Patents Examined by Justin M Jonaitis
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Patent number: 10281219Abstract: A plate laminated type heat exchanger includes: a plate laminated body which is formed by laminating a plurality of plates; and a heat exchanger body which includes a first header through which fluid (G) flows in from outside of the plate laminated body and a second header through which the fluid (G) flows out to the outside of the plate laminated body which are connected to the plate laminated body. Each of the plurality of plates is formed from a flat plate shape having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is provided with a plurality of grooves defined by inner walls through which the fluid flows. The plurality of plates are connected each other so that the first surface of one of the plurality of plates is brazed to the second surface of the other one of the plurality of plates.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2014Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATIONInventors: Koichi Mizushita, Sung-hee Hong, Hyeon-jun Kim
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Patent number: 10274265Abstract: A heat exchanger is provided. The heat exchanger is formed of a spiral wound flow body (70) having a plurality of passages (76) ending therethrough for passage of a first fluid. The flow body is positioned within a housing (42) and a cross-flow of a second fluid passes between or across successive layers of the spiral wound flow body. The intermixing of the thermal energy of the cross-flowing second fluid and the first fluid provide improved heat exchange.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2015Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Unison Industries, LLCInventors: Michael Thomas Kenworthy, Ricardo Arturo Gutierrez Espinosa
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Patent number: 10272735Abstract: An individual air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle includes: a driver's seat air conditioning module and a passenger seat air conditioning module sequentially provided with an evaporation core and a heater core; a first channel that passes through the evaporation core and is connected to an indoor outlet; a second channel that passes through the evaporation core and the heater core and is connected to the indoor outlet; and a temperature control door that opens and closes the first channel and the second channel.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Hanon Systems, Doowon Climate Control Co., Ltd.Inventors: Gee Young Shin, Sang Shin Lee, Kwang Woon Cho, Dong Ho Kwon, Keon Soo Jin, Dae Ig Jung, In Hyeok Kim, Sang In Suk
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Patent number: 10267566Abstract: A heat exchanger in one aspect of the present disclosure comprises a plurality of plate parts. The plurality of plate parts is arranged such that respective outer surfaces of mutually-adjacent plate parts of the plurality of plate parts are in a non-contact state having a gap between the respective outer surfaces, and apexes, each of which is an apex of the at least one convex protruding from each of respective mutually-facing outer surfaces of the mutually-adjacent plate parts, do not face each other in an arrangement direction of the plurality of plate parts.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2015Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiromi Ishikawa, Hirohisa Okami
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Patent number: 10260816Abstract: A heat exchange system comprises vertical centermost plenum surrounded by the heat exchange coil and housed in a plurality of side panels and a base, the plurality of side panels have air intakes that communicate outside air into the cabinet above the heat exchange coil and sprayers, a stream of spray water and air is drawn downwardly over a heat exchange coil, a portion of the spray water is separated from the air by drawing the air inward to the plenum, the air is then drawn upwardly within the plenum to an exhaust external to the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2015Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: E-POLYTECH MFG. SYS, LLCInventor: Dean Calton
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Patent number: 10264707Abstract: Disclosed is a flat plate pulsating heat pipe (FP-PHP) serving as a power-free high efficiency heat transfer system for small electronic devices such as mobile phones and laptop computers. The FP-PHP is manufactured using MEMS technology and configured to have a single-turn loop or a multi-turn loop, each having a single diameter channel or a dual diameter channel. Further, since a working fluid used in a flat plate pulsating heat pipe exhibits different characteristics according to the main working temperature, provided is a flat plate pulsating heat pipe which includes a working fluid having optimum efficiency in the main working temperature.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2015Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Sung Jin Kim, Gi Hwan Kwon
