Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7921558 | Non-cylindrical refrigerant conduit and method of making same A heat exchanger assembly includes an outlet header extending along an outlet axis to define an outlet cavity and an inlet header defining an inlet cavity. A plurality of refrigerant tubes extends from the inlet header through the outlet header and into the outlet c... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7870671 | Method of manufacturing a plate heat exchanger Brazed double wall plate heat exchangers are manufactured so that the double walls are connected and sealed to each other around port holes of the exchanger. This is obtained by providing areas that are shaped so as to include areas not covering each other. The braz... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7866044 | Method of producing metal tubular member A method of producing a metal tubular member that is composed of two or more tube forming bodies and has at least one portion at which the tube forming bodies are superposed on each other, wherein one open annular end section of one of the tube forming bodies, which... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7726025 | Structure for preventing refrigerant from leaking in heat exchanger and method for forming the same A refrigerant leak-preventive structure in a heat exchanger is described. The refrigerant leak-preventive structure includes a tube group having refrigerant leak-preventive grooves recessed at ends of the fin-tubes group, and headers having refrigerant leak-preventi... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7653998 | Wound process element and method of production A wound process element and method of assembly wherein at least one dimpling element is positioned between the outer perimeter of a wound element strip and an outer holding band. ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7487589 | Automotive heat exchanger assemblies having internal fins and methods of making the same The present invention relates to automotive heat exchanger assemblies that can withstand high environmental temperature and pressures conditions. By providing a tube strengthener inserted into the tubes at the areas of highest stress, the heat exchanger assembly is ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7404254 | Calibrated catalyst carrier body with corrugated casing and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a catalyst carrier body includes producing a honeycomb body having at least partially structured layers forming channels through which a fluid can flow. The honeycomb body has an external extent formed at least partially by ends of the lay... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7389811 | Expanded metal A sheet of expanded metal produced by slitting a sheet of metal, and stretching along a stretching direction, which sheet of expanded metal forms a grid of openings having a first repetition length in the stretching direction and a second repetition length in the di... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7377039 | Anti-corrosion protection for heat exchanger tube sheet and method of manufacture A corrosion-resistant alloy metal tube sheet used to construct a shell and tube heat exchanger (50) for cooling fluids with sea water passing through corrosion-resistant alloy tubes (25) contained in a horizontal carbon steel outer shell (1) tha... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367387 | Tube plate for exhaust heat exchanger A tube plate for exhaust heat exchangers, with punched openings to hold the tube ends of a tube bundle, wherein the openings are arranged grid-like with a web width b, and each of the openings has a shear surface with a height h produced by punching, and a bevel of ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7337831 | Heat transfer device A separation wake zone behind a heat transfer tube in a heat transfer device of a heat exchanger or the like is reduced, whereby a heat transfer action of the heat transfer device can be augmented and a pressure loss thereof can be reduced. The heat transfer device ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331382 | Heat exchanger and a method of manufacturing a heat exchanger manifold The present invention relates to a heat exchanger having a cooling core consisting of a plurality of parallel, heat exchanging tubes and two manifolds provided with slots, where the ends of heat exchanging tubes are inserted in fluid connection with each manifold an... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322400 | Cooling apparatus having low profile extrusion A cooling apparatus has a low profile extrusion with a plurality of micro tubes extended there through. The low profile extrusion is placed into thermal connection with heat producing components. A heat transfer fluid removes heat via an adiabatic process. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7317615 | Integrated circuit coolant microchannel assembly with manifold member that facilitates coolant line attachment An apparatus includes a microchannel structure having microchannels formed therein. The microchannels are to transport a coolant and to be proximate to an integrated circuit to transfer heat from the integrated circuit to the coolant. The apparatus also includes a p... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7303003 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger employed as an evaporator includes a heat exchange core section and first to fourth headers 5, 6, 9, 11. The headers 5, 6 include hollow header bodies 10, 20 having opposite ends opened, and caps 18a, 18b... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7278473 | Exhaust gas heat exchanger and method for the production thereof The invention relates to an exhaust gas heat exchanger for motor vehicles, comprising a cluster of exhaust pipes (10) which are soldered on the front surface thereof to pipe bottoms, and a housing jacket (3, 3b) which is welded to the pipe botto... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7260893 | Method of attaching a transmission oil cooler to an aluminum tank A secondary heat exchanger subassembly, such as a transmission oil cooler, is disposed in a metal tank of a radiator and has a pair of metal fluid fittings. Either a connector ring engages a fitting extending through the opening in the tank or a connector nut extend... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255160 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger includes a heat exchange core, an introduction tank for introducing a heat transfer medium into the heat exchange core, and a discharge tank for receiving the heat transfer medium discharged from the heat exchange core. Materials used to form the in... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7244317 | Dispensible brazing paste A dispensable brazing paste useful in lamp manufacturing includes a brazing powder and a water soluble vehicle that has water, glycerin, a binder, and a dispersant that includes ammonium stearate and ammonium citrate. Preferably, the brazing powder is 84-87 wt % of ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240723 | Tube bundle heat exchanger comprising tubes with expanded sections A heat exchanger useful for high temperature applications such as EGR cooling and fuel reformer applications comprises a tube bundle made up of a plurality of tubes, each having at least one end expanded to an enlarged polygonal cross-section, and having central por... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7198096 | Stacked low profile cooling system and method for making same A stacked array of low profile heat pipes each with a plurality of micro tubes extended therethrough. The stacked low profile heat pipes are placed into thermal connection with heat producing components. A heat transfer fluid is contained in the micro tubes of the l... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198095 | Heat exchanger, especially a heat exchanging module, for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a heat exchanger for a motor vehicle. Said heat exchanger especially comprises a heat exchanging module provided with a plurality of pipes and corrugated ribs which are interconnected in the form of a network structure, and two lateral parts... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7172016 | Internally mounted radial flow, high pressure, intercooler for a rotary compressor machine A header construction intended for use in a heat exchanger (36) employed in a relatively high pressure application includes an array of generally parallel tube runs (84) with fins (82) extending between adjacent ones of the tube runs. At least o... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7152669 | End cap with an integral flow diverter An end cap closes the open end of the tank. The end cap is comprised of an inlet diverter wall and tube diverter wall. The inlet diverter wall extends into the tank across the inlet axis for redirecting fluid from the inlet and longitudinally into the tank along the... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150312 | Stacked low profile cooling system and method for making same A stacked array of low profile heat pipes each with a plurality of micro tubes extended therethrough. The stacked low profile heat pipes are placed into thermal connection with heat producing components. A heat transfer fluid is contained in the micro tubes of the l... | 12/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7139356 | Procedure and means for replacing and procedure for repairing a section of a pipe in the primary circuit of a nuclear reactor Marking of the cuts which have to be made, cutting of the section at two ends, removal of the section which has to be replaced, bevelling of the joint ends of the parts remaining after the section has been cut out from the pipe, adjustment of a new or replacement se... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135863 | Thermal management system and method for MRI gradient coil A thermal management system and method for cooling Magnetic Resonance Imaging gradient coils. The system includes least one first header tube positioned adjacent to said gradient coils and configured to transport a coolant fluid; at least one set of cooling tubes co... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131293 | Dryer integrated condenser of a refrigerating system and a method of assembling the same In a refrigerating system, a condenser (1) includes a cooling core (2) having parallel tubes and cooling fins, two headers (3) connected to the ends of each tube and a cylindrical dryer tank (4) connected to one of the headers (3) ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7128136 | Radial flow heat exchanger A radial flow heat exchanger for heating or cooling a fluid includes a sealed fluid manifold for passage of fluid. A sealed fluid receiving hub is spaced interiorly of the interior peripheral portion of the manifold and includes a passageway for passage of fluid int... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124930 | Welding method and tubular member and gear pump made using the welding method A gear pump having an inner rotor and an outer rotor is covered by a cylindrical outer casing and side casings. The cylindrical outer casing has two outer circumferential edges which are welded over the entire circumference thereof to the outer edges of the side cas... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7120026 | Heat-dissipating device with heat conductive tubes A heat-dissipating device with heat conductive tubes comprises a heat-dissipating unit having plurality of fins; each fin having a plurality of through holes; each through hole having a corresponding via hole near the through hole; a plurality of annular walls being... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7115233 | Reformer A reformer that includes a housing including a tubular member and an end plate member hermetically joined to the tubular member. The housing defines within it a first fluid flow path and a second fluid flow path in a heat exchanging relationship with each other. A r... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112297 | Overmolding insert for heat exchanger, process for manufacturing a heat exchanger, and heat exchanger produced thereby An overmolding insert includes a base having at least one opening in a first surface, the opening communicating with a second surface opposite the first surface, at least one hollow projection extending from the first surface, the hollow projection having a first op... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7100281 | Heat sink and method of making the same A method for manufacturing a heat sink including heating a metal base to melt solder in grooves formed in the base. The base has a first coefficient of thermal expansion. The solder has a second coefficient of thermal expansion lower than the first coefficient of th... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089998 | Resiliently bonded heat exchanger A heat exchanger and method of making a heat exchanger which includes providing a header having openings adapted to receive a plurality of tubes. The tubes are inserted into the header openings, then, substantially uncured fluid sealing material is applied to at lea... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077192 | Manifold with integrated pipe for a heat exchanger A manifold for, e.g. a motor vehicle heat exchanger, has a first part formed from a shaped metal sheet and bottom and two lateral walls folded face-to-face, at least one of which is provided with an aperture for fixing a pipe there. A second part is shaped metal she... | 07/18/2006 |
