system for installation or a subfloor. Header panels having arcuate cutouts are secured on the subfloor near opposite walls of a room. Spaced apart sleepers are secured to extend between the header panels and provide channels that receive radiant h... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6613404 | Suppressing heat flux in insulating glass structures Inner (32) and outer (34) juxtaposed glazed panes are separated from each other by an interlayer containing a gas, and the gap between the panes is closed by a seal (48) near the perimeter of the panes. A thermally conductive, hermetically sealed receptac... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6389772 | Universal building unit for building structures A universal building unit comprising a plurality of members connected to each other by at least one adjustable plate. There is also at least one panel connected to the plurality of members. In this case, the plurality of members, the adjustable plate, and... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6283382 | Radiant heating system pipe mounting plate A mounting plate for securing the heating pipe of a radiant heat system to the subfloor. The plate is a flat sheet with a groove in the upper surface and a plurality of legs underneath. The plate is composed of a rigid and highly heat-conductive material,... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6268049 | Circulation system using column core A method of heating or cooling an element which comprises providing a fluid circulation circuit within a Z-pin reinforced sandwich panel, the panel having fiber-reinforced resin composite face sheets separated in selected locations with a core so as to fo... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6170561 | Heat absorbent device for backup cooling A heat absorbent device is comprised of a container filled with a phase change material selected to melt at about 75° F. It is arranged to be installed in a room with business critical electronics equipment that requires constant cooling by a cooling sys... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6152377 | Radiant floor and wall hydronic heating system tubing attachment to radiant plate A hydronic heating system having a source of hot supply water and a reservoir of cooler return water and one or more heating loops that include a heating element that is a length of tubing that conducts water from the supply to the return and the length o... | 11/28/2000 |
