Patents Examined by Joel Attey
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Patent number: 9541333Abstract: A stacked heat exchanger, in particular ferritic welded heat exchanger for high temperature applications, is provided that has stack plates that are held between cover plates and/or an outer housing. Aluminum is added to the cover plates and/or the housing in production.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2012Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: MAHLE International GmbHInventor: Hans-Heinrich Angermann
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Patent number: 9521787Abstract: Systems and methods for cooling include one or more computing structure, an inter-structure liquid cooling system that includes valves configured to selectively provide liquid coolant to the one or more computing structures; a heat rejection system that includes one or more heat rejection units configured to cool liquid coolant; and one or more liquid-to-liquid heat exchangers that include valves configured to selectively transfer heat from liquid coolant in the inter-structure liquid cooling system to liquid coolant in the heat rejection system. Each computing structure further includes one or more liquid-cooled servers; and an intra-structure liquid cooling system that has valves configured to selectively provide liquid coolant to the one or more liquid-cooled servers.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2012Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Timothy J. Chainer, Pritish R. Parida
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Patent number: 9506699Abstract: A heat pipe structure includes a main body having a chamber. The chamber has a first side and a second side. A first capillary structure and a second capillary structure are respectively disposed on the first and second sides. A working fluid is filled in the chamber. The first capillary structure has a radial extension range larger than or equal to one half of a circumference of inner wall face of the chamber and larger than a radial extension range of the second capillary structure. The first and second capillary structures are connected with each other. The first and second capillary structures and the inner wall face of the chamber together define at least one vapor passage. By means of the heat pipe structure, the amount of transferred heat is increased and the heat transfer efficiency is greatly enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2012Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chun-Ming Wu
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Patent number: 9482476Abstract: An apparatus for plugging a bore of a tube sheet, the apparatus includes cantilevered members that project radially outward from a body on the inner surface of the tube sheet. Slots can be drilled into a tube the projects into the bore and the cantilevered members set into the slots. The cantilevered members can slide radially outward from within the body, or can be pivotingly attached on an end of the body. One end of a bolt threadingly attaches to the body, and attaches on its other end to a nut circumscribing the tube sheet bore on its outer surface. A deformable collar circumscribes the bolt between the body and nut and provides a seal within the tube sheet bore. The apparatus can also be used to plug bores that do not include tubes.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventor: Abdullah M. Al-Otaibi
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Patent number: 9474186Abstract: A method is provided for dissipating heat from a rack. The method includes: disposing a coolant-cooled heat exchanger within the rack, and providing a coolant control apparatus. The coolant control apparatus includes at least one coolant recirculation conduit coupled in fluid communication between a facility coolant supply and return, wherein the facility coolant supply and return facilitate providing facility coolant to the heat exchanger. The control apparatus further includes a coolant pump(s) associated with the recirculation conduit(s) and a controller which monitors a temperature of facility coolant supplied to the heat exchanger, and redirects facility coolant, via the coolant recirculation conduit(s) and coolant pump(s), from the facility coolant return to the facility coolant supply to, at least in part, ensure that facility coolant supplied to the heat exchanger remains above a dew point temperature.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2012Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Milnes P. David, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Robert E. Simons
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Patent number: 9429372Abstract: An accumulator for a cooling fluid is provided that includes a floor. The floor has an interface for connecting a chamber of the accumulator to at least one cooling tube. The floor also has an opening that extends at least over a partial area of the chamber. The accumulator furthermore has a lid that is embodied in such a way as to seal the opening of the floor in a fluid-tight manner. The lid is embodied as wire or extrusion profile.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2012Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: MAHLE International GmbHInventors: Stefan Hirsch, Heiko Neff, Achim Wiebelt
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Patent number: 9368426Abstract: A piezoelectric fan includes a vibration plate one end of which in a length direction is supported in a fixed manner and the other end of which in the length direction is a free end; and piezoelectric elements, attached on at least one of front and back surfaces of the vibration plate. In an intermediate portion of the vibration plate in the length direction, a right-angle bent portion is provided, and a plurality of divided blades are defined by slits in an area of the vibration plate extending from the free end to a position located a predetermined distance from the bent portion toward the free end. The piezoelectric element is attached on the portion of the vibration plate between the fixed end and the bent portion. Hence, variations in resonant frequency among the blades are reduced and the blades are efficiently excited using a common piezoelectric element.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2012Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayoshi Tanida, Midori Sunaga, Hiroaki Wada
