SEARCH:      Monitor Keywords |  Custom RSS

Refrigeration

20120117983 - Air-conditioning heat exchanger and air conditioner having the same: The air-conditioning heat exchanger includes a plurality of Peltier devices, a plurality of first heat transfer members, a plurality of second heat transfer members, an air-conditioning passage and a heat exchange medium passage. The air-conditioning passage has therein the Peltier devices and the first heat transfer members. The air-conditioning passage... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki

20120117984 - Valve assembly adapted for dynamic control of gas-flow about a cryogenic region: A valve assembly is provided for dynamically controlling the inlet and exhaust of refrigeration gas between a cryocooler coldhead and a remote compressor. The valve assembly is optimized to minimize friction, power consumption, and wear while providing complete flexibility as to the timing, duration, and amplitude of its inlet and... Agent: Quantum Design, Inc.

20120117985 - Fluid path system for dissolution and transport of a hyperpolarized material: A fluid path system includes a vial containing a pharmaceutical product therein. A dissolution fluid path is also included in the fluid path system, the dissolution fluid path having an output end in fluid communication with the vial and an input end attached to a pressure vessel containing a dissolution... Agent: General Electric Company

20120117986 - Solar collector and solar air conditioning system having the same: A solar air conditioning system and method of superheating working fluid is provided. The solar air conditioning system superheats the working fluid using radiant energy from the sun, and then delivers the working fluid as a superheated and higher-pressured gas to a condenser within the solar air conditioning system. The... Agent:

20120117987 - System and method for efficient air dehumidification and liquid recovery with evaporative cooling: The present invention relates to systems and methods for dehumidifying air by establishing humidity gradients in one or more dehumidification units. Water vapor from relatively humid atmospheric air entering the dehumidification units is extracted by the dehumidification units without substantial condensation into low pressure water vapor vacuum volumes. For example,... Agent: The Texas A&m University System

20120117990 - Heat transfer process: The present invention relates to a heat transfer process using a composition containing hydro(chloro)fluoroolefins. It more particularly relates to a heat transfer process that successively comprises a step of evaporation of a refrigerant; a step of compression, a step of condensation of said refrigerant at a temperature greater than or... Agent:

20120117989 - Method and apparatus for variable refrigerant chiller operation: A refrigeration system includes a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, an evaporator, and an additional refrigerant vessel connected in a closed refrigerant loop. The additional refrigerant vessel is connected to the condenser at the high pressure side by a first valve and to the evaporator at a low pressure... Agent: Johnson Controls Technology Company

20120117988 - Refrigerating system with parallel staged economizer circuits and a single or two stage main compressor: A refrigeration system (20A) comprises an evaporator (27), a plurality of compressors (32, 34, 35) for compressing a refrigerant, a heat rejecting heat exchanger (24) for cooling the refrigerant, and a plurality of economizer heat exchangers (28A, 28B). Each of the economizer heat exchangers (28A, 28B) is configured to inject... Agent: Carrier Corporation

20120117991 - Heat transfer process: The present invention relates to the use of a refrigerant in organic Rankine cycle systems comprising at least one hydrofluoroolefin, having at least four carbon atoms represented by the formula (I) R1CH═CHR2 in which R1 and R2 independently represent alkyl groups having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, substituted with... Agent: Arkema France

20120117992 - Temperature regulation system with hybrid refrigerant supply and regulation: The present invention provides a temperature regulation system with hybrid refrigerant supply and regulation in which a pressure-reducing regulator (R100) from an evaporator (EVA100) controlled by a switch valve (V100) being installed between a condenser (CON 100) and the evaporator (EVA100), and a refrigerant injector (IJ100) being installed between the... Agent:

20120117993 - Vehicle air conditioning device: A vehicle air conditioner (1A) includes a heat pump circuit (2) including a compressor (11), an outdoor heat exchanger (13), an expansion mechanism (14), a first indoor heat exchanger (15), and a second indoor heat exchanger (16). The flow direction of a refrigerant in the heat pump circuit (2) is... Agent: Panasonic Corporation

20120117994 - Temperature regulation system with hybrid refrigerant supply and regulation: The present invention provides a temperature regulation system with hybrid refrigerant supply and regulation in which a pressure-reducing regulator (R100) from an evaporator (EVA100) controlled by a switch valve (V100) being installed between a condenser (CON100) and the evaporator (EVA100), and a refrigerant injector (IJ100) being installed between the condenser... Agent:

20120117995 - Energy saving device and method for cooling and heating apparatus: An energy saving device, a heating/cooling system and a method for controlling a heating/cooling system control the on/off state of an apparatus which is used for heating or cooling a working medium. A timer (24) has an adjustable timer value and provides a signal for controlling the on/off state of... Agent:

20120117996 - Cascade refrigeration system with modular ammonia chiller units: A cascade refrigeration system includes an upper portion having at least one modular chiller unit that provides cooling to at least one of a low temperature subsystem having a plurality of low temperature loads, and a medium temperature subsystem having a plurality of medium temperature loads. The modular chiller unit... Agent: Hill Phoenix, Inc.

