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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6550431 | Method and a device for degassing a cooling system for an internal combustion engine The present invention relates to a method for degassing a cooling system for an internal combustion engine (1), in which a coolant is brought to circulate on the one hand in a cooling circuit between the engine and a radiator unit (2) and on the other bet... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6289976 | Air-cooled vacuum steam condenser bundle isolation For multi-cell, mechanical draft, vacuum steam condensers, a design of a noncondensible gas removal system that isolates bundles and fan cells from external/internal influences and gas/vapor interchange and allows bundles to operate in a reverse air-flow ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6250377 | Engine radiator having an air control hood An engine radiator of the coolant downflow type can be equipped with an internal hood structure at the mouth of the radiator exit flow passage, to prevent air entrainment with the downflowing coolant.... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6237682 | Cooling module including a pressure relief mechanism The present invention provides a cooling module (100) and a method for forming the cooling module (100). The cooling module (100) is effective in reducing the temperature of heat-generating components mounted on the cooling module (100). The cooling modul... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6142748 | Degas piping for pumps A method and apparatus for separating entrained gases from a pumped fluid. A degas pipe having an increased inner dimension relative to surrounding process piping is provided to generate a stratified two-phase gas/liquid flow. A controlled release mechani... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6123144 | Integrated heat exchanger and expansion tank A combination heat exchanger and expansion tank are provided having an integral housing with a self-de-aerating design. Particularly suitable for cooling marine internal combustion engines, the housing holds an elongated heat exchanger core configured wit... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5921085 | Condenser with built-in deaerator and starting/stopping methods of the same A condenser with built-in deaerator comprises a main casing into which steam discharged from a turbine, a tube bank installed inside the main casing to condense the steam from the turbine, a hot well installed in the main casing to store steam condensate ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5810074 | Serial heat exchanger and cascade circuitry A serial heat exchanger. The heat exchanger comprises a serial passage extending from an inlet to an outlet and a plurality of vapor liquid separators extracting vapor from the passage.... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5746270 | Heat exchanger for marine engine cooling system A heat exchanger assembly is provided for a marine propulsion system having a closed loop cooling system. The heat exchanger body encloses a series of tubes carrying sea water which removes heat from the engine coolant. The heat exchanger includes an inte... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5522456 | Overflow with threaded plastic fillneck for surge tanks and overflow reservoirs An overflow arrangement which includes an upstanding fluid retaining wall spaced radially outwardly from and encircling an upstanding externally threaded fillneck on a surge tank or overflow reservoir so as to define an annular channel therebetween. A cap... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5487765 | Apparatus for purging non-condensable gases from condensers Apparatus for purging non-condensable gases from a condenser containing vaporized, condensable working fluid, includes an enclosed chamber located above the condenser, a movable diaphragm in the chamber for dividing the latter into upper and lower portion... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5323843 | Lih thermal energy storage device A thermal energy storage device for use in a pulsed power supply to store waste heat produced in a high-power burst operation utilizes lithium hydride as the phase change thermal energy storage material. The device includes an outer container encapsulatin... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5257661 | Heat exchanger, especially a heating heat exchanger in engine cooling circuit of a motor vehicle A heat exchanger, especially a heating heat exchanger in the engine cooling circuit of a motor vehicle is disclosed. A forward-flow pipe opens at the top into a water box. A vent line of small cross-section is assigned to the forward-flow pipe and is guid... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5209284 | Reduced pressure heat treating device A heat treating device used in chemical and food industries, including a heat exchanger of jacket type, for example, which surrounds a reaction vessel, wherein heat media such as steam and water are fed to the heat exchanger and also sucked by sucking mea... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5203401 | Wet micro-channel wafer chuck and cooling method A wet micro-channel wafer chuck (10) holds a semiconductor wafer 12 having a plurality of high powered chips (14) held in place with vacuum provided in the chuck (10). The chuck (10) has a plurality of micro-channels (16), which extend along cooling fins ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5201366 | Process and equipment for the preheating and multi-stage degassing of water Equipment for the three-stage preheating and degassing of make-up water by means of steam in a power generation installation comprises, in a first stage, a mixing chamber (3) which is located on the outside wall (2) of the condenser of the power generatio... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5163506 | Cooling water expansion tank A cooling water expansion tank having a level-fixing device which prevents cooling water from running out when the filling pipe is opened after driving operation and when filling the expansion tank. The level-fixing device has a positive pressure valve wh... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5119635 | Method of a means for purging non-condensable gases from condensers Condenser fluid comprising vaporized working fluid and non-condensable gases is treated by extracting fluid from the condenser and pressuring the fluid to liquefy the vaporized working fluid therein in such a way that the noncondensable gases are separate... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5113927 | Means for purging noncondensable gases from condensers Apparatus for purging non-condensable gases from a condenser containing vaporized, condensable working fluid, includes an enclosed chamber located above the condenser, a movable diaphragm in the chamber for dividing the latter into upper and lower portion... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5113933 | Air-cooled vacuum steam condenser bundle isolation For multi-cell, mechanical draft, vacuum steam condensers, a design of a noncondensible gas removal system that isolates bundles and fan cells from external/internal influences and gas/vapor interchange and allows bundles to operate in a reverse air-flow ... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5088548 | Heat accumulator with expansion recesses To improve a storage heater, which comprises a storage container with a wall region for the introduction of heat and a storage medium arranged in this storage container, in order to maximize the service life and to enable it to withstand a plurality of me... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5048599 | Leak tolerant liquid cooling system employing an improved air purging mechanism A leak tolerant liquid cooling system for electrical components comprises a cooling circuit which contains a pump and conduits that circulate a liquid coolant past the electrical components and through the bottom chamber of a purge tank. This purge tank a... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4953631 | Radiator device of motorcycle A radiator device for a motorcycle operatively connected to an engine unit provided with a water jacket and in which cooling liquid circulates comprises a pair of first and second radiator units arranged bilaterally in upright fashion with respect to the ... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4926931 | Freeze protected, air-cooled vacuum steam condensers An improved steam power system comprising a turbine for converting steam energy into mechanical energy upon expansion of steam therein, a boiler for generating steam to be fed to the turbine, and a conduit arrangement coupling the boiler to the turbine in... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4901790 | Self-heated diffuser assembly for a heat pipe A diffuser unit for allowing non-condensing gases collecting within a heat pipe to be eliminated. The embodiments described herein define a cavity for collection of non-condensing gases such as hydrogen. The housings are arranged such that the heat pipe w... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4892140 | Condenser vent siphon line Air trapped in the water boxes of a heat exchanger such as the surface condenser employed in conjunction with a power plant steam turbine is automatically and continuously removed to a water discharge pipe of the heat exchanger system by means of a vacuum... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4892142 | Device and method for removing gaseous impurities from a sealed vacuum A container is disposed within a vacuum insulation jacket which surrounds a vessel or pipe which contains or through which flows a hydrogen containing medium. The container holds oxygen under pressure or holds a material which liberates oxygen when expose... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4884628 | Heat pipe employing hydrogen oxidation means A heat pipe (10) comprises an elongated sealed tubular enclosure (20) defining a closed working cavity (50) and having water disposed within the working cavity as the working fluid. The enclosure (20) being formed of a material which reacts with water to ... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4846265 | Heat exchanger with liquid circulation, particularly for an automobile, including a liquid degasification passage Heat exchanger comprising a cluster (10) of tubes in which a liquid coolant circulates, at least one collector reservoir (20) mounted at one end of the cluster, an expansion chamber (22) in communication with said collector reservoir at its bottom part an... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4813477 | Heat exchanger-filter apparatus for hydrostatic system Apparatus including an expandable bellows having a pair of end plates, one plate being provided with a fluid inlet and the other plate being provided with a fluid outlet. A diffuser and filter is located within the bellows across the fluid path between th... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4814044 | System for treating heavy hydrocarbon-water mixture In a technique for recovering hydrocarbon values from a heavy hydrocarbon-water mixture, the mixture is first delivered through a sub-assembly to remove solid particulates. Then the mixture is delivered through a series of heat exchanger--kettle arrangeme... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4790370 | Heat exchanger apparatus for electrical components A heat exchanger apparatus for electrical components submerged in a dielectric liquid includes a closed main chamber for holding the liquid and a non-condensible gas above the liquid. A closed blockage chamber is positioned within the main chamber in cont... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790369 | Method and apparatus for continuously maintaining a volume of coolant within a pressurized cooling system A sealed accumulator is positioned at a location remote from the conventional pressurized liquid cooling system of an internal combustion engine. An overflow conduit communicates between a high point in the system and the accumulator. A make-up conduit co... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4785874 | Method and apparatus for continuously purging gaseous matter from the cooling system of an internal combustion engine A sealed accumulator is positioned at a location remote from the conventional pressurized liquid cooling system of an internal combustion engine. An overflow conduit communicates between a high point in the system and the accumulator. A make-up conduit co... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4782890 | Heat pipe A heat pipe comprising a container having water enclosed therein as a working fluid and made of a material reactive with water to evolve hydrogen gas. The heat pipe is characterized in that the container has placed therein a solid oxidizing agent for oxid... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4781247 | Heat exchanger for the coolant circuit of internal combustion engines A heat exchanger, in the form of a radiator, for the coolant circuit of an internal combustion engine. The radiator has an upper water tank, a lower water tank that is connected to a return line, and heat exchanger tubes that extend between the upper and ... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4756724 | Extracting radon gases from a domestic water supply A water supply system for a building provides extraction of radon from the water using a hot water tank which is supplied with cold inlet water via a float valve with the tank closed apart from hot water outlet and a vent to the atmosphere of sufficient s... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4753285 | Parallel piping installation with air by-pass apparatus A piping installation having a supply header, a return header, and a branch conduit array with parallel branch conduits is provided with a by-pass apparatus to by-pass any trapped air within the piping installation away from the branch conduit array. The ... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4747446 | Water box and expansion chamber device for a heat exchanger An integrally molded water box (36) and expansion chamber (38) device having a water box (36) with a middle partition (40) dividing it into two compartments, with a liquid inlet fitting (44) opening into the top compartment and a liquid outlet fitting (46... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4738306 | Horizontal type radiator for engines An improved horizontal type radiator is disclosed in which the top wall of a header tank, into which a bank of radiator tubes are opened, is externally raised into an annular bulge formed to encircle an upper pipe hole bored in the wall through which a wa... | 04/19/1988 |