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Patent number: 10260763Abstract: The invention discloses a method and apparatus for retrofitting air conditioning system using all-weather solar heating. In air conditioning system in which original single cold host is equipped with a cooling tower and a boiler, plate heat exchanger, solar collector plate, energy storage tank and circulating pipelines are provided. The cooling tower is used to absorb the heat in the winter air. The solar collector plate is used to absorb solar thermal heat and transfer to the plate heat exchanger. The single cold machine is used to absorb the heat of the antifreeze liquid. The plate heat exchanger is provided to form a secondary cycle so as to avoid icing risk of the antifreeze liquid. At the outdoor temperature more than five degrees, the indoor users is heated without operating the boiler, which maintains summer operation performance and meanwhile increases winter heating function without changing the original system.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2016Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: HUNAN DONGYOU WATER VAPOR ENERGY HEAT PUMP MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Guohe Huang, Nianping Li, Jianlin Cheng, Ruohuang Li, Tianfei Huang, Zhongwei Li, Liping Xiang, Haijiao Cui, Yao Liu, Jun Tong, Jianliang Li
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Patent number: 10253785Abstract: A heat exchanger for a turbine engine having a body including a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and at least one fluid passage configured to carry a flow of heated fluid proximal to the second surface and where the body is arranged to transfer heat from the heated fluid to a cooling fluid passing by the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2016Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Unison Industries, LLCInventors: Michael Thomas Kenworthy, William Dwight Gerstler, Carlos Enrique Diaz
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Patent number: 10247493Abstract: A component coupling system for controllable heat transfer from or to a component which is heated by an external and/or internal heat source and is disposed adjacent to a cooler. The component coupling system includes a carrier plate, on which least one first means for spacing is disposed such that a component disposed on the means for spacing and the carrier plate, together with the means for spacing, form a first cavity. If needed, this cavity can be evacuated, filled with a fluid medium, or have a fluid medium flow through it, whereby the heat transfer or the heat dissipation from the component can be controlled in a simple manner.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2015Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbHInventors: Lothar Scheibl, Joachim Schruff
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Patent number: 10247489Abstract: A heat sink structure is provided having fins mechanically altered dynamically to change and optimize the heat sink's performance based on certain environmental conditions. Specifically, the shape of fins of the heat sink structure is dynamically altered in response to environmental conditions that indicate the need for increased thermal performance by spreading the fins through a mechanical device dynamically, or by collapsing the fins to reduce pressure drop across a region when increased thermal performance is not needed.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Bjorn J. Ahbel, Wiren D. Becker, Marc H. Coq, Milnes P. David, Ryan N. Elsasser, Syed F. Hossain
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Patent number: 10234214Abstract: A circular columnar body made of ceramics and including a plurality of through-holes extending in a single axial direction Z and having circular or elliptical cross sectional shapes orthogonal to the axial direction at a density of 2 to 50 pieces per square inch in a cross section orthogonal to the axial direction is once hollowed out in a direction X orthogonal to the axial direction Z by a cylinder, and the circular columnar body can also be once again hollowed out in the direction orthogonal to the axial direction Z and the direction X by the cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: TVK CORPORATIONInventors: Osamu Takagi, Shuichi Adachi
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Patent number: 10222073Abstract: A concealed heating system that includes one or more heating units. Each heating unit has a frame that enables the heating units to be stacked against one another and to be attached to framing members of a wall. Each heating unit also includes a housing that is attached to the frame. The housing extends into the wall to define a recess portion through which a heat supply pipe with heat-dissipating fins attached thereto extends.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Inventor: Roger Thomas
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Patent number: 10222095Abstract: A heat storage apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a casing, a heat storage material, and movable components. An internal space in the casing is partitioned into a plurality of spaces. The heat storage material is located in each of the plurality of spaces. At least one movable component is disposed in contact with the heat storage material in each of the plurality of spaces, and is capable of changing a position thereof relative to a position of the casing as time proceeds.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Hironobu Machida, Motohiro Suzuki, Shinsuke Takeguchi, Kentaro Shii, Masaaki Nagai
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Patent number: 10220672Abstract: A thermal control system of an electric vehicle is provided. The thermal control system has a composite cooling architecture. The thermal control system is automatically operated in one of three operation modes to adjust a circulation path of a cooling liquid according to the ambient temperature, the power system temperature and the cabinet air temperature. Consequently, the temperature of the power system is stabilized, the performance and the use life of the power system are enhanced, and the power consumption of the air-conditioning system is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: ALEEES ECO ARK CO. LTD.Inventors: An-Tao Anthony Yang, Gordon Ching Chen
