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| 20080230209 | SPOT COOLER FOR HEAT GENERATING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A cooler for heat generating electronic components comprising a heat exchange plate configured for heat exchange communication with one or more heat generating electronic components includes a fin stack having a plurality of heat exchange fins and one or more heat pipes and/or thermosyphon tubes in heat exchange communication with the heat exchange plate and said plurality of fins, and a fan for directing air to and/or from the fins, each of said fins having a centered interior circular opening or hole, the fins stacked with the holes coaxially aligned and substantially centered in the fin stack and defining an elongated cavity having a first open end adjacent to the heat exchange plate and a second open end adjacent to the fan, and an elongated insert centrally positioned lengthwise along the cylindrical cavity and having a exterior surface of revolution smaller than the diameter of the cavity and defining an airflow channel between the insert and the fin openings and wherein the exterior surface of revolution of the insert is shaped, tapered or slanted and/or the interior openings of the fins are of the same or different diameters to provide an airflow channel width increasing from the fist end to the second end. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080306704 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT COMPUTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A thermal management method of operation to cool critical heat generating components and when a critical electronic component approaches its designated maximum operation temperature or its rate of temperature increase is determined to be in excess a predetermined level, its operating speed is reduced in small increments (1% to 5%), and/or a cooling fan speed it increased in small increments, (1% to 5%), and, if necessary, operation of a variable capacity heat transfer component is induced to cool the critical component. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090126293 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS SHELTER WITH EMERGENCY COOLING AND AIR DISTRIBUTION ASSEMBLY - A telecommunications outdoor shelter having an interior chamber containing one or more vertical racks of telecommunications and/or electronic components, and an AC powered air conditioner configured to deliver cooled air to said interior chamber, is characterized by a back-up cooling apparatus comprising: an outdoor refrigeration system exterior to the interior chamber configured for supplying refrigerant or chilled heat transfer fluid to an evaporator mounted in the interior chamber and for rejecting heat to ambient outside air; an air cooling unit comprising an air handler and evaporator mounted in the interior chamber and configured to receive refrigerant or heat transfer fluid from the outdoor refrigeration system and provide cool air to the interior chamber; an air distribution assembly cooperating with the comprising air cooling unit and one or more primary air ducts for directing cooled air from the evaporator and a plurality of secondary air ducts communicating with each of the primary air ducts, wherein each of the secondary air ducts is configured for delivering cooled air to one or more selected vertical racks at one or more vertical levels and wherein the handler includes one or more fans for moving warm air from the interior chamber to the evaporator and forcing cooled air through the one or more primary air ducts and the one or more secondary air ducts; an electric power generating unit configured to provide power for operating the outdoor refrigeration system and the indoor air cooling unit; and a sensor configured to initiate operation of the back-up cooling apparatus in response to AC power outage and/or interior chamber air temperature. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090308093 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SHELTER WITH AIR DISTRIBUTION ASSEMBLY - A mobile communications shelter comprising a personnel accessible chamber containing racks of stacked electronic communications equipment positioned along or adjacent to interior walls of the chamber, and a refrigeration apparatus mounted outside of the chamber and configured to supply cooled air to the chamber, is characterized by an air distribution assembly having a plurality of air ducts configured for directing cooled air supplied by the refrigeration apparatus to a plurality of selected vertical levels of the equipment. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100119721 | METHODS OF MAKING PENETRATION RESISTANT COMPOSITES - A penetration resistant composite comprises a substrate material comprising woven, layered or intertwined polarized strands of glass, polyamide, polyphenylene sulfide, carbon or graphite fibers, a salt, oxide, hydroxide or hydride of a metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, transition metal, zinc, cadmium, tin, aluminum, double metal salts and/or mixtures of two or more thereof or a metal hydride polar bonded on the surface of said fibers and/or strands of fibers at a concentration of at least about 0.3 grams/cc of open substrate material volume, and a substantially water impermeable coating thereon. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100119747 | PENETRATION RESISTANT ARTICLES - A penetration resistant composite comprises a substrate material comprising woven, layered or intertwined polarized strands of glass, polyamide, polyphenylene sulfide, carbon or graphite fibers, a salt, oxide, hydroxide or hydride of a metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, transition metal, zinc, cadmium, tin, aluminum, double metal salts and/or mixtures of two or more thereof or a metal hydride polar bonded on the surface of said fibers and/or strands of fibers at a concentration of at least about 0.3 grams/cc of open substrate material volume, and a substantially water impermeable coating thereon. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100218880 | METHODS OF MAKING REFRIGERANT RELEASING COMPOSITE - A method of preparing a composite configured to release refrigerant therefrom comprises providing a substrate material comprising polarized fibers of glass, polyamide, phenylene sulfide, carbon or graphite bonding thereon a metal compound comprising a complex compound of a polar gaseous refrigerant and a metal salt and/or a hydrated metal hydroxide and/or a metal hydroxide of a metal comprising alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, transition metal, zinc, cadmium, tin, aluminum, or two or more thereof, at a concentration of at least about 0.3 grams/cc of open substrate material volume, forming layers of the metal compound bonded substrate material, and sealing at least one layer or the exterior surface of the substrate material with a coating composition configured to prevent release of internal gaseous refrigerant therethrough at ambient temperatures and pressure and capable of penetration of gaseous refrigerant therethrough from the composite interior at temperatures causing internal gas pressures of 15% or more above exterior pressure for such refrigerant release. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100269539 | REFRIGERANT RELEASING COMPOSITE - A composite configured to release refrigerant therefrom comprises a substrate material comprising polarized fibers of glass, polyamide, phenylene sulfide, carbon or graphite or combinations of two or more thereof having bonded thereon a metal compound comprising a complex compound of a polar gaseous refrigerant and a metal salt and/or a hydrated metal hydroxide and/or a metal hydroxide of a metal comprising alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, transition metal, zinc, cadmium, tin, aluminum, or two or more thereof, at a concentration of at least about 0.3 grams/cc of open substrate material volume, and a coating composition sealing one or more layers of the substrate and/or the exterior composite surface configured to prevent release of internal gaseous refrigerant therethrough at ambient temperatures and pressure and capable of penetration of gaseous refrigerant therethrough from the composite interior at temperatures causing internal gas pressures of 15% or more above exterior pressure for such refrigerant release. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110016915 | HIGH EFFICIENCY DC COMPRESSOR AND HVAC/R SYSTEM USING THE COMPRESSOR - A DC powered compressor and an HVAC/R system having the compressor are disclosed. The compressor comprises an AC powered compressor and a DC/AC inverter configured to receive power from a DC power source and to provide the power to the AC compressor. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110018348 | HVAC/R BATTERY BACK-UP POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM HAVING A VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE (VFD) POWER SUPPLY - A power supply for an HVAC/R system is configured to provide back-up power functionality for situations when the main source of power fails. The power supply includes a DC power bus which receives power from the main source of power as well as a back up source. When the main source fails the back up source provides power to the DC power bus. Connected to the DC power bus is a variable frequency drive power supply (VFD). The VFD is configured to provide power to the components of the HVAC/R system based on power received from the DC power bus. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110018349 | HVAC/R SYSTEM HAVING POWER BACK-UP SYSTEM WITH A DC-DC CONVERTER - An HVAC/R system is configured with power storage for power back-up to maintain substantially uninterrupted power in the case of a main power failure. The power back-up system has a DC power source configured to be recharged, and provides power to the HVAC/R components. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110018472 | HVAC/R SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE (VFD) POWER SUPPLY FOR MULTIPLE MOTORS - An HVAC/R system is configured with a variable frequency drive power supply which provides power to each of a compressor, a condenser fan, and a blower. In some embodiments, the compressor has a three-phase motor and the condenser fan has a single-phase motor. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110018473 | HVAC/R SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE POWER SUPPLY FOR THREE-PHASE AND SINGLE-PHASE MOTORS - An HVAC/R system is configured with a variable frequency drive power supply which provides power to both a three-phase motor and to a single-phase motor. In some embodiments, the three-phase motor is a compressor motor and the single-phase motor is a condenser fan motor. | 01-27-2011 |
