Refrigeration inventions 09/07

20070220902 - Thermoelectric converter: A thermoelectric converter comprises a thermoelectric element assembly that includes a plurality of P-type thermoelectric elements and a plurality of N-type thermoelectric elements which are arranged in a predetermined arrangement pattern; and a heat-exchange element assembly provided with a plurality of heat exchange elements and a retaining plate retaining the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070220903 - Thermoacoustic apparatus: In order to reduce the time until an acoustic wave is generated and perform heat exchange smoothly in a stack, a thermoacoustic apparatus 1 includes a first stack 3a sandwiched between a first high-temperature-side heat exchanger 4 and a first low-temperature-side heat exchanger 5 and a second stack 3b sandwiched... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070220904 - Cryogenic aerogel insulation system: A method for establishing a cryogenic insulation system wherein aerogel is provided to a sealable insulation space which is pressurized and depressurized, preferably using carbon dioxide gas, and cooled to cryogenic temperatures typically by the application of refrigeration from cryogenic liquid.... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20070220905 - Cooling water for a natural gas conversion complex: The invention provides a cooling method for a natural gas conversion complex. The method includes the steps of circulating sea water in a first, open, cooling circuit (12); contacting the sea water with a heat exchanger (14) to absorb heat; cooling the sea water from the outflow of the heat... Agent: Hahn And Moodley, LLP

20070220906 - Method and device for rapid cooling of work pieces: A method for cooling a work piece in a cold chamber using a cooling medium that enters the cold chamber through a feed and is taken through one or more nozzles into a space to receive the work piece, is disclosed. A liquid gas or a liquid gas mixture is... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070220910 - Refrigeration installation and method for operating a refrigeration installation: A refrigerating system comprises at least one refrigerating consumer provided with at least one evaporator, at least one supply line and at least one withdrawal line which enable the coolant or the coolant mixture to be supplied to and/or withdrawn from the refrigerating consumer(s). Expansion elements are associated with the... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070220911 - Vapor compression system and method for controlling conditions in ambient surroundings: A vapor compression system including an evaporator, a compressor, and a condenser interconnected in a closed-loop system and a method of operating such a system. The method includes the conversion of expanded liquid heat transfer fluid from a liquid form to a high quality liquid vapor mixture before delivery to... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20070220912 - Storage apparatus: Provided is a cooling method for realizing efficient cooling of a storage apparatus with an airflow separation structure. This storage apparatus has a plurality of cooling areas formed in the cabinet; an external air introduction/discharge device for directing external air to the respective cooling areas, and thereafter discharging the external... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20070220913 - Installation assembly for kitchen or kitchen area: A piece of furniture 1 for a kitchen or a kitchen area, for a kitchen or a kitchen area, respectively, of a leisure vehicle in particular, forms a unit including at least two technical apparatuses 2, 3, 4. Therein, a cooling unit with two compartments is provided for in particular,... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070220914 - Hybrid desiccant dehumidifier: An apparatus and method to dehumidify and reheat an air stream utilizing a combination of conventional direct expansion cooling and a high capacity desiccant dehumidification rotor. Apparatus and method is configured to achieve optimum moisture removal without overcooling at minimum energy consumption. More particularly, the invention relates to an improved... Agent: Rotor Source Inc.

20070220916 - Door to cabinet interface for refrigerator: The present invention provides a refrigerator having a cabinet with a refrigeration compartment defined by surrounding walls and an open side. There is at least one cabinet door arranged to move relative to the cabinet to selectively open and close the open side. At least one component is located in... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20070220918 - Pressure setting method for gas pipeline: A method of setting a set point pressure of a back-up supply to supply gaseous product to the pipeline should pipeline pressure fall below the set point pressure. The pipeline and the back-up supply are part of a gas distribution network also having a production facility for supplying the pipeline... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20070214799 - Thermoelectric device efficiency enhancement using dynamic feedback: A cooling system is disclosed including a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a means for regulating a flow of a fluid, and a thermoelectric device for cooling a fluid, wherein a difference in temperature between a hot side and a cold side of the thermoelectric device is minimized... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20070214800 - Differential thermal conditioning of a vehicle seat: Differential thermal conditioning of vehicle seat zones is achieved with convenient adjustment of a seat temperature differential for optimizing the thermal comfort of the seat occupant. Two or more thermoelectric units supply conditioned air to different zones of the seat, and the temperature differential between specified zones of the seat... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070214801 - Thermoelectric frozen dessert system for delivering frozen desserts: A docking station assembly for serviceable frozen desserts, the docking station assembly comprises a housing for forming an enclosure for the docking station assembly and the housing includes an insert-receiving portion for receiving any of a plurality of removable and replaceable inserts; and a removable and replaceable insert having a... Agent: Betty Baugh B-810

