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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161643 | Method for forming a cooling jacket for an electric motor A cooling jacket for a motor includes an extruded jacket body having an outer peripheral surface, an inner peripheral surface, and a plurality of discrete cooling passages located between the inner and outer peripheral surfaces that provide multi-directional fluid f... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8136244 | Integrated heat spreader and method of fabrication An integrated heat spreader is disclosed in which grooves are formed in a recess of the heat spreader to enhance the stiffness and strength of the integrated heat spreader without increasing production costs or complexity. The integrated heat spreader may be fabrica... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8127445 | Method for integrating heat transfer members, and an LED device Disclosed is a method for integrating at least two heat transfer members to provide an integrated composite member, the method comprising: a) disposing the at least two heat transfer members in a mold cavity, such that said heat tr... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8112888 | Method for repairing riser pipe elbow weld in boiling water nuclear reactor A support clamp assembly for mechanically securing a thermal sleeve to an elbow conduit in a jet pump of a nuclear reactor vessel, the support clamp assembly including: a tension shaft having a first end extendable through an opening in a sidewall of the elbow condu... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8091232 | Device and method for operating in a water chamber of a heat exchanger The invention relates to a device (10) for operating in a water chamber (7) of a heat exchanger (1) comprising a wall (6) of substantially hemispherical shape and, at its upper portion, a tube plate (5) traversed by a plurality of ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8056229 | Method of manufacturing a tubular support structure A method and apparatus particularly suited to the manufacture and assembly of cage-like, substantially cylindrical structures made of long, slender tubular components which, by themselves, are not self-supporting, employs an exo-skeleton structure to assemble cage-l... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8037602 | Methods of making energy efficient cookware Techniques for designing and creating energy efficient cookware are provided. In accordance with the techniques cookware can include a cookware base having a cooking surface and heating surface. The heating surface can have a pattern of fins forming heat exchange ch... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7996989 | Heat dissipating device with preselected designed interface for thermal interface materials Embodiments of the invention includes a heat dissipating device. The heat dissipating device includes a main body having a surface, wherein the surface is plated or coated with at least two different metals to form a design effective for bonding to solder and for ad... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7963035 | Manufacturing method for a radiator and a structure thereof A manufacturing method for a radiator and a structure thereof are disclosed. The manufacturing method for a radiator includes the following steps. A substrate and a plurality of cooling sheets are provided. The side wall of the substrate has a plurality of concave t... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7954236 | Method of assembling a sealed thermal interface A sealed thermal interface component minimizes or eliminates the exudation of fluids, such as silicone oils, while preserving the excellent thermal conductivity of silicon-based thermal pad materials and enhancing the conformability of the component. In preferred em... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950149 | Microchannel heat exchanger fabricated by wire electro-discharge machining The present invention provides panels for a microchannel heat exchanger core wherein the panels may have greater than about 36 fins per inch of the panel. The microchannels of the panels may have an aspect ratio of at least about 10. Panels are also provided having ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7866042 | Method for producing a split louver heat exchanger fin A method of manufacturing serpentine fins for assembly between tubes in a heat exchanger core. The method includes providing a flat metal strip and forming in the strip, multiple rows of split louvers. Each row of split louvers has louvers formed in pairs of adjacen... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7861408 | Heat transfer surface for electronic cooling A cooling surface for cooling an electronic component, the surface having two sets of fins, each set of fins defining a set of channels, and a number of passageways connecting the sets of channels. The cooling surface can be attached to an electronic component, such... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7827688 | Method for riveting fins into bottom plate of heat dissipating device A method for riveting fins into a bottom plate of a heat dissipating device is disclosed. A punching device has a plurality of weights each of which is formed as a thin sheet. The punching device is installed to a fixture; a plurality of fins are spaced with a prede... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7793418 | Mounting system and method for scraped surface heat exchanger blades A blade for mounting to a scraped surface heat exchanger drive shaft by pivotal connection with a mounting pin has a blade body having a first side and a second side, and a scraper edge and a hinge edge. At least one mounting hole extends through the blade body gene... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7774937 | Heat exchanger with divided coolant chamber A heat exchanger has a shell and tube stack disposed within a shell inner chamber. A coolant chamber extends from a shell end, accommodates a portion of the tube stack, and has a sidewall that extends outwardly from the tube stack. A divider is disposed within the c... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7735224 | Methods of applying ozone-depleting catalysts to air stream components Systems and methods of applying an ozone-depleting catalytic coating to an air stream component for producing a durable surface with optimal ozone depletion characteristics are provided. An air stream component having a surface with favorable adhesive properties or ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7730616 | Methods to facilitate cooling syngas in a gasifier A method of cooling syngas in a gasifier is provided. The method includes channeling cooling fluid through at least one tube-bundle that includes at least three tubes coupled together within a radiant syngas cooler and extends through a reaction zone of the gasifier... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7681313 | Heat exchanger plates and methods for manufacturing heat exchanger plates A method for forming heat exchanger plates (10) comprises formation of a fluid flow channel (28) along the edges (22) of a sheet metal strip or blank, and formation of a pair of raised end bosses. The raised end bosses (32) are elongated ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7676924 | Gasifier A method of constructing an inner thermal lining or jacket of a jacketed gasifier having an outer shell with an opening allowing access to an interior of the gasifier, includes inserting jacket wall segments (40) into the gasifier interior through the opening... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7665210 | Method of manufacturing a combustion chamber for a water heater A method of manufacturing a combustion chamber for use in a water heater is provided. A skirt is formed, and an edge portion of a plate is spot welded to the skirt. The edge portion of the plate is circumferentially welded to the skirt, thereby forming a seal betwee... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7665211 | Method of manufacturing a combustion chamber for a water heater A method of manufacturing a combustion chamber for use in a water heater is provided. A skirt is formed, and an edge portion of a plate is spot welded to the skirt. The edge portion of the plate is circumferentially welded to the skirt, thereby forming a seal betwee... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7658005 | Method for producing heat exchanger elements, heat exchanger elements and method for assembling such elements A heat exchanger panel for a surface of a room, the panel having plate-type heat exchanger elements and having a heat exchanger pipe. The heat exchanger elements include two main surfaces facing away from each other and a peripheral surface linking the main surfaces... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7610678 | Heat transfer sheet, heat transfer structural body and manufacturing method of the heat transfer structural body A pattern is formed with an insulative resin on a bonding face of a silicon chip, which is a heat generating element, and a pattern is formed with the insulative resin on a bonding face of a heat sink, which is a heat dissipating element, in alignment with the insul... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7603774 | Cooling tower with direct and indirect cooling sections A mechanical draft cooling tower includes an air inlet and an air outlet. A liquid spray assembly is provided below the air outlet. A fill shell assembly is provided below the liquid spray assembly such that liquid can be sprayed onto the fill sheet assembly. An ind... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7594326 | Method for making a low-cost high-temperature heat exchanger A low-cost, high-temperature heat exchanger is made from a notched piece of metal, the metal being folded back and forth upon itself to form a monolith. The notches in the metal piece create openings, communicating with distinct sides of the monolith. Ducts are atta... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7500309 | Cold or heat accumulator and process for its manufacture A cold and/or heat accumulator with a plurality of carrier elements (10) which are charged with a cold or heat storage medium, and with a heat exchanger (12) which is designed to have a heat transfer medium flow through it in order to cause heat exchan... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7497013 | Method and apparatus for coupling fins in a high-fin density heatsink to dual heat-dissipating base plates A dual base plate heatsink for use in dissipating heat for electronic devices with thermal contact between fins and the base plates and manufactured without welding. Separately extruded fins are connected to both base plates by placing the fins side by side in chann... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7493692 | Method for making plate-shaped heating panel of uniform flow path Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing a heating panel. The method comprises preparing upper and lower moulds corresponding to the upper and lower plates, injecting a plastic material into the moulds to produce semi-manufactured products of the upper and low... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7464462 | Method of forming anisotropic heat spreading apparatus for semiconductor devices A method for forming a heat spreading apparatus for semiconductor devices is disclosed. The method includes extruding a frame material to form multiple individual cells including fillable openings within the frame material; filling a first group of the individual ce... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7438123 | Pipe-type heat exchange device and manufacturing method thereof The provision of a pipe-type heat exchange device wherein solder can be reliably filled between pipes attached together, resulting in a high heat transfer efficiency, comprising two pipes attached to each other through which fluids with differing temperatures are pa... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7430803 | Gas removing apparatus for removing non-condensate gas from a heat pipe and method for the same A method and gas removing apparatus removes non-condensate gas from a heat pipe. The gas removing apparatus includes at least one heating unit, a sealing unit and a height-adjusting unit. The heating unit heats the heat pipe and includes a clip to clamp the heat pip... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430804 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing heat pipe A method of manufacturing a heat pipe, including the steps of: providing a hollow body with an open end and an opposite close end; filling a predetermined quantity of working fluid into the hollow body through the open end thereof after an interior of the hollow bod... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7421784 | Method of manufacturing a water heater with a leak detection system An original equipment manufacturer water heater including a water tank including an inlet and an outlet, means for heating water in the water tank, a base pan at least partially supporting the water tank such that water leaked from the water tank collects in the bas... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421780 | Methods for fabricating thermal management systems for micro-components Methods for fabricating thermal management systems for micro-component devices are described herein. The methods may include initially overlaying a target substrate with a blank that is in sheet form, and stamping a microchannel structure having a plurality of outer... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418782 | Method of manufacturing a gas storage tank The technique of the invention manufactures a gas storage tank, which includes a gas absorbent/adsorbent and is capable of storing a high-pressure gas. The manufacturing process of a hydrogen storage tank first assembles a heat exchanger unit and packs the particles... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7404255 | Apparatus and method for removing non-condensing gas in heat pipe An apparatus and a method for removing non-condensing gas in heat pipe are disclosed, In this method, a resilient pad is abutted against an opening of a pipe body of the heat pipe after a working fluid is filled into the heat pipe. The heat pipe is then heated to re... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7389584 | Heat exchanger for a motor vehicle and a method for manufacturing same A heat exchanger for a motor vehicle, particularly a motorcycle in which a bent cooling element is disposed between a first and second collector tank. The bent cooling element is provided with a longer and a shorter side as well as lateral connecting planes for join... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7365988 | Cycling LED heat spreader A graphite heat spreader is provided for use with a flash LED light source for a camera of a handheld device such as a cell phone. Dramatically reduced operating temperatures are provided at substantially increased power levels thus providing both improved lighting ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362573 | Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink having a heat conducting core and a plurality of fins extending from the core. The core has a downward extension portion extending away the fins for contacting a heat generating device. A locking device includes a locki... | 04/22/2008 |