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Patent number: 10215309Abstract: A shower arm attachment assembly including an arm coupling member, a shower pipe coupling member, and a locking member. The arm coupling member may fluidly connect to a shower arm for a showerhead and the shower pipe coupling member may fluidly connect to a shower pipe. The arm coupling member connects to the shower pipe coupling member and is selectively rotatably relative thereto. The locking member selectively controls rotation of the arm coupling member relative to the shower pipe coupling member.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: WATER PIK, INC.Inventors: Leland C. Leber, Gary D. Golichowski, Michael J. Quinn
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Patent number: 10215498Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an air guide-integrated evaporation cooler which allows a plurality of barrier plates, heat exchangers, and air guides for forming a dry channel and a wet channel to be integrally manufactured by a simple process, and a method of manufacturing the same. The air guide-integrated evaporation cooler for implementing the purpose includes a plurality of barrier plates; and gap units including a plurality of bars positioned between the plurality of barrier plates, disposed to be spaced apart from each other at a center portion thereof, and configured to form heat exchangers, and guides disposed at edges of the plurality of barrier plates and configured to determine a direction of a fluid flow.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: KYUNGDONG NAVIEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung Man Kwon, Kyu Cheol Oh, Won Jae Jin
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Patent number: 10208767Abstract: A fan module and an electronic device are provided. The fan module includes a fan housing, a fan and a heat dissipating member. The fan housing has an open side and an enclosing side which surrounds the open side, wherein the open side is provided with a first airflow guiding channel. The fan is disposed within the fan housing, the heat dissipating member is disposed at the open side, the heat dissipating member has a second airflow guiding channel which is communicated with the first airflow guiding channel, and the air generated by the fan passes through the first airflow guiding channel and the second airflow guiding channel and flows out for dust exhausting. The electronic device includes a chassis and the fan module, and the fan module is mounted in the chassis.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Kuang-Hua Lin, Wen-Neng Liao, Cheng-Wen Hsieh
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Patent number: 10203162Abstract: To provide a geothermal heat exchanger with high thermal efficiency, which can reduce heat loss to a non-geothermal zone when high-temperature liquid heated in the deep underground is transported to the ground. The geothermal heat exchanger of the present invention includes a liquid transport pipe provided with a liquid lowering pipe to which a heat exchange liquid which is pressurized and supplied, a liquid raising pipe which is disposed on the inside or outside side of the liquid lowering pipe and raises the heat exchange liquid which is descended to the geothermal zone, moved from the lower part and composed of the high-temperature liquid generated by which heat from the geothermal zone is supplied, and an outer thermal insulation layer which is provided on a part or the whole of the outside of the liquid transport pipe at least from the ground surface to the geothermal zone.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2015Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: JAPAN NEW ENERGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Takehiko Yokomine, Hideo Sakamoto
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Patent number: 10184728Abstract: An additively manufactured heat exchanger and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of walls spaced apart to define a plurality of fluid passageways and a plurality of flow turbulators extending between two adjacent walls through the fluid passageways. The walls and flow turbulators define one or more internal fluid passageways in thermal communication with the plurality of fluid passageways which receive a flow of auxiliary heat exchange fluid for enhancing the heat transfer efficiency of the heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Nicolas Kristopher Sabo, Ramon Martinez
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Patent number: 10180293Abstract: A method for producing a heat radiating plate, the method containing the steps of: finish cold-rolling an annealed material to obtain a strip; causing the strip to wind in the shape of a coil to prepare a coil stock; unwinding the coil stock by means of an uncoiler to obtain a strip; causing the strip to pass through a gap between the rolls of a leveler to correct the shape thereof; progressively feeding the corrected strip to a progressive die via a feeder to progressively press-working the strip to produce a heat radiating plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2016Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: DOWA METALTECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomotsugu Aoyama, Akira Sugawara