20070214802 - Superconducting magnet apparatus: A superconducting magnet apparatus which comprises: a cryogenic container containing a superconducting coil and helium for cooling the superconducting coil; a thermal shield containing the cryogenic container; a vacuum vessel containing the thermal shield; a refrigerator port which reaches the cryogenic container from the vacuum vessel by passing through the... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070214803 - Cargo evaporation device for use when unloading ships: A coupling unit device for unloading of a ship, where the coupling unit comprises a hull and is arranged to be connected to the ship by means of a connecting element wherein the coupling unit is provided with an evaporator for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and the required pipe elements... Agent: Synnestvedt Lechner & Woodbridge LLP

20070214808 - Liquid nitrogen enabler: A method and apparatus for using liquid nitrogen to render crises safe, as in circumstances of hostage crises, entering Methamphetamine labs, purging the accumulating toxic or flammable gases, ending the dispersal of substances from aerosols and capturing the material dispersed by condensing it and sealing it in containers for disposal,... Agent: Denyse Claire Dubrucq

20070214809 - Ice making and dispensing method and apparatus with increased sanitation: Disclosed is an ice making apparatus and method whereby the cleanliness of ice is improved through the use of ozone (O3). The invention utilizes a aspirating injector that is positioned within the water chamber of an ice maker The presence of the ozone within the water inhibits the growth of... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP Attn: Stefan V. Stein/IPDept.

20070214810 - Humidity control system: A humidity control system (10) is provided which includes a refrigerant circuit (60). The refrigerant circuit (60) includes first and second absorbent-supported heat exchangers (61, 62) and performs a refrigeration cycle by the circulation of refrigerant. In addition, in the refrigerant circuit (60), the circulation direction of refrigerant is reversible.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070214811 - Method and device for regulating a coolant circuit of a vehicle air conditioning system: The invention relates to a method for regulating a coolant circuit (2) of a vehicle air conditioning system (4). According to said method, a target value (SW(VT)) for an evaporator temperature (VT) is predetermined in a base control circuit. Said value is used to determine a control value (U) for... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070214812 - Refrigeration system with fiber optic sensing: A refrigeration case monitoring system. In one embodiment, the refrigeration case monitoring system includes a first fiber optic cable, a second fiber optic cable, and a control system having a first sensing channel and a second sensing channel. The first fiber optic cable transmits a signal that is indicative of... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070214813 - Cooling device and a control method: This invention relates to of a cooling device (1) comprising a compressor (2) which compresses the refrigerant fluid, a condenser (3) which enables the superheated vapor exiting the compressor (2) change to first a liquid-vapor phase then liquid phase entirely, a compressor cabinet (8) positioned separately from the cooling cabinet... Agent: Venable, Campillo, Logan & Meaney, P.C.

20070214815 - Integrated thermal system: A thermal energy system includes a solar energy collector, a ground loop having an inlet and an outlet, and a heat pump. A first fluid conduit extends from the outlet to the solar energy collector, and from the solar energy collector to the inlet, for transporting a heat exchange fluid,... Agent: Smart And Biggar

