Tubular Structure Patents (Class 165/177)
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Patent number: 11927397Abstract: The present invention is directed to providing a tube assembly for a heat exchanger or heat management apparatus in which the tube assembly can be integrally assembled using inner fin tubes having a two-row structure and drainage performance and corrosion resistance performance can be improved. The tube assembly for the heat exchanger or heat management apparatus includes a first- and second-row tube including an inner fin type tube respectively, a central connection portion that connects the first-row tube to the second-row tube, and a header in which a first- and a second-row tube hole, into which ends of the first- and the second-row tube are inserted, are arranged, wherein a cut portion formed in the direction opposite to the ends of the first- and the second-row tube inserted into the header is included in the central connection portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hwa Sung Kim
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Patent number: 11859922Abstract: A thermal management system for a body to be exposed to solar radiation includes an infrared radiating element and a solar-scattering cover disposed on or integrated with the infrared radiating element. The thermal management system further includes a thermal storage sub-system in fluid connection with a solar panel via thermal interconnections.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: The Regents of the University of MichiganInventors: Andrej Lenert, Hannah Meekyung Kim
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Patent number: 11859919Abstract: A tube body for a heat exchanger includes an outer cover and intermediate walls arranged in the outer cover, which within the outer cover limit passages that are separated from one another in a width direction and can be flowed through in a longitudinal direction. An increased stability of the tube body with reduced weight at the same time is obtained in that a wall thickness running in the width direction of at least one inner intermediate wall, which is arranged between in the width direction outer intermediate walls, that is greater than the wall thickness of the respective outer intermediate wall. In addition, a heat exchanger having such a tube body, a motor vehicle and a building having such a heat exchanger are provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Mahle International GmbHInventor: Scott Edward Kent
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Patent number: 11828461Abstract: A dew point corrosion resistant heat exchanging system having a plurality of hollow heat transferring tubes through which cooler ambient air or hot combustion product gases flow. The other of the air or gas flows across the outer surfaces of the tubes, and heat is transferred from the hot gases to the ambient air, thus heating the air. A portion of the tubes includes an inner liner forming an air pocket chamber between the liner and the outer wall of the tube. The air pocket chamber provides heat transfer advantages that maintain the tubes at a temperature above the dew point of the gases in the system, thus inhibiting corrosion of the tubes.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Corrosion Monitoring Service, Inc.Inventors: Steve Turner, Joe Ferguson, Brian Schifler
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Patent number: 11754340Abstract: The invention deals with a heat exchanger tube (1) for use in a heat exchanger tube (1) of a motor vehicle, the heat exchanger tube (1) comprising a pair (2) of plates (3) elongating along a longitudinal plan (A), the pair (2) of plates (3) comprising a first plate (3) and a second plate (4) joined to each other to form an inner area (5) dedicated to refrigerant fluid (RF) circulation and divided in at least six channels (6), at least one channel (6) is defined by a cross section area (S) that has a length (L), at least one of the plate is defined by a thickness (T) measured between an internal wall (7) of the plate and an external wall (8) of the plate opposed to the internal wall (7), wherein said thickness (T) is between 0.190 mm and 0.300 mm and said length (L) is between 2 mm and 5 mm.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: VALEO VYMENIKY TEPLA S. r. o.Inventors: Jakub Jirsa, Jan Forst, Florencio Gonzalez
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Patent number: 11692487Abstract: A fuel injector system includes an outer support and an inner support, with a feed arm extending radially between the inner support and the outer support. A plurality of outlet openings extend in an axial direction from the feed arm for feeding respective injection nozzles. The outer support and feed arm define a plurality of fuel passages therethrough to convey fluid from an external source through the outer support and feed arm to the outlet openings. A heat shield extends around the feed arm from the outer support to the inner support. The heat shield is spaced apart from the feed arm with an insulative gap therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Collins Engine Nozzles, Inc.Inventors: Jason A. Ryon, Lev A. Prociw, Gregory A. Zink
