Patents Examined by Gustavo A Hincapie Serna
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Patent number: 11162741Abstract: The present application provides a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a first fluid and a second fluid. The heat exchanger may include a number of fin plates and a number of tubes extending though the fin plates with the first fluid therein. The fin plates may include a number of louvers extending between the tubes such that the second fluid flows through the louvers.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: LGL FranceInventors: Pierre Berthelot, Remy Borg, Alain Compingt, Kapil Sahu, Patrick Taurelle
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Patent number: 11162691Abstract: A ceiling-embedded air conditioner includes: a ceiling-embedded casing body; a turbo fan disposed inside the casing body; a heat exchanger disposed inside the casing body on an outer peripheral side of the turbo fan; and an electrical equipment box disposed along a part of the heat exchanger at the upstream side of a ventilation direction. The casing body has a square shape with first to fourth side plates. The heat exchanger has first to fourth heat exchange portions bent along the first to fourth side plates respectively. An end portion of the first heat exchange portion and an end portion of the fourth heat exchange portion are disposed at a corner for tube connection out of the four corners of the casing body. The electrical equipment box is disposed to extend from the corner for tube connection toward the first heat exchange portion and the fourth heat exchange portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2015Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventor: Takehiko Nakamoto
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Patent number: 11131509Abstract: A loop heat pipe includes an evaporator that vaporizes a working fluid, a condenser that liquefies the working fluid, a liquid pipe that connects the evaporator and the condenser, a vapor pipe that connects the evaporator and the condenser, to form a loop-shaped passage together with the liquid pipe, and a porous body provided inside the liquid pipe or inside the evaporator. The porous body includes a first metal layer including a first bottomed hole that caves in from a first surface of the first metal layer, and a second bottomed hole that caves in from a second surface of the first metal layer, opposite to the first surface. The first bottomed hole and the second bottomed hole partially communicate with each other to form a pore.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventor: Yoshihiro Machida
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Patent number: 11125508Abstract: A thin heat pipe structure includes a main body having a chamber. The chamber has a wick structure and a working fluid provided therein, and internally defines an evaporating section and at least one condensing section. The condensing section is extended towards at least one or two ends of the evaporating section. The wick structure is provided with at least one groove. The groove is extended through the wick structure along a thickness direction of the main body to connect to two opposite wall surfaces of the chamber, and also extended along a length direction of the main body to communicate with the condensing section and the evaporating section. With these arrangements, the thin heat pipe structure has an extremely small overall thickness and is flexible.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chun-Ming Wu
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Patent number: 11122875Abstract: Expandable cooler includes a front wall, a rear wall, an interior, an exterior, and a front hinge. A front panel hingedly attached to the expandable cooler, front hinge being between the front panel and the cooler. Front panel has a surface and is movable away from front wall of cooler into an expanded position. Front panel is foldable about front hinge so front panel extends away from expandable cooler, and surface on front panel faces upwardly and surface can receive a person or an object on it, such as a picnic, toys, or for lying down or sunbathing. Foldable front panel includes a second front panel hingedly attached to front panel by a front panel hinge, second front panel has a surface, and second front panel is movable about front panel hinge and lies facing upwardly, and second surface receives an object on it in the expanded position.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2017Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Inventor: Charles A. Henderson
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Patent number: 11112184Abstract: The invention relates to an evaporator (V) comprising an evaporator body (3) surrounded by an evaporator housing (5) having an inlet (1) for supply of liquid into the evaporator housing (5) and an outlet (6) for discharge of vapour generated, wherein the evaporator body (3) comprises a multitude of plates (7) arranged flat one on top of another, wherein there is a liquid distributor (2) for distributing the liquid between the multitude of plates (7) arranged between the inlet (1) and the evaporator body (3), wherein each of the plates (7) comprises, on a first surface, a liquid distributor structure (10) with distributor conduits (20, 21, 22), an evaporator area (11) and a gas collection structure (12). The invention further relates to a corresponding fuel cell arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: DIEHL AEROSPACE GMBHInventors: David Tiemann, Jochen Schuerer, Gunther Kolb
