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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132326 | Method and apparatus for forming a finned heat exchanger tube that includes an internal fin structure that is a spring formed from a spiral wire wound around a mandrel A method and equipment for making a needle-fin tube having needle-like external fin parts, and internal fin structure formed by a spiraled spring wire which expands to clamp again the tube in the needle-fin tubes. The wire used to form the internal fin is wound alon... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7661192 | Manufacturing method for cooling unit having a pair of tabular members, cooling unit, optical device, and projector A method of manufacturing a cooling unit that includes a cooling plate in which a cooling fluid flows, the cooling plate having a structure in which a pair of tabular members are arranged to be opposed to each other with a cooling pipe, through which the cooling flu... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7325593 | Radiating fin and radiating method using the radiating fin It is an object of the present invention to provide an inexpensive heat radiating fin having a high cooling effect. A coating metal layer consisting of a metallic material with an ionization tendency larger than that of silver is coated on a surface of a heat radiat... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7290598 | Heat exchange device A heat transfer device having a heat source for collecting waste heat from a heat-generating system, the heat transfer device having fins in which the shape of the sides of the fins is preferably circular according to the general expression | 11/06/2007 |
| 7267166 | Grooved tubes for heat exchangers that use a single-phase fluid Grooved metal tubes, with a groove-bottom thickness Tf and outside diameter De, internally grooved with N helical ribs having an apex angle α, height H, base width LN, and helix angle β, two consecutive ribs being separated by a groove, gener... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262385 | Material processing device A device for material processing, such as welding, joining, cutting, inspecting and the like, includes an energy beam source and one or more energy beam transfer devices. The one or more transfer devices may direct an energy beam at one or more predetermined locatio... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7243712 | Fin tube assembly for air-cooled condensing system and method of making same A fin tube assembly has a core tube of elongated transverse cross-section having rounded leading and trailing sides, opposite flat faces, and opposite open ends for flow through the tube. A plurality of fins project in opposite directions from finned areas of the op... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7231963 | Heat dissipation device with interlocking fin plates A heat dissipation device includes a plurality of fin plates (1) and a pair of heat pipes (30). Each fin plate includes a first plate (10) and a second plate (20). The first plate forms a first fastener (15) at an edge thereof and ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7188418 | Method of making split fin heat sink A heat sink for dissipating heat from an electronic component includes a core and a plurality of fins extending outwardly from the core. The fins may be at least partially curved. Each fin may split into a plurality of tines that extend away from the core. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178586 | Flattened tube cold plate for liquid cooling electrical components A cold plate and a method of forming the cold plate are provided that efficiently and cost effectively cools electrical components. The cold plate includes a flattened tube formed from a circular extruded tube to have a top surface and a bottom surface that are subs... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7152667 | Tower type finned heat pipe type heat sink A heat sink comprises: a base portion having one face to be contacted by an exothermic member; a heat pipe erected on the other face of the base portion; and a plurality of fins mounted on the outer face of the heat pipe. Further comprised are: an axially short cyli... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150334 | Radiator support structure A radiator support structure in which in case a radiator is supported in a housed state between down pipes, the effective area of the radiator can be increased. A radiator is supported in a housed state between down pipes branched in two directions from a head pipe ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7128139 | External ribbed furnace tubes In a radiant heating box there is a convection current which flows over the surface of tubes in the box. Adding ribs to the external surface of vertical tubes provides an enhancement to the heat transfer by convection and increases the heat transfer to the tubes. | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124813 | High-V plate fin heat exchanger and method of manufacturing A fin for a heat exchanger coil assembly and a method of manufacturing the fin is provided. The fin includes a heat transfer enhancement pattern which appears sinusoidal in shape. The base wavy pattern of the enhancement pattern includes two wavelengths within each ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124806 | Heat sink for enhanced heat dissipation A heat sink assembly includes a block formed of a thermally conductive material. For example, the thermally conductive material includes thermally conductive polymer. A heat conduit (e.g., a heat pipe) extends through a substantial portion of the block. In one examp... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114256 | Cooling device and apparatus and method for making the same A cooling device (10) for heat dissipation for a heat-generating component includes a heat sink (14) and a heat pipe (13). The heat sink attached to the component includes a base (11) and a plurality of fins (12) extending from the... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7066242 | Sacrificial refractory shield assembly for use on a boiler tube The refractory shield assembly comprises: a semi-circular, elongate, metal shield; a plurality of spaced apart anchors protruding from the front surface of the shield; a layer of abrasion-resistant refractory material overlying the surface and extending between and ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7047640 | Method of manufacturing a heat dissipating device A method of manufacturing a heat dissipating device, the method includes steps: a) affording a heat pipe, a solid solder bar and a heat sink, wherein the heat sink includes a base defining a groove at a side thereof; b) placing the solder bar and the heat pipe, in t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047639 | Method for manufacturing a heat-dissipating structure of a rectifier A method for manufacturing a heat-dissipating structure of a rectifier combines heat pipes into the heat-dissipating structure of the rectifier to enhance the heat-dissipating efficiency thereof. A metal tube of a heat pipe is has an inlet. A wick structure is forme... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040015 | Tube finning machine and method of use This invention relates to a tube finning machine (10), and in particular to a machine capable of fitting several fins (26) to one or more tubes (26) at the same time, the assembled finned tube being suitable for heat exchange applications. Accor... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028764 | Refrigeration evaporator An evaporator for disposition along an air flow for cooling the air. The evaporator comprises a continuous serpentine tube having an inlet and an outlet and a plurality of inner fins attached to the serpentine tube. The serpentine tube including at least one column ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7013961 | End plate for heat exchangers, heat exchanger having the same, and manufacturing method thereof An end plate for heat exchangers, includes a plurality of bodies and a connecting part. Each of the plurality of bodies has a plurality of holes to allow a refrigerant pipe to pass through the plurality of bodies. The connecting part connects the plurality of bodies... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6998570 | Beam welding apparatus and methods An apparatus and method may be used for welding a first panel to a second panel, the first panel having an inboard side partially contacting the second panel and an opposite outboard side. The apparatus has a welding beam generator. The apparatus reduces a pressure ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6988315 | Cooling apparatus having low profile extrusion and method of manufacture therefor A method for removing heat from a heat generating component using 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 remove... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6971169 | Heat-resistant assembly for protecting boiler tubes and method of assembling same This invention concerns a heat-resistant assembly having a heat-resistant block conformed to the contours of boiler tubes and the surface of their connecting rib. The heat-resistant assembly has an arm which protrudes from the surface of the rib toward the heat-resi... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6938675 | Heat exchanger In order to enhance the working efficiency of assembling a heat exchanger in which two types of heat exchangers are integrated, there is provided a heat exchanger in which the size of the dummy tubes, which are the third tubes arranged in the portion between the fir... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6928833 | Finned tube for heat exchangers, heat exchanger, process for producing heat exchanger finned tube, and process for fabricating heat exchanger A heat exchanger finned tube 10 for use in fabricating a heat exchanger 1 useful as the evaporator for refrigerators or the like wherein a hydrocarbon refrigerant is used. Two tube insertion holes spaced apart from each other are formed in each of plat... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926069 | Method for manufacturing a double-walled heat exchanging tube with leak detection Method for manufacturing a double-walled heat exchange tube with leak detection, wherein inner tube is slipped into an outer tube, after a surface profiling has been provided on at least the outer surface of the inner tube or the inner surface of the outer tube, and... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6896977 | Method of brazing aluminum or aluminum alloy materials and aluminum alloy brazing sheet A method of brazing an aluminum or aluminum alloy material, containing brazing an aluminum alloy brazing sheet that has an aluminum or aluminum alloy core material and, being clad on one or both surfaces, a filler alloy layer comprised of an Al—Si-based alloy and ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6886349 | Brazed aluminum heat exchanger An aluminum heat exchanger is provided. In one embodiment, the aluminum heat exchanger comprises a fin having a first aperture therethrough with a flange formed around the first aperture. The fin is made from a first alloy having a first melting point. The heat exch... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6874230 | Method of manufacturing heat exchanger A method of manufacturing a heat exchanger includes processes of: arranging tubes at a predetermined pitch on a set base; inserting fins into spaces each defined between the tubes; compressing the tubes and the fins in the direction of arrangement thereof; mounting ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6789317 | Finned tube with vortex generators for a heat exchanger A system for and method of manufacturing a finned tube for a heat exchanger is disclosed herein. A continuous fin strip is provided with at least one pair of vortex generators. A tube is rotated and linearly displaced while the continuous fin strip with vortex gener... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6598669 | Fin array for heat transfer assemblies and method of making same An improved fin array for use in a heat transfer assembly, such as a condenser for a vehicle air conditioning system, and a method of making the improved fin array, are disclosed. The fin array comprises an elongated one-piece fin member having top and bo... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6446336 | Heat exchanger and method of constructing same A method of forming a heat exchanger apparatus on a housing wall. The heat exchanger includes inner and outer annular rings. The rings have heat radiating, high surface area fins attached on oppositely facing surfaces. The inner ring has a radially outwar... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6408938 | Heat exchanger An aluminum alloy containing (in wt. %): 0.2-0.5 Fe; 0.7-1.2 Si; 1.2-1.6 Mn; up to 0.3 Mg; up to 0.5 Cu; up to 0.2 Zn; up to 0.1 Ti is used to make the fins of heat exchangers particularly car radiators. The finstock has high post braze strength and therm... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6354248 | Heat exchange element for a water heater flue The present invention relates to heat exchange elements and heat exchange assemblies and water heaters containing such heat exchange elements. The inventive heat exchange elements include an elongated support member or spine, from which extends either a s... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6286465 | Water heater flue system A water heater includes a water tank, a combustion chamber below the tank and communicating with the flue tube, and a flue system. The flue system includes a flue tube, and a cruciform fin metallurgically bonded to the flue tube wall and dividing the flue... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6282895 | Heat engine heater head assembly A heater head assembly for a multi-cylinder heat engine the stirling engine, such as a multi-cylinder Stirling engine, having a plurality of regenerators and cylinders. Each regenerator has a regenerator manifold and each cylinder has a cylinder manifold.... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6266882 | Fin collar and method of manufacturing A method for forming an heat exchanger fin collar for a plate-fin heat exchanger having close tolerance dimensions for achieving greater contact area on the tube. The fin collar includes an elongated fin portion for dissipating heat and a leg connected wi... | 07/31/2001 |