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Patent number: 11668488Abstract: System and methods for controlling operating state of a heat transfer system are disclosed herein. The heat transfer system can include temperature sensor positioned at the fluid inlet line and the fluid outlet line and a heat exchanger between the fluid inlet line and the fluid outlet line. The heat transfer system can include a processor communicatively coupled to the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor. The processor can determine an inlet temperature of water flowing in the fluid inlet line and outlet temperature of water flowing in the fluid outlet line and can determine a delta temperature based on difference between the inlet temperature and the outlet temperature. Based on the inlet temperature and the delta temperature, the processor can determine an operating state of the heat transfer system.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Jorge Miguel Gamboa Revilla, Satya Kiran Gullapalli, Sergio Fernando Montalgo Salazar, Juan Carlos Montanez, Amin Monfared, Alexander Chow
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Patent number: 11629882Abstract: A heat exchanger for heating a fluid flowing through a pipe using a combustion gas includes: a body including open upper and lower ends and having a space formed therein to allow the combustion gas to pass therethrough; a combustor formed in an upper portion of the space in which combustion of the combustion gas occurs; a heat exchange portion formed below the combustor and provided with a heat exchange pipe configured to heat an internal fluid by using the combustion gas; and a heat return pipe provided outside the space so as to be in contact with an outer surface of the body, wherein the combustor and the heat exchange portion may be unitarily formed, and the body in which the combustor is formed includes a concave portion protruding concavely inward so as to correspond to a shape of an outer circumferential surface of the heat return pipe.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Inventors: Jin Min Choi, Sung-Hwan Choi
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Patent number: 11624455Abstract: A valve trim includes a body having a plurality of parallel flow passages extending from a first end of the body to a second end of the body, opposite the first end. Each flow passage includes a throat and an expansion chamber and each throat is nested between the expansion chambers of directly adjacent flow passages.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLCInventor: Jason D. Jablonski
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Patent number: 11585605Abstract: A heat exchanger for providing thermal energy transfer between a first flow along a first flowpath and a second flow along a second flowpath has at least one plate bank having a plurality of plates, each plate having: a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a leading edge along the second flowpath and a trailing edge along the second flowpath; a proximal edge having at least one inlet port along the first flowpath and at least one outlet port along the first flowpath; and at least one passageway along the first flowpath. An inlet manifold has a first face to which the plurality of plates are mounted along their respective proximal edges. An inlet plenum has at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port. An outlet plenum has at least one outlet port and at least one inlet port.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Patrick M. Hart, William P. Stillman, Russell J. Bergman
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Patent number: 11566850Abstract: A plate heat exchanger without straight flow channels is provided, for exchanging heat between fluids. Said heat exchanger, comprises a start plate, an end plate and a number of heat exchanger plates provided with a pressed pattern of ridges and grooves with a pitch. The heat exchanger plates are kept at a distance from each other by contact between ridges and grooves of neighboring plates in contact points, when said plates are being stacked onto one another. Flow channels are thus formed between said plates, the contact points are positioned so that no straight lines are formed along the length of the heat exchanger plates.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: SWEP International ABInventor: Sven Andersson
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Patent number: 11508973Abstract: A fuel cell system for a vehicle includes: a first cooling line to pass through a fuel cell stack in the vehicle and to circulate a first coolant therethrough; a second cooling line to pass through a power electronic part in the vehicle and to circulate a second coolant therethrough; and a heat exchanger to allow the first coolant and the second coolant to exchange heat.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jong Bo Won, Sung Kyung Choi
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Patent number: 11243030Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a body, a plurality of first flow channels defined in the body; and a plurality of second flow channels defined in the body. The second flow channels are fluidly isolated from the first flow channels. The first flow channels and second flow channels are arranged in a checkerboard pattern.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2016Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventors: Neal R. Herring, Ram Ranjan, Brian St. Rock, Joseph Turney, Andrzej E. Kuczek, Michael K. Ikeda, Thomas M. Yun