20120117997 - Body core thermo-regulation cooling sleeve: The present invention is a cooling sleeve, which has a sheath and a gas cartridge. The sheath is able to slip over a user's clothed arm), and includes a chamber disposed within the sheath. The chamber is able to thermally communicate with the user's arm. The gas cartridge supplies cooling... Agent:

20120117998 - Defrosted water treatment structure for refrigerator: A condensed water and defrosted water treatment structure for use in a refrigerator is provided. One drain hose can be employed regardless of the number of evaporators, thereby obtaining a cost-down effect in manufacturing refrigerators. In addition, an inflow of ambient air into an evaporator through a drain hose can... Agent:

20120117999 - Refrigerator: A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator includes a cabinet comprising a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment, a cold air generation chamber for the freezing compartment provided in an upper portion of the cabinet, in communication with the freezing compartment, the cold air generation chamber configured to accommodate an evaporator... Agent:

20120118000 - Refrigerator: The present invention provides a refrigerator which enable to make effective arrangement elements in a machine room on a top of the refrigerator, and to absorb and cut off noise and vibration from the elements enabling quiet operation. To do this, the refrigerator includes a body formed to have a... Agent:

20120118001 - Ice maker for dispensing soft ice and related refrigeration appliance: An ice-making assembly for a refrigeration appliance includes an ice maker for making ice cubes. An ice cube storage bin receives ice cubes from the ice maker. The ice cube storage bin is maintained at a temperature above the freezing temperature of water. A drain in communication with the ice... Agent: General Electric Company

20120118003 - Refrigerated container having refrigeration unit integrated with cargo box: A refrigerated container includes a box-like structure having a floor, a pair of opposed side walls, a rear wall, and a roof panel defining an interior volume having an open forward end; and a refrigeration unit disposed in the forward end of the box-like structure and integrated into the box-like... Agent: Carrier Corporation

20120118002 - Vacuum insulation member, refrigerator having vacuum insulation member, and method for fabricating vacuum insulation member: Disclosed are a vacuum insulation member, a refrigerator having a vacuum insulation member, and a method for fabricating a vacuum insulation member. The vacuum insulation member includes: an envelope having gas impermeability and having a certain decompressed space therein; a core formed as a structure for maintaining a certain shape... Agent: Lg Electronics Inc.

20120118004 - Adsorption chilling for compressing and transporting gases: A gas transport system including a conduit (e.g., a pipeline) containing a feed of a gas at a first temperature and first pressure, a source of a refrigerant from an adsorption system in thermal communication with the conduit to cool the feed of gas to a reduced temperature, and at... Agent: Exxonmobil Research And Engineering Company

20120118005 - Air-conditioning apparatus: An air-conditioning apparatus achieves improvement of safety and further achieves saving of energy without allowing a refrigerant to circulate in or near an indoor unit. The air-conditioning apparatus is configured such that heat medium pipes have a larger inner cross-sectional area per unit capacity than that of refrigerant pipes.... Agent: Mitsubishi Elrctric Corporation

20120118006 - Method and apparatus for separating air by cryogenic distillation: The invention relates to equipment for separating air by cryogenic distillation, including: a double air separation column; an exchange line (91); a hot air supercharger (CI) and a cold air supercharger (C2); a first turbine (TI) and a second turbine (T2), each of which is coupled to one of the... Agent: L'air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'etude Et L'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude

20120118007 - Process of heat integrating feed and compressor discharge streams with heavies removal system in a liquefied natural gas facility: An LNG facility employing an optimized heavies removal system. The heavies removal system can comprise at least one distillation column and at least two separate heat exchangers. Feed and/or compressor discharge streams can be used to provide heat duty to the heat exchangers in a thermally efficient manner to facilitate... Agent: Conocophillips Company

20120118008 - Method of producing a combined gaseous hydrocarbon component stream and liquid hydrocarbon component streams, and an apparatus therefor: First and second multi-phase streams are processed in first and second trains that are structurally different from each other such that the first and second trains have different operating conditions. The first and second trains produce first and second gaseous hydrocarbon streams and first and second liquid hydrocarbon component streams.... Agent:

20120118009 - Recovery of greenhouse gas and pressurization for transport: A system for isolating a greenhouse gas from an exhaust gas includes a vessel having an inlet to receive an exhaust gas, and an outlet to discharge a process stream, an adsorbent contained in the vessel to selectively adsorb the greenhouse gas from the exhaust gas under suitable conditions, and... Agent: Exxonmobil Research And Engineering Company

20120118010 - Separation of carbon dioxide and hydrogen: A process is described for separating a gas stream containing hydrogen sulfide (H2S) impurities into a hydrogen (H2) rich vapour stream, a carbon dioxide (CO2) stream and an H2S rich vapour stream in an apparatus that comprises a compression and/or cooling system comprising at least one compressor and/or heat exchanger... Agent:

20120118011 - Process for the production of hydrogen and carbon dioxide: The present invention provides a method to more efficiently recover hydrogen and carbon dioxide as well as a design for carbon dioxide capture from syngas that allows for the simultaneous production of medium to high amounts of hydrogen and the capture of at least 90% of the carbon dioxide in... Agent: L'air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'etude Et L'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude

20120118012 - Separation of gases: A process for separating a mixture of gases into a relatively condensable first component and a relatively non-condensable second component is provided. The first component comprises one or more gases selected from the group consisting of carbon dioxide, carbonyl sulphide and hydrogen sulphide and the second component one or more... Agent:

20120118013 - Apparatus and method for separating air by cryogenic distillation: The invention relates to equipment for separating air that includes a first average pressure distillation column, a second low-pressure distillation column, a third low-pressure distillation column, a first condenser-vaporizer, a second condenser-vaporizer arranged in the tank of the second column, a pipe for supplying air to the first column, a... Agent: L'air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'etude Et I'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude

20120111027 - Thermoelectric-enhanced, vapor-compression refrigeration apparatus facilitating cooling of an electronic component: Apparatus and method are provided for facilitating cooling of an electronic component. The apparatus includes a refrigerant loop, a compressor coupled to the refrigerant loop, and a controllable thermoelectric array disposed in thermal communication with the refrigerant loop. Refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant loop facilitates dissipation of heat from the... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20120111029 - Ac powered thermoelectric device: Disclosed herein is an AC powered thermoelectric device, including: a power supplier outputting AC power; a plurality of thermoelectric modules; and a plurality of rectifiers connected to each of the plurality of thermoelectric modules in series and applying the AC power having different polarities to each of the plurality of... Agent: Samsung Electro-mechanics Co., Ltd.

20120111028 - Thermoelectric-enhanced, refrigeration cooling of an electronic component: Apparatus and method are provided for facilitating cooling of an electronic component of varying heat load. The apparatus includes a refrigerant evaporator coupled in thermal communication with the electronic component, a refrigerant loop coupled in fluid communication with the refrigerant evaporator for facilitating flow of refrigerant through the evaporator, and... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20120111030 - Low ambient operating procedure for cooling systems with high efficiency condensers: A multiple refrigerant circuit cooling system includes at least a first refrigerant circuit and a second refrigerant circuit. Each of said first and second refrigerant circuits including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device and an evaporator connected in refrigerant flow communication. The condensers of the first and second refrigerant... Agent: Carrier Corporation

20120111031 - Refrigerator and method for controlling the same: The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator in which an amount of water supply to an ice maker can be controlled accurately, and a method for controlling the same. The refrigerator includes an ice maker, a dispenser for dispensing water, a flow passage control valve (33) for guiding the water... Agent:

20120111032 - Heat pump supply apparatus having a combined use with an air conditioner: A hot water supply apparatus for combined use with an air conditioner is provided that may include an indoor unit having an indoor heat exchanger to heat exchange a first refrigerant with indoor air, and a cascade hot water heater connected to the indoor unit to receive the first refrigerant... Agent: Lg Electronics Inc.

20120111033 - Integrated evaporator and accumulator for refrigerant systems: A space-saving cooling system for an aircraft may include an evaporator in an enclosure with an accumulation region in the enclosure for a liquid mixture of liquid refrigerant and lubricating oil. Space saving may be achieved through a combining of evaporator functions and accumulator functions in a single enclosure. A... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20120111035 - Coolant-buffered, vapor-compression refrigeration apparatus and method with controled coolant heat load: Apparatus and method are provided for cooling an electronic component. The apparatus includes a coolant-cooled structure in thermal communication with the component(s) to be cooled, and a coolant-to-refrigerant heat exchanger coupled in fluid communication with the coolant-cooled structure via a coolant loop to receive coolant from and supply coolant to... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20120111034 - Heat exchange assembly with integrated heater: A heat exchange assembly and apparatus and method employing the heat exchange assembly are provided. The heat exchange assembly includes a coolant-to-refrigerant heat exchanger and a heater. The heat exchanger includes a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet for passing a coolant through the heat exchanger, and a refrigerant inlet... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20120111036 - Coolant-buffered, vapor-compression refrigeration with thermal storage and compressor cycling: Apparatus and method are provided for cooling an electronic component(s). The apparatus includes a coolant-cooled structure in thermal communication with the component(s) to be cooled, and a coolant-to-refrigerant heat exchanger in fluid communication with the coolant-cooled structure via a coolant loop. A thermal buffer unit is coupled in fluid communication... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20120111039 - Heat transfer processes and equipment for industrial applications: Embodiments of the present invention permit the transfer of heat energy from one process fluid to another in an industrial process without the need for an energy field or centralized energy storage. Preferred embodiments include one or more heat transfer modules that draw heat from one process fluid into circulating... Agent: Titan, Inc.

20120111040 - System for limiting pressure differences in dual compressor chillers: Systems for limiting pressure differences in dual compressor chillers are provided. To achieve the efficiency benefits of series flow chillers within a single unit, an evaporator and/or a condenser may be partitioned into separate chambers by a baffle. Process fluid may then flow through one chamber of the evaporator and/or... Agent: Johnson Controls Technology Company

20120111038 - Vapor-compression refrigeration apparatus with backup air-cooled heat sink and auxiliary refrigerant heater: 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... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20120111037 - Vapor-compression refrigeration apparatus with refrgierant bypass and controlled heat load: Apparatus and method are provided for cooling an electronic component. The apparatus includes a refrigerant evaporator in thermal communication with the 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... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20120111041 - Float-type ice making assembly and related refrigeration appliance: An ice making assembly includes a reservoir holding water having a water level, at least one conductor extending into the reservoir below the water level, and a cooling device for cooling the conductor to a temperature sufficient to form an ice cube on the conductor. A heater heats the conductor... Agent: General Electric Company