20070214816 - Heat-pump-type hot water supply apparatus: The heat pump water boiler is constituted to have a body unit (1) by integrating: a coolant cycle, in which a compressor (2), a radiator (3), a radiator (4), pressure reducing means (5) and an evaporator (6) are connected; a blower fan (8) for blowing wind to the evaporator (6);... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070214817 - Waste heat utilization device and control method thereof: A waste heat utilization device includes a refrigeration cycle having a compressor, a Rankine cycle using a condenser in common with the refrigeration cycle, and a control unit which controls operation of the refrigeration cycle and the Rankine cycle. The control unit performs a continuation control of the Rankine cycle,... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070214821 - Apparatus for cooling: a refrigerator (12) having a cooling surface exposed to the interior of the cryogen vessel (10) so as to cool the gaseous cryogen; and a gas current generator arranged to cause circulation of the gaseous cryogen freely within the cryogen vessel, such that the gaseous cryogen is cooled by the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070214820 - Method for dynamically cooling when detecting raid controller with battery present in computer system: For dynamically cooling an input/output (I/O) controller, a presence of the I/O controller is automatically detected. The I/O controller includes an electronic component capable of generating heat that is greater than a predefined amount when the electronic component is operating in a predefined state. The I/O controller provides a control... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070214819 - Thermal management system and method for automotive vehicle: A thermal management system for an automotive vehicle includes air cooled heat exchangers for an HVAC system, for a prime mover, and for various electronics componentry. All heat exchangers are cooled by a common air stream flowing from the ambient. The amount of heat imparted to the air stream through... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070214822 - Decorative condensation: The subject of the invention is a method for condensing moisture in a room space (8) atmosphere for decorative purposes where a refrigerating medium is conducted (2, 4) through a space (3) between two plates (7, 10) where at least the outer surface of one plate (7) is used as... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070214827 - Oil-free refrigerant circulation technology for air-conditioning and refrigeration system: An oil-free refrigerant circulation technology for air-conditioning and refrigeration system comprises 99.99% oil-vapor free refrigeration oil, 100% ultra micron oil-aerosol separator built-in with oil reservoir and electronic modulating oil level analyzer. The ultra micron oil-aerosol separator can filter solid contaminant particles down to one micron in size and at the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070214829 - Heat exchanger and refrigeration cycle device using the same: An object is to improve a pressure resistance and a thermal performance of a heat exchanger and to provide the heat exchanger suitable for use in a refrigeration cycle device in which carbon dioxide is used as a refrigerant. The evaporator (the heat exchanger) includes a pair of plate materials,... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070214828 - Integrally printed blower speed resistor circuit on evaporator: An evaporator for dissipating heat from a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system has a first side plate and a second side plate. The second side plate is spaced apart and parallel to the first side plate. An electronic circuit for controlling the HVAC system is printed on the... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070214830 - Hydrogen tank system based on high-surface materials used for intermediate storage of excess hydrogen gas in stationary applications: A hydrogen tank system for collectably storing of excess hydrogen. The hydrogen tank system consists of a primary tank apparatus and a cryoadsorption hydrogen storage apparatus, as well as tubing, detectors, valves, and regulators required to manage the collection and storage of excess hydrogen gas generated during operation, as well... Agent: Cary W. Brooks General Motors Corporation

20070214831 - Boil off gas condenser: A boil off gas (“BOG”) condenser for use in LNG handling facilities which provides compensation for transient pressure changes in BOG flow due to variations in operations.... Agent: R. Perry Mcconnell, P.C.

20070209370 - Cooling system: A cooling system configured to cool an interior of an enclosure includes a cabinet, and a vortex tube secured within the cabinet. The cabinet defines a venting chamber. The vortex tube includes a hot pipe within the venting chamber, and a cool gas delivery pipe extending outwardly from the cabinet.... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070209371 - Mixed gas refrigerant system for sensor cooling below 80ºk: The present invention discloses multi-component gas mixtures adapted to provide condensed phase cryogenic refrigerants with normal boiling points below about 80° K. for cooling sensor device components. Exemplary gas mixtures generally include 19-40% Ar and 20.1-80.5% Ne. Open-loop Joule-Thomson systems in accordance with the present invention may be suitably adapted... Agent: Noblitt & Gilmore, LLC.

20070209372 - Condenser attachment bracket: A mounting arrangement for a heat exchanger in a vehicle includes a bracket having a main body. A first portion is secured to the heat exchanger and a second portion includes a mounting feature adapted to be secured to another component of the vehicle. A foot is formed on the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070209373 - Air conditioner: An air conditioner that can decompose and remove bacteria, viruses and the like, which are sources of odor, with efficiency is provided. The air conditioner includes a resin part and an apatite having a photocatalytic function. The resin part forms an air distribution path. The apatite is disposed on at... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070209374 - Refrigerator with regulable dehumidification: A no-frost refrigerator includes at least one storage compartment, an evaporator, which can be switched on and off and is disposed in a chamber that is separate from the storage compartment, and a fan for driving an exchange of air between the storage compartment and the chamber. Of the evaporator... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070209375 - Adaptive defrost control circuit with relay power saving feature: A defrost heater relay control circuit having reduced power consumption during a de-energized mode of operation is provided. The relay drive circuit utilizes a series connected capacitor to introduce a phase shift in the AC current waveform such that the amount of real power dissipated in the circuit during periods... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20070209376 - Method for controlling a refrigeration appliance: A method for controlling the defrost of an evaporator in a refrigeration appliance provided with a compressor and in which a temperature sensor is used for detecting the temperature inside a cell of the appliance, comprises the steps of estimating the temperature of the evaporator on the basis of the... Agent: Robert O Rice Whirlpool Patents Company