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Patent number: 11161205Abstract: A robotic wire termination system for efficiently connecting a plurality of wires to an electrical connector. The robotic wire termination system generally includes a frame, a connector support attached to the frame, a robot manipulator having at least one arm, a heating device attached to the at least one arm and a control unit in communication with the robot manipulator to control the operation of the robot manipulator. The arm of the robot manipulator is adapted to move the heating device so that the heating device can apply heat to a selected connector pin of the electrical connector.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Onanon, Inc.Inventor: Dennis J. Johnson
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Patent number: 10987720Abstract: Fluid circulation tube and heat exchanger equipped with tubes of this type are disclosed. The tube (6) is produced by bending, and, once its wall has been bent, has a base portion (12) prolonged laterally by two linking portions (13) leading to two top portions (14) turned toward one another, which terminate in end legs (15) turned toward the base portion (12), forming at least two parallel longitudinal internal channels (16) into which the two systems (20) of bends (21) of a corrugated disrupter (17) can be inserted, these systems being interconnected by a central part (23) inserted into a gap left between said legs and the base portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2011Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Laurent Moreau, Alain Bauerheim, Philippe Metayer
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Patent number: 10677530Abstract: A tube body for a heat exchanger may include an outer structure composed of a band material. The outer structure may include two mutually opposite wide sides and two mutually opposite narrow sides delimiting an outer structure interior space. The tube body may further include an inner structure integrally arranged on the outer structure and composed of the band material. The inner structure may be arranged in the outer structure interior space and divide the outer structure interior space into at least two fluid ducts fluidically separated from one another through which a fluid is flowable. The band material may have a material thickness and, at least in certain portions, a material thickness of a portion of the band material defining the inner structure may be less than a material thickness of a portion of the band material defining the outer structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Mahle International GmbHInventors: Pawel Jedraszak, Andrzej Krupa, Michal Maleszka, Lukasz Zywica
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Patent number: 10626823Abstract: An exhaust heat recovery unit, includes: a heat exchanger that is provided inside an exhaust pipe through which exhaust gas flows, the heat exchange being formed from silicon carbide, and the heat exchanger performing heat exchange between the exhaust gas and a heat medium; and a retention member that is provided at the periphery of the heat exchanger, is formed of a ceramic sheet or an expandable graphite sheet, and is sandwiched between the exhaust pipe and the heat exchanger, thereby retaining the heat exchanger in the exhaust pipe.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshio Murata, Yoshihiro Koga
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Patent number: 10520261Abstract: The invention relates to a flat pipe, comprising two substantially flat first walls that are opposite each other and arranged parallel to each other, two arcuate second walls that connect the two flat first walls, and an interior through which a medium can flow, wherein projections that protrude into the interior are provided in at least one of the flat first walls, wherein projections that protrude into the interior are provided in the arcuate second walls.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2013Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBHInventors: Steffen Brunner, Achim Herber, Jens Holdenried, Rainer Stauch
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Patent number: 10516087Abstract: The invention notably relates to a light-emitting module of a terrestrial vehicle having at least one semiconductor light source including a mostly semiconductor material substrate, the substrate having a first face and a second face. The light source further includes electroluminescent elements with submillimeter dimensions extending from the first face of the substrate, and at least one heatsink cooperating with the second face of the substrate to evacuate the heat produced by the light source. The invention therefore offers an improved light-emitting module for terrestrial vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: VALEO VISIONInventors: Lothar Seif, Christine Roucoules, Gilles Briand, Benoit Reiss, Zdravko Zojceski
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Patent number: 10508870Abstract: A tube for use in a heat exchanger includes an upper portion, a base portion spaced from the upper portion, and a partitioning wall depending from the upper portion. The partitioning wall is bent away and spaced from the base portion in a first section of the tube to form a single flow channel within the tube along the first section. The partitioning wall contacts the base portion in a second section of the tube to form a partition separating a first flow channel from a second flow channel along the second section. The first section of the tube is configured for reception into an opening of a header tank of the heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Orest Alexandru Dziubinschi, Kastriot Shaska, David Carl Letteer
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Patent number: 10502412Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for indirect heating by radiation in the form of a radiant housing having two front walls and two side walls and comprising at least one heat source, said radiant housing having front walls joining one another such that the housing has a lenticular shape in cross-section.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: DREVER INTERNATIONAL S.A.Inventors: Alexandre Lhoest, Olivier Pensis
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Patent number: 10408549Abstract: A fin has a plurality of insertion holes in an elliptical shape through which a heat transfer tube is inserted and contains stainless steel as a material. The plurality of insertion holes are disposed as being aligned in a single row in a first direction. The fin has a first slit extending from a first end portion toward a second end portion and a second slit extending from the second end portion toward the first end portion. The second slit has a first edge portion where a cut and raised wall portion is disposed and a second edge portion where no cut and raised wall portion is disposed.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: NORITZ CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi Oohigashi, Satoshi Yoshida, Akinobu Nakamura
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Patent number: 10374269Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery stacks integrated by stacking a plurality of unit batteries, a fluid passage where fluid flows for cooling the unit batteries disposed between the battery stacks, a blower for circulating the fluid in the fluid passage, and a plurality of heat conducting plates. The heat conducting plate is thermally connected to an outer casing of the unit batteries constituting the battery stacks adjacent to each other, and disposed so as to constitute a plurality of cooled portions of which parts thereof exist in the fluid passage. The battery pack includes a passage forming member that demarcates the fluid passage as an independent passage from the area near the outer casing of the unit battery, and includes a partition wall for supporting the heat conducting plate.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2015Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki Uchiyama, Ryuichiro Shinkai, Yoshimitsu Inoue, Takahiro Souki, Kouhei Yamamoto, Kouhei Yamaguchi, Tetsuya Goto
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Patent number: 10345053Abstract: A heat exchanger, such as a water cooled charge air cooler, is disclosed for cooling of charge air with the aid of coolant. In at least one embodiment, the heat exchanger includes charge air tubes and coolant turbulators made of corrugated sheet metal interposed between the air tubes. The turbulators define coolant channels and including at least one turbulating device provided therein. According to at least one embodiment of the invention, at least one channel includes at least one continuously shaped side wall which is non-apertured along its entire length and thus promotes coolant flow along the channel by inhibiting cross flow of coolant to a neighbouring channel.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: TITANX HOLDING ABInventors: Luis Amaya, Bengt-Ove Birgersson, Anders Noren
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Patent number: 10113813Abstract: A tube for a heat exchanger, and more particularly, a tube for a heat exchanger, which has a first reinforcement portion corresponding to a curved section of a tube and a second reinforcement portion attached to the first reinforcement portion formed at both ends of an inner fin so as to increase the strength of both ends in the air flow direction of the tube.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Hong-Young Lim, Jun-Young Song, Dong-Suk Lee, Sung-Hong Shin, Kwang-Hun Oh, Wi-Sam Jo, Yong-Sung Kwon, Sun-Mi Lee, Daniel Davidson, Greg Whitlow, Jiri Dobner, Young-Sang Kim, Jung-Ho Kim, Sun-An Jeong, Yeong-Ho Jin
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Patent number: 10088248Abstract: A fluid circulation conduit 1 for use as a heating device in electrical household appliances, includes an element for creating turbulence in the fluid circulating in its inner volume 2. Application of the device is to electrical household appliances equipped with a heating device.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2009Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: COMPAGNIE MEDITERRANEENNE DES CAFESInventors: Jean-Pierre Blanc, Alain Goering
