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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7802615 | Sound attenuating shield for an electric heater A sound-abating flow disruptor quiets a PTAC refrigerant system by disturbing the airflow between an energized electric heater and an adjacent fan wheel. In some embodiments, the flow disruptor is a perforated metal plate that attenuates a whistle, which appears to ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7661460 | Heat exchangers for fluid media A compact heat exchanger for interchanging thermal energy between at least two fluids, one of which fluids may be a refrigerant in hot or cold form or in a liquid/vapor phase, and another of which fluids is a thermal transfer fluid. The heat exchanger may incorporat... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7371998 | Thermal wafer processor A thermal processor may include a cooling jacket positionable around a process chamber within a process vessel or jar. A heater can move into a position substantially between the process chamber vessel and the cooling jacket. A holder having multiple workpiece holdi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7204968 | Method of producing heat energy Energy in the form of heat is recoverable and controllable in a process that reacts an acid and a base in the presence of steam. The recovered heat energy can be used to vaporize water to form steam which when used in conjunction with a turbine will produce electric... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7182130 | Sample temperature regulator The sample temperature regulator is provided with a heating block (3) having a sample container holder (6) and a temperature-controllable heater (7) and with a cooling block (4) having a cooling mechanism (11). These two blocks are... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7159740 | Method and apparatus for parallel dispensing of defined volumes of solid particles A sample preparation system provides an automated process that dispenses appropriate amounts of solid material into wells of a microtiter plate for mixing into a suspension. The system utilizes an array of hollow tubes that are lowered into a particle reservoir such... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7137438 | Storage device A storage apparatus is provided that comprises a display case part with an inside thereof being dividable into a plurality of zones, a supply duct that is connected to supply openings for supplying conditioning air for controlling environmental conditions to the plu... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7117937 | Combined refrigerator-oven apparatus A combined refrigerator-oven (20) includes an enclosed chamber (28) having a top wall (22), a bottom wall (24), and vertical side walls (26). The refrigerator-oven (20) further includes a heating unit (50) and a refri... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7119306 | Food thawing cabinet and related methods In one aspect, a food thawing cabinet includes at least one thawing chamber and one or more wall blowers and a heater for producing a controlled high volume of air flow over food product, with the heater controlled in a cyclic manner. In another aspect, various adva... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7044213 | Constant temperature refrigeration system for extensive temperature range application and control method thereof A constant temperature refrigeration system for extensive temperature range application comprising a refrigerator, a low-temperature heat exchanger, a medium-temperature heat exchanger, a high-temperature heat exchanger, a pump, a first solenoid valve, a second sole... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037085 | Dual gear single outlet material pump and method of constructing such a pump A dual gear, single outlet material pump includes a base plate, a lower gear plate and two associated gears, a spacer plate, an idler shaft, a drive shaft, an upper drive gear, and an upper gear plate. An upper idler gear is housed within a tri-lobed aperture of an ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032395 | Transport temperature control unit and methods of defrosting an evaporator coil of the same A transport temperature control unit and methods of defrosting an evaporator coil of a transport temperature control unit. The transport temperature control unit includes an evaporator coil, an ambient air temperature sensor for sensing an ambient air temperature, a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7030344 | Defroster for heat exchanger and fabrication method thereof A defroster for a heat exchanger includes a heat transfer plate on the heat exchanger; a thin film heater arranged on the heat transfer plate; and a power supply wire connected to the film heater for supplying power to the film heater. The defroster can be fabricate... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7012229 | Vacuum cooking apparatus and cooking method using the same A vacuum cooking apparatus and cooking method using the vacuum cooking apparatus, which automatically performs cold storage, thawing, cooking, and warming functions in a single cooking apparatus, thus improving cooking convenience. In the cooking method, a temperatu... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6988546 | Sample temperature regulator The sample temperature regulator is provided with a heating block (3) having a sample container holder (6) and a temperature-controllable heater (7) and with a cooling block (4) having a cooling mechanism (11). These two blocks are... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6973958 | Heat transfer apparatus having anti-oxidization device A heat transfer apparatus includes one heat exchanging system having a compressor coupled between a condenser and a heat exchanger. A further heat exchanging system includes a water pump, an ion exchange filter coupled between the water pump and the heat exchanger, ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6953914 | Apparatus for heating baby formula pot and method of operating the same An apparatus for heating a baby formula pot 10 includes a case 11, and a heating plate 12 disposed in the case 11 on which a baby formula pot 30 is mounted. When the baby formula pot 30 is mounted on the heating plate 12 ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6945071 | Linearly actuated automatic fresh air exchange Fresh air exchange is achieved by uncovering two ports which, respectively, allow stale air to leave the trailer through a high pressure duct and fresh outside air to enter the trailer through a low pressure duct. The trailer end of the ducts are connected to the re... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6928830 | Linearly actuated manual fresh air exchange A refrigeration unit is provided with a manually operated fresh air vent made up of a cap assembly and a handle assembly which move together in a linear/axial direction. The handle assembly is rotatable to change the position of the fresh air vent. The fresh air ven... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6907663 | Refrigerator and method for manufacturing heat pipe unit of refrigerator Disclosed is a refrigerator comprising an outer casing defining an outer appearance thereof, and an inner casing accommodated in the outer casing, forming a storage chamber, further comprising a heat pipe unit having an evaporator pipe disposed to surround at least ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6907796 | Temperature-controlled injector for a chemical analysis unit The invention relates to a temperature-controlled injector for a chemical analysis unit, in particular a gas chromatograph, comprising an injector tube, which can be received by a receiving tube, having a cooling system, which surrounds the receiving tube, through w... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6903308 | Vacuum cast ceramic fiber insulated band having heating and cooling elements A ceramic fiber band that can fulfill a plurality of functions in connection with the injection and/or extrusion process of an injection molding or extrusion apparatus (i.e. heat, cool, and insulate), thereby reducing overall energy costs and creating a safer workin... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6872918 | Multiple zone autoclaves An autoclave is provided for heat treatment of a load whose position relative to the autoclave, whose cross-section and/or whose thermal characteristics may vary along the load, e.g. large panels for an airliner. The autoclave comprises a chamber for receiving the l... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6866091 | Device for vaporizing and/or superheating a combustible A method for vaporizing and/or superheating a combustible/water mixture, wherein the combustible is especially methanol, for supplying a gas generation system (2) belonging to a fuel cell installation (3). The waste-gas from the fuel cell and/or gas ge... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6866094 | Temperature-controlled chuck with recovery of circulating temperature control fluid A system and method for controlling temperature in a workpiece chuck are described. A fluid circulation system circulates a temperature control fluid, such as an engineered HFE fluid, through te workpiece chuck. A fluid recovery system coupled to the fluid circulati... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6863123 | Flexible and mobile high transition rate of temperature test devices A high thermal change rate of test apparatus aims to realize test equipment requirement of highly accelerated life test(HALT) and highly accelerated stress screening(HASS). Structurally, the apparatus is provided with a cabinet body with an interior for placing test... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6854514 | Temperature control apparatus and method with recirculated coolant A temperature control and process for adjusting the temperature of a workstation and a work medium at a workstation to a predetermined temperature. The temperature control comprises a cooling vehicle such as a heat exchanger, a coolant temperature sensor and control... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6831254 | Automatic cook sequencing system for multiple ovens with refrigeration unit A system used to program and coordinate the cooking operations for two or more ovens such that the cooking operations are completed at the same time, independent of particular setting variations. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, a single c... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6822198 | Container for transporting temperature sensitive materials A heated transportation container is described. The container consists of at least a body and a lid, the body being generally cuboid and having one or more side walls and a base which together define an internal chamber over which the lid can be placed to close the ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6802368 | Temperature control system for a workpiece chuck A system for and method of controlling the temperature of a flat workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer are disclosed. The workpiece is mounted on a workpiece chuck which is mounted over a base between the chuck and a host machine such as a wafer prober used to tes... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6688375 | Vacuum processing system having improved substrate heating and cooling The invention is directed a vacuum processing system having improved substrate heating and cooling facilities. An evacuable chamber of the system includes a first section in which a temperature of a substrate to be processed may be increased and a second ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6649886 | Electric heating cloth and method A highly flexible and reliable electric heating cloth and method for providing a stable elevated temperature to an environmental site. The heating cloth is comprised of conductive resistive threads which are interwoven with non-conductive threads. One cha... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6626236 | Substrate temperature control plate and substrate temperature control apparatus comprising same Object of the present invention is to provide uniform heat distribution to a substrate undergoing heat treatment on top of a heat exchange plate. A heat exchange plate 1 is a flat, circular receptacle, has a cooling liquid inflow opening 11 on one end and... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6619189 | Food rethermalizing, cooking and holding apparatus and method An apparatus is disclosed in the form of a cabinet having doors and interior side walls with supports for receiving trays of food products to be rapidly rethermalized and held. The apparatus can also condition the rethermalized food product, as well as ac... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6615908 | Method of transporting or storing perishable produce The invention allows cool rooms or sea containers designed for frozen goods to handle produce requiring more precisely controlled temperatures and conditions, e.g., vegetables and fruits requiring temperatures in the chilling range and often also needing ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6615914 | Programmable, heatable, coolable reaction vessel utilizing phase change refrigeration A reaction vessel system includes a reaction vessel, a cooling unit functionally connected to the vessel to impart controlled cooling thereto; a heating unit functionally connected to the vessel to impart controlled heating thereto; and control means conn... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6497276 | Combined refrigerator-oven apparatus A combined refrigerator-oven (20) includes an enclosed chamber (28) having a top wall (22), a bottom wall (24), and vertical side walls (26). The refrigerator-oven (20) further includes a heating unit (50) and a refrigeration unit (70). A controller (118)... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6463999 | Multiloop temperature control system A multiloop temperature-control system has a hydraulic bus connected to a plurality of loops for the temperature-control medium and respective hydraulic modules connected to the hydraulic bus, and through the hydraulic bus, to these loops. Plug connectors... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6415858 | Temperature control system for a workpiece chuck A system for and method of controlling the temperature of a flat workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer are disclosed. The workpiece is mounted on a workpiece chuck which is mounted over a base between the chuck and a host machine such as a wafer prober ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6308776 | Temperature control apparatus with recirculated coolant A temperature control and process for adjusting the temperature of a workstation and a work medium at a workstation to a predetermined temperature. The temperature control comprises a cooling vehicle such as a heat exchanger, a coolant temperature sensor ... | 10/30/2001 |
