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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7828044 | Charge air cooler A charge air cooler comprising at least one tubular element with an internal flow duct for leading compressed air between an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture. A medium at a lower temperature than the compressed air is caused to flow in contact with an outside s... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7416019 | Thermal interface and switch using carbon nanotube arrays Thermal interfaces and methods include an array of carbon nanotubes aligned substantively perpendicularly from a substrate. One method includes arranging metal catalyst particles with a particular ligand on a fluid surface of a Langmuir-Blodgett trough. This forms u... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7401743 | Holding bracket for hot-water baseboard A hydronic baseboard heater for use with PEX tubing has a hold-down bracket which is snapped into the baseboard enclosure to engage the tube of the finned tube element and provide additional support when flexible PEX tubing is used. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7363831 | Environmental chamber for electronic systems testing and methods of use An environmental chamber for use with an environmental contamination testing system provides airborne contaminants effects for electronic systems. The environmental chamber includes a platform for supporting the plurality of electronic systems and receiving the sett... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350371 | Indoor device of separable air conditioner Disclosed is an air conditioner enabling to perform an air purifying function in an optimum state according to a pollution level of room air, the air conditioner including a cabinet having a first air inlet for drawing in the air, and an air outlet for discharging p... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334631 | Heat exchanger To reduce pressure loss on a heat-exchanger fluid while downsizing a heat exchange and reducing the production cost of the heat exchanger without impairment of the heat transfer performance of the heat exchanger by forming a fluid channel in surfaces of thin metal p... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334628 | Flow control device for gas stream A control device for gas is provided with a pivotable flap mounted between side walls of a guide duct. A receiving pocket for the insertion of a drive element (motor) is provided on one of the side walls and is oriented in such a way that, after insertion, the outpu... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334627 | Enhanced heat transfer device with electrodes An enhanced heat transfer device with electrodes is provided, which is applied to a heat exchanger with a plurality of fluid channels and includes a plurality of electrodes mounted in the fluid channels of the heat exchanger; a plurality of sensor units mounted in t... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328589 | Cover for a through-wall air-conditioner unit A cover (30) for covering the exterior of a through-wall air-conditioner installation in a building. A sheet of material has a shape that provides a rectangular outer wall (32) for covering a rectangular outer face of the through-wall air-conditioner i... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7299859 | Temperature control of thermooptic devices A low power or passive optical apparatus provides temperature control of dynamic thermooptic devices and temperature-sensitive optical devices formed on the same substrate. The optical apparatus includes a variable heat transfer device with a conductive heat transfe... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291271 | Meso-frequency traveling wave electro-kinetic continuous adsorption system The invention provides a non-cyclic, meso-frequency traveling wave electro-kinetic system capable of use in purification/separation and/or refrigeration/heat pump processes. In particular, the invention provides an adsorption system that can be used for fine or bulk... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7269971 | Electrohydrodynamic evaporator device An electrohydrodynamic evaporator device (EHD) has an EHD electrode. An electric field is generated upon a fluid of low conductivity inside the evaporator device and an enhanced thermal transport effect is then achieved since a thermal boundary layer near a thermal ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266971 | Air conditioner Disclosed is an air conditioner having an excellent air cleaning function, the air conditioner including a cabinet having a first air inlet and discharging conditioned air; and a filter unit provided at the cabinet and cleaning air drawn therein, and selectively per... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269008 | Cooling apparatus and method A cooling apparatus is provided with an electrostatic flow modifier to be complementarily positioned relative to a cooling fluid flow to modify at least one characteristic of the cooling fluid flow to enhance an amount of heat the cooling fluid flow removes from an ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267866 | Heat control method and heat controller A heat controller for an object, having a composite material formed of a base material radiating a large amount of heat at a high-temperature phase and a phase-change substance having insulation properties at a high-temperature phase, having metallic properties at a... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263841 | Superconducting magnet system with supplementary heat pipe refrigeration A superconducting magnet system wherein a cryocooler provides refrigeration to a cryogenic shield for the superconducting magnet and a heat pipe extends from the cryogenic shield to a cryogen vessel for the provision of supplementary refrigeration. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260958 | Electrohydrodynamic condenser device An electrohydrodynamic (EHD) condenser device includes a condenser installed with an EHD electrode. An electric field is generated upon a fluid of low conductivity inside a compressor device and an enhanced thermal conduction effect is then achieved since the electr... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261148 | Direct expansion cooler high velocity dished head A dished head header assembly for a heat exchanger having a containment body that includes a rounded, or dished, wall portion forming an interior cavity. A flange attaches to the containment body and fastens the header assembly to the heat exchanger. A plurality of ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7254957 | Method and apparatus for cooling with coolant at a subambient pressure According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a fluid coolant and structure which reduces a pressure of the fluid coolant through a subambient pressure at which the coolant has a cooling temperature less than a temperature of the heat-generating structure. The ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7240639 | Method of and an apparatus for recovering heat in a fluidized bed reactor A fluidized bed reactor, comprising a furnace, a heat exchange chamber, a substantially vertical discharge channel connected to the lower part of the heat exchange chamber for removing particulate material from the heat exchange chamber to the furnace, and a substan... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231962 | Heat exchanger The present invention relates to a heat exchanger, in which the flow of a heat exchange medium flowing through tubes is selectively controlled, and opened and closed in order to control heat exchange capability according to cooling and heating loads. More specifical... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225863 | Plate-type heat exchanger with anodic corrosion protection To protect a plate-type heat exchanger (1) against corrosion due to the attack of sulfuric acid, it is proposed in accordance with the invention that the region through which flows sulfuric acid has at least one metal cathode (16, 17) and one reference... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7197950 | System for temperature-controlled testing of hydraulically actuated devices A temperature controlled hydraulic fluid supply circuit (12) includes a first hydraulic fluid reservoir (18), that has an initial hydraulic fluid (20), and a temperature controlled housing (45). A second hydraulic fluid reservoir (26 | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191823 | Optoelectronic module and a thermal switch therefor A laser located within a casing of an optoelectronic module is operated by heating the laser to an operating temperature at or above the maximum specified, operating temperature of the module casing using a heater device within the module, the laser having operating... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7190587 | Fanless high-efficiency cooling device using ion wind Disclosed herein is a fanless high-efficiency cooling device that is applicable to electronic products having heat sources, such as plasma display panel (PDP) televisions, liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions, and liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors. The fanle... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7174949 | Heatable calender roll The invention relates to a calender bowl which can be heated by means of a heating medium that is in a liquid or gaseous state of matter. The calender bowl comprises a roll body (1) that is provided with peripheral bores (4) and flange journals (2, ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168480 | Off-axis cooling of rotating devices using a crank-shaped heat pipe The present invention is a crank-shaped heat pipe for cooling rotating machinery and a corresponding method of manufacture. The crank-shaped heat pipe comprises a sealed cylindrical tube with an enclosed inner wick structure. The crank-shaped heat pipe includes a co... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159646 | Electrohydrodynamically (EHD) enhanced heat transfer system and method with an encapsulated electrode An electrohydrodynamically enhanced heat transfer system (EHD) includes an electrode completely encapsulated in an insulating material and coupled to a power supply to generate an electric field between a heat transfer surface and the encapsulated electrode when ene... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159647 | Heat pipe assembly A heat pipe assembly includes at least a flattened portion formed on the heat pipe. The internal surface of the heat pipe includes a wick structure attached thereon, and a mesh supporting member disposed therein. The wick structure is compressed on the internal surf... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7143817 | Support structure of heat-pipe multi-layer wick structure A support structure of a heat-pipe multi-layer wick structure, having a hollow heat-pipe tube and multiple separate layers of weaving mesh wick structure overlaying on an interior surface of the heat-pipe tube. The wick structure has a curly circular shape. The oute... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137414 | Fluid transfer apparatus The fluid transfer apparatus has an outer composite body having end sealing lips that are adapted to sealingly engage the surface surrounding the spaced passages between which fluid is to be transferred. The transfer apparatus has a central member having a uniform c... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137442 | Vapor chamber A vapor chamber, in which a condensable fluid, which evaporates and condenses depending on a state of input and radiation of a heat, is encapsulated in a hollow and flat sealed receptacle as a liquid phase working fluid; and in which the wick for creating the capill... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7077193 | Compound type heat exchanger A compound type heat exchanger has an oil cooler unit and a condenser unit integrated with each other. Both of the units have a plurality of heat exchanging pipes and fins juxtaposed and alternately stacked into a lamination, in common. At both ends of the laminatio... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077776 | Transmission fluid heating using engine exhaust A heat exchanger integrated into the transmission oil pan transfers heat from post-catalyst exhaust gases to the transmission oil. Inlet and outlet ducts route exhaust gas between the heat exchanger and an exhaust pipe located downstream of the catalyst. The exhaust... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7036323 | Cryogenic tank for storing cryogenic fuel in a motor vehicle and method for using same A tank for storing a cryo fuel in a vehicle with an internal storage container, an external container enveloping the internal container, and an electromagnetically switch selectable thermal bridge element which can produce or interrupt a heat conducting connection b... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036571 | Compound type heat exchanger A compound type heat exchanger has a core part including a plurality of heat exchanging tubes and fins juxtaposed and alternately stacked. Header pipes are connected to the heat exchanging tubes at both ends of the heat exchanging tubes. A pseudo heat exchanging pas... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7031157 | Heat-dissipating module A heat-dissipating module includes a first fan unit and a second fan unit, which are serially connected together to provide an air inlet and an air outlet. Each of the first fan unit and the second fan unit includes a casing and an impeller. At least one side air in... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028753 | Apparatus to enhance cooling of electronic device An electronic device has at least one component that is capable of generating a quantity of heat. The electronic device further has an air-moving device and an air duct. The air moving device is capable of creating a flow of air that removes a portion of the quantit... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025119 | Heat exchanger, a method for producing the same and a dehumidifier containing the same Two passages adjacent to each other via walls are formed spirally, and heat is exchanged between fluids passing through the passages via the walls. Upper and lower end faces of the spiral passages are covered with end plates, and the spiral passages and the end plat... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7023696 | Cooling device and electric or electronic apparatus employing the same A cooling device for an electric or electronic apparatus includes an inhaling member formed to draw in air and then discharge the air heated by heat generated from a component of the electric or electronic apparatus, an exhausting member communicating with the inhal... | 04/04/2006 |
