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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171986 | Foam metal heat exchanger system An apparatus includes a foam metal panel heat exchanger core positioned in a duct, an inlet flow passage for directing a first fluid to the heat exchanger core, and an exit flow passage for directing the first fluid from the heat exchanger core, wherein the inlet fl... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167027 | Pipe arrangement A pipe arrangement for geothermal probes includes at least two pipes having at least one layer each that surrounds a lumen. One of the pipes functions as inflow pipe and the other pipe functions as return flow pipe. At least one of the pipes is produced at least in ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162036 | Heat pipe structure and flattened heat pipe structure A heat pipe structure including a pipe body and a working substance is provided. The pipe body has two closed ends opposite to each other, an inner surface, a compressed portion, and an expanded portion. The inner surface and the two closed ends form a cavity. The c... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162035 | High conductivity ceramic foam cold plate A cold plate and method for cooling using the cold plate are disclosed. The cold plate includes a housing having hyperporous, microchannel ceramic foam strips disposed therewithin. A plurality of plugs formed from a high thermal conductivity material are disposed in... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8156998 | Patterned metal thermal interface The present invention is a patterned metal thermal interface. In one embodiment a system for dissipating heat from a heat-generating device includes a heat sink having a first surface adapted for thermal coupling to a first surface of the heat generating device and ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151869 | Scraped surface heat exchanger and a method for producing whey protein concentrate The invention relates to a scraped surface heat exchanger (100) comprising a heat exchanging wall (20) having an cylindrical inner surface (21) with a radius (R+δ), a shaft (10) being rotatable mounted inside of and concentrically to the... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146652 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger used as an evaporator is configured such that two heat exchange tube groups, each composed of a plurality of heat exchange tubes, are provided between a pair of header tanks, while being separated from each other in a front-rear direction. Each of t... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8118084 | Heat exchanger and method for use in precision cooling systems An improved precision cooling system for high heat density applications comprises a heat exchanger having more fluid outlet conduits than fluid inlet conduits to optimize the pressure drop across the heat exchanger at a given fluid flow rate. The heat exchanger may ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8109321 | Modular heat sink assembly comprising a larger main heat sink member thermally connected to smaller additional floating heat sink members A modular heat sink assembly is disclosed. The heat sink assembly includes a main (larger) heat sink member having one or more voids through the member. The heat sink assembly also includes one or more additional (smaller) heat sink members that fit within the voids... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104533 | Spray nozzle apparatus and method of use The subject invention pertains to a spray nozzle apparatus and method of use. The subject spray nozzle can be used to spray atomized fluid. The atomized fluid can then be incident on a heated surface such that heat is transferred from the heated surface to the atomi... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100171 | Heat-exchanger sealing A distiller's counterflow-heat-exchanger module includes thermally conductive distillate and concentrate dividers across which heat flows to an influent liquid from distillate and concentrate liquids, respectively. The distillate divider's shape is convoluted in suc... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100169 | Spray nozzle apparatus and method of use The subject invention pertains to a spray nozzle apparatus and method of use. The subject spray nozzle can be used to spray atomized fluid. The atomized fluid can then be incident on a heated surface such that heat is transferred from the heated surface to the atomi... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8091619 | Heat exchanger with indentation pattern The invention relates to a heat exchanger with an indentation pattern, and specifically a heat exchanger with heat exchanger plates (1) provided with a special pattern instead of the traditional herringbone pattern. The pattern comprises at least one section ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091621 | Flat tube, flat tube heat exchanger, and method of manufacturing same A number of flat tubes, flat tube heat exchangers, and methods of manufacturing both are described and illustrated. The flat tubes can be constructed of one, two, or more pieces of sheet material. A profiled insert integral with the flat tube or constructed from ano... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8079411 | Heat absorbing device usable to cool hot beverages A heat absorbing device usable to cool hot beverages includes a support rim for supporting the device on a brim of a container and a heat absorbing element extending away from the support rim in a first direction. The heat absorbing element includes a thermally cond... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8074708 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger includes tubes and a tank. The tubes extend in a first direction, and are stacked in a second direction. The tank has a tube insertion plate part, and is arranged at an end portion of the tubes. The tube insertion plate part has tube holes in which ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8069912 | Heat exchanger with conduit surrounded by metal foam A heat exchanger is disclosed. The heat exchanger may have a conduit configured to conduct a fluid and at least one body of metal foam surrounding the conduit. The at least one body of metal foam may have a radially inner portion, a radially outer portion, and a rad... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8056616 | Exhaust heat recovery apparatus An exhaust heat recovery apparatus includes an evaporation unit and a condensation unit communicated with the evaporation unit such that an operation fluid circulates therein. The evaporation unit is disposed in a first fluid passage through which a first fluid flow... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8051902 | Solid matrix tube-to-tube heat exchanger A heat exchanger includes a heat-exchange section including a first group of tubes and a second group of tubes alternating with the first group of tubes. The first and second groups of tubes are in contact with a heat-conductive medium. In one structure, a first inl... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047269 | Thermal spreader for simultaneously enhancing capillary effect and structural strength A thermal spreader comprises: a casing having a first side contacted with a heat source and a second side secured with a heat sink, and having a vapor chamber defined in an interior in the casing; and a crosslinking capillary lattice retained in the casing and occup... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047273 | Micro heat exchanger and its use as cooler for electronic components In a micro heat exchanger for the transfer of high area-specific amounts of heat from a heat source to a heat transfer medium, including a heat transfer structure with an inlet- and an outlet duct structure between which a plurality of passages extend through the he... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042608 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger (10) has an outer housing (16) and a first helical fluid flow path or coil (12) located in the housing (16) defining a plurality of turns and having an inlet (24) and an outlet (22) for entry and exit of flu... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8033326 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger is provided. The heat exchanger includes a stack assembly with a plurality of plates and a plurality of frames arranged in an alternating stacked relationship with the plates along a stack direction. The stack assembly also includes a plurality of f... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025095 | Heat exchanger Disclosed is a heat exchanger, particularly an exhaust gas heat exchanger for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, comprising a housing jacket that is open at both ends, and a tube bundle which is inserted into said housing jacket and is penetrated by t... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8002021 | Heat exchanger with internal heat pipe The invention is a heat exchanger transferring heat from a small heat source to a moving fluid. The inherent limitation of such a system is that most of the heat transfer to the fluid occurs only in the immediate vicinity of the heat input even though a large surfac... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7441586 | Heat exchange apparatus and ventilation system using the same Disclosed is a heat exchange apparatus. The heat exchange apparatus comprises a first valve member rotating about a first rotational axis, a second valve member rotating about a second rotational axis, and a heat exchanging medium that is positioned on a gas stream ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7431074 | Radiator structure A radiator structure used with a hot fluid and cooling fluid having a carbon fiber tube. The carbon fiber tube includes a wall portion having an inner surface and an outer surface. A passageway through the tube is used to conduct hot fluids. A second tube of similar... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424906 | High performance thermosiphon with internally enhanced condensation A thermosiphon cooling assembly includes a refrigerant disposed in a lower portion of a housing for undergoing a liquid-to-vapor-to-condensate cycle. A mixing device is disposed within the lower portion of the housing for increasing the transfer of heat from the ele... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422052 | Low profile thermosiphon A thermosiphon cooling assembly for dissipating heat generated by an electronic device includes a housing having a housing top, housing bottom and opposing sides. The opposing sides extend between the housing top and the housing bottom to define a low profile entran... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418997 | Radiator debris removing apparatus and work machine using same A radiator assembly includes a finned radiator core and a debris removing apparatus having a compressed air inlet and at least one compressed air outlet configured to direct compressed air through the radiator core. A work machine such as a wheel loader includes a r... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7418996 | Integrated liquid cooling system for electronic components An integrated liquid cooling system (100) includes a heat absorbing member (10), a heat dissipating member (20) and a pump (15). The heat absorbing member defines therein a fluid flow channel (115) for passage of a coolant. The hea... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413004 | High-efficiency enhanced boiler In devices known in the art, “conventional firetube” and “waste heat recovery” boilers each require many small tubes making successive passes within the boiler. In one embodiment of the invention, however, an enhanced conduit replaces numerous conventional s... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7406998 | Heat storing device A heat storing device for exchanging heat energy between a heat storing material and a fluid. The heat storing device has a heat storing module having heat storing material spaces filled with a heat storing material and fluid passages for a fluid to flow through adj... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407000 | Liquid cooling device A liquid cooling device includes a heat-dissipating unit (1) and a heat-absorbing unit (2). The heat-dissipating unit (1) connects with the heat-absorbing unit (2) by an inlet pipe (4) and an outlet pipe (3) to form a closed... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406999 | Capillary-assisted compact thermosiphon A thermosiphon cooling assembly cools an electronic device with a conical condensing tube disposed about a curved central axis curving upwardly from a top of the evaporating unit to an upper distal end and a shroud disposed outward of an exterior surface of the cond... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7395852 | Enhanced energy concentrator composition A thermal concentrator composition with optimized design and reduced thermal resistance as a means of enhancing heat transfer and energy conversion. The composition comprises a low thermal resistance coating and methods of achieving quantum regions of energy transfe... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395851 | Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device comprises a heat spreader for contacting an electronic device for absorbing heat therefrom. A plurality of fins is formed on the heat spreader. A first heat sink is separated from the heat spreader and comprises a first base substantially p... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7380585 | Loop-type heat exchange module A loop-type heat exchange module (10) is disclosed, which includes an evaporator (11), a vapor conduit (12), a condenser (13), a liquid conduit (14), a cooling fan (16), a fastening seat (151) and a fan cover (152 | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377308 | Dual two pass stacked plate heat exchanger A stacked, embossed plate heat exchanger (10) is provided for transferring heat between a first fluid flowing in a plurality of U-shaped flow paths (12) through the heat exchanger (10) and a second fluid flowing in a plurality of U-shaped flow p... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367386 | Air cooled oil cooler An air cooled oil cooler has an upper plate, a lower plate and a plurality of tubes and outer fins disposed therebetween. Each tube contains an inner offset fin, and the outer fins formed in a corrugated shape and each having one return louver on an intermediate por... | 05/06/2008 |
