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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7562695 | Cooling device and method of manufacturing the same A cooling device has a case defining a first space through which a first fluid flows and a second space through which a second fluid having the temperature lower than that of the first fluid flows. A first heat exchanger is disposed in the first space for performing... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7441586 | Heat exchange apparatus and ventilation system using the same Disclosed is a heat exchange apparatus. The heat exchange apparatus comprises a first valve member rotating about a first rotational axis, a second valve member rotating about a second rotational axis, and a heat exchanging medium that is positioned on a gas stream ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7226681 | Fuel cell insulating heat exchanger An enclosure for a fuel cell stack for insulating the hot zone of the fuel cell stack and for exchanging heat from the fuel cell stack to a reactant that passes through the enclosure to be used by the fuel cell stack. The enclosure comprises at least one chamber hav... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6953081 | Heat exchanger and vehicle heating or air-conditioning system including same The invention relates to a plate-type heat exchanger, in which at least one first flow passage (16) for a first medium is provided between two plates (12 and 14), which form a plate pair (13). A plurality of second flow passages (18 | 10/11/2005 |
| 6808018 | Heat circulation apparatus A heat circulation apparatus includes a housing that has a perimeter wall for defining an interior space. The interior space includes an intake port and an exhaust port. The housing is designed for positioning under the steam radiator. A fan member is rotatably coup... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6691482 | Decking Decking including a profiled panel having a plurality of open-faced spaced ribs attached to a plurality of respective connecting sections. Each of the ribs defines a recessed area. A panel is received within each of the recessed areas and attached to the ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6250373 | Ceiling mounted apparatus for heating and cooling A ceiling mounted apparatus draws air upwardly through an inlet and processes the air through heat exchange elements before distributing the air downwardly. The air is preferably distributed downwardly by air discharge structure surrounding the heat excha... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6202935 | Combined potable water heater and hydronic heating system A combined potable water heater and hydronic heating system including: a water tank for holding hydronic heating water; a flue extending through the tank; a burner below the flue so that heat and exhaust gases generated by the burner pass through the flue to heat t... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6035654 | Air-conditioning element and method for its manufacture An air-conditioning element includes ducts, through which gaseous or liquid media are passed for cooling or heating. The air-conditioning element is constructed as a solid metal sandwich with a light core of corrugated aluminum and covering layers of smoo... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6003596 | Cover for a steam radiator and for circulating air therepast A cover for a steam radiator and for circulating air passing therepast. The cover includes a cover and blower apparatus. The cover covers the steam radiator. The blower apparatus is connected to the cover and circulates the air passing past the steam radi... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5790748 | Forced air baseboard heater with pivotably mounted fans A heater for heating and dispensing air within a room. the inventive device includes a heater having a heating coil or radiator located within a housing. Fan assemblies are mounted to end panels and/or front panels of the housing to force air through the ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5765329 | Roof construction of corrugated sheets A roof construction includes spaced apart corrugated sheets held in spaced relationship by a plurality of spacers, the corrugated sheets both including apertures for dissipating heat contained in the hot air between the sheets into atmosphere and for guid... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5460221 | Fan coil thermostat with circuitry to assure minimum power for relay pull-in A thermostat capable of accommodating primary and secondary loads is taught. Preferably a hydronic valve actuator is the primary load and a fan coil of variable speed is the secondary load. Temperature sensing is electronic and both heating and cooling as... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5355940 | Radiant heat apparatus A heat radiating conduit having heat radiating fins is arranged in adjacency to a pneumatic tube receiving pressurized air in cooperation with a thermostatic switch to actuate pressurizing of the tube upon obtaining predetermined ambient air temperature.... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5228500 | Air conditioning system An air conditioning system in accordance with the present invention is disclosed which has a radiation plate including a radiation surface facing a room area. A column of air that is either cooled or heated by a heat exchanger in an indoor unit of the pre... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5086626 | Air conditioner with function for temperature control of radiant heat exchanger A refrigeration cycle comprising a compressor and an outdoor heat exchanger, both of which are arranged outside a room to be air-conditioned, to communicate with an indoor heat exchanger and a radiant heat exchanger, both of which are arranged inside the ... | 02/11/1992 |