20120111042 - Heat pump apparatus: In a heat pump apparatus, it is aimed to enhance efficiency of a defrost operation by reducing a loss of heat radiation during the defrost operation and reducing a compressor input during the defrost operation. The heat pump apparatus includes a main refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, a first... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

20120111043 - Air-conditioning apparatus: In order to be able to comply itself to the environment-conscious design standard, a refrigerant heating method is obtained with high efficiency during standby and reduction of vibrations and noises of a bearing in a compressor. A compressor, a motor to drive the compressor, an inverter to apply a desired... Agent:

20120111044 - Transport refrigeration system, transport refrigeration unit, and methods for same: Embodiments of systems, apparatus, and/or methods can control temperature within a transport refrigeration unit using remote sensor or sensors. Embodiments can monitor cargo temperature with remote sensor(s) and air temperature to adjust air delivery speed or cooling capacity. Selected operation parameters can be determined with consideration of both energy conservation... Agent: Carrier Corporation

20120111045 - Wall-mounted air-conditioning apparatus: An upper suction port is formed in a main-body upper part of an air-conditioning apparatus main body, a suction opening part is formed in a front grill disposed on a main-body front face of the air-conditioning apparatus, a suction opening whose opening is directed upward is formed by consecutively providing... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

20120111046 - Thermal management system with staged cooling: A thermal management system comprises a first heat exchanger having an inlet and an outlet, a second heat exchanger having an inlet and an outlet, a fluid loop, a first heat pump, and a second heat pump. The fluid loop circulates a fluid, and forms a continuous path between the... Agent: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation

20120111048 - Refrigerator: A refrigerator includes: a cabinet formed with a plurality of storage spaces divided; a first ice maker provided in any one of the plurality of storage spaces; a dispenser provided to a door, through which ice made in the first ice maker is discharged; a second ice maker provided in... Agent: Lg Electronics Inc.

20120111049 - Refrigerator: Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a main body having a storage space; a door that is connected to the main body to selectively shield the storage space; a water supply container disposed in the storage space in a state where the door shields the storage space; an ice-maker... Agent:

20120111047 - Refrigerator with intermediate temperature icemaking compartment: An icemaking compartment is provided in the refrigerator compartment of a bottom mount refrigerator. An icemaker is within the icemaking compartment. A cold air duct supplies cold air from the freezer compartment to the icemaker. The cold air duct is formed in the rear wall of the refrigerator. A fan... Agent: Whirlpool Corporation

20120111050 - Air conditioner: An air conditioner may be provided that includes a plurality of compressors compressing a refrigerant, a first heat exchanger for condensing the refrigerant compressed in the compressors, a first expansion valve for expanding the condensed refrigerant, a second expansion valve for expanding the refrigerant emerging from the first expansion valve,... Agent: Lg Electronics Inc.

20120111051 - Carbon dioxide removal process: A process for efficiently removing carbon dioxide from a hydrocarbon containing feed stream utilizing a membrane separation unit in conjunction with a heat exchanger and a carbon dioxide separation unit wherein the streams obtained in the carbon dioxide separation unit are utilized to provide the cooling effect in the heat... Agent: L'air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour I'etude Et I'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude

20120111052 - Device and method for separating a gas mixture: The invention relates to a device for separating a gas mixture into product gas and offgas by way of gas permeating on, comprising at least two membrane units (1) and (2) and a condenser (3) connected upstream of the first membrane unit (1), which membrane units (1) and (2) have... Agent: Axiom Angewandte Prozesstechnik Ges. M.b.h.

20120102972 - Thermally conductive cup and holder: A thermally conductive cup and holder for maintaining a temperature of a cold or hot beverage in the cup includes a thermally conductive cup or mug having an open or closed top, a closed bottom and an upper and lower portion between the top and bottom. The lower portion and... Agent:

20120102974 - Air conditioner for vehicle: In a vehicle air conditioner, a heating heat exchanger is disposed in an air passage of a casing to heat air to be blown toward a vehicle compartment by performing heat exchange between air and a heating fluid, a heat radiation portion is disposed to radiate heat to the heating... Agent: Denso Corporation

20120102973 - Air conditioner of electric vehicle: An air conditioner of an electric vehicle includes a blower. A Peltier unit is connected to the blower unit to receive air blown therefrom, and includes Peltier devices mounted on opposite side sections. One surface of each Peltier device is oriented inward and the other surface of each Peltier device... Agent: Hyundai Motor Company

20120102975 - Cryogen free cooling apparatus and method: A cryogen free cooling apparatus comprises at least one heat radiation shield (54) surrounding a working region (20) and located in a vacuum chamber (4). A cryogen free cooling system has a cooling stage coupled to the heat radiation shield (54). Aligned apertures (56,58) are provided in the heat radiation... Agent: Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Ltd.