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Patent number: 9759495Abstract: A battery cell assembly is provided. The battery cell assembly includes a battery cell and a heat exchanger disposed adjacent the battery cell configured to cool the battery cell. The heat exchanger has an outer housing. The outer housing defines an interior region and first and second flow guide members. The first and second flow guide members define a serpentine flow path in the interior region. The first and second flow guide members are tilted generally upwardly in the interior region. The serpentine flow path extends from an inlet aperture in the outer housing to another flow path in the outer housing. The another flow path extends from the serpentine flow path to an outlet aperture.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2008Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Josh Payne, Igor Isayev, Heekook Yang, William Koetting, Peter Morris, Venkatachala Moorthi Natarajan
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Patent number: 9689620Abstract: Disclosed is a heat exchanger that can more efficiently transfer heat between a heat-exchange fluid and an object with which heat is to be exchanged. A heat exchanger (1) can transfer heat between a heat-exchange fluid flowing through flow paths (R1) and a fluid with which heat is to be exchanged flowing through other flow paths (R2) by means of the flow path structure member (10) (a first metal sheet (11) and a second metal sheet (12)) in which the flow paths (R1 and R2) are formed. The flow paths (R1 and R2) are formed so that the side surfaces thereof are not straight and so that the depths thereof change along the flow direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2010Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Sayaka Yamada, Yasuo Higashi, Makoto Nishimura, Tatsuo Yoshida, Koji Noishiki
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Patent number: 9433911Abstract: A reactor using honeycomb catalyst is provided for fuel reformation with high activity and heat stability. The reactor comprises a heating tube, a methane gas inlet, a three-way steam inlet and a hydrogen-rich gas outlet. The three-way steam inlet is near to the heating tube for providing heat required for reformation and to reduce power consumption. The heating tube is made of an inconel material so that the overall reaction may be carried out at high temperature. The heating tube is set with a honeycomb carrier of cordierite. The honeycomb carrier is pasted with carbon nanotube and heat-treated to increase internal surface area. The honeycomb carrier has a Pt/CeO2/?-Al2O3 catalyst; is placed in the heating tube; and has honeycomb-pores channels parallel to a main axis of the heating tube.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2015Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH, ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCILInventors: Meng-Han Huang, Ning-Yih Hsu, Yi-Sin Chou, Shean-du Chiou, Su-Hsine Lin, Hwa-Yuang Tzeng, Ruey-Yi Lee
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Patent number: 9301433Abstract: Apparatus and method are provided for cooling an electronic component. The apparatus includes a refrigerant evaporator in thermal communication with a component(s) to be cooled, and a refrigerant loop coupled in fluid communication with the evaporator for facilitating flow of refrigerant through the evaporator. The apparatus further includes a compressor in fluid communication with a refrigerant loop, an air-cooled heat sink coupled to the refrigerant evaporator, for providing backup cooling to the electronic component in a backup, air cooling mode, and a controllable refrigerant heater coupled to the heat sink. The refrigerant heater is in thermal communication across the heat sink with refrigerant passing through the refrigerant evaporator, and is controlled in a primary, refrigeration cooling mode to apply an auxiliary heat load to refrigerant passing through the refrigerant evaporator to ensure that refrigerant in the refrigerant loop entering the compressor is in a superheated thermodynamic state.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Robert E. Simons
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Patent number: 9097472Abstract: A fin member for a heat exchanger is produced by repeatedly folding a plate over itself into a corrugated shape to form corrugated fins. The folded sections which are formed by the folding are pressed and deformed into a recessed shape to form engagement recesses. A pipe member through which fluid flows is disposed at the engagement recesses. The pressing and deformation of the engagement recesses cause swollen sections to protrude at both sides of each folded section with respect to the folding-over direction of the folded section and form flat butt surfaces at the tips of the swollen sections. Adjacent butt surfaces are caused to be in surface contact with each other with the pipe member disposed at the engagement recesses.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2010Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroaki Kondo, Hisashi Segawa