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Patent number: 9360262Abstract: A heat exchanger for a vehicle is disclosed. The heat exchanger includes a heat radiating portion provided with first and second connecting lines formed alternately by stacking a plurality of plates, and receiving first and second operating fluids respectively into the first and second connecting lines. The first and second operating fluids exchange heat with each other during passing through the first and second connecting lines. The heat exchanger also includes a bifurcating portion connecting an inflow hole for flowing one operating fluid of the first and second operating fluids with an exhaust hole for exhausting the one operating fluid, adapted for the one operating fluid to bypass the heat radiating portion according to a temperature of the one operating fluid, and mounted at an exterior of the heat radiating portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2011Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Wan Je Cho
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Patent number: 9250021Abstract: The device relates to a heat exchanger in which heat transfer between heating water passing through the inside of heat exchanging pipes and combustion gas is efficiently performed. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat exchanging pipes, through the inside of each of which heating water passes. The cross-section of each of the heat exchanging pipes has protrusions and recessions alternately arranged in the width direction of the heat exchanging pipe, so as to extend the flow path for the combustion gas passing between the heat exchanging pipes.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2010Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Kyungdong Navien Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young Mo Kim, Young Sik Choi
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Patent number: 9239195Abstract: A heat exchanger for a vehicle may include a heat radiating portion provided with first and second connecting lines formed alternately by stacking plates, and receiving first and second operating fluids into the first and second connecting lines. The heat exchanger also includes a bifurcating portion connecting an inflow hole for flowing one operating fluid of the first and second operating fluids with an exhaust hole for exhausting the one operating fluid, and the bifurcating portion is adapted for the one operating fluid to bypass the heat radiating portion according to a temperature of the one operating fluid. The heat exchanger further includes a valve unit mounted corresponding to the inflow hole and adapted to flow the one operating fluid selectively to the heat radiating portion or the bifurcating portion according to the temperature of the one operating fluid flowing in the inflow hole.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2011Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Jae Yeon Kim, Wan Je Cho, Young Jun Kim, Yong Woong Cha
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Patent number: 9134737Abstract: A thermostatic mixing valve includes a mixing slide arranged between two seats for mixing fluids at different temperatures and capable of flowing between the mixing slide and the two seats, respectively, so as to supply a mixed fluid; and an axial thermal actuator arranged between the mixing slide and an absorption member sensitive to the temperature of the mixed fluid for creating a controlled movement of the position of the mixing slide between the two seats in order to supply the mixed fluid at a controlled temperature, where the absorption member includes one of the seats and is capable of moving in a direction that increases the distance between the seats when the mixing slide is bearing on the other seat so as to absorb an excess of axial movement of a rod of the absorption member due to excessive variation of the mixed fluid temperature.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2010Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Watts Industries FranceInventor: Georges Menet
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Patent number: 9080495Abstract: An exhaust heat recovery device includes a multi-piece, chamber-shaped branching member with a draw-molded first chamber half having one inlet for introducing exhaust gas, and a draw-molded second chamber half having two outlets for discharging the exhaust gas. The draw-molded first and second chamber halves are integrally connected together to form a single chamber. A first flow channel extends from one of the two outlets of the branching member for circulating the exhaust gas. A heat exchanger is provided to the first flow channel for recovering potential heat of the exhaust gas. A second flow channel extends from the other one of the two outlets of the branching member for circulating the exhaust gas while bypassing the heat exchanger. A valve chamber houses a valve configured to open and close an outlet of the second flow channel.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2012Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: YUTAKA GIKEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Toru Hisanaga, Tomoyuki Uchida, Shingo Oshimizu, Toshihiro Kondo
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Patent number: 9074827Abstract: A heat exchanger heat-utilization device is obtained that can efficiently store heat and dissipate heat in or from a chemical thermal storage medium, and a manufacturing method of the heat exchanger heat-utilization device. A heat exchanger heat-utilization device includes: chemical thermal storage medium composite molded formed by organizing chemical thermal storage medium particles into a porous structural body having flow channels; and a heat exchanger body. The heat exchanger body has thermal storage medium containing portions in which the chemical thermal storage medium composite molded bodies are accommodated, and fluid flow channels that are partitioned from the thermal storage medium containing portions by partition walls and through which a heat exchange medium flows for heat exchange with the chemical thermal storage medium composite molded bodies.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2008Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHOInventors: Takashi Shimazu, Hiroyuki Mitsui, Hideo Sobukawa, Yasuo Takada, Yoshiaki Fukushima
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Patent number: 9074820Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a plurality of flat tubes in which a fluid flows, and a plurality of fins each of which is connected to flat surfaces of adjacent tubes to increase a heat exchange area on a side of air flowing outside of the tube. The fin includes a plate portion having a plate surface, and fin protrusions protruding from the plate surface of the plate portion. The fin protrusions are provided to be spaced from the flat surface of the tube by a predetermined distance. A flow resistance portion is provided to protrude from the flat surface of the tube toward outside by a protrusion dimension that is equal to or larger than the predetermined distance.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2010Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Hayasaka, Masahiro Shimoya, Mitsugu Nakamura, Takashi Taki, Masahiro Omae, Aun Ota