20120102976 - Pulse tube cryocooler modulating phase via inertance tube and acoustic power amplifier thereof: A pulse tube cryocooler modulating phase via an inertance tube and an acoustic amplifier (A1, A2) provided in the pulse tube cryocooler are disclosed. The acoustic power amplifier (A1, A2) is made of a metal pulse tube (PT1, PT2) filled with regenerative materials, which are located at a distance of... Agent: Zhejiang University

20120102977 - Method and system for gas temperature regulation: A method and system for controlled rate freezing and nucleation of materials is provided. The presently disclosed system and method provides the ability to rapidly cool the materials contained in vials or other containers within a cooling unit via forced convective cooling using a laminar and uniform flow of cryogen... Agent:

20120102978 - Liquefied natural gas refueling system: A method and apparatus for supplying liquefied natural gas to a storage tank or a fuel tank at specified temperatures and pressures. The method employs the steps of pressurizing a conditioning vessel with gaseous natural gas at a first pressure, feeding liquefied natural gas at a second pressure greater than... Agent:

20120102979 - Nitrogen fog generator: A cryogenic fog generator is provided which includes a container having an interior in which liquid cryogen is disposed; an opening in the container from which the liquid cryogen can flow from the interior out of the container; a surface area upon which the flow of liquid cryogen is received;... Agent:

20120102981 - Absorption refrigerator unit with temperature and level monitoring: A control system for a refrigerator having an absorption cooling arrangement and a generator can include a temperature sensor associated with the generator and operable to sense a temperature of the cooling arrangement, a level sensor associated with the refrigerator and operable to sense a level condition of the cooling... Agent: Norcold, Inc.

20120102980 - Control process for an expansion valve: c

20120102983 - Device and method for sterilizing liquid nitrogen by ultraviolet radiation: Described are a device and a method for rapidly sterilizing liquid nitrogen in a container using ultraviolet radiation irradiated for a predetermined length of time based on the temperature measured by a sensor and on the minimum dose of radiation necessary to kill micro-organisms resistant to liquid nitrogen.... Agent:

20120102982 - Method and system for nucleation control in a controlled rate freezer (crf): A method and system for controlled rate freezing and nucleation of materials is provided. The presently disclosed system and method provides the ability to rapidly cool the materials contained in vials or other containers within a cooling unit via forced convective cooling using a laminar and uniform flow of cryogen... Agent:

20120102984 - Refrigerator and dehumidification control mehod thereof: A refrigerator and a dehumidification control method thereof to effectively perform both temperature compensation and dehumidification so as to prevent formation of dewdrops in a refrigerating compartment of the refrigerator. The control method includes detecting a temperature of outside air around the refrigerator to judge whether or not the detected... Agent: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd

20120102985 - Conductive surface heater for a refrigerator: A heater is provided for elevating the temperature of a surface of a refrigerator above the dew point of air surrounding the surface so as to avoid condensation. Heat energy is recovered from the refrigeration cycle of the refrigerator by using a portion of the appliance's refrigeration loop to provide... Agent: General Electric Company

20120102986 - Reverse cycle defrost method and apparatus: Systems and methods for refrigerating crops and other goods and for defrosting a refrigeration system. A refrigerant is circulated between a condenser and a refrigerator to cool air in the refrigerator. Heat is removed from the refrigerant at the condenser. Periodically the cycle of refrigerant and air can be reversed... Agent: Jmc Ventilation/refrigeration,llc

20120102987 - Inlet air cooling and moisture removal methods and devices in advance adiabatic compressed air energy storage systems: Systems and methods provide for cooling air in a power generation system. The system includes: an air handling unit configured to receive air, to cool the air and to remove moisture from the air; a first compressor fluidly connected to the air handling unit and configured to receive the air... Agent: Nuovo Pignone S.p.a.

20120102988 - Method for controlling adsorption air conditioning equipment: The present invention discloses a method for controlling an adsorption air conditioning equipment. To execute consecutive programs, the adsorption air conditioning equipment performs the steps of: selecting one of a plurality of operation programs according to an execution sequence such that the selected operation program acts as an executable operation... Agent: Chung-hsin Electric And Machinery Manufacturing Corp.

20120102989 - Integrated receiver and suction line heat exchanger for refrigerant systems: A refrigeration system may be provided with a space-saving suction-line heat exchanger. The heat exchanger may be incorporated into a receiver. As heated liquid refrigerant enters and flows through the receiver, it may transfer heat into the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger may be connected to a suction line of... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20120102990 - Adsorption type refrigerator that automatically determines switchover point: The present invention discloses an adsorption type refrigerator that automatically determines the switchover point. The adsorption type refrigerator includes a first vacuum chamber, a second vacuum chamber, a third vacuum chamber and a waterway structure. The waterway structure is connected to a first adsorption bed in the first vacuum chamber... Agent: Chung-hsin Electric And Machinery Manufacturing Corp.

20120102991 - Heat pump type water heating apparatus: A heat pump type water heating apparatus is provided that includes a refrigeration cycle circuit having a first refrigerant and water heat exchanger to perform a heat exchange between a first refrigerant and water, and a first refrigerant and second refrigerant heat exchanger to perform a heat exchange between the... Agent: Lg Electronics Inc.