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Publication number: 20150137442Abstract: A flow path member includes a lid portion, a bottom plate portion, and side walls provided between the lid portion and the bottom plate portion, a flow path in which a fluid flows is configured with the lid portion, the side walls, and the bottom plate portion, a portion of a surface of the side walls on the flow path side includes a coarse portion that is coarser than the other portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Keiichi Sekiguchi, Kazuhiko Fujio, Yuusaku Ishimine
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Patent number: 9017618Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for oxidizing gases. In some embodiments, a reaction chamber is configured to receive a fuel gas and maintain the gas at a temperature within the reaction chamber that is above an autoignition temperature of the gas. The reaction chamber may also be configured to maintain a reaction temperature within the reaction chamber below a flameout temperature. In some embodiments, heat and product gases from the oxidation process can be used, for example, to drive a turbine, reciprocating engine, and injected back into the reaction chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Ener-Core Power, Inc.Inventors: Boris A. Maslov, Douglas Hamrin
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Publication number: 20150107813Abstract: A tube used in a heat exchanger, wherein a tube body includes a curved end portion, a pair of parallel portions, a pair of inclination portions, and a fixed portion in which a long end part extending from one of the pair of inclination portions is bent to hold therebetween a short end part extending from the other of the pair of inclination portions, and the tube is a pipe member having a flattened shape in cross-section. Poor brazing is reduced by making the inclination angle of at least part of the other inclination portion with respect to the flat plate portion larger than that of the one inclination portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Omae, Hiroyasu Shimanuki, Norio Yoshida
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Publication number: 20150107812Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger tube produced by bending a metal strip (11), characterized in that said strip (11) has a thickness that can vary between at least one first thickness (e1) and at least one second thickness (e2) greater than said first thickness (e1), and in that said tube has thinned first zones (Z1) and reinforced second zones (Z2) located at the points of greatest mechanical stress, said first zones (Z1) being formed by first portions (P1) of said strip of first thickness (e1) and said reinforced second zones (Z2) being formed by second portions (P2) of said strip (11) of second thickness (e2). The invention also relates to a heat exchanger comprising a core bundle of such tubes, and to a method of obtaining such a tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2012Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventors: Patrick Zanchetta, Jean-Jacques Garcia, François Beideler
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Patent number: 8991481Abstract: A heat exchanger, in particular a heat exchanger of a motor vehicle, having cooling pipes and having collecting tanks, in which heat exchanger the cooling pipes extend between the collecting tanks, in which heat exchanger the cooling pipes and the collecting tanks are spatially connected to one another, in which heat exchanger the cooling pipes are produced from a strip material with at least one cooling pipe seam, in which heat exchanger the at least one cooling pipe seam forms an inner partition of the cooling pipe, and in which heat exchanger the cooling pipes have an external solder plating on the pipe outer side and the cooling pipes have more than one coating on the pipe inner side, wherein one of the coatings on the pipe inner side is arranged only partially in the region of the at least one cooling pipe seam, as a result of which particularly high demands with regard to a multi-coating layered construction of cooling pipes of the heat exchanger can be met in a cost-effective manner.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Hans Koch, Matthias Pfitzer
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Publication number: 20150075185Abstract: An article temperature control system includes an article having flexible tubing through it for circulating a heat transfer fluid and an article coupling affixed to distal ends of the flexible tubing. The article coupling releasably couples to a heat exchanger having a thermoelectric cooling/heating unit having one or more TEC plates, an aluminum heat sink, a fan and a controller in electrical communication with the TEC plates, a heat exchanger coupling adapted to releasably connect to the article coupling, an outlet line fluidly connecting the thermoelectric cooling/heating unit and the heat exchanger coupling, a return line fluidly connecting the thermoelectric cooling/heating unit and the heat exchanger coupling, a fluid block in fluid communication with the outlet and return lines, the fluid block forming a housing for the TEC plates, a pump in fluid communication with at least one of the outlet and return lines, and a power supply in electrical communication with the controller and the pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventor: John Sims