20070209377 - Method and systems for operating compressors and fan coils using electronically commutated motors: A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system is described that includes a first unit and a second unit. The first unit comprises a controller configured to output a coded compressor activation signal that is based at least partially on a compressor run signal received from a thermostat. The second... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070209378 - Vehicle integrated power and control strategy for cold plate refrigeration system: A vehicle integrated power and control strategy for cold plate refrigeration system for a mobile vehicle. The system is essentially a hybrid refrigeration system that includes a conventional cold plate cooling system as well as an onboard refrigeration system that will charge the cold plates when the plates lose some... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20070209379 - Method and apparatus for cooling semiconductor chips: A cooling apparatus for cooling a heat-generating chip mounted in a socket on a circuit board, the socket including a cradle having a standard heat-sink receiving configuration, includes an evaporator having a thermally conductive front face, a compressor in fluid communication with the evaporator for delivering refrigerant thereto, and an... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070209380 - Thermal superconductor refrigeration system: A superconductor refrigeration system incorporates thermal superconducting heat transfer. The system includes an intensifying heat exchanger, a refrigerating heat exchange coil formed from thermal superconductor material, and a dissipating heat exchange coil formed from thermal superconductor material. The system can also include a switch connected to condenser and evaporator heat... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070209382 - Cold air guide structure of ice-making chamber of cold chamber door: The present invention relates to a cold air guide structure of an ice-making chamber of a cold chamber door. The structure including: the cold chamber door; an insulation case disposed inside of the cold chamber door, thermally insulated and having an ice-making chamber therein; an ice-making unit installed in the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070209383 - Ground-based aircraft air conditioner with thermal storage: A preconditioned air system for cooling an interior cabin space of a parked aircraft includes a thermal energy storage unit, which contains a thermal energy storage medium for storing cooling capacity. During use, a ground-based air-cooling unit is placed in thermal communication with the thermal energy storage medium. The ground-based... Agent: Freedman & Associates

20070209385 - Humidity control system: A humidity control system (10) is disclosed which includes a refrigerant circuit (60). The refrigerant circuit (60) includes first and second absorbent-supported heat exchangers (61, 62) and performs a refrigeration cycle by the circulation of refrigerant. In addition, in the refrigerant circuit (60), the circulation direction of refrigerant is reversible.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070209386 - Heat exchanger: A heat exchanger for use as an evaporator includes a heat exchange core having a plurality of heat exchange tubes arranged in a left-right direction at a spacing, and a refrigerant turn tank as a lower tank disposed toward a lower end of the heat exchange core. The heat exchange... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070209388 - Cryogenic air separation method with temperature controlled condensed feed air: A method for the cryogenic separation of air having defined temperatures for condensed feed air passed into a double column system relative to liquid oxygen and preferably to shelf vapor, and wherein kettle liquid is not subcooled from the higher pressure column to the lower pressure column.... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20070209389 - Cryogenic air separation system for enhanced liquid production: A system for separating air by cryogenic rectification whereby liquid production is increased by employing two separate turboexpanders, one which exhausts at a pressure no higher than that sufficient to feed the lower pressure column, the other which exhausts at a pressure no lower than that sufficient to feed the... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20070204629 - Cooling system for container in a vehicle: A cooling system comprises a container that is conductively coupled or convectively coupled to a thermoelectric device to selectively cool and/or heat the container. A climate controlled container system for a vehicle includes a container or cavity and a conduction element configured to cool the cavity. In some embodiments, the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070204630 - Magnetic resonance imaging device and maintenance method therefor: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising a vacuum container vacuumized inside thereof, a liquid refrigerant container installed in the vacuum container to store liquid refrigerant therein, a superconducting member installed inside the liquid refrigerant container to be rendered superconductive by being impregnated in the liquid refrigerant and allow current to... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20070204632 - Multi-bath apparatus and method for cooling superconductors: A multi-bath apparatus and method for cooling a superconductor includes both a cooling bath comprising a first cryogen and a shield bath comprising a second cryogen. The cooling bath surrounds the superconductor, and the shield bath surrounds the cooling bath. The cooling bath is maintained at a first pressure and... Agent: The Boc Group, Inc.