20120102992 - Cooling system and related equipment for refrigeration units: A system includes a fan connecting to a refrigeration unit that provides air at a cooler temperature than that which is monitored in the refrigeration unit. The fan is activated when the temperature outside of the refrigeration unit is cooler than inside the refrigeration unit. A filter filters air that... Agent:

20120102993 - Beverage dispensing system with user customizable inputs: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a first compartment, a second compartment, a first door providing access to the first compartment, a second door providing access to the second compartment, and a beverage dispensing system operatively connected the cabinet. The refrigerator further includes a user interface operatively connected to the cabinet,... Agent: Whirlpool Corporation

20120102994 - Refrigeration apparatus: Refrigerators, with particular, but not exclusive, application to the storage and transport of vaccines are disclosed. A refrigerator has a payload container (20) within which items can be placed for temperature-controlled storage. The payload container (20) is submerged in a reservoir (21) that contains water. The reservoir has a cooling... Agent:

20120102995 - Cooling system: The cooling system includes a heat exchanger, the circulating pump, a first refrigerant channel in which an electric device and the circulating pump are provided, a second refrigerant channel connected to the first refrigerant channel so as to form a circulation channel of the refrigerant, in which the heat exchanger... Agent: Mitsubishi Electeric Corporation

20120102996 - Rankine cycle integrated with absorption chiller: A power generation system is provided. The system includes a carbon-dioxide waste heat recovery Rankine cycle, integrated with an absorption chiller cycle. The Rankine cycle includes a condenser and a desorber. The condenser of the Rankine cycle is combined with the evaporator of the absorption chiller cycle. The Rankine cycle... Agent: General Electric Company

20120102997 - Refrigerator including ice maker: A refrigerator including an ice maker is disclosed. The refrigerator includes an ice maker comprising: an ice making tray rotatably provided therein; a driving unit connected with the ice making tray, to rotate the ice making tray selectively; and a cooling member provided in the ice making tray, contactable with... Agent: Lg Electronics Inc.

20120103000 - Dispenser recess with light pipe and refrigeration appliance incorporating same: An illuminated dispenser assembly may include a dispenser recess area defined by walls, such as a bottom wall, two side walls, a back wall and a top wall. A dispenser has an outlet extending through one of the walls of the dispenser recess area to dispense a substance from an... Agent: General Electric Company

20120103001 - Illuminated dispensing target for dispenser recess and refrigeration appliance incorporating same: An illuminated dispenser assembly for a consumer appliance panel includes a dispenser recess area located in the panel. The dispenser recess area is defined by walls including a bottom wall, a back wall and a top wall. The bottom wall has a top surface. A dispenser is located in the... Agent: General Electric Company

20120102998 - Multiple inlet dispensing apparatus and system for preparing beverages: A liquid dispensing apparatus and system for controlling the delivery of liquid additives is disclosed. In one aspect, liquid additives are delivered to a beverage preparation system through a multiple inlet pump for preparing a finished beverage. In another aspect, additives from liquid additive containers are delivered to a beverage... Agent: Whirlpool Corporation

20120102999 - Refillable consumable beverage flavoring cartridge: A refrigerator includes a refrigerator cabinet, a freezer compartment, a fresh food compartment, a door providing access to the refrigerator, and a beverage dispensing system. The beverage dispensing system includes a beverage cartridge. The beverage cartridge includes a filter, a pump, and a beverage medium, wherein the beverage medium is... Agent: Whirlpool Corporation

20120103002 - Refrigerator: The embodiment relates to a refrigerator. A dispenser is not exposed to the outside when the dispenser is not used, such that the design of the refrigerator can be upgraded and the injection of foreign materials into the dispenser is blocked, such that sanitary conditions can be improved.... Agent: Lg Electronics Inc.

20120103003 - Air-conditioner and method of returning refrigerator oil: An air-conditioner capable of suppressing increase in the suction temperature of a compressor is provided. The air-conditioner according to the present invention has a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, an oil separator, a heat source side heat exchanger, a throttle device, and a use side heat exchanger are connected... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

20120103004 - Apparatus for use as a heat pump: Apparatus for use as a heat pump includes compression chamber means, inlet means for allowing gas to enter the compression chamber means, compression means for compressing gas contained in the compression chamber means, heat exchanger means for receiving thermal energy from gas compressed by the compression means, expansion chamber means... Agent: Isentropic Limited

20120103005 - Screw chiller economizer system: Screw chillers have economizer systems that include a low pressure economizer and a high pressure economizer. According to certain embodiments, the low pressure economizer includes a flash tank, an expansion device and a flow control valve while the high pressure economizer includes a heat exchanger and an expansion device. The... Agent: Johnson Controls Technology Company

20120103006 - Refrigertor comprising vacuum space: The refrigerator includes a body having a storage space for storing a predetermined storage object, wherein the body includes an inner case having the storage space, an outer case having an inside surface spaced a predetermined gap from an outside surface of the inner case to house the inner case,... Agent: Lg Electronics Inc.

