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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8158082 | Micro-fluidic device Embodiments described herein provide micro-fluidic systems and devices for use in performing various diagnostic and analytical tests. According to one embodiment, the micro-fluidic device includes a sample chamber for receiving a sample, and a reaction chamber for p... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7530795 | Fluid control mechanism A fluid control mechanism includes a laser irradiation control unit to control irradiation of a light beam generated by a laser generation unit, and a liquid tank, having at least one liquid passing port and a lens to collect the light beam in the liquid tank, to ho... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7029241 | Circumferential piston compressor/pump/engine (CPC/CPP/CPE); circumferential piston machines A rotary piston machine includes a first spheroidal element including pistons and/or cylinders and a second spheroidal element including pistons and/or cylinders, wherein the first element can move relative to the second element. The machine can be used as part of a... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6874994 | Hydraulic pump and motor A hydraulic unit has a drive shaft (52) mounted in a manifold block (54) and coupled to a torque plate (80) on a central axis. A bent axis motive unit (60) has a yoke connected to the manifold block supported for rotation on the yoke. Hol... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6655924 | Peristaltic bubble pump A pump comprises a chamber with an inlet and an outlet. A first heating element is located in proximity with the inlet, and a second heating element is located in proximity with the outlet. The first and second heating elements are configured when heated ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6478551 | Gas compressor having enlarged discharge chamber An air conditioning compressor is equipped with an oil separator for separating high-pressure refrigerant gas and lubrication oil into a gas component and an oil component. The compressor's casing has a barrel portion surrounding an outer portion of the c... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6450776 | Liquid discharging head and liquid discharging method A liquid discharging head which discharges a liquid through a discharging port utilizing an energy generated by producing air bubble including side walls which are to be brought into contact with a movable member to restrict upstream growth of a bubble, t... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6123512 | Heat driven pulse pump A heat driven pulse pump includes a chamber having an inlet port, an outlet port, two check valves, a wick, and a heater. The chamber may include a plurality of grooves inside wall of the chamber. When heated within the chamber, a liquid to be pumped vapo... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6071081 | Heat-powered liquid pump A liquid transport device has a chamber, an inlet and an outlet for supplying liquid to and from the chamber through one-way valves, and a bubble forming system for film boiling the liquid to form a precisely controlled film bubble which expands and contr... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5813839 | Gas driven external combustion heat engine pump having the outlet pipe connected to a variable buoyant float An external-combustion heat engine pump, one version consisting of four chambers, one liquid and one gas pumping chamber, a gas heating chamber and a gas cooling chamber. The two pumping chambers are connected by two tubes, one near the bottom of the cham... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5511954 | Water pumping system using solar energy A water pumping system includes a solar collector assembly having a plurality of solar collectors containing a heat transfer medium therein. A circulating tube is mounted in an insulated housing and communicates with the solar collectors for conveying the... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5460161 | Campfire water heating apparatus and method An apparatus and method for heating and delivering water by use of a campfire, comprising drawing water from a first kettle through a supply hose to a heat exchanger that is placed in the campfire. The water in the heat exchanger boils to cause a discharg... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5367878 | Transient energy release microdevices and methods A microdevice in the form of an electrical switch. A microdevice for providing switching at a high repetition rate, including a cell divided into two chambers by a bistable movable membrane. A charge of gas in the cell and a source for directly heating th... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5339645 | Solar hot water cooling system The invention consists of a cooling system which can be powered by solar energy, utilizing solar flat plate collectors. Water, the boiling point of which has been lowered by an air vacuum, is used as a refrigerant instead of freon. The water boils at low ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5259447 | Heat transport system A heat transport system is disclosed which comprises an evaporator, a condenser, an accumulator, switching means and connecting pipe therethrough. The switching means changes the operation mode from the first mode to the second mode alternatively. In the ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5257660 | Thermal transport oscillator A devise useful to transport thermal energy from a hot zone to a cold zone, over distance, and around or through obstructions, comprising: evaporator (101), switch-valve assembly (300), two condensers (501), (502), check-valves, interconnecting passageway... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5007804 | Fuel reactor A fuel reactor particularly adopted for the efficient combustion of wood and wood-product fuels includes a core comprised of an inner fuel tube and an outer gas tube. Fuel is introduced into one end of the fuel tube and the combustion process is initiated... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4986348 | Heat conducting device A heat conducting device comprising a heat drive pump operated by using growth and contraction of steam bubbles due to heat, whereby the temperature of operating liquid condensed in a cooling portion of a heat pipe is made lower than that of the cooling p... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4954048 | Process and device for conveying boilable liquids A process for conveying boilable liquids wherein the required delivery pressure is generated by alternately changing the boiling pressure of a boilable liquid from a low starting point to a boiling pressure, increased by the desired increase in pressure, ... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4930570 | Electronic equipment cooling device An electronic equipment cooling device having: a first cyclic flow passage which includes the equipments to be cooled, a radiator or a cooling exchanger, and two stopper valves for making the direction of flow one way, and a second cyclic flow passage whi... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4917575 | Liquid chromatographic pump A liquid chromatographic method and apparatus is disclosed which employs an improved pump not requiring driven pistons or sliding seals. The pump comprises at least one length of tubing forming a chamber disposed between first and second check valves, con... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4881593 | Heat conducting device A heat conducting device having dream pipes for spatially transporting heat without circulation of liquid by repeating heat accumulation and radiation in a boundary layers formed on wall surfaces of flow passages by forward and rearward movement of liquid... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4862708 | Osmotic thermal engine A thermal engine is disclosed which is operable as a heat pump, refrigerator, or air conditioner. Vaporized working fluid from a first evaporator, which extracts heat from elements desired to be cooled, is fed to a first region of an osmotic pump which al... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4841943 | Gasoline superheater The improved gasoline superheater is a device designed for the purpose of improving the efficiency and cleanliness of the internal combustion engine. It is a device designed in a manner to be coupled to an internal combustion engine and operated automatic... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4792283 | Heat-driven pump A heat-driven pump for performing the transport of liquid by the function of bubbles produced by vaporization and condensation of the liquid under heating includes an inlet pipe, an inlet-side check valve, a charging pipe, a bubble forming portion, a disc... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4746275 | Multi-piston swash plate type compressor with internal lubricating arrangement A multi-piston swash plate type compressor with an internal lubricating arrangement for an air conditioning system used in a vehicle such as an automobile comprises a cylinder block body having a swash plate chamber formed therein for receiving a swash pl... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4625790 | Heat transport apparatus A heat transport apparatus comprises a closed circuit including a heating block and a radiator, the heating block being provided with a recess for producing a small bubble. The bubble is grown by heating the heating block, whereby working fluid is displac... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4611654 | Passive system for heat transfer A passive heat transfer system is provided wherein the vapor generated by the boiling of a working fluid is harnessed to transport the working fluid from a heat source to a heat sink below the heat source. A passive circulation unit is installed in a heat... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4573525 | Thermally actuated heat exchange method and system An improved heat actuated heat exchange system having conduit in a primary heating zone, a boiler in a second heating zone, and an accumulator in a third heating zone operatively connected by other conduits to a condenser, two check valves, and a heat rej... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4467862 | Device for passive heat transport and integrated solar collector incorporating same A device for passively transporting heat in any direction, particularly downwards, from a heat source to a heat sink, which device comprises a boiler for heating a working fluid, a container for condensing vapor of the heated working fluid, means for tran... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4451210 | Diaphragm vapor pump A diaphragm pump for liquids operating by heating and vaporizing a part of the pumped liquid on the motive side of the diaphragm. A center spindle upon which the diaphragm slides is shaped to permit a limited amount of liquid to leak through into the vapo... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4431385 | Solar displacement pump A boilerless steam displacement pump for pumping water is disclosed which uses steam not only to displace water from a chamber to pump the water but also uses the pressurized steam to charge and energize an internal water-to-steam delivery system in order... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4416587 | Heat operated pump A pump comprising a pump chamber having an inlet and an outlet, pumping means disposed within the chamber, the pumping means being temperature sensitive and having a first stable position when at a first temperature and a second stable condition when at a... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4383643 | Boiler tank for efficiently circulating low-temperature water A boiler tank (1) for a hot-water heating system comprises first (2) and second (7) partitions, defining first (4), second (9), and third (10) chambers. Inlet (6) and outlet (6') pipes communicate with the second chamber, a transfer conduit (3) intercommu... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4309148 | Pulsing steam solar water pump In this solar steam driven water pump steam is periodically generated and then condensed within a cavity to produce first a period of pressure over a column of water and then a period of vacuum to thereby first expell water from the cavity through one che... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4212593 | Heat-powered water pump A heat-powered water pump apparatus and method, the apparatus including a reservoir, a pumping chamber, an evaporator, metering apparatus for metering a volatile liquid to the evaporator and a vapor standpipe for delivering vapor from the evaporator to th... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4142840 | Coffeemaker pump system A generally C-shaped coffeemaker housing holds a heated carafe on one horizontal leg and a water spreader on the other with the vertical leg enclosing an accessible water reservoir having an apertured bottom wall. The housing has a pump and heated chamber... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4100394 | Electric water heater and hot water dispenser A container or reservoir for liquid to be heated, has a pump well and heater assembly secured to and depending from the bottom wall of the container, and a pump and pump tube assembly can be positively locked on the well for pumping function but is easily... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4078149 | Vapor lift pump for vapor-cooled transformers Electrical inductive apparatus, such as a transformer, cooled by a liquid dielectric having a boiling point within the normal operating temperature range of the apparatus. A vapor lift pump, with few or no moving parts, recirculates the liquid dielectric ... | 03/07/1978 |
| 3972651 | Solar-powered pump A solar-powered pump particularly suited for intermittently delivering a stream of water. The pump is characterized by a housing adapted to be seated in a source of water having a water discharge port disposed above the water line of the source, a sump in... | 08/03/1976 |