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Patent number: 11079169Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment, a door to open or close the storage compartment, and a dispenser provided on the door and configured to supply water to the outside of the main body, wherein the door includes, a door plate, and a door cap coupled to a lower end portion of the door plate and having a water collecting part to collect residual water of the dispenser.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2017Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jeong Hyun Lee, Yang-Yeol Gu, Hyung Bum Lee, Nam Gu Choi
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Patent number: 11065981Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus for an electric vehicle and a method of controlling the same, may include a heat exchanger performing heat exchange between a first fluid and a second fluid while the first fluid and the second fluid flow separately from each other therethrough; a heat source connected to the heat exchanger through a line through which the second fluid flows to allow the second fluid to circulate between the heat exchanger and the heat source, and heating or cooling the second fluid; a circulator imparting a circulation force to the second fluid such that the second fluid circulates between the heat exchanger and the heat source; and a controller determining a required flow rate of the second fluid by use of a flow rate of the first fluid flowing through the heat exchanger and controlling the circulator on the basis of the required flow rate of the second fluid.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Jae Woong Kim, So Yoon Park, Man Ju Oh, Sang Shin Lee
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Patent number: 11064632Abstract: A heat-sinking improved structure for evaporators includes at least one heat-sinking component having an outer wall board; an inner wall board extending upwards at the bottom of the outer wall board and dividing the lower portion of the interior of the outer wall board to form two water evaporation areas, and a gas concentration area formed at the top portion of the interior of the outer wall board; then, continuously arranging and combining such a plurality of heat-sinking components in the same direction thereby constituting a heat-sinking module which can be installed and sealed within an outer case in order to operate as a heat-sinking improved structure for the evaporator.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: LDC PRECISION ENGINEERING CO., LTD.Inventors: Chi-Feng Hsu, Cheng-Jen Liang, Chih-Wei Chen
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Patent number: 11060800Abstract: A latent heat storage device includes: a heat transfer cylindrical body allowing a flow of a heat medium inside thereof and being rotatable about a longitudinal axis as a center of rotation; a fixed blade being adjacent to or in a slidable contact with an outer peripheral surface of the heat transfer cylindrical body; and a latent heat storage material disposed around the heat transfer cylindrical body, wherein by rotation of the heat transfer cylindrical body, the fixed blade scrapes a solidified body of the latent heat storage material adhering to the outer peripheral surface of the heat transfer cylindrical body off the outer peripheral surface of the heat transfer cylindrical body, and creates circulation of the latent heat storage material.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2017Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: TOHOKU UNIVERSITYInventors: Nobuhiro Maruoka, Hiroshi Nogami, Taichi Tsutsumi, Akihisa Ito
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Patent number: 11060480Abstract: Sound-attenuating heat exchangers and methods of utilizing the same are disclosed herein. The sound-attenuating heat exchangers include an aerodynamically shaped layer, a base, an intermediate layer, and a cooled fluid containment body. The aerodynamically shaped layer defines an aerodynamically shaped surface, an opposed intermediate layer-facing surface, and a plurality of apertures. The intermediate layer defines a shaped layer-facing surface and an opposed base-facing surface. The base defines a base surface. The intermediate layer-facing surface at least partially defines a sound-attenuating volume. The base surface at least partially defines an elongate cooling conduit. The sound-attenuating volume is distinct from the elongate cooling conduit and the intermediate layer at least partially fluidly isolates the sound-attenuating volume from the elongate cooling conduit. The cooled fluid containment body at least partially defines a cooled fluid containment conduit.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: David William Foutch, Belur Shivashankara
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Patent number: 11060798Abstract: A loop heat pipe includes an evaporator, a condenser, a liquid pipe, and a vapor pipe. The liquid pipe is formed a metal layer stack of metal layers. The metal layers include a first metal layer through which a first through hole extends in a thickness-wise direction. The liquid pipe includes a flow passage formed by at least the first through hole and having four walls that define the flow passage. The liquid pipe further includes a plurality of porous bodies that form at least two of the four walls of the flow passage.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Shinko Electric Industries Co., LTD.Inventor: Yoshihiro Machida