| 4955434 | Radiator assembly and a cowl assembly therefor A radiator assembly (11) is described in which a cowl assembly (20) associated with the radiator assembly (11) is secured to heat exchange matrix (12). The cowl assembly (20) has two securing means (22, 23) which can be brought into locking engagement wit... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4830275 | Temperature control of buildings This is a system for the air conditioning of rooms in building, which rooms are defined by concrete floor structures with hollow ducts connected in series in parallel with each other and in groups, in order to bring about effective heat exchange between c... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4775001 | Zoned air conditioning system A zoned air conditioning system using a room air terminal which has the same horizontal dimensions as a floor tile of a raised tile floor such that the terminal may replace one tile in such a floor. The terminal includes a cool air inlet below the floor f... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4694736 | Clean room A clean room having an air-conditioner unit built in the shell of an airtight main room in such a manner as to form part of the internal wall of the main room. This air-conditioner unit is provided with an external casing of a small thickness and this ext... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4667580 | Clean room module A pre-assembled, self-contained clean room module having everything necessary for maintaining the cleanliness, temperature, humidity and pressurization required for the work space within the room. Because the module is factory built rather than built on s... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4619312 | Ventilating wall element A sphere of house building technology and refers to the heat-insulating part of an outer wall in a building. Also other walls in the building may be suitable if there are temperature differences between spaces and a need for ventilation. The basic princip... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4576333 | Heating system A system for space heating for a building employing structural elements of the building as heating conduits. Girder pairs are employed as manifold conduits and joist pairs are employed as distribution conduits for the present system. The crawl space of th... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4562883 | Air conditioning method and installation Conditioned air (i.e. cooled or heated air) is supplied to spaces in a building structure via guides and air mains. The conditioned air is guided into the spaces directly from the guides, or via plenum chambers and transfer openings, or via both routes si... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4544023 | Air heating and cooling apparatus A heat exchange apparatus is mountable in an exterior building wall structure having an exterior wall panel and interior wall panel. The apparatus includes a frame, a pivotal panel member and a cover door. The frame is attached to the wall structure proxi... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4541479 | Air circulation system for generally enclosed structures The system is composed of an aggregate mass through which air can be blown, film sheeting enveloping the mass, and apparatus for directing a flow of air from the interior of a home or other building structure through the aggregate mass and back into the i... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4538337 | Method of mechanically prestressing a tubular apparatus A method of prestressing a tubular apparatus having coaxial inner and outer metal tubes which are connected to each other at axially spaced locations. After the inner and outer tubes are connected to each other so that the tubular apparatus may be heat-tr... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4505325 | Air circulation system for generally enclosed structures An improved heat transfer and air circulation system for homes and like constructions wherein heat is removed from the home or like construction and stored for later utilization. The system utilizes a blower with a non-conductive aggregate structural circ... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4498458 | Solar heating panel A metal collector panel for use in a solar heating assembly of generally flat rectangular shape with a plurality of parallel channel members which run from the long edges of the panel and which act as baffles when the panel is enclosed between side and en... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4469086 | Solar heated building structure and method of operating a solar-heat collector system A building having rooms to be heated is supported at least in part on a cylindrical double wall concrete tank, the inner wall of which receives a heating fluid preferably heated by a solar collector while the outer wall includes a coil through which the h... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4467859 | Energy efficient building structure and panel therefor A building structure is constructed from a plurality of sheathed, foam cored structural panels which are adapted to receive solar energy conversion or heat storage devices and are adapted to be connected in an air flow loop to provide integral heating and... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4458745 | Device for controlling the temperature of rooms in a building A device for controlling the temperature of rooms in a building comprising curtain walls having a skeleton made up of columns and horizontal members to which facade elements and, if required, window surfaces are secured so as to be substantially free from... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4338996 | Combined rolling shutter and ventilating box A combined rolling shutter and ventilating box comprises a housing holding the rolling shutter. A ventilating box has horizontal and vertical air duct sections divided into a first duct section part receiving warm air to be exhausted from an interior room... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4314603 | System for drying humid air A system for drying humid air to be used for ventilating a space defined by an enclosing covering, wherein said covering contains a first conduit system for circulating a cooling fluid, and a second conduit system for circulating humid air to be dried. At... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4307776 | Heating method and apparatus Process and equipment for the exchange of heat between flows of a medium flowing in and out of a building, and facade assemblies in which the process is implemented.... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4278071 | Roofing panels A G.R.P. roofing panel is stiffened by longitudinal beams on its underside and is designed to span one pitch of a pitched roof from eaves to ridge. It has an outer skin and an inner impervious liner spaced therefrom and supported on the stiffening beams s... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4108238 | Energy saving device for habitable building enclosures having a heat changing system A uni-directional valve arrangement placed in a predetermined location between a habitable enclosure and a heating or cooling system which is exposed to outdoor temperatures prevents air of undesirable temperature in the system from passing into the enclo... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4062347 | Solar heating system A system is disclosed for using solar energy to heat the interior of a structure. The system utilizes a low-cost solar collector to heat a recirculating air mass which then flows through a series of interconnected ducts and passageways without the use of ... | 12/13/1977 |
