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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056230 | Method for manufacturing plate stacks, particularly coolers or cooler elements consisting of plate stacks A method for manufacturing plate stacks for the production of coolers, cooler elements or heat sinks made of at least one plate stack for cooling electric or opto-electric components. The process includes the manufacture of plates or boards of metal, stacking the pl... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8028410 | Gas turbine regenerator apparatus and method of manufacture A regenerator core for use in a gas turbine regenerator has integral manifold openings formed in the tube plates used to make up the core and has special reinforcing elements which provide high pressure containment in critical portions of the plate-and-fin heat exch... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7941921 | Method for the production of a plate type heat exchanger and related heat exchanger A method for the production of heat exchangers (10, 110, 210) of the so-called plate type, comprising the operative steps of: —juxtaposing a couple of substantially identical metal plates (12, 14), —fixing together said juxtaposed plates (12, 14... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7721439 | Manufacturing system for making a heat dissipating device A manufacturing system for processing a container body into a heat dissipating device includes: a support for supporting the container body thereon; an elastically deformable member covering a periphery of an opening in an upper wall of the container body and defini... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7690113 | Process for producing a high temperature-resistant structure with application of lubricant A process for producing a high temperature-resistant structure provides at least one at least partially structured metallic layer. A smooth metallic layer is deformed by a rolling process, in which oil at least partially wets the at least one layer. The oil is at le... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7621046 | Moulding process of composite material including high-thermal conductor and room-temperature magnetic refrigerant A molding process of composite material including high-thermal-conductor and room-temperature magnetic refrigerant comprises the steps of nesting magnetic refrigerant with high-thermal-conductor and connecting them mutually, especially making the room-temperature ma... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7415764 | Recuperator assembly and procedures A construction of recuperator core segments is provided which insures proper assembly of the components of the recuperator core segment, and of a plurality of recuperator core segments. Each recuperator core segment must be constructed so as to prevent nesting of fi... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7371615 | Heat sink and method for its production A method for producing a heat sink for cooling a semiconductor device including forming plural base members, the base member being each in plate or block-shape, the base member each having paths shaped on one or both sides of surfaces thereof, and the base member ea... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365294 | Microwave oven A microwave oven, including a transformer assembly accommodating a transformer and filled with a cooling material to cool the transformer; and a temperature-sensitive switch electrically connected to the transformer to shut off power when a temperature of a surface ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357442 | Post pressurizing material treatment for bodies moving through fluid A post pressurizing material is preferably embodied in a layered system of gridwork in the form at least two back-to-back screens which can be attached to the rear surface of a body with a peripheral border around the screens. The screens have the ability to entrap ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7334630 | Closed-loop microchannel cooling system Apparatus and methods according to the present invention utilize micropumps that are capable of generating high pressure and flow without moving mechanical parts and the associated generation of unacceptable electrical and acoustic noise, as well as the associated r... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322102 | Isothermal plate assembly with predetermined shape and method for manufacturing the same An isothermal plate assembly with predetermined shape and method for manufacturing the same are proposed. An upper plate and a lower plate with predetermined shape are provided and an accommodation space is defined therein. A flattened heat pipe is bent into the pre... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318276 | Process and apparatus for producing honeycomb bodies and honeycomb body produced by the process A process and an apparatus for producing a honeycomb body include forming a metallic honeycomb structure having cavities through which a fluid can at least partially flow, and bringing at least one end side of the honeycomb structure into contact with a metallic mel... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7305850 | Distillation process using microchannel technology The disclosed invention relates to a process for distilling a fluid mixture in a microchannel distillation unit, the microchannel distillation unit comprising a plurality of microchannel distillation sections, the fluid mixture comprising a more volatile component a... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7299967 | Method for manufacturing plate stacks, particularly coolers or cooler elements made up of plate stacks The invention relates to an innovative method for manufacturing plate stacks, particularly for manufacturing coolers or cooler elements or heat sinks at least one plate stack, with at least two plate-shaped elements made of metal, for example copper, and provided wi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296348 | Flat product of metal, in particular, in the form of a wall for heat exchangers, as well as a heat exchanger with a double layer wall of copper and titanium The invention pertains to a flat product in the form of a wall for a heat exchanger that is operated with cooling mediums in the form of corrosive liquids that contain biological organisms. In order to protect the wall of the heat exchanger against corrosion on the ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294734 | Process for converting a hydrocarbon to an oxygenate or a nitrile This invention relates to a process for converting a hydrocarbon reactant to a product comprising an oxygenate or a nitrile, the process comprising: (A) flowing a reactant composition comprising the hydrocarbon reactant, and oxygen or a source of oxygen, and optiona... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284596 | Heatsink assembly and method of manufacturing the same A heat removal system includes a heatsink assembly having a base and a plurality of heat conducting folded fin members projecting from a first surface of the base and arranged to leave an open space on the first surface of the base. At least one thermally conductive... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283704 | Optical signal-electric signal converter An optical signal to electrical signal converter of the present invention comprises an optical waveguide propagating a modulated optical signal therethrough; a pair of electrodes disposed at positions opposite to each other sandwiching the optical waveguide with in ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7255845 | Process for conducting an equilibrium limited chemical reaction in a single stage process channel This invention relates to a process for conducting an equilibrium limited chemical reaction in a single stage process channel. A process for conducting a water shift reaction is disclosed. A multichannel reactor with cross flow heat exchange is disclosed. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246436 | Plate package, method of manufacturing a plate package, use of a plate package and plate heat exchanger comprising a plate package The invention refers to a plate package for a plate heat exchanger, a method for manufacturing a plate package, a use of a plate package, and a plate heat exchanger. The plate package includes a plurality of heat exchanger plates (1), which are stacked on eac... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246437 | Heat exchanger for cooling exhaust gas and method of manufacturing same A heat exchanger for cooling exhaust gas, around which a liquid cooling medium flows on the outside, including a bundle of rectangular tubes provided as ducts for the exhaust gas whose ends are welded into tube bottoms. The bundle of rectangular tubes is surrounded ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243703 | Flexible heat exchanger The invention generally relates to a flexible heal exchanger comprising a pair of flexible multilayer thermoplastic polyimide films each of which comprises an aromatic polyimide substrate film showing no glass transition temperature or a glass transition temperature... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237603 | Heat exchanger of ventilating system A heat exchanger of a ventilating system includes a plurality of heat exchange plates which are laminated at a predetermined interval, a first heat exchange portion which is positioned among the heat exchange plates and through which outdoor air passes and a second ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226574 | Oxidation process using microchannel technology and novel catalyst useful in same A process is disclosed for converting a hydrocarbon reactant to a product comprising CO and H2. The process comprises: (A) flowing a reactant composition comprising the hydrocarbon reactant and oxygen or a source of oxygen through a microchannel reactor i... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222423 | Method of manufacturing a finned heat sink A method of manufacturing a finned heat sink included obtaining a fin core, wherein the fin core is constructed of a conductive structural graphite-epoxy material. A fin cover is secured to the fin core using one of heat and pressure to define a heat sink fin, where... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219720 | Flat hollow body for passing fluid therethrough, heat exchanger comprising the hollow body and process for fabricating the heat exchanger A fluid passing flat hollow body 2 comprises an upper and a lower flat plate 15, 16 elongated laterally and spaced apart as positioned one above the other, and a channel forming body 17 interposed between and brazed to the two flat plates 15,... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220390 | Microchannel with internal fin support for catalyst or sorption medium This invention relates to an apparatus, comprising: at least one process microchannel having a height, width and length, the height being up to about 10 mm, the process microchannel having a base wall extending in one direction along the width of the process microch... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207179 | Method of connecting heat transfer pipe and capillary tube A connecting method and structure is provided to reliably ensure the compressive strength of the joint between a heat transfer pipe and a capillary tube when connecting the capillary tube to the heat transfer pipe by direct brazing. In the connection structure betwe... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198093 | Compliant heat exchange panel A heat exchange panel for use in an active heat exchange system. The heat exchange panel includes first and second layers having seals between the layers at a common border, at fences, and at dots of a dot matrix. The dot matrix is organized into first parallel line... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7185697 | Electroosmotic microchannel cooling system Apparatus and methods according to the present invention preferably utilize electroosmotic pumps that are capable of generating high pressure and flow without moving mechanical parts and the associated generation of unacceptable electrical and acoustic noise, as wel... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7161806 | Heat sink and method for its production The present invention provides a liquid-cooling type heat sink which has a high pressure-resistibility and is resistible against the corrosion or erosion-corrosion or electrolytic etching, and a method for its production. The heat sink of the present inventio... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156159 | Multi-level microchannel heat exchangers An apparatus and method of circulating a heat-absorbing material within a heat exchanger. The apparatus comprises a manifold layer coupled to an interface layer. The manifold layer comprises an inlet manifold and an outlet manifold. The interface layer comprises a p... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152671 | Exhaust gas heat exchanger A tube 101 is constituted by a pair of plates 111a, 111b which are fitted with each other in such a manner as to put an inner fin 101b between the plate 111a and the plate 111b. Differences... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7146727 | Multisheet sandwich panel using superplastic forming and adhesive bonding We combine superplastic forming (SPF) with adhesive bonding (AB) to produce quality multisheet sandwich panel structures, especially those using a superplastic aluminum alloy, such as A1 2004, A1 8090, or A1 1570. We produce the parts with improved energy efficiency... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143512 | Method of making a brazed metal heat exchanger core with self-shearing reinforcement A radiator core reinforcement self shears in the braze oven as strategically placed voids in the reinforcement erode away under the flowing action of the melted surface braze layer. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143823 | Plate-shaped heating panel in which connecting members are fastened by bolts and nuts Disclosed herein is a plate-shaped heating panel having connecting members fastened to each other by means of bolts and nuts. The heating panel comprises upper and lower plates integrally formed to face each other so as to form an inner fluid pathway in which heatin... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140107 | Stacking-type, multi-flow, heat exchangers and methods for manufacturing such heat exchangers In a method for manufacturing a stacking-type, multi-flow, heat exchanger, heat transfer tubes and outer fins are stacked alternately, each heat transfer tube being formed by connecting a pair of tube plates and including an inner fin therebetween. The manufacturing... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134486 | Control of electrolysis gases in electroosmotic pump systems Apparatus and methods according to the present invention preferably utilize electroosmotic pumps that are capable of generating high pressure and flow without moving mechanical parts and the associated generation of unacceptable electrical and acoustic noise, as wel... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131486 | Electroosmotic microchannel cooling system Apparatus and methods according to the present invention preferably utilize electroosmotic pumps that are capable of generating high pressure and flow without moving mechanical parts and the associated generation of unacceptable electrical and acoustic noise, as wel... | 11/07/2006 |