20120103007 - Receiver and receiver-integrated condenser: A receiver includes a cylindrical main tank; a cylindrical internal thread component having an internal thread; a cap having a male thread threaded with the internal thread; a sealing attached to the cap; and a filter portion arranged in the cap. The internal thread component is coaxially arranged to an... Agent: Denso Corporation

20120103008 - Heater unit and air conditioner including the same: Provided is a heater unit, which includes a heater-mounting part, a coil, a magnetic member, a cover member, and a coupling member. The heater-mounting part is attached to an outside of an object. The coil is coupled to the heater-mounting part and generates a magnetic field by electric current flowing... Agent:

20120103009 - Hybrid serial counterflow dual refrigerant circuit chiller: A dual refrigerant circuit chiller (10) has a first refrigerant circuit (100) including a first condenser (130) and a first evaporator (140), a second refrigerant circuit (200) including a second condenser (230) and a second evaporator (240), a condenser assembly (30) including the first condenser (130) and the second condenser... Agent: Carrier Corporation

20120103011 - Method and apparatus for producing a cooled hydrocarbon stream: Method and apparatus for producing a cooled hydrocarbon stream (60). The method employs cooling, at at least two consecutive pressure levels, a first stream and a first mixed refrigerant stream, using portions of the first mixed refrigerant from the first mixed refrigerant stream in first and second heat exchangers (125,... Agent:

20120103010 - System and method for producing lng from contaminated gas streams: A system and method for removing nitrogen and producing liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) from methane without the need for external refrigeration. The invention also relates to a system and method for removing nitrogen from methane and for producing liquefied nitrogen in addition to LNG. The system and method of the... Agent:

20120103012 - Sublimation systems and associated methods: A system for vaporizing and sublimating a slurry comprising a fluid including solid particles therein. The system includes a first heat exchanger configured to receive the fluid including solid particles and vaporize the fluid and a second heat exchanger configured to receive the vaporized fluid and solid particles and sublimate... Agent: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC

20120103013 - Vapor and liquid flow control in a dividing wall fractional distillation column: Dividing wall fractional distillation columns and methods of operating these columns with greater flexibility, especially in terms of the ability to adjust the composition of the heartcut, intermediate or sidecut product fraction, are described. In particular, this composition may be advantageously “biased” toward higher or lower molecular weight components, depending... Agent: Uop LLC

20120096871 - Dynamic switching thermoelectric thermal management systems and methods: A dynamic switching thermoelectric thermal management system and method is disclosed. The thermal management system includes a heat dissipation device, a thermoelectric module, an ambient temperature sensor, a heat source temperature sensor, an energy storage device and a controller. One side of the thermoelectric module is thermally coupled to the... Agent:

20120096872 - Refrigerator: A refrigerator includes a main body provided with a storage chamber, a door to open and close the storage chamber, and an ice maker to make ice cubes, wherein the door includes a receiving chamber provided at a front surface of the door to receive the ice maker and an... Agent: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

20120096873 - Cryogenic system with rapid thermal cycling: A fluid control assembly is connected between a cold gas container intended to be operated at deep cryogenic temperatures (e.g., 4K) and a gas reservoir for controlling the flow of fluid between the container and the reservoir. The fluid control assembly may be a passive valve assembly or an electrically... Agent:

20120096874 - Independent free cooling system: A free cooling system may include first and second conduits configured to carry first and second fluids, a cooling load configured to transfer heat to the first fluid, thereby causing the first fluid to have a post-loading temperature, a free cooling device configured to transfer heat from the second fluid... Agent:

20120096875 - Container for a device for preparing a frozen confection and device for preparing a frozen confection: The present invention relates to a container (20) designed for being inserted into a device (1) for preparing a frozen confection (17), said container (20) comprising a sealed flexible casing (25) and said container (20) containing ingredients (15) for producing a frozen confection (17) when being cooled and mechanically forced.... Agent: Nestec S.a.

20120096876 - Container having ingredients for preparing a frozen confection, container holder and device for preparing a frozen confection: The present invention relates to a container (20) designed for being inserted into a device (1) for preparing a frozen confection (52), said container (20) comprising at least one scraper (24) movable within the container (20) and said container (20) containing ingredients (23) for producing a frozen confection (52) when... Agent: Nestec S.a.

20120096877 - Hydrofluorocarbon refrigerant compositions for heat pump water heaters: Hydrofluorocarbon refrigerant compositions enable the use of existing compressor technologies in heat pump water heaters in a reliable (low discharge temperatures and pressures) and efficient (high capacity and efficiency) manner. The refrigerant comprises blends of pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), difluoromethane (HFC-32), tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) and tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234ze).... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20120096878 - Refrigeration circuit and method for improving same: Disclosed is a refrigeration circuit in which a scroll compressor is used as a compressor, an unsaturated fluorinated hydrocarbon refrigerant is used as a refrigerant, and an ether-based lubricant such as a polyalkylene glycol is used as a refrigeration machine oil, and wherein a wax-like solid material, which causes clogging... Agent:

20120096879 - Aircraft fuel tank ventilation: An aircraft fuel tank ventilation system, comprising a refrigerative dehumidifying device having a refrigerating element in contact with air flowing between a vent open to the atmosphere and a fuel tank. Also, a method of dehumidifying air introduced into an aircraft fuel tank via the ventilation system, the method comprising... Agent: Airbus Operations Limited

20120096881 - Air-conditioning apparatus: The air-conditioning apparatus includes a coolant circuit configured by sequentially connecting a compressor, an indoor heat exchanger, an expansion valve, and an outdoor heat exchanger; a motor that operates a compressor mechanism disposed inside the compressor; an inverter for driving the motor; and a control unit that controls the inverter.... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