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Patent number: 11054186Abstract: Provided is a heat exchanger capable of ensuring both heat exchange performance and reliability against corrosion. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins each having a flat plate shape, openings provided in each of the plurality of fins, and cylindrical parts arranged on outer peripheries of the openings, each having an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of each of the openings. The plurality of fins are stacked on one another with the cylindrical parts interposed between the plurality of fins. The openings and the cylindrical parts are configured to form a liquid passage pipe, and the openings protrude further inside than are the cylindrical parts.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2017Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Susumu Yoshimura, Yasuhiro Yoshida, Kazuhiro Miya, Kosuke Miyawaki, Norihiro Yoneda, Takahiro Hori
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Patent number: 11054161Abstract: A damper controller may be configured to send damper control commands to open and close an outdoor air damper to provide free cooling as necessary to satisfy a temperature setpoint inside the building. In some cases, the damper controller may initiate a damper fault test to determine if a damper fault is present. The damper fault test may be based, at least in part, on an outdoor air temperature input, a discharge air temperature input, a commanded damper position, and a damper fault temperature threshold. If a damper fault is determined, the damper controller may send an alert indicative of a detected damper fault. In some cases, the damper fault test results may be weighted to reduce the false positives alerts.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Lubos Sikora, Adrienne Thomle, Cory Grabinger, Miroslav Mikulica, Jan Prostejovsky
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Patent number: 11035615Abstract: A clip includes a body defining an exterior profile, and an adjustably sized aperture. The exterior profile defines at least one attachment feature and the body includes a surface defining the adjustably sized aperture and at least one stop member disposed in the adjustably sized aperture.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Dongming Tan, Susan Jill Toher
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Patent number: 11035617Abstract: A heat transfer plate (10) for a plate-and-shell heat exchanger (100), the heat transfer plate (10) includes a plate body (11) having first and second sides (111, 112) opposite to each other in a direction perpendicular to the plate body (11); and a projection (12) protruding from the plate body (11) in a direction from the first side (111) towards the second side (112), extending along a segment (115S) of a periphery (115) of the plate body (11), and having a first end (121) and a second end (122).Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: DANFOSS A/SInventor: Bent Jensen
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Patent number: 11029100Abstract: A heat exchanger for an internal combustion engine may include a base tube and a flange extending at least partially around the base tube. The flange may be formed as a forged piece.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2015Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Mahle International GmbHInventors: Albrecht Siegel, Simon Hund, Faber Christian
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Patent number: 11029063Abstract: A compressor system is disclosed having a refrigerated dryer useful to remove moisture from a wet compressed flow stream produced by a compressor. The refrigerated dryer can include a condenser having a refrigerant fluid conduit and a number of external cooling fins which assist in cooling the refrigerant fluid upon passage of a cooling flow stream past the external cooling fins. The compressor system can include an offtake passage to extract a portion of the wet compressed gas. The extracted portion of compressed gas can be blown in a direction transverse to (e.g. opposite) the direction of cooling air provided by the fan. In one form the fan can be deactivated when the extracted compressed air is flowed past the cooling fins. The compressor system can include a manual operation, operation dictated by a timer, or operations based upon sensed/estimated/etc pressures or temperatures of the compressor system.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: INGERSOLL-RAND INDUSTRIAL U.S.. INC.Inventor: Mahesh Kumar Keshavan Raghavan
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Patent number: 11026346Abstract: A water-replenishing and gas-removing structure for water cooling device includes a flow-guiding main body having a water-receiving space as well as an inlet, an outlet, a first opening and a second opening, which are communicable with the water-receiving space. The first and the second valve member are located in the water-receiving space corresponding to the first and the second opening, respectively, for opening or closing them. The first and the second connecting member are connected at an end to the first and the second opening, respectively, and at another end to an external water-replenishing and an external gas-removing apparatus, respectively, via a pipe each. With these arrangements, cooling fluid can be replenished into and surplus gas can be removed from a water cooling device without the need of disassembling or reworking the water cooling device.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Inventor: Wen-Ji Lan
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Patent number: 11022384Abstract: A heat exchanger core includes a first fin passage. A first frame surrounds a perimeter of the first fin passage. The first frame includes a plurality of bars configured to be removable from the first frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Jorge Barriga, Javier Pina, Ahuizotl Arellano