20070204633 - Apparatus and method for cooling of air: A wind turbine apparatus for cooling of air having a wind turbine axially connected to a refrigeration compressor arranged to compress refrigerant, at least one tube for conducting compressed refrigerant centrifugally outwards, a construction for causing the compressed refrigerant to lose pressure so as to cool fades of the wind... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070204634 - Ball valve apparatus having a moisture indicator: A ball valve apparatus for a refrigeration system is described. The ball valve apparatus comprises a ball valve for controlling flow of refrigerant and a moisture indicator for showing a moisture content of the refrigerant, and the moisture indicator and the ball valve are formed as one body. Since a... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070204635 - Air conditioning apparatus: By studying or storing refrigerating cycle characteristics of an air conditioning apparatus at the normal time and comparing them with refrigerating cycle characteristics acquired from the air conditioning apparatus at the time of operation, it becomes possible to exactly and accurately diagnose normality or abnormality of the air conditioning apparatus... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070204636 - Defrost mode for hvac heat pump systems: A heat pump, and in particular a heat pump for heating a hot water supply is provided with an improved defrost mode. The defrost mode is actuated to remove frost from an outdoor evaporator that may accumulate during cold weather operation. An algorithm for operation of the defrost mode is... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070204638 - Hybrid absorption chiller: The present invention relates to hybrid absorption chiller, which uses high-temperature steam and medium-temperature water generated in industrial processes as a heat source, the hybrid absorption chiller including a high temperature generator that uses the high-temperature steam as a heat source so that the heat exchange with refrigerant is carried... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070204642 - Cooling device for electronic instrument and electronic instrument: A cooling device contained in a casing unit of a computer includes a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, a capillary tube functioning as expanding means, and a blower fan. These components constituting the cooling device are connected to one another by tubular pipes. Moreover, in the present invention, the compressor,... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070204643 - Refrigerator and appliance system with ice and water dispensing assemblies accessible from multiple sides: A refrigerator having an ice and beverage dispenser on both the front and the back of the refrigerator improves efficiency and utilization of the refrigerator. Home floor plans include passageways through interior walls whereby a user can access a second dispenser of the kitchen refrigerator from an adjacent room, thus... Agent: Barbara K Yuill, Attorney At Law

20070204644 - Ice level sensing system for a bottom freezer refrigerator: A refrigeration appliance is provided with a freezer compartment accessible through an openable door, the freezer compartment extending between two side walls. An ice bin is slidably mounted in the freezer compartment occupying a width of the freezer compartment, less than a full width between the two side walls. A... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20070204645 - Shipping system and container for transportation and in-store maintenance of temperature sensitive products: A shipping container for cooling a product contained therein is provided. The shipping container includes a frozen material which is mostly insulated from the central chamber of the shipping container. Cool air circulates from the frozen material, to the central chamber of the shipping container. The recirculation of air over... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070204646 - Cold plate incorporating a heat pipe: Apparatus and method for cooling a comestible fluid. The method can include cooling a plate with ice. A heat pipe with a condenser portion can be in heat transfer relationship with the plate, and an evaporator portion can be in heat transfer relationship with the comestible fluid. Heat can be... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070204648 - Step-down top hinge for refrigerator door with external dispenser: A top hinge for a refrigerator door is provided with a first area having an upper surface and having a lower surface, a second area having an upper surface and a lower surface, both surfaces being laterally displaced from the first area lower surface. A hollow pintle extends in a... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20070204647 - Water routing system for reversible door refrigerator with dispenser: A refrigerator having an in-door water dispenser and a water routing system is provided with a cabinet. A door is reversibly hinged to the cabinet at either a first edge or a second edge. A water supply line leads from a water reservoir and has a first connection at a... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750 Suite 102

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20070204650 - Self-contained distillation purifier/superheater for liquid-fill product container and delivery systems: A process and apparatus for the on-site delivery of a gas having improved purity to from a container filled with liquid under pressure and integrated with a purifier. In the process a portion of the liquid is converted to vapor by reducing the pressure in the container and expanding the... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20070204651 - Natural gas liquid recovery: An apparatus and process for removing natural gas liquids from an liquid natural gas (LNG) stream, specifically recovering at least 90% of ethane from the LNG, utilizing the low-level heat available in an LNG terminal.... Agent: R. Perry Mcconnell, P.C.

20070204652 - Process and apparatus for producing ultrapure oxygen: For the production of ultrapure oxygen, conduct the followig steps: introduce a feed air stream (10, 11, 42, 43) into a single distillation column (12) for producing nitrogen; withdraw an oxygen-containing stream (36, 39) from an intermediate stage of the single distillation column (12), introduce the oxygen-containing stream (36, 39)... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.