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20080289794 | Vehicle cooling assembly having a protective screen - An air permeable protective camouflage screen is mounted in front of the air-intake side of a vehicle heat exchanger. The screen includes substantially horizontal and vertical intersecting walls, forming a plurality of apertures. The screen has at least two zones with apertures of different shapes for controlling air flow through the screen into the heat exchanger. The zones are oriented to allow relatively more air to pass into the first section of the heat exchanger having higher temperatures than the second section. The screen may include flaps mounted to the horizontal walls by living hinges, the flaps being disposed in the apertures when in a neutral closed position, being pivotable to allow air flow through the screen. The screen is substantially opaque when the flaps are in the neutral closed position, further camouflaging the heat exchanger, and the screen is made of non-corrosive material such as an organic polymeric material. | 11-27-2008 |
20090120610 | SEALING SYSTEM FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY - A sealing system for sealing a heat exchanger assembly to an HVAC module. A plurality of male connecting members is disposed on one of the outer periphery of the heat exchanger and the interior surface of the channel of the HVAC module. A plurality of female connecting members is disposed on the other of the outer periphery of the heat exchanger and the interior surface of the channel of the HVAC module. The male connecting members engage the female connecting members to support the heat exchanger and to seal the heat exchanger to the HVAC module to restrict the flow of air from circumventing the heat exchanger. The male and female connecting members are tuned to give the heat exchanger a natural frequency in the range of 20 and 100 Hz for dampening vibrations between the heat exchanger and the HVAC module. | 05-14-2009 |
20090145592 | Windshield washer fluid heating system - The invention provides a system for capturing waste heat from a heat source via an air cooled radiator to heat a container of windshield washer fluid in a motor vehicle. The system's components include a radiator, means to induce air flow through the radiator, and a shroud assembly for mounting a windshield washer fluid container downdraft of the radiator. The shroud assembly includes a radiator shroud that is adapted to mount onto the radiator to define a plenum for receiving heated air and a windshield washer fluid container. The windshield washer fluid container may be formed with the radiator shroud as a single integral unit. On the container surface is a heat conductive element that is in direct contact with both the heated air flow and windshield washer fluid. | 06-11-2009 |
20110048688 | Heat Exchanger Assembly - A heat exchanger assembly including first and second manifolds for transferring heat between a coolant and a flow of air. Tubes extend between the manifolds for conveying the coolant therebetween. Air fins are disposed between adjacent tubes, and each air fin has a cross-section presenting a legs extending between the adjacent tubes at equal and opposing angles to one another and bases interconnecting alternate ends of the adjacent legs to present a serpentine pattern. Each base extends through an arc between the ends of the adjacent legs and defines a lead-in radius interconnecting each base with one of the legs and an exit radius interconnecting each base with the end of the adjacent leg. The equal and opposing angles are in the range of 1 to 4 degrees. The lead-in and exit radii are in the range of 0.05 to 0.15 mm. The middle radius is in the range of 0.5 to 1.5 mm. | 03-03-2011 |
20110139413 | FLOW DISTRIBUTOR FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY - A heat exchanger including a pair of manifolds. An inlet is disposed on one of the ends of the first manifold. A core extends between the manifolds for conveying a coolant therebetween and for transferring heat between the coolant and a stream of air. A cross-over plate is disposed in one of the manifolds to divide the associated one of the manifolds into an upstream section and a downstream section. The cross-over plate presents a plurality of orifices defining a cross-over opening area for establishing fluid communication between the upstream and downstream sections of the associated manifold. The cross-over opening area continuously increases along an axis away from the inlet. The total cross-over opening area is 30% to 300% of the upstream cross-sectional area of the tubes of the core. | 06-16-2011 |
20110139421 | FLOW DISTRIBUTOR FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY - A heat exchanger including a pair of manifolds. An inlet is disposed on one of the ends of the first manifold. A core extends between the manifolds for conveying a coolant therebetween and for transferring heat between the coolant and a stream of air. A cross-over plate is disposed in one of the manifolds to divide the associated one of the manifolds into an upstream section and a downstream section. The cross-over plate presents a plurality of orifices defining a cross-over opening