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Patent number: 8981628Abstract: The present invention provides an ultra violet irradiating device for aligning liquid crystal and also an water-cooling coaxial tube. The ultraviolet irradiating device includes a water-cooling coaxial tube configured with an inter tube and an external pipe enveloping the internal pipe. A light tube is disposed within the internal pipe, and an infrared filter layer is disposed between the internal and external pipes; and an ultra violet filter layer is coated over an external surface of the external pipe so as to filter out an ultra violet light beam having wavelength lower than 320 nm. The breakage of the unit filters resulted from inter pushing with each other or leakage resulted from overlapping of the unit filters can be readily resolved.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chonghui Yin, Wen-pin Chiang
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Patent number: 8978745Abstract: An exhaust gas heat recovery (EGHR) heat exchanger, for recovering waste heat from the hot exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine, having a housing and a cylindrical body disposed within the housing. The cylindrical body defines a central passageway and together with the housing defines an annular passageway for the flow of hot exhaust gases. A bypass means is disposed within the central passageway and adapted to selectively by-pass at least a portion of the exhaust gas from the central passageway to the annular passageway. The EGHR heat exchanger also includes at least one fluid tube extending along a tube axis and having at least one lobe extending the length of the tube thereby defining a lobed tube. The lobed tube is twisted about the tube axis forming a twisted lobed tube which is then coiled about the longitudinal axis within the annular exhaust gas passageway.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: James J. Koo, Mark James Zima, James Alan Bright, James A. Acre
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Patent number: 8980193Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for oxidizing gases. In some embodiments, a reaction chamber is configured to receive a fuel gas and maintain the gas at a temperature within the reaction chamber that is above an autoignition temperature of the gas. The reaction chamber may also be configured to maintain a reaction temperature within the reaction chamber below a flameout temperature. In some embodiments, heat and product gases from the oxidation process can be used, for example, to drive a turbine, reciprocating engine, and injected back into the reaction chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Ener-Core Power, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Renau Denison, Boris A. Maslov
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Patent number: 8980192Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for oxidizing gases. In some embodiments, a reaction chamber is configured to receive a fuel gas and maintain the gas at a temperature within the reaction chamber that is above an autoignition temperature of the gas. The reaction chamber may also be configured to maintain a reaction temperature within the reaction chamber below a flameout temperature. In some embodiments, heat and product gases from the oxidation process can be used, for example, to drive a turbine, reciprocating engine, and injected back into the reaction chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Ener-Core Power, Inc.Inventor: Boris A. Maslov
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Publication number: 20150053387Abstract: A line is provided for hot gas, for the use particularly in a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine, with the line including at least one guiding pipe (2), having deformations (4) over at least a portion of its length at least over parts of its circumference, which seen from an exterior of the guiding pipe (2) are embodied convexly or concavely and are interrupted at least once in the circumferential direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Applicant: WITZENMANN GMBHInventors: Marcel Horgos, Michael Pluschke, Bernd Seeger
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Publication number: 20150053386Abstract: Disclosed herein is an eyebrow coil jacket, a heat control apparatus of a reactor using the eyebrow coil jacket, and a method for manufacturing the heat control apparatus of the reactor. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an eyebrow coil jacket that is capable of increasing the heat control area of the reactor even when applied to a large-sized reactor so that a heat control amount of the heat control apparatus is improved 20% more than when a half pipe coil is used, a heat control apparatus of a reactor using the eyebrow coil jacket, and a method for manufacturing the heat control apparatus of the reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2013Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventors: Hyun Kyou Ha, Suk Soo Kim, Tae Jung Kim, Jin Kee Lim, Kyung Hyun Kim, Kyung Won Ryu, Joong Chul Lim
