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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7779893 | Combination heat exchanger having an improved end tank assembly A combination heat exchanger comprising of a heat exchange core having a plurality tubes, wherein the core having at least one core end; an end tank having two side walls and two end walls, two bulkheads the cavity defining a least a first chamber, a second chamber,... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7430896 | Liquid leak sensing structure According to one embodiment, a liquid leak sensing structure is provided with a casing including a lower wall, a circulation unit received in the casing and providing circulation of a liquid, a liquid leak sensor interposed between the lower wall of the casing and t... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7377307 | Vertical heat exchanger A vertical heat exchanger is described, which allows efficient elimination of the gas generated therein and efficient removal of the sludge accumulated therein. The vertical heat exchanger has at least part of one end of a vent pipe formed of an upper tube sheet par... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7338088 | Connector A connector is provided for selectively coupling one or more lines or wires (19′, 19″) to a receiving and/or transporting device (27). The connector comprises at least one line or wire receiving ferrule (7) having a plurality of line and/or ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337836 | Heat exchanger with leakage vent A heat exchanger with a leakage vent. A fully brazed heat exchanger has an arrangement preventing the two media inside the heat exchanger from mixing in case of leakage. The heat exchanger includes plates having a pattern of grooves and inlet and outlet connections.... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7320359 | Liquid cooling element and connection arrangement of liquid cooling element The invention relates to a liquid cooling element for cooling heat generating elements of frequency converters, in particular, and an arrangement for connecting the liquid cooling element. The liquid cooling element 2 is provided with two channel systems: hor... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7280047 | Real-time electronic spray deposition sensor An electronic spray deposition sensor for sensing deposition of liquid on an exterior surface is disclosed. The deposition sensor has a sensing surface comprising a plurality of electrically conductive elements disposed across the sensing surface. The conductive ele... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7272488 | Leak detecting device for fuel vapor treatment unit Disclosed is a leak detecting device for a fuel vapor treatment unit that purges a vapor gas generated through evaporation of fuel in a fuel tank (2) into an intake system (22) of an engine (21). The leak detecting device includes a valve (5 | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7222663 | Evaporator and vehicle provided with refrigeration cycle having the same An evaporator having front and rear heat exchange assemblies arranged at air inlet and outlet sides, respectively, and adjacent to each other. Each heat exchange assembly includes a pair of upper and lower headers, and multiple refrigerant channels each having upper... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204297 | Plate-type heat exchanger with double-walled heat transfer plates The invention relates to a plate-type heat exchanger comprising a stack of double-walled heat exchanger plates (30–32) which are permanently interconnected and each include two plate members (33, 34) having a central heat transfer portion (35)... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7160024 | Apparatus and method for creating a vortex flow In embodiments of the invention, a vortex chamber tool in a conduit includes: an outer barrel; an inner barrel that is concentric with the outer barrel; and a corkscrew deflector coupled to an inside wall of the outer barrel and an outside wall of the inner barrel t... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7143820 | Systems for improved heat exchanger A system in which a heat exchanger includes a core, a plurality of fins extending outwardly from the core, and an element disposed within the cavity of the core. The heat exchanger also includes a first cap coupled to the first end of the core, and a second cap coup... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7111671 | Heat exchanger having air drying device A heat exchanger includes a container having an outlet and an entrance coupled to an inlet and an exit, a receptacle having an entering port and a discharging port for circulating a fluid medium and having an entering opening and a discharging opening. A casing is d... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7096932 | Multi-fluid heat exchanger and method of making same A multi-fluid heat exchanger having separate fluid flow paths for two fluid streams to be heated or cooled by a third fluid stream includes first and second elongated, parallel tubular headers (10, 12), having opposed ends (14), generally uniformly spa... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097210 | Method and apparatus for providing a transition connector to introduce outside air and vent flue for boiler combustion A method and apparatus for sealing a combustion intake for a boiler from inside air is provided. A method and apparatus for providing a transition piece for venting fresh air to and combusted gas away from a boiler is also provided. A method of connecting a transiti... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093649 | Flat heat exchanger plate and bulk material heat exchanger using the same A flat heat exchanger plate typically used in a bulk material heat exchanger is provided. The flat heat exchanger plate is designed to operate under a negative internal pressure to eliminate depressions or dimples that are typically formed into the sides of these ty... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7080526 | Full plate, alternating layered refrigerant flow evaporator An evaporator core for the climate control system of a motor vehicle formed from alternating pairs of plates. Each pair of plates includes two plates having a similar configuration engaged together and a mirrored, back-two-back relationship. Each of the plates inclu... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077113 | Combined intercooler and flame arrester A combined flame arrester and intercooler for cooling intake gas for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The intercooler comprises an elongated body having a longitudinal axis. The elongated body has a central passageway that extends substantially parallel t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7069981 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger (50) is provided for transferring heat between first and second fluids (52) and (54) having a maximum operating mass flow rate through the heat exchanger (50) and mass flow rates that are substantially proportional to eac... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063132 | Multi-wall heat exchanger for a water heater A water heater including a tank having a wall defining an interior for holding water is provided. A heat exchange assembly is positioned at least partially within the interior of the tank. The heat exchange assembly includes a metallic outer tube positioned within t... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063133 | Multi-wall heat exchanger for a water heater A water heater including a tank having a wall defining an interior for holding water is provided. A heat exchange assembly is positioned at least partially within the interior of the tank. The heat exchange assembly has an outer tube extending within the interior of... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055584 | Heat exchanger with valve A housingless plate heat exchanger including a plate stack defining fluid passages, at least one collecting tank with a peripheral edge enclosing one end of the plate stack, and a valve receivable in the collecting tank through an assembly opening of the soldered co... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040387 | Heat transfer device An apparatus for transferring heat from a first fluid to a second fluid, which is separated from the first fluid, having a stack-like or saucer-like structure comprising at least two plies (1, 2, 3), in particular plates (1, 2, 3), whereby each ply ( | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025126 | Conduit assembly for fluid transfer A conduit assembly for transferring heated fluid from a pump to a heat exchanger and to return cooled fluid from the heat exchanger to the pump is disclosed. The conduit assembly includes a flexible inner conduit disposed within a relatively rigid conduit. The heate... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024573 | Method and apparatus for cooling heat generating components A device and a system for cooling heat generating electronics is disclosed. In one embodiment, the invention is a system for cooling at least one computer component. The system has a plurality of cold plates which are adapted to transfer heat from a plurality of com... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021063 | Reheat heat exchanger power generation systems A reheat heat exchanger is provided particularly for use in Rankine cycle power generation systems. The reheat heat exchanger includes a high pressure path between a high pressure inlet and a high pressure outlet. The reheat heat exchanger also includes a low pressu... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007749 | Housing-less plate heat exchanger A housing-less plate heat exchanger is provided for transferring heat between at least a first fluid and a second fluid. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat exchange plates stacked to enclose flow channels for the first and second fluids between the plat... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6973961 | Plate-type heat exchanger with single-walled and double-walled heat transfer plates The invention relates to a plate-type heat exchanger (20) comprising a stack (21) of heat exchanger plates which are permanently interconnected and between which separate flow passage spaces are defined for at least two heat exchange fluids. One part o... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6942014 | Heat exchanger having an improved baffle The present invention is directed to a heat exchanger for an automotive vehicle. The heat exchanger includes a first end tank divided into a first portion and a second portion by a baffle, the first end tank including a through-hole. The baffle system include... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938675 | Heat exchanger In order to enhance the working efficiency of assembling a heat exchanger in which two types of heat exchangers are integrated, there is provided a heat exchanger in which the size of the dummy tubes, which are the third tubes arranged in the portion between the fir... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926069 | Method for manufacturing a double-walled heat exchanging tube with leak detection Method for manufacturing a double-walled heat exchange tube with leak detection, wherein inner tube is slipped into an outer tube, after a surface profiling has been provided on at least the outer surface of the inner tube or the inner surface of the outer tube, and... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6920917 | Double-pipe heat exchanger It is an object of the invention to provide an inexpensive double-pipe heat exchanger having high performance and comprising an inner pipe and an outer pipe which constitute a double pipe without adding a heat-transfer facilitating material such as an inner fin. In ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6911631 | Plate heat exchanger The device concerns among other things a plate heat exchanger having at least one pile of plate elements, each of which plate elements has a central heat transferring part and an edge part (15) surrounding this part, the heat transferring parts of the plate e... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6910528 | Plate fin heat exchanger for a high temperature A plate fin type heat exchanger is provided for achieving an increased heat exchanging efficiency and increased durability under violent variation in heat load. Fins for forming a channel for high-temperature fluid are secured to one of a pair of tube plates that fo... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907748 | HVAC system with refrigerant venting Each blow-off valve includes a valve body with a first movable wall defining a portion of the liquid fluid passage therein and a second movable wall defining a portion of the suction fluid passage therein. An actuator interconnects the movable walls for simultaneous... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6679319 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger has a connector (7) for connecting a receiver tank (4) brazed to a header pipe (3) and the receiver tank (4) connected to the connector (7) by male screw parts, wherein the connector (7) is formed to have a brazing face (7a) against the h... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6662862 | Plate heat exchanger The present invention concerns a plate heat exchanger for at least two heat exchanging fluids which is permanently joined with at least one sealing portion and has heat transferring plates (1-8), at least two end plates and inlet and outlet organs for the... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6450254 | Fluid control system with autonomously controlled valves A plurality of autonomously controlled valves in a fluid distribution system are interconnected by a data communication network. The system also includes fluid flow sensors which report to the system by way of the network. The autonomous controllers inclu... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6401804 | Heat exchanger only using plural plates Plural heat-exchanging plates for forming an evaporator have plural projection ribs. The projection ribs protrude toward outside of each pair of the heat-exchanging plates to form therein refrigerant passages through which refrigerant flows, and to form a... | 06/11/2002 |