20120096880 - Temperature regulation system with active jetting type refrigerant supply and regulation: This invention is characterized by an air conditioning system that jets actively a refrigerant into an evaporator in an active jetting manner so as to enhance the diffusibility and uniformity thereof.... Agent:

20120096882 - Temperature regulation system with active jetting type refrigerant supply and regulation: This invention is characterized by an air conditioning system that jets actively a refrigerant into an evaporator in an active jetting manner so as to enhance the diffusibility and uniformity thereof.... Agent:

20120096883 - Climate simulation system with cold accumulation technique: This invention is about a climate simulation system (10) which provides with minimum energy consumption, the growth under preferred climate conditions and monitoring of living species such as plant, bacteria and insects in research laboratories, which minimizes the temperature fluctuation within the air-conditioning chamber and which provides the cooling of... Agent:

20120096884 - Solar powered air conditioner, which is powered directly by solar energy with no need of conversion to electricity, hence no emissions of carbon dioxide: We present a Solar Powered Air Conditioner (SPAC) which is powered directly by solar energy obtained by dynamic sun-tracking concentrators with no conversion to electricity. SPAC does not contribute to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that come from the generation of electricity, it does not lose energy due to conversion and... Agent:

20120096885 - Solar powered vehicle air-conditioning system: A solar powered vehicle air-conditioning system for air conditioning a vehicle includes an air conditioning subsystem and a solar power subsystem. The air conditioning subsystem includes a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator and a plurality of valves and sensors, and is configured for air conditioning the vehicle. The solar power... Agent: Green Power Industrial Limited

20120096886 - Vehicle personal cooling system and method: A personal cooling system, such as for a cabless or other open-cab vehicle, includes a contact cooler that contacts the vehicle user, a forced-air cooler that directs cooled air to the vehicle user, and a recirculating fluid system that is operatively coupled to both the contact cooler and the forced-air... Agent: Parker-hannifin Corporation

20120096887 - Defrosting heater for refregerator and refregerator having the same: Disclosed are a defrosting heater for a refrigerator and a refrigerator having the same, the refrigerator including an evaporator disposed in a refrigerator main body and configured to generate cold air, a fan configured to blow cold air flowed through the evaporator to circulate within the refrigerator main body, and... Agent: Lg Electronics Inc.

20120096888 - Refrigerator with water tank: A water tank includes a long water storage part and a partition unit including partitions to partition the water storage part into a plurality of storage spaces. Communication holes are formed at the partitions to allow the storage spaces to communicate with each other. Spatial efficiency and a first in... Agent: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd

20120096889 - Auger style ice maker and refrigeration appliance incorporating same: An ice making assembly includes a mold configured for forming an ice cube. The mold has a base, a side wall, and an opening in the side wall spaced from the base. An auger has a shaft with a proximal end above and outside of the mold, a distal end... Agent: General Electric Company

20120096890 - Misting ice maker for cup-shaped ice cubes and related refrigeration appliance: An ice cube maker includes an ice-making compartment having side walls, at least one rod-shaped conductor extending distally into the compartment through one of the side walls, and a cooling device for cooling the conductor to a temperature sufficient to form ice on the conductor. A misting system includes a... Agent: General Electric Company

20120096891 - Auger style ice maker and refrigeration appliance incorporating same: An ice making assembly includes a support and a mold rotatably mounted to the support configured for forming an ice cube therein. The mold has a base, a side wall attached to the base, and an opening in the side wall spaced from the base. An auger has a shaft... Agent: General Electric Company

20120096892 - Water filter with performance indicating device and refrigeration appliance including same: An assembly for filtering water includes a housing and a water inlet for supplying unfiltered water to the housing. A water filter includes an outer casing attached to the housing in communication with the water inlet and a filter medium within the outer casing. The outer casing has at least... Agent: General Electric Company

20120096893 - Mobile cooled storage units: A mobile cooled storage unit (10) has a sectional racking structure (17) for storing items such as bodies and body parts to be cooled. The racking structure is assembled at a location where the cooling unit is to operate. A removeable insulated outer cover (11) is placed over and supported... Agent:

20120096894 - Evaporator: A leeward upper header portion of an evaporator includes first through third sections which communicate with upper ends of heat exchange tubes of first through third tube groups of a leeward tube row. The second tube group, which is an upward flow tube group, and the third tube group, which... Agent: Showa Denko K.k.

20120096895 - Process for separating and recovering ngls from hydrocarbon streams: This process comprises using unconventional processing of hydrocarbons, e.g. natural gas, for recovering C2+ and NGL hydrocarbons that meet pipeline specifications, without the core high capital cost requirement of a demethanizer column, which is central to and required by almost 100% of the world's current NGL recovery technologies. It can... Agent:

20120096896 - Process for separating and recovering ethane and heavier hydrocarbons from lng: A process for extracting heavier components, e.g., NGL from liquid/fluid streams such as Rich LNG (RLNG) stream(s) with the streamlined economy. The process involves heating the RLNG stream in heat exchanger(s) (LNGX) against column overhead vapour stream; not requiring separation of Feed streams into feed and reflux by splitting either... Agent: