Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8011420 | Condenser attachment bracket A mounting arrangement for a heat exchanger in a vehicle includes a bracket having a main body. A first portion is secured to the heat exchanger and a second portion includes a mounting feature adapted to be secured to another component of the vehicle. A foot is for... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7637309 | Cooling module with heat exchangers in back-to-front relationship A cooling module (1) comprises a first heat exchanger (3), which has a first pair of parallel manifolds (10, 11), and a second heat exchanger (4), which is in back-to-front relationship with the first heat exchanger (3) and has a s... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7552757 | Heat exchanger module for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a heat exchanger module (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one heat exchanger (2), preferably a coolant cooler, and laterally arranged plastic module supports (11, 12) which retain the heat exchanger module ( | 06/30/2009 |
| 7416018 | Arrangement for a plate heat exchanger The present invention relates to arrangement for a plate heat exchanger for connection to a system, of which the plate heat exchanger is designed to form part. The plate heat exchanger is of conventional construction with plates (2) parallel to one another, w... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7398794 | First stage pressure reducing valve having a tubular plug, particularly for regulators of scuba breathing apparatus The invention relates to a first stage pressure reducing valve having a tubular plug, particularly for regulators of scuba breathing apparatus. According to the invention, at least a portion of the outer surface of the valve has fins (19, 19′) for heat exch... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395853 | Heat exchanger assembly for a motor vehicle A heat exchanger assembly includes a core having first and second header tanks covered by tank caps. A pair of core reinforcing members presenting terminal ends extend between the first and second header tanks. A least one tab and an opening for receiving the tab ar... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7370690 | Apparatus for tilting and securing a heat exchanger Apparatus for supporting a heat exchanger such as a condenser of an air conditioning system on a vehicle, for pivotal movement between an operational position and a position angularly related to the operational position, for such purposes as inspection, cleaning, se... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367380 | Coil type turn-fin condenser Disclosed herein is a turn-fin condenser. The turn-fin condenser employs a turn-fin tube adhesively wound in a spiral shape around an outer surface of the tube in which refrigerant flows. The condenser comprises a coil type turn-fin tube 10 wound in a coil sh... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367379 | Arrangement for securing a heat exchanger to another heat exchanger The invention relates to an arrangement which is used to secure a first heat exchanger to a second heat exchanger. The first heat exchanger (11) is arranged parallel to the second heat exchanger (1) and comprises a heat exchanger block (12) in a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368139 | Aseptic processing system for fruit filling An apparatus for aseptic processing of a viscous food product includes a product tank configured to hold the viscous food product. A first pump is configured to pump the viscous food product from the product tank through a heat exchanger at a given rate. A cleaning ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360586 | Wrap around heat sink apparatus and method A mounting plate that is secured between a substrate and a component is used to mount a heat sink. The plate includes holes to accommodate the leads of the component and mounting flanges that partially surround the component and are used to mount the heat sink. In t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357100 | Heat exchanger tube panel module, and method of constructing exhaust heat recovery boiler using the same A necessary size and number of modules each obtained by housing a member including heat exchanger tube panels each comprising a heat exchanger tube bundle and headers for the heat exchanger tube bundle, an upper casing of an exhaust heat recovery boiler (HRSG), prov... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350609 | Vehicle front end structure In the case of mounting a liquid storage tank or an intake air resonator on a substantially frame-shaped resin shroud panel (1) with an opening (11d) in which a radiator (2) is disposed, the shroud panel (1) is integrally formed at... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347296 | Front structure of all terrain vehicle An all terrain vehicle for smoothly introducing an exhaust air from a radiator rearward and improving cooling performance for cooling respective members of the vehicle is provided with a front structure, in which a cooling fan is provided on a rear surface of the ra... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334654 | Vehicle front end structure An inlet 51 is disposed at a position which is on an upper side relative to an axial flow fan 60 and is opposite to a direction of air flow produced by the rotation of the axial flow fan 60, whereas an intercooler 30 is disposed at a posi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336491 | Heat sink A heat dissipation device for electrical components includes an outer surface and an inner surface. The outer surface is configured for mounting the electrical components thereon, wherein the components are mounted to the outer surface to allow the transfer of heat ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320360 | One-shot brazed aftercooler with hollow beam reinforced mounting feature A heat exchanger assembly includes hollow reinforcing members that define openings for receiving supports therein. An end cap is disposed in each open end of cylindrical header tanks and each of the header tanks includes a tubeless length (X) extending inwardly a pr... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320358 | Ribbed mounting bracket for heat exchangers A mounting bracket is shown for use with a heat exchanger core including spaced-apart tubes having peripheral flanges surrounding a manifold. The bracket has a clip and a pair of bearing portions. The clip has a groove adapted to engage the front edge of a selected ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7304848 | Apparatus for performance testing of heat dissipating modules An apparatus (10) for performance testing of heat dissipating modules (19) includes an enclosure (11) configured for receiving the heat dissipating module therein, a vertically movable platform (13) for supporting the enclosure thereon, a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302997 | Vibration-resistant mounting bracket for heat exchangers A mounting bracket is shown for a heat exchanger core having spaced-apart tubes having peripheral flanges surrounding a manifold. The mounting bracket has a first clip grooved to receive a front edge portion of a selected flange, and a pair of second clips, each gro... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290593 | Heat exchanger package with split charge air cooler A combined radiator and charge air cooler package comprises a radiator for cooling engine coolant, and a charge air cooler for cooling charge air having upper and lower portions. The upper charge air cooler portion is disposed in overlapping relationship and adjacen... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290594 | Intercooler An intercooler configured for attachment to an automobile is disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes an intercooler body having an inlet manifold on one end and an outlet manifold on the other end, and a decorative top plate on the top of the intercooler... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287613 | Carrier structure A carrier structure has an inside member formed of a plastic material, an outer member formed of steel coupled to the inside member, and a bracket formed at a lower end of the outer member for reducing the weight of the carrier. The bracket is coupled to the inner m... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287574 | Attachment and articles using same There is disclosed an attachment (12) suitable for attaching a first component of an article to a second component of the article. The attachment preferably includes a flange portion (20) extending from the first component and one, but preferably, a pa... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284594 | Cooling system used for hybrid-powered automobile A radiator 9 for electric parts use, which cools an inverter and others relating to the control of an electric motor, and a condenser 12 for condensing refrigerant are arranged in parallel with each other with respect to the direction of an air flow on... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281571 | Radiator for vehicle use A heat exchanger comprising: a plurality of tubes in which a heat exchanging medium flows; tank members to which both end portions of these tubes are connected; and a female screw portion, into which a nut for attaching another member to the tank member is incorpora... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275503 | Heat transfer tube panel module and method of constructing exhaust heat recovery boiler using the module A method of constructing an exhaust heat recovery boiler. A required number of heat transfer tube group panel modules (20) are produced in an appropriate size according to design specifications of HRSG, where the heat transfer tube group panel modules (20 | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267159 | Counterflow heat exchanger A countercurrent heat exchanger includes a pair of heat exchanger cores (1, 2) with multiple tubes (11, 21) and fins (12, 22) which are arranged alternatively and next to each other in its depth direction. One end sides of the tubes (11, 21 | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267160 | Heat exchanger In order to provide a heat exchanger with casing having a multiplicity of tubes through the interiors of which a high-temperature gas for heating flows, wherein the thermal stress is smoothly accommodated and wherein a fluid to be heated or a heating fluid flows uni... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7260893 | Method of attaching a transmission oil cooler to an aluminum tank A secondary heat exchanger subassembly, such as a transmission oil cooler, is disposed in a metal tank of a radiator and has a pair of metal fluid fittings. Either a connector ring engages a fitting extending through the opening in the tank or a connector nut extend... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7246674 | Assembly support of a front end of a motor vehicle and method for detachably fixing a cooling module to an assembly support of a front end A assembly support (33) of a front end of a motor vehicle is proposed, having at least one cooling module (1) which is detachably fixed to the assembly support (33) by means of at least two connecting points (9, 15; 11, 13). The assembly ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243709 | Heat dissipating assembly A heat dissipating assembly. The heat dissipating assembly comprises a frame, a clamping member, and a rotatable handle. The frame comprises a locking member. The clamping member is disposed crossing the frame. The rotatable handle is rotatably connected to the fram... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243751 | Mounting structure for heat exchanger A large-size weighty radiator (1) having an array of rubber dampers (21) at the bottom is mounted between transversely spaced side members (2) of a vehicle body, by a structure (M) including a hollow frame portion having a transversely extending... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243710 | Vehicle heat exchanger A vehicle heat exchanger includes heat exchangers overlapped with each other in an airflow direction. The heat exchangers include heat exchanger tubes arranged side by side with each other. The heat exchangers include outer fins interposed between neighboring heat e... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234511 | Modular heat exchanger having a brazed core and method for forming An improved modular heat exchanger suitable for automotive applications, and particularly radiators for heavy duty equipment, and methods for forming the modular heat exchanger. The modular heat exchanger construction incorporates a brazed core assembly composed of ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7219623 | Animal water dispensers and the like that resist fouling and method of maintaining same An animal water bowl assembly is maintained clean by allowing a bowl to dry out after a use period, before refilling. Uses include: birdbath and pet and farm animal watering. Two bowls can be coordinated so that one is in use with water while one is drying out. A tw... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219720 | Flat hollow body for passing fluid therethrough, heat exchanger comprising the hollow body and process for fabricating the heat exchanger A fluid passing flat hollow body 2 comprises an upper and a lower flat plate 15, 16 elongated laterally and spaced apart as positioned one above the other, and a channel forming body 17 interposed between and brazed to the two flat plates 15,... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7195059 | Heat exchanger and method of performing chemical processes A heat exchanger including a passageway having an internal passage adapted to form a first flow path, and an array of conduits having internal passages that collectively form a second flow path. The conduits extend through the internal passage of the passageway, and... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191821 | Plate heat exchanger The invention relates to a plate heat exchanger and a method for manufacturing a plate heat exchanger. The plate heat exchanger includes a number of heat exchanger plates (1), which are substantially parallel to an extension plane and arranged adjacent to eac... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178579 | Heat exchanger package with split charge air cooler A combined radiator and charge air cooler package comprises a radiator for cooling engine coolant, and a charge air cooler for cooling charge air having upper and lower portions. The upper charge air cooler portion is disposed in overlapping relationship and adjacen... | 02/20/2007 |
