Patents Examined by Raheena R Malik
  • Patent number: 11940227
    Abstract: A cooling system includes a heat exchanger having one or more rows of multiple flat tubes, louvered fins disposed between pairs of flat tubes, and special header tube connections to form a counter flow heat exchanger. Heat exchangers having multiple rows may be placed near or close to the server racks and may be in fluid communication with an outdoor heat exchanger having one or more rows. A single-phase fluid is pumped through a fluid circuit or loop, which includes the heat exchangers at the server racks and the outdoor heat exchanger. The single-phase fluid circuit including the heat exchangers at the IT racks may alternatively be in thermal communication with a water circuit that includes an outdoor fluid cooler. The flat tubes can be formed tubes with one or more channels, or extruded tubes with multiple channels. The heat exchangers include header tubes/connections, which facilitate easy fabrication and connection between rows and inlet/outlet, and lower the pressure drop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: INERTECH IP LLC
    Inventors: Ming Zhang, Ken Nguyen, Doron Shapiro, John Costakis
  • Patent number: 11920874
    Abstract: A heat exchange member includes: a honeycomb structure including: an outer peripheral wall; an inner peripheral wall; and partition walls arranged between the outer peripheral wall and the inner peripheral wall, the partition walls defining a plurality of cells, each of the cells extending from a first end face to a second end face to form a flow path for a first fluid; and a covering member for covering an outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall. In a cross section of the honeycomb structure orthogonal to a flow path direction for the first fluid, the partition walls extend in a radial direction. Each of the cells is formed from the outer peripheral wall, the inner peripheral wall, and the partition walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kimura, Tatsuo Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 11913729
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: refrigerant channels that extend in a first direction, are disposed along a second direction intersecting with the first direction, and are disposed along a third direction intersecting with the first direction and the second direction; and heat transfer tubes defining the refrigerant channels. One or both of a size of an outer edge and a size of an inner edge of the heat transfer tubes are different between a first position and a second position in the first direction. Outer surfaces of the heat transfer tubes each include a protrusion that protrudes in a direction intersecting with the first direction, and is in contact with an outer surface of one of the heat transfer tubes adjacent thereto in the second direction. The protrusion includes a concave portion extending along the third direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tooru Andou, Tomohiro Nagano, Hirokazu Fujino, Yoshiyuki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11913678
    Abstract: An economical ground heat exchanger system uses water-filled membrane liners in cylindrical augured holes. A submersible pump in a drain reservoir is shared by multiple boreholes. Thermal connection with a building or industrial process occurs through a heat exchanger thermally coupled to the reservoir. The pump sends water tempered by the heat exchanger to the water-filled holes, where it exchanges heat with the ground before overflowing through gravity drain piping back to the reservoir for continued recirculation. Heat transfer with the ground occurs through thermal contact between the water, the membrane liners, and earth supporting the liners. Optional raised borehole support rims maintain an “above grade” water level and allow removed soil to be re-used as a berm or planter over manifold pipes that connect the system components, thus eliminating the cost of trenching for the manifold pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventor: Richard Curtis Bourne
  • Patent number: 11913730
    Abstract: A heat exchanger including a first heat absorbing section and a second heat releasing section, such that a plurality of heat exchange structures are arranged, preferably in parallel, in a plane of extension. The first heat absorbing section includes a first plurality of fluid guiding devices and the second heat releasing section comprises a second plurality of fluid guiding devices. Each heat exchange structure includes at least one fluid guiding devices of the first plurality and at least one fluid guiding devices of the second plurality thermally connected to each other, and preferably arranged in parallel. A clearance disposed between two adjacent heat exchange structures allows airflow between adjacent heat exchange structures and/or each heat exchange structure includes a heat sink to thermally couple the fluid guiding devices of the first plurality and the fluid guiding devices of the second plurality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: PFANNENBERG GMBH
    Inventors: Russell Fuller, Peter Starp
  • Patent number: 11906251
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for a heat pump comprises a chamber (1) for a working fluid. A wall (2) provides for heat exchange between the working fluid in the chamber and a substance in a space (6) on the opposite side of the wall. Said chamber (1) comprises a structure (3) of a filling material (4) that is substantially non-absorbent with respect to the working fluid. Said structure (3) defines a plurality of channels (5) for the working fluid. Said channels (5) are at least partly bound by the wall (2) separating the chamber (1) from the space (6). Said channels (5) provide passage for the working fluid from an inlet (7) of the chamber (1) to an outlet (8) of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: W. Schoonen Beheer B.V.
    Inventor: Wilhelmus Franciskus Schoonen
  • Patent number: 11885577
    Abstract: An air thermal conditioning system, for at least one of heating air and cooling air, which includes a cross-flow heat exchanger array. The cross-flow heat exchanger array includes a plurality of planar membrane heat exchangers disposed in parallel with a space separating adjacent planar membrane heat exchangers. Each of the planar membrane heat exchangers include a first sheet; a second sheet coupled to the first sheet; and at least one fluid chamber defined by the first and second sheets, with the at least one fluid chamber extending between first and second ends of the planar membrane heat exchangers and opening to a first and second port at the first and second ends respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Other Lab, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Lynn, Saul Griffith, Sam Sarcia, Brent Ridley, Shara Maikranz, James McBride, Vincent Domenic Romanin, Keith Pasko
  • Patent number: 11879696
    Abstract: A sectional radiator seal arrangement including a sectional radiator having a core and a bonnet, a nozzle defined by a cylindrical sidewall extending from and in fluid communication with the bonnet and the core, the nozzle configured for creating a seal with a radiator tank and a sleeve formed from a corrosion resistant material fitted about a portion of the cylindrical sidewall of the nozzle. A retaining compound can be provided between the sleeve and the radiator tank for preventing an ingress of coolant at the seal and into contact with either the nozzle or the bonnet. A method of reducing corrosion of the radiator seal also is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Bearward Engineering Limited
    Inventors: Martin Smith, George Wilson-Fitzgerald
  • Patent number: 11873469
    Abstract: A portable assembly for cooling the contents of a fermentation vessel is provided. In one embodiment, the assembly comprises an insulated, cylindrical enclosure having a fixed bottom and a removable lid. A flexible heat exchanger is cylindrically disposed within the enclosure and encircles the fermentation vessel. In one embodiment, the flexible heat exchanger is connected to a vessel containing thermally conductive fluid by flexible tubes that extend outside the enclosure. In one embodiment, a heating element is used to heat the fermentation vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventor: Steven Dee Wayne Webber
  • Patent number: 11858309
    Abstract: A vehicle thermal management system, may include an HVAC subsystem including a first compressor and a first refrigeration cycle including a first refrigerant loop fluidly connected to the first compressor; a battery cooling subsystem including a battery coolant loop fluidly connected to a battery pack; a powertrain cooling subsystem including a powertrain coolant loop fluidly connected to a powertrain component; a second refrigeration cycle including a second compressor, a condenser located on the downstream side of the second compressor, and a second refrigerant loop fluidly connected to the condenser; a refrigerant chiller mounted between the first refrigeration cycle and the second refrigeration cycle and configured to transfer heat between the first refrigeration cycle and the second refrigeration cycle; and a battery chiller mounted between the second refrigeration cycle and the battery coolant loop and configured to transfer heat between the second refrigeration cycle and the battery coolant loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, DOOWON CLIMATE CONTROL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Song, Tae Han Kim, Hong Rok Shim, Chul Min Kim, Gang Jong Lee
  • Patent number: 11859923
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a cooling system and an automatic coolant injection method for the cooling system. The cooling system includes a heat exchanger; a converter; a liquid cooling pipeline; a coolant tank with a liquid-level sensor; an injection pump for injecting coolant from the coolant tank into the liquid cooling pipe; and a control unit. When liquid level of the coolant tank reaches an upper threshold, the injection pump injects coolant into the liquid cooling pipeline. When pressure of the coolant in the liquid cooling pipe reaches an upper static liquid pressure threshold, the control unit turns off the injection pump, and executes the turning-on and turning-off operations of the circulation pump with a preset circulation period. The circulation pump forces the coolant to circulate in the liquid cooling pipeline when being turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao Yang, Jun Chen, Jingxian Kuang, Dong Wang, Shunxi Huang, Qiquan Chen
  • Patent number: 11859917
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a vapor collection pipe, a liquid collection pipe, and an exchange pipeline. The exchange pipeline includes a condensing section, an evaporation section, and a transition section. An upper end of the condensing section is connected to the vapor collection pipe. A lower end of the condensing section is connected to a first end of the transition section. An upper end of the evaporation section is connected to a second end of the transition section. A lower end of the evaporation section is connected to the liquid collection pipe. The evaporation section and the condensing section respectively extend in directions opposite to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Chen, Xiaowei Hui, Zhisheng Lian
  • Patent number: 11859921
    Abstract: This invention relates to a light weight microtube heat exchanger that meets all the performance requirements of more conventional plate-fin heat exchangers (thermal performance, shock and vibration, and weight, etc.) while providing significant improvements with respect to air-side fouling due to sand and dirt or weight reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: International Mezzo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin W. Kelly, David Craig
  • Patent number: 11857947
    Abstract: A method includes: providing an absorber material including: a casing; and superabsorbent particles arranged therein, and using the absorber material to absorb and/or distribute liquids in an actively and/or passively cooled current-carrying system including an actively and/or passively cooled power storage system. The casing has at least two plies arranged in a planar fashion on one another. Regions of the at least two plies are connected to one another by at least one seam such that the casing is segmented in a form of pockets separated from one another. At least some of the pockets have the superabsorbent particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KG
    Inventors: Ulrich Schneider, Markus Weber, Sarah Senne
  • Patent number: 11859916
    Abstract: A flow path member for a heat exchanger includes: an inner cylinder capable of housing a heat recovery member through which a first fluid can flow; an outer cylinder having a feed port capable of feeding a second fluid and a discharge port capable of discharging the second fluid, the outer cylinder being disposed so as to be spaced on a radially outer side of the inner cylinder such that a flow path for the second fluid is formed between the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder; a feed pipe connected to the feed port; and a discharge pipe connected to the discharge port. The feed port and the discharge port are provided so as to be located in a distance of less than half the circumference of the outer cylinder in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Akahani, Tatsuo Kawaguchi, Makoto Yoshihara
  • Patent number: 11852425
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to heat exchangers and heat exchange systems such heat exchangers. The heat exchangers include a shell having an inlet and an outlet and heat exchange tube bundles arranged therein. The shell includes a first region communicating with the inlet configured to accommodate the heat exchange tube bundles and a refrigerant input from the inlet. The refrigerant performs heat exchange with a fluid in the heat exchange tube bundles. A second region is arranged between the first region and the outlet and communicates with the first region and the outlet. A heating device is disposed in the second region. Embodiments may optimize spatial layout of the heat exchanger tube bundles, effectively improving the utilization of shell space of the heat exchanger the heat transfer efficiency of the heat exchanger at the same material cost, and enhance the overall performance, safety and reliability of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei Zhang, Abbas A. Alahyari, Jack Leon Esformes
  • Patent number: 11855270
    Abstract: A heat exchanger may include a perforated plate having a plurality of openings sandwiched between a first plate and a second plate. The first plate may have a first plate central planar surface, a first plate peripheral wall extending from an internal face of the first plate central planar surface towards the second plate, and an inlet permitting fluid flow on to the internal face of the central planar surface. The second plate may have a second plate central planar surface, a second plate peripheral wall extending from an internal face of the second plate central planar surface towards the first plate, and an outlet permitting fluid to exit the heat exchanger. The first plate, the second plate and the perforated may be coupled and define a fluid passage for flow of a heat exchanger fluid from the inlet to the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: DANA CANADA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Elmer Galvis, Farbod Vakilimoghaddam
  • Patent number: 11845359
    Abstract: A battery cooling system control method for a vehicle includes a process (A) of measuring by a controller a temperature of a battery based on data detected from a data detector while the vehicle is driving, determining by the controller whether the measured battery temperature is higher than a preset target temperature, and if a condition is not satisfied, cooling the battery using a coolant cooled in a radiator, and a process (B) of, if it is determined through the process (A) that the temperature of the battery is higher than the target temperature (i.e., if the condition is satisfied), operating an air conditioner to cool the battery using a coolant heat-exchanged with a refrigerant while passing through a chiller, and terminating control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Jeawan Kim, Wan Je Cho, Yeonho Kim
  • Patent number: 11841159
    Abstract: A zone-control unit for use in a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, the zone-control unit includes a heat exchanger, an inlet piping assembly coupled with the heat exchanger for supplying fluid to the heat exchanger, an outlet piping assembly coupled with the heat exchanger for receiving fluid from the heat exchanger, a bracket that maintains the inlet piping assembly and the outlet piping assembly in positional relationship, and an ancillary component coupled with the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Inventor: John Chris Karamanos
  • Patent number: 11835302
    Abstract: A method for transferring heat between a first fluid and a second fluid includes providing a tubeless heat exchanger having a tubeless heat exchanger core, the tubeless heat exchanger core having an inner casing and an outer casing disposed around the inner casing, the inner and outer casings defining therebetween a flow passage for a thermal transfer fluid to flow, the tubeless heat exchanger core having a core inlet arranged to receive the first fluid and a core outlet arranged to provide the first fluid, the core inlet and core outlet being fluidically connected to the flow passage, and at least one of the core inlet and core outlet being disposed on the inner casing, wherein each of the outer casing and the inner casing has an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the respective inner surfaces face each other and define therebetween the flow passage for the first fluid to flow from the core inlet to the core outlet and wherein at least a portion of the respective outer surfaces are arranged to be co
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: FULTON GROUP N.A., INC., HANGZHOU FULTON THERMAL EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Carl Nicholas Nett, Richard James Snyder, Keith Richard Waltz, Jian Chen, Weiqiang Xu, Yuchen Guo