Patents Examined by Ljiljana (Lil) V Ciric
  • Patent number: 7942192
    Abstract: In an air conditioner constructed to pass an air introduced into an air conditioning unit through an evaporator and a heater core both arranged in the unit, cooler pipes for the evaporator and heater pipes for the heater core are arranged to extend from the same side wall of the air conditioning unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Japan Climate Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiro Yamamoto, Tadashi Okamoto, Hideaki Yasuda, Hiroshi Mayumi, Morihito Tsukuda, Kenichiro Higashi, Keiji Koga, Yoshinori Aono
  • Patent number: 7942195
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device (10) includes a first heat sink (20), a second heat sink (30) and a heat pipe (40) transferring heat from the first heat sink to the second heat sink. A bracket (50) includes a first end (51) attached to the first heat sink and a second end (52) attached to the second heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Dong Chen, Bo-Yong Yang, Guang Yu, Shih-Hsun Wung, Chun-Chi Chen
  • Patent number: 7938172
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a pair of header tanks, a plurality of flat heat exchange tubes which are disposed between the two header tanks and whose opposite end portions are connected to the corresponding header tanks, and a plurality of corrugate fins each including wave crest portions, wave trough portions, and connection portions connecting together the corresponding wave crest portions and wave trough portions, and each disposed between the adjacent heat exchange tubes. Each connection portion has a plurality of louvers which extend in a width direction of the connection portion and are arranged in a longitudinal direction of the connection portion. The louver pitch is 0.4 mm to 0.8 mm. The inclination angle of the louvers in relation to the connection portion is 20° to 30°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Takashi Yabe, Hiroyuki Sudo, Takashi Hirayama
  • Patent number: 7938174
    Abstract: A temperature controlling apparatus that controls the temperature of a temperature-controlling object is disclosed. The temperature controlling apparatus includes an atmospheric coolant circulating line that circulates a coolant through a cooling path arranged at the temperature-controlling object; a heat transfer plate heater that heats the temperature-controlling object; and a coolant discharge part that discharges the coolant remaining in the cooling path when the circulation of the coolant is stopped. When the temperature of the temperature-controlling object is to be controlled to change from a low temperature to a high temperature, the circulation of the coolant is stopped and the coolant discharge part discharges the coolant remaining in the cooling path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihito Yanagida, Shunji Yamada
  • Patent number: 7934543
    Abstract: Conditioning of ambient air in a room of a building in terms of heat and/or cold and optionally humidity, and air flow is accomplished by arrangement of latent heat accumulator bodies in the room of the building. A separate air duct, which forms an incoming-air flow, is provided to blow out incoming air underneath the latent heat accumulator bodies by utilizing the Koanda effect, while air is sucked in parallel to the surface of the latent heat accumulator bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Inventors: Klaus Fieback, Andreas Laube, Lutz Kutzker, Harald Kuhlei, Antonius Hubertus Henricus Schmitz
  • Patent number: 7934539
    Abstract: A thermal conductive member is mounted on a heat generating object. An air cooling member is attached to the thermal conductive member for radiating heat into air. A liquid cooling member is removably attached to the thermal conductive member for absorbing heat from the thermal conductive member. The circulation pump operates to allow the flow of the coolant into the flow passage of the liquid cooling member. In this case, the thermal energy of the heat generating object is transferred to the air cooling member through the thermal conductive member. The heat radiating member serves to radiate the thermal energy into the air from a larger surface area. The heat generating object can in this manner be cooled down even without the liquid cooling member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Jie Wei
  • Patent number: 7930899
    Abstract: An accumulator is provided which is installed between a compressor and an evaporator of a refrigeration cycle system. The accumulator includes an inlet pipe through which refrigerant is introduced from the evaporator, an outlet pipe through which the evaporated refrigerant is delivered to the compressor, and a chamber which is connected to the inlet and outlet pipes and formed with a floor surface at a lower level than connecting portions of the chamber connected to the inlet and outlet pipes. Further, the inlet and outlet pipes are horizontally connected to the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Kim Lyun-Su
  • Patent number: 7931072
    Abstract: An evaporator includes an outer fluid enclosure, a liquid inlet port extending through the outer fluid enclosure, a liquid-distribution structure, a wick, and a vapor removal channel. The liquid-distribution structure is joined to the outer fluid enclosure to form a fluidly sealed hermetic chamber. The liquid-distribution structure includes a vapor barrier wall having an outer heat-receiving surface and the liquid-distribution structure is configured to distribute liquid over an inner surface of the vapor barrier wall. The wick is positioned inside the fluidly sealed hermetic chamber and is coupled to a liquid inlet port. The vapor removal channel is defined by and is in fluid communication with the wick and the liquid-distribution structure, and is near the outer heat-receiving surface of the vapor barrier wall. A thermal conductance of the liquid-distribution structure is higher than a thermal conductance of the wick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Alliant Techsystems Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Kroliczek, Dmitry Khrustalev, Michael J. Morgan
  • Patent number: 7931074
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes tubes which are arranged in parallel and through which a fluid for heating air flows. Fins which are joined to the tubes. The tubes and the fins are arranged to form three or more heating parts and at least two bypass passages each of which is provided between adjacent heating parts, through which the air passes without exchanging heat with the thermal fluid. First and second tank parts are arranged at two longitudinal ends of the tubes and extend across the bypass passages and the heating parts. The bypass passages and the heating parts are arranged perpendicular to an air flow direction. The heating heat exchanger is disposed in an air conditioning case down stream from an evaporator. The air conditioning case is separated into two air outlets. Cold air from the bypass passages and hot air from the heating parts are mixed prior to being blown through the air outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Kouji Itou
  • Patent number: 7926554
    Abstract: A liquid-cooled heat dissipation system includes a heat absorber; a heat dissipating member; two connecting pipes connecting the heat absorber and the heat dissipating member; and a working fluid filled in the heat absorber, the heat dissipating member, and the connecting pipes. The working fluid is capable of circulating in the circuit. The working fluid includes a base fluid, a plurality of nanoparticles and a protective agent dispersed in the base fluid. A percentage by weight of the nanoparticles in the working fluid is in the range from 0.1% to 3%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsai-Shih Tung, Chun-Yi Chang
  • Patent number: 7921906
    Abstract: In a temperature control method, a controlled part is arranged to contact a first principal surface of a heat conduction part. The heat conduction part has the first principal surface and a second principal surface opposite to the first principal surface. The first principal surface has a configuration corresponding to a configuration of the controlled part. The second principal surface is larger in surface area than the first principal surface. At least one of a heating unit and a cooling unit is driven to set the controlled part at a predetermined temperature. The heating unit and the cooling unit are disposed on the second principal surface of the heat conduction part so that the heating unit and the cooling unit are arranged side by side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Maruyama, Hiroshi Misawa, Naohito Kohashi
  • Patent number: 7913505
    Abstract: A work vehicle comprises a plurality of wheels; a vehicle body supported by the plurality of wheels and having a cabin, a front half region and a rear half region; an engine located in the rear half region of the vehicle body; and an air conditioning unit located in a lower forward region of the cabin and having an evaporator and a fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventor: Norimi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7913926
    Abstract: A thermostatic mixing valve (TMV) having a mixing chamber with a plurality of pockets defined therein. The mixing chamber receives cold water flow and hot water flow that has been passed through respective flow inlets and mechanically forced into the pockets defined within the chamber due to axial movement of the plunger. As the hot and cold flow moves into and out of the pockets, the flow streams disperse rather than being maintained in separate flow streams toward the thermostatic element. Because of the increased agitation, the thermostatic element is therefore able to sense a more accurate mixed flow temperature even at low flow rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Watts Water Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Zoltan Goncze
  • Patent number: 7913748
    Abstract: A vapor chamber includes a plate and a wick structure. The plate is provided therein with a working fluid, and the plate has a heated end and a condensed end. The wick structure includes a first wick portion adhered to be opposite to the heated end, a second wick portion overlapping on the first wick portion, and a third wick portion adhered on the rest portion of a chamber. The aperture diameter of the first wick portion is larger than that of the second wick portion, or the aperture density of the first wick portion is smaller than that of the second wick portion. The amount of working fluid attached to the second wick portion is smaller than that of the first wick portion. After heating, the working fluid attached to the second wick portion is vaporized more quickly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignees: Golden Sun News Techniques Co., Ltd., CPUMATE Inc.
    Inventors: Kuo-Len Lin, Wen-Jung Liu, Chen-Hsiang Lin, Chih-Hung Cheng, Ju-Tsu Huang
  • Patent number: 7905278
    Abstract: A vehicular air conditioner having an air conditioner case including an air mix area, where a defroster opening, a front seat vent opening, a foot opening, and a back seat vent opening are located on the air conditioner case and configured to open and close the air mix area. A defroster door is configured to open and close the defroster opening. A vent foot switching door is configured to open and close the foot opening and the front seat vent opening selectively. A foot door is configured to open and close the foot opening. A back seat vent door is configured to open and close the back set vent opening. The back seat vent opening is positioned in a vicinity of the foot opening and the back seat vent door and the foot door are downstream from the vent foot switching door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Sato, Ryuji Tsukuda
  • Patent number: 7905109
    Abstract: A rapid cooling system for a rapid thermal processing chamber includes a rapid thermal processing chamber having a wafer support for supporting a wafer. A tank having a supply of cooling liquid is provided in fluid communication with the chamber. A pump is provided in fluid communication with the rapid thermal processing chamber and the tank for pumping the cooling liquid from the tank to the chamber and cooling the wafer during the cooling phase of rapid thermal processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien Ling Hwang, Yu-Liang Lin, Fu-Kang Tien, Jyh-Chemg Sheu
  • Patent number: 7900694
    Abstract: An air conditioner for a vehicle includes an air conditioner case having an evaporator and a heater core installed therein and having a blower installed at an inlet thereof; a movable filter moving between an air-filtering location and an air-non-filtering location of the air conditioner case; a judging device judging whether air blown by the blower inside the air conditioner case is contaminated; and a driving device moving the movable filter to the air-filtering location when the judging device determines that the air is contaminated and to the air-non-filtering location when the judging device determines that the air is not contaminated. Therefore, when it is determined that the air is contaminated, the movable filter is moved to the air-filtering location. When it is determined that the air is not contaminated, the movable filter is moved to the air-non-filtering location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Halla Climate Control Corp.
    Inventors: Yong-Jun Jee, Jae-Ho Kim, Bok-Sun Kang
  • Patent number: 7900688
    Abstract: An air heater includes a bell housing semi-attached to an exhaust fume output manifold of an engine of a vehicle for collecting hot air, preferably during starting, linked by an air hose to a small turbine or an extractor which forces air into vehicle's compartment, to front and rear screens or to exterior rear view mirrors by way of a suitable pipe or several of these; a thermostat for shutting off the air heater and opening up or turning on the vehicle's conventional heater by means of a manual or electrically-operated butterfly valve, shutting off the turbine. It includes a bell housing semi-attached to the exhaust fume output manifold of an engine of a vehicle for collecting hot air, preferably during starting, linked by an air hose to a small turbine or an extractor which forces air into the vehicle's compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Inventors: Aniceto Salvador Lara, Juan Lloveras Calvo
  • Patent number: 7891415
    Abstract: A heat exchanger has a heat exchange part that includes a heat supply medium channel with at least one heat supply passage and a heat recovery medium channel surrounding the heat supply medium channel. The heat exchange part is arranged such that, during operation, a heat supply medium passing through the heat supply medium channel exchanges heat with a heat recovery medium passing through the heat recovery medium channel. Cross-sectional space available to accommodate heat recovery medium flow in different sections of the heat recovery medium channel varies according to an amount of heat to be transferred from the heat supply medium to the heat recovery medium in each of the different sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ushio, Rieko Okada
  • Patent number: 7891413
    Abstract: A heat pipe includes a shell containing a working fluid therein, a capillary wick arranged within the shell and a vapor channel. The shell includes an evaporating section, a condensing section and an adiabatic section located between the evaporating section and the condensing section. The capillary wick includes a first segment occupying the whole of the evaporating section, a second segment and a third segment received in the condensing section and connected to the first segment by the second segment. The vapor channel is defined between the second segment of the capillary wick and the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tay-Jian Liu, Chao-Nien Tung, Chuen-Shu Hou