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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7900354 | Method of making a refrigeration system having a heat exchanger A complete refrigeration system (CRS) including at least one heat exchanger which is designed to occupy an irregular volume to reduce the overall profile of the CRS. The heat exchanger may be a condenser or an evaporator, and includes a substantially solid body made... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7363701 | Method of making a heat pipe An encapsulated heat pipe is made by placing a removable elongated solid partially within a mold, filling the mold with a solid dielectric material, and removing the elongated solid from the dielectric material defining an elongated cavity that extends within the so... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360309 | Method of manufacturing microchannel heat exchangers A heat exchanger device includes an extruded body that includes one or more layers of channels for coolant flow therethrough, the channels generally having inner diameters of between about 50 microns to about 2000 microns. The device is formed of a material having a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7333335 | Using the wave soldering process to attach motherboard chipset heat sinks A electronic device and method for extracting heat from a heat producing component having front and back sides, the front side is disposed across from the back side, and the front side is attached to a substrate including multiple holes. A thermal interface material... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331705 | Static device and method of making A static device and method of making is disclosed for mixing matter flowing therethrough. The invention comprises a tube having a polygonic cross section defining a plurality of corners. The tube is spirally twisted with the plurality of corners forming a plurality ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322103 | Method of making a motor/generator cooling jacket A cooling jacket assembly is made for an electric motor or generator. A hollow cylindrical housing is cast with an outer peripheral surface and an annular axially facing end surface, a plurality of grooves formed in the outer peripheral surface and a radial lip at o... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7300536 | Method for attaching intersecting tubes A method is provided for attaching together a larger tube and a smaller tube in a T-shaped intersecting joint. A hole is formed in the larger tube with a flange surrounding the hole. A circumferential extending flange is formed on the outside of the smaller tube. Ad... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7278209 | Method for manufacturing heat sink for use in heat sink fan A method for manufacturing a heat sink for use in a heat sink fan is provided. A heat-sink base portion defining a central axis and a circumferential surface is formed. A plurality of heat-radiating fins is formed on the circumferential surface of the base portion. ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273093 | Heat exchanger in particular an evaporator for a vehicle air-conditioning unit A device is provided for heat transfer and in particular an evaporator for an air conditioning system of motor vehicles having at least one header tank including at least two header chambers which are substantially defined by a base device and a top device. The top ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274568 | Apparatus and method for cooling semiconductor devices An apparatus and method for cooling semiconductor devices. A cooling system for semiconductor devices is disclosed and includes a semiconductor substrate, horizontal channels and a cooling medium. Specifically, the semiconductor substrate is incorporated into a die.... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7257982 | Apparatus for forming a beam member used as a torsion beam for the rear wheel suspension of an automobile An apparatus for forming a beam member for a torsion beam in a rear wheel suspension system of an automobile wherein said apparatus includes top and bottom dies for forming a U-shaped or V-shaped section and an extension section of the beam member, upper and lower p... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7213338 | Cooler, electronic apparatus, and method for fabricating cooler This invention provides a cooler having an excellent cooling performance, which is capable of being downsized and low-profiled, an electronic apparatus and a method for fabricating the cooler. The cooler (1) comprises lower board member (10) and upper ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7146707 | Method of assembling a balanced high speed generator rotor An improved apparatus and method of having a pair of end caps on a rotor assembly of a multi-pole high-speed generator is provided for use with a turbine engine. The rotor assembly provides improved balancing and/or cooling during generator operation. The rotor asse... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146726 | Cooling tower method and apparatus A cross-flow cooling tower having a frame assembly that is unitarily molded from a plastic material. The frame assembly has opposing top and bottom walls along with opposing side walls and opposing ends. The side walls extend parallel to one another between the top ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137259 | Cryocooler housing assembly apparatus and method A cryocooler cold end assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a unitary external, outer housing. By constructing the housing from a single unitary metal shell, part count is reduced from prior art assemblies. Additionally, all brazing requirements previously ne... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134203 | Method and system for vibration dampening A method and system dampens vibrations associated with a device installed in a system by supporting the device with one or more support members having a rigid support portion and a dampening support portion made from an elastic material. In one embodiment, an inform... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131200 | Method for making a radiating appliance A radiating appliance consisting of a plurality of heat-transfer tubes, radiators, and a heat-transfer plate is processed in a method including the following steps: position the heat-transfer tubes in grooves formed in a recess on one radiator; position the heat-tra... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128138 | Indirect evaporative cooling heat exchanger A heat exchanger including a header having a plurality of header openings with rigid tubes that may be made of plastic are inserted in the openings. The tubes are sealed to the header to prevent leakage between the header and the tubes to prevent water and air leaka... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117684 | Container with integral module for heating or cooling the contents A container comprises a container body for containing contents to be heated or cooled, a thermic module at one end of the body, and a closure at the other end of the body. Within the thermic module, an internal exothermic (or, alternatively, endothermic) chemical re... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104314 | Multi-pass heat exchanger A heat exchanger is provided for transferring heat between a first fluid flow and a second fluid flow. The heat exchanger includes a first fluid flow path having a major dimension and a minor dimension and a second fluid flow including at least two flat tubes each h... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7073345 | Refrigerator having a heatable interior space A refrigeration device has an interior that is surrounded by a thermally insulating housing and provided with a heating device for heating the interior. The housing contains an inner chamber and a thermal insulation layer that surrounds the chamber. The inner chambe... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7051785 | As cast and trimmed bores in a front head member of an air conditioning compressor assembly The subject invention provides a method of manufacturing an air conditioning compressor assembly for a vehicle having a front head member. A forming die having a cover half and an ejector half is shaped to define the features of the front head member. A conventional... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036566 | Heat dissipating module A heat dissipating module is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of fins having same or different shapes, a plurality of heat dissipating tubes, and a seat. The fins are stacked one next to another, each fin having a plurality of upper penetrating holes and a plu... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032313 | Method of fabricating a heat exchanger Heat exchange inefficiencies found in round tube plate fin heat exchangers are eliminated in an aluminum heat exchanger that includes first and second headers (20), (22) and at least one flattened tube (24), (70) extending between the hea... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7004161 | Insertable thermotic module for self-heating cans A self-heating container which comprises a container body having an internal beverage section and a thermic cavity. A liquid reactant is positioned in a first section of the thermic cavity and a solid reactant positioned in a second section of the thermic cavity. Th... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6962149 | Insertable thermotic module for self-heating can A thermic module for a self-heating container. The container includes a bottom end with a cavity having internal walls formed therein for receiving the thermic module. The thermic module will be comprised of a first cup having plastic walls and containing a first ch... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6942019 | Apparatus and method for circuit board liquid cooling A circuit board cooling system employs a closed liquid delivery system to transfer heat from integrated circuits to a cooling liquid. The system includes one or more cooling panels that may be attached to a circuit board. Each cooing panel includes at least one chan... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6923013 | Evaporator for medium temperature refrigerated merchandiser A refrigerated merchandiser (100) includes an upright, open-front, insulated cabinet (110) defining a product display area (125) connected in airflow communication with a compartment (120) via an air circulation circuit (122, 114, 116 | 08/02/2005 |
| 6907663 | Refrigerator and method for manufacturing heat pipe unit of refrigerator Disclosed is a refrigerator comprising an outer casing defining an outer appearance thereof, and an inner casing accommodated in the outer casing, forming a storage chamber, further comprising a heat pipe unit having an evaporator pipe disposed to surround at least ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6877224 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a condenser manifold via a stamping process utilizing multiple dies A system to construct a manifold from an original material. A first progressive die implements a first set of stamping stages on the original material to generate a shaped material. A second die implements at least one of a second set of stamping stages on the shape... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6864572 | Base for heat sink A heat sink base (10) includes a rectangular body (11) made of aluminum and a circular core (12) made of copper. The body defines a circular through opening (111). A diameter of the opening is slightly less than a diameter of the core. Th... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6851171 | Method of fabricating multi-channel devices and multi-channel devices therefrom A multi-channel device fabrication process and multi-channel devices made therefrom wherein two ribbons of sheet material edge webs and, optionally, additional webs and/or support members are secured to a ribbon of sheet material base web. The resulting partial lami... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6822867 | Electronic assembly with solderable heat sink and methods of manufacture A electronic device and method for extracting heat from a heat producing component having front and back sides, the front side is disposed across from the back side, and the front side is attached to a substrate including multiple holes. A thermal interface material... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6488080 | Refrigerator evaporator and method of manufacturing the same An integrated refrigerator evaporator having a plurality of pipes and fins is manufactured by injection molding with plastics. According to the present invention, pipes and fins are molded by plastic plates, and a heat exchanger is formed by molding the p... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6464313 | Full vacuum heat insulation box body and method for producing and disassembling the same A heat insulation box body includes inner and outer boxes forming a shell of the heat insulation box body and triangular structural materials inserted in the shell held by close-contact by means of a vacuum. Further, at the time of disassembling the heat ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6397450 | Method of cooling an electronic power module using a high performance heat exchanger incorporating metal foam therein A heat exchanger and method for cooling power electronics modules. The power electronics module transferring heat generated during operation to the heat exchanger through a thermal base of the power module. The heat exchanger being directly bonded to the ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6392888 | Heat dissipation assembly and method of assembling the same A heat dissipation assembly comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) (20), a chip (30) and a heat sink (10). The PCB comprises a grounding circuit and four through apertures (22) in the grounding circuit. The chip is mounted on the PCB, and is surrounded b... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6374492 | Method for assembling an outdoor unit of a dual-unit type air conditioner An assembly system and method thereof for manufacturing an outdoor unit of a dual-unit type air conditioner employs an assembly system in which the outdoor unit is assembled, a refrigerant charging section in which the assembled outdoor unit is charged wi... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6343416 | Method of preparing surfaces of a heat exchanger A method of preparing a heat exchanger provides a first surface(s) for contacting a first fluid and a second surface(s) for contacting a second fluid in order to exchange heat between the first and second fluids. At least one of the first and second surfa... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6301776 | System and method for assembling an outdoor unit of a dual-unit type air conditioner An assembly system and method thereof for manufacturing an outdoor unit of a dual-unit type air conditioner employs an assembly system in which the outdoor unit is assembled, a refrigerant charging section in which the assembled outdoor unit is charged wi... | 10/16/2001 |
