Patents Examined by Devon Lane
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Patent number: 12729920Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a plurality of flat heat-transfer tubes; and a corrugated fin provided between each adjacent two of the plurality of flat heat-transfer tubes. The corrugated fin is joined to the outer lateral walls of each adjacent two of the plurality of flat heat-transfer tubes at apexes of the wavy shape. The corrugated fin includes fins connecting the apexes and being side by side in an axial direction of the plurality of flat heat-transfer tubes. The fin has a plurality of heat-transfer promoters each having a transfer-promoting projection projecting from a surface of the fin; and an open part provided in the fin. The fin includes, between the plurality of heat-transfer promoters, frost-growing areas each having a through-hole continuous with the open part of a corresponding one of the plurality of heat-transfer promoters.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: September 8, 2026Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoji Onaka, Rihito Adachi, Nanami Kishida, Taisaku Gomyo, Tetsuji Saikusa, Takashi Nakajima
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Patent number: 12727124Abstract: Embodiments disclosed include a data center comprising a first reconfigurable utility module comprising interfaces for facilitating electrical power supply, data connectivity, and cooling media supply, and further comprising a plurality of interfaces through which components may be connected to said first reconfigurable utility module. Additionally, a plurality of server modules are connected to the reconfigurable utility module through the interfaces, each of said server modules comprising one or more racks of servers, each of said server modules receiving said power supply, said data connectivity, and said cooling media through an interface through which it is connected to said reconfigurable utility module.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: September 1, 2026Assignee: Nautilus TRUE, LLCInventors: Arnold Castillo Magcale, Patrick J. Quirk, Chase Abercrombie Ott, Robert C. Pfleging, Gabe Andrews
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Patent number: 12725811Abstract: A heat exchanger may include: a first flow path; a second flow path exchanging heat with the first flow path; a third flow path exchanging heat with the second flow path; and a fourth exchanging heat with the third flow path, wherein each of the first and the third flow path may be connected to one of a flow path for fuel gas to be supplied to a fuel cell and a flow path for cooling water to be supplied to the fuel cell; and each of the second and the fourth flow path may be connected to one of the followings: a flow path for fuel off-gas discharged from the fuel cell, a flow path for oxidant gas to be supplied to the fuel cell, a flow path for oxidant off-gas discharged from the fuel cell, and a flow path for cooling water discharged from the fuel cell.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2024Date of Patent: September 1, 2026Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masaaki Matsusue
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Patent number: 12723816Abstract: A plate includes: a main body; a flow channel provided in the main body and configured to flow inert gas therein; a cover configured to cover a surface of the main body where the flow channel is formed; a buried member buried in an opening of the flow channel, the buried member including a buried portion fixed to the flow channel and made of dense ceramic, and a flow portion held by the buried portion and configured to let the inert gas flow from an inside to an outside of the main body, at least a part of the flow portion being made of porous ceramic; and a plurality of through holes provided in the flow portion. A ratio of a diameter of an outer circumference of the buried portion to a diameter of a smallest circle among circles including all of the through holes is 1.2 or higher.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2026Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihito Araki, Shuhei Morota, Toshihiko Hanamachi, Hibiki Yokoyama
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Patent number: 12714959Abstract: In one aspect, a liquid collector having a forward lower edge, a connecting wall portion extending downwardly from the forward edge, a first layback wall portion connected to the connecting wall portion and extending upwardly and rearwardly from the connecting wall portion, an intermediate upper edge of the layback wall portion rearward of and above the forward lower edge. The liquid collector further includes an air diverter wall portion extending rearwardly from the first layback wall portion below the intermediate upper edge, a second layback wall portion extending upwardly and rearwardly of the air diverter wall portion, and a rearward upper edge of the second layback wall portion rearward of the intermediate upper edge and above the forward lower edge.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2023Date of Patent: August 25, 2026Assignee: Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Adam Russell, Christopher Patrick Auth, Ryan John Most, Richard David Wall, III
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Patent number: 12716664Abstract: A cooling system includes a cooling tower providing a housing that has a bottom, a top opposite the bottom, and a sidewall extending between the top and the bottom, an air intake vent provided on the sidewall and through which external air can enter an interior of the cooling tower, a plurality of louvers arranged at the air intake vent and vertically offset from each other to direct the external air into the interior, and a cooling assembly attached to at least one of the plurality of louvers, the cooling assembly including a tube through which a coolant is circulated and one or more fins extending from a surface of the tube. A temperature and a humidity of the external air is reduced as the external air contacts the cooling assembly while being drawn into the interior through the air intake vent.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2023Date of Patent: August 25, 2026Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Abdullah M. Al-Otaibi, Ahmad A. Alsaraihi, Mustafa K. Hashim
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Patent number: 12710240Abstract: A turnaround section for use with a two-pass crossflow heat exchanger. The turnaround section includes an arcuate housing and a plurality of arcuate fluid flow channels radially spaced within the housing, each arcuate channel having a first end configured, in use, to receive a first fluid from flow channels of a heat exchanger core and a second end to return the first fluid to return channels of the core. A plurality of separators are provided between each adjacent pair of arcuate channels to form further channels between the arcuate channels that extend and provide for flow of a second fluid in a plane transverse to the plane of the arcuate channels.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2024Date of Patent: August 18, 2026Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Rafał Lewandowski, Artur Hilgier
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Patent number: 12713556Abstract: A vehicle temperature control system includes an in-vehicle control unit temperature control flow path, a battery temperature control flow path, a heat exchange unit configured to provide temperature control fluid for the in-vehicle control unit temperature control flow path and the battery temperature control flow path, and a control valve unit configured to control the in-vehicle control unit temperature control flow path and the battery temperature control flow path to be connected in parallel or series.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: August 18, 2026Assignee: YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Xingxin Zhang, Xuehuan Wang
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Patent number: 12693080Abstract: The heat exchanger tray provided herein may include a base, a cover, and a heat exchange coil. The base may include a cutout and a bottom portion with one or more sidewalls forming a serpentine path for wastewater. The cover may be positioned within the cutout of the base to create a space between the base and the cover. The cover may include one or more protruding portions that engage with the one or more sidewalls of the bottom portion of the base to enclose the serpentine path. The heat exchange coil may be positioned in and along at least a portion of the serpentine path between the base and the cover. Fresh water may flow through the heat exchange coil. Wastewater may flow through the serpentine path between the base and the cover, such that the wastewater may heat the fresh water flowing through the heat exchange coil.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2024Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: Kohler Mira LimitedInventors: Sean Conway, Oliver Jones, Steven Richard Sandell, James Cranwell, Bradley Edwards
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Patent number: 12687349Abstract: An immersion-type liquid cooling heat dissipation structure is provided. The immersion-type liquid cooling heat dissipation structure includes a metal heat dissipation substrate layer and a metal film layer. The metal film layer is formed on a surface of the metal heat dissipation substrate layer, and is configured to be immersed in an immersion-type coolant. An effective thickness of the metal film layer is less than 500 ?m. A surface of the metal film layer has a plurality of micropores that facilitate generation of vapor bubbles. An effective width of each of the plurality of micropores is between 1 ?m and 200 ?m, and a depth of each of the plurality of micropores is between 100 nm and 50 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2024Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: AMULAIRE THERMAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Kuo-Wei Lee, Ching-Ming Yang, Chi-An Chen, Tze-Yang Yeh
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Patent number: 12674625Abstract: A plate heat exchanger arrangement (1), which comprises a flow channel structure (2a, 2b) having an inlet connection (3) and an outlet connection (4) for a medium flowing in the flow channel, and at least one plate pack module (5) and a frame structure (6) to which the plate pack module is removably arranged and which frame structure (6) is arranged as a part of the flow channel structure. A plate heat exchanger arrangement (1) is used in exhaust gas heat recovery by arranging a plate heat exchanger arrangement as a part of the exhaust gas channel.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2022Date of Patent: July 7, 2026Assignee: VAHTERUS OYInventor: Reima Viinikkala
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Patent number: 12677394Abstract: An isolation device for isolating leaked liquid coolant and an electronic equipment carrying same are disclosed. The isolation device includes a liquid cooling radiator, a fixing structure, and a detection device. The liquid cooling radiator includes a first housing and a second housing which are connected with each other and enclose a chamber allowing a liquid coolant to flow therethrough. The first housing defines a groove away from the chamber, a bottom wall of the groove including a first end and a second end lower than the first end. The fixing structure is disposed on the bottom wall and configured to fix a pipe. The groove is configured to receive liquid coolant leaked from a connection between the fixing structure and the pipe. The detection device is disposed on the second end and configured to detect presence of liquid.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2022Date of Patent: July 7, 2026Assignee: Fulian Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co., LTD.Inventors: Yu-Chia Ting, Tsung-Lin Liu
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Patent number: 12674624Abstract: A heat exchanger is provided, including a plurality of fins and a plurality of flat pipes. The plurality of fins are spaced apart and arranged in parallel, a plurality of flat pipe grooves are provided in at least one side of the fins along a width direction of the fins, the plurality of flat pipe grooves are arranged at intervals along a length direction of the fins, and the plurality of flat pipes are correspondingly inserted into the flat pipe grooves. Each of the plurality of fins is provided with a plurality of protruding portions, the plurality of protruding portions are sequentially arranged along the width direction of the current fin to form a corrugated structure, and both ends of the corrugated structure extend towards both sides of the current fin along the length direction of the current fin respectively and pass through both ends of the current fin.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2022Date of Patent: July 7, 2026Assignee: ZHEJIANG DUNAN ARTIFICIAL ENVIRONMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Zhongbo Feng
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Patent number: 12669292Abstract: A heat exchanger includes an outer shell enclosing an interior space. An inlet extends through the outer shell and is in fluidic communication with the interior space. An outlet extends through the outer shell and is in fluidic communication with the interior space. At least one phase change element is inside the interior space and includes a core comprising a phase change material.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2023Date of Patent: June 30, 2026Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRANG CORPORATIONInventors: Raphael Mandel, Joseph E. Turney, Ram Ranjan
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Patent number: 12665095Abstract: A divertor heat transfer structure, including a divertor first wall, a hydrophilic film, an outer pipe and an inner pipe. The outer pipe is sleeved on the inner pipe. The divertor first wall is arranged at an end of the outer pipe. The divertor first wall, an inner wall of the outer pipe and an outer wall of the inner pipe enclose a flow chamber. An end of the inner wall facing the divertor first wall is provided with a jet hole, through which the flow chamber is communicated with the inner pipe. The hydrophilic film is arranged on a side of the divertor first wall facing the jet hole, and fixedly connected with the divertor first wall. Through the arrangement of the hydrophilic film at an inner wall of the divertor first wall, a liquid-supply path can be separated from a steam-discharge channel when exposed to heat.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2024Date of Patent: June 23, 2026Assignee: HEFEI INSTITUTES OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCESInventors: Yuntao Song, Xuebing Peng, Xin Mao, Fangzhou Song, Xinyuan Qian, Wei Song
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Patent number: 12650267Abstract: The invention relates to a fixing device (1) for reinforcing the joint of a rotary heat exchanger (2) which has a hub part (5) and a heat storage part (6) made of corrugated and flat layers that are wound in an alternating manner. The aim of the invention is to reinforce the joint of the rotary heat exchanger with as little technical complexity as possible. This is achieved in that the rotary heat exchanger (2) can be arranged in the fixing device (1) in a stationary manner, the fixing device (1) has a screw drill device (10) which is arranged on the outer circumference of the rotary heat exchanger (2) arranged in the fixing device (1) and by means of which at least one screw spoke (17) can be drilled or screwed from the outer lateral surface (9) of the rotary heat exchanger (2) through the corrugated and flat layers of the heat storage part (6) of the rotary heat exchanger (2) and into the hub part (5) thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2022Date of Patent: June 9, 2026Assignee: KLINGENBURG GMBHInventor: Jan Kleindienst
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Patent number: 12643368Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus for an electric mobility and an air-conditioning system using the same includes a heat pump used to provide high-temperature air generated through an internal condenser to an evaporator, removing condensed water generated in the evaporator after cooling, and sterilizing the evaporator.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2022Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Gee Young Shin, Su Yeon Kang, Dae Hee Lee, Myung Hoe Kim, Dong Ho Kwon
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Patent number: 12644635Abstract: A refrigeration appliance including a compartment for storing food items. A partition divides the compartment into a first and a second compartments. The first compartment is disposed horizontally adjacent the second compartment and has a user-selectable target freezer temperature. An evaporator is disposed in the first compartment. An evaporator fan is disposed in the first compartment for conveying cooling air from the evaporator to the first and the second compartments. A temperature control module positioned in the second compartment. The temperature control module includes a body having front and rear surfaces. An air passage is formed in the body and extends between a side inlet opening of the body to at least one outlet opening on the front surface of the body. A heater assembly is disposed between the front and the rear surfaces of the body for heating air in the air passage.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: Electrolux Do Brasil S.A.Inventors: Rodrigo Marge Pagnozzi, Israel Mercer Neto, Guilherme Rissatto Picanço, Augusto Biscaia Da Silva, Alexandre Sauer, Alcione Colecha, Aguilar Da Silva
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Patent number: 12638255Abstract: Provided is a radiative cooling substrate, sequentially composed of a broadband radiation absorption layer, a metal substrate, and a wavelength-selective infrared emission layer. Also provided is a method for preparing the aforementioned radiative cooling substrate, which simply involves placing the metal substrate into an electrophoresis tank and depositing the broadband radiation absorption layer and the wavelength-selective infrared emission layer on the two sides of the metal substrate, respectively. Additionally, a radiative cooling device, comprising the above-mentioned radiative cooling substrate, is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2024Date of Patent: May 26, 2026Assignee: National Tsing Hua UniversityInventors: Yu-Bin Chen, Chih-Chan Chiang, Jui-Yung Chang, Cheng-Yang Liu, Chien-Hao Liu
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Patent number: 12578149Abstract: Vertical vapor generator of shell-and-tube type, for an indirect heat exchange between a tube-side fluid to be cooled and a boiling shell-side fluid, and operating method thereof. The vertical vapor generator includes shell-side baffles having a slope to promote the upward outflow of vapor from the lower surface of the baffles and the downward outflow of gravity deposits from the upper surface of the baffles. In embodiments, the vertical vapor generator mitigates or eliminates overheating and corrosion phenomena near the baffles and provides increased reliability and operating life. Operating methods are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2023Date of Patent: March 17, 2026Inventor: Giovanni Manenti