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Patent number: 8956447Abstract: A heat exchanger of a desiccant wheel dehumidifier, disclosed in the disclosure, includes a frame and multiple heat exchange platy tubes. The frame has an air inlet and an air outlet. The multiple heat exchange platy tubes are fixed on the frame and are substantially arranged side by side with each other. Every two of the multiple heat exchange platy tubes adjacent to each other are separated at an interval from each other to form a first flow channel. Each of the multiple heat exchange platy tubes includes a main body and at least one spacing wall. The main body has multiple second flow channels therein. The at least one spacing wall is located between two of the multiple second flow channels adjacent to each other. The air inlet and the air outlet communicate with the multiple second flow channels.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2013Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Norm Pacific Automation Corp.Inventors: Chin-Huan Chen, Hong-Yang Hsu, Chia-Liang Liu
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Publication number: 20150041111Abstract: The present invention discloses a heat exchange plate, heat exchanger, and communication base station cabinet. The heat exchange plate includes a heat exchange plate body that has an air duct, an air inlet is disposed on a first side surface of the heat exchange plate body and an air outlet is disposed on an adjacent second side surface of the heat exchange plate body. The air duct is formed between the air inlet and the air outlet, and a diversion structure for guiding air to flow is disposed in the air duct.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventors: Miao Wang, Tao Wang
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Publication number: 20150034290Abstract: An air handler configured with a second enclosure disposed within the first enclosure to create a continuous airflow passageway, wherein access to the second enclosure does not interrupt the continuous airflow passageway.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: Carrier CorporationInventors: Kevin Mercer, Barry W. Lee, Alice R. Walker, James Amick, Matthew Freers
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Publication number: 20150027677Abstract: A multiple tube flattened heat exchange tube assembly includes a first flattened tube segment, a second flattened tube segment and a web member interconnecting the trailing edge of the first flattened tube segment and the leading edge of the second flattened tube segment. The web member may be provided with one or more retained water drainage openings. A multiple slab flattened tube heat exchanger is provided that includes a plurality of the multiple tube flattened heat exchange tube assemblies disposed in spaced parallel relationship. A method for fabricating a flattened tube finned heat exchanger having a first heat exchanger slab and a second heat exchanger slab is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2013Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: Michael F. Taras, Arindom Joardar, Mel Woldesemayat, Bruce J. Poplawski
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Patent number: 8941987Abstract: A memory cooling duct can include: a front end and a back end; a top that includes a fan mount disposed between the front end and the back end; a front end vent; a front edge, a back edge and opposing side edges that define a rectangular bottom opening; and a flexible lever at the front end that includes a locking surface for locking the memory cooling duct over a rectangular array of memory sockets. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2012Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Albert Vincent Makley, Timothy Samuel Farrow, William Fred Martin-Otto, Marc Richard Pamley
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Publication number: 20150007966Abstract: Vapor flow-diverting devices that re-direct upwardly flowing vapor, for example, in a downward direction across condenser tubes disposed in the upper or top section of a vapor-liquid contacting apparatus, are described. These devices are particularly beneficial in tubular condensers within distillation columns and may be used in combination with other associated equipment (e.g., a deflector plate and divider plate) as well as in combination with the tube surface enhancements to improve the heat transfer coefficient.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2014Publication date: January 8, 2015Inventors: Phillip F. Daly, Steven P. Lankton, Raymond E. Tucker
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Patent number: 8925543Abstract: A heating system for heating a fluid pipe in an industrial process system includes at least one gas tank fluidically connected to a first catalyst via a gas supply pipe. A first pipe heating zone is fluidically connected to the first catalyst via a first hot gas pipe. The first pipe heating zone has at least one passage extending along a first portion of the fluid pipe, in thermal contact with the fluid pipe.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2009Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Aerojet Rocketdyne of DE, Inc.Inventors: Andrew J. Zillmer, Alfred Little