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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7770630 | Modular capillary pumped loop cooling system A modular capillary pump loop (CPL) cooling system and associated components. The modular CPL cooling system transfers heat from high-power circuit components, such as microprocessors disposed within computer chassis, to other locations within or external to the cha... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7367794 | Heating and cooling roller In a cooling roller which cools a molten resin strip discharged from a die, a temperature of a place where a resin comes into contact with the cooling roller, and that of a place where the resin is detached from the cooling roller are individually controlled. The co... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7315691 | Wax dispenser for hot wax applications A hot wax dispensing device designed to minimize the risk of cross contamination caused by “double dipping” into a community hot wax pot. This device receives bulk wax, melts the wax, allows the melted hot wax to collect in a bowl that is not directly accessible... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7251952 | Air chiller unit The invention provides an improved air chiller unit mounted on an aircraft for sending cooled air to service carts for serving meals. An air chiller unit is equipped with a refrigeration cycle unit disposed on a casing. The refrigeration cycle unit is equipped with ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7210642 | Comminuting apparatus and rotor therefor A rotor (1) for use in a comminuting apparatus (100) is described and claimed. The rotor (1) includes a hub (2) rotatable about a first axis (A) and one or more disc members (4) for comminuting material. The disc members (4)... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7100391 | Apparatus for cooling liquid in a portable container The present invention is directed to an apparatus for cooling, a liquid in a portable container. The apparatus comprises a housing having a top end and a bottom end. The bottom end is adapted to attach to the portable container. A can of compressed gas can be within... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6789470 | Cooling device for cooling an engraving system In a cooling device and method for cooling an engraving system of an engraving device given engraving devices for engraving printing form surfaces, the cooling device comprises a plurality of cooling units wherein each cooling unit is allocated to respectively cool ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6589395 | Distillation plant with a column and a heat pump The distillation plant comprises a column (1) and a heat pump (4, 5) which operates between a sump vaporizer (3) and an exhaust vapor compressor (2) of the column. The heat pump is substitutable by devices (6, 7) which can be switched to the sump vaporize... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6430935 | Personal cooling air filtering device A temperature modification system for modifying the temperature of fluids includes at least one thermally conductive carbon foam element, the carbon foam element having at least one flow channel for the passage of fluids. At least one temperature modifica... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6338474 | Air feeder provided with by-pass bypassing cooling section, substrate processing apparatus including the same, and air supply method In an air feeder for supplying air with a predetermined temperature and humidity into a cup in a resist coating unit provided in a coating and developing system, a cooling section, a by-pass, a heating section, a humidifying section, and a blower are prov... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6279650 | Temperature-Humidity controller for semiconductor equipment and controlling method thereof A temperature-humidity controller for a semiconductor equipment comprises a housing; an inlet pipe for introducing processing air, which has a discharging portion for flowing the air into an inner portion of the housing; a water supplying means for supply... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6235852 | Optimization of a cooling water system of a polyolefin production unit The invention relates to a process for cooling polymerization reactors in the preparation of polyolefins, the polymerization being carried out in a first reactor and in at least one further reactor, the further reactor or reactors being connected downstre... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6179045 | Method and a machine for treatment of water, especially when producing ice, particularly ice cubes In a method for treatment of water, especially when freezing water to ice, particularly in the form of ice cubes in a machine, water is passed over a freezing plate with refrigeration elements for cooling and/or forming ice on the plate. The water which h... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6170500 | Retrievable cane A retrievable cane disclosed includes a cane body to which there is attached a retrieval line that is anchored at a lower end and extends from the inside of the cane body at the lower end up through the cane body out through the rear of the cane body belo... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6001221 | Extraction and drying apparatus Apparatus for condensing moisture from an air stream. The condenser includes concentric cylinders having a common wall. The outer cylinder contains a cooling material, such as water, and upon contact therewith, the air stream is cooled and moisture contai... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5950711 | Air-conditioning unit for a motor vehicle An air-conditioning unit for a motor vehicle comprises a housing having arranged therein, a blower, an evaporator of a cooling unit, and a heater heat exchanger. The evaporator and the heater heat exchanger are arranged downstream of the housing in terms ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5944091 | Tank container cooling system A new tank container cooling system for preventing tank containers, especially bulk fuel storage containers, from overheating. The inventive device includes a main conduit fluidly connected to a fluid reservoir. At least one delivery conduit is in fluid c... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5697291 | Method and apparatus for microwave enhanced pasteurization and enzyme inactivation of continuously flowing product A method and apparatus is provided for pasteurizing and inactivating a continuously flowing product without scorching the product. Microwave heating is used to gradually raise the temperature of the fluid up to the pasteurization or inactivation temperatu... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5498396 | Solution sterilization system A sterilization system for sterilizing a solution such as a parenteral solution or diluent generally includes an arrangement for supplying a solution to be sterilized from an associated source, at least one first heat-exchanger for elevating the temperatu... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5450726 | Thermal electric air cooling apparatus and method A method for cooling air to a predetermined outflow temperature for use in an atmosphere having a controlled humidity. In the method, a stream of air having an unknown temperature and an unknown humidity content is supplied. The air is cooled to provide c... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5431700 | Vertical multi-process bake/chill apparatus A multi-process bake/chill station for processing semiconductor wafers, comprising an insulated housing with an open bottom of approximately the same diameter as the wafer, a heated bake plate within the housing having a number of vertical gas flow passag... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5411715 | Apparatus for preparing aqueous amorphous particle dispersions of high-melting microcrystalline solids An apparatus for producing amorphous particle dispersions of high-melting microcrystalline solids in a continuous process. The apparatus comprises a pump, two heat exchangers, a back-pressure valve and conduits connecting them, whereby it is possible to m... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5392846 | Heat/cooling system and apparatus This invention provides a heating/cooling system including a heating/cooling apparatus, the apparatus comprising a blower unit connected to a heat exchanger unit and both units are enclosed within a duct structure which is continuous from an upstream inpu... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5389335 | High temperature, short time microwave heating system and method of heating heat-sensitive material A high temperature, short time microwave heating system 10 for heat-sensitive liquid material to inactivate or reduce pathogenic agents or organisms, such as viral contaminants. The system 10 includes a disposable cartridge 26 consisting of a preheater 32... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5373893 | Method and apparatus for cooling thermally massive parts in a continuous furnace A method and apparatus for cooling thermally massive parts includes directing a chilled gas onto an electrical component travelling on the belt of a continuous furnace. The belt is divided into a series of hot and cold zones to provide thermal stressing t... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5157241 | Temperature control device provided in a plastic-processing machine The temperature control device comprises heat transfer shells, each of which consists of two shell sections, each of which consists of a metal casting, in which a single temperature control element is embedded. The temperature control element has been for... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5113931 | Heat transfer apparatus A combination pump and heat exchanger assembly in a manufacturing process temperature controller uses a cast metal pump case with two upwardly opening sockets receiving the lower ends of two tubes, one of them communicating through the case with the pump ... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5085882 | Method for the cooling of a product flow containing solid and/or semisolid foodstuff particles A method for the cooling of a heated, e.g. heat-sterilized, flow containing particles of foodstuff character is disclosed. The flow is separated into a high particle flow, and a low particle flow which is cooled separately from the high particle flow and ... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4963499 | Method for the calorimetry of chemical processes A calorimeter for measuring the thermodynamic and kinetic characteristics of chemical reactions, microbial fermentations, and other processes of industrial importance is described. The present invention also relates to a method of operation of this appara... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4889180 | System for use in providing compressed air for snow making equipment A system for use in providing compressed air for snow making equipment used in conjunction with a liquid cooled air compressor, including a plurality of motor driven fans and a heater coil assembly positioned in a portion of the path of the air moved by e... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4850425 | Apparatus for preparing adhesives for application A melter for adhesives such as hot melt adhesives or the like including a high melt zone having high melt heater means for heating the adhesive in the high melt zone to a preselected application temperature, a feed hopper positioned vertically above the h... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4744408 | Temperature control method and apparatus A control system controls the temperature of a chemical process vessel by recirculating a heat transfer medium through a jacket surrounding the vessel. In order to control the temperature of the recirculating medium, the control system uses an internal co... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4651813 | Thermostat for the setting of a constant temperature for a fluid A process for the setting of a constant temperature for a fluid, and furtmore, to a thermostat for implementing the process. The constant temperature is set by the heating up of the fluid during its flow through a heat source. The fluid, prior to the set... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4637936 | Aspetic food processing apparatus and method A greatly improved aseptic processing apparatus and method for pumpable foods is provided which gives accurate, uniform aseptic cooking conditions (e.g, time, temperature and pressure) while at the same time preserving the integrity of particulates in the... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4619024 | Method of making coils A slit fin heat exchanger is formed by wrapping slit fin tubing into a flat coil having two spaced rows of tubing. The flat coil is located on mandrels which are rotatable about spaced parallel axes with the mandrels and axes initially being in the same p... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4619025 | Method of making coils A slit fin heat exchanger is formed by wrapping slit fin tubing around a pair of mandrels having expanded metal cylinders thereon into a flat coil having two spaced rows of tubing. The flat coil containing the expanded metal cylinders is located on mandre... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4574182 | Continuous furnace for soldering electronic components A continuous soldering furnace for the assembly of electronic components on a support which is opaque to infrared rays by a soldering product, includes a metal muffle, an endless metal belt, one or more heaters extending over a part of the muffle, a force... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4548341 | Plastic injector with heat control In a plastic injection apparatus comprising a barrel, an axially reciprocable, rotatable, plastic working screw in the bore of the barrel, a nozzle for injecting melted plastic from out of the front of the bore into a mold, and a plurality of axially spac... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4547977 | Freeze dryer with improved temperature control The circulation of heat transfer fluid through the low temperature heat exchanger in the temperature control system of a freeze dryer is selectively increased when the temperature of heat being applied to the product shelf assembly in the freeze dryer exc... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4544025 | High gradient directional solidification furnace A high gradient directional solidification furnace is disclosed which includes eight thermal zones throughout the length of the furnace. In the hot end of the furnace, furnace elements (25, 26, and 40) provide desired temperatures. These elements include ... | 10/01/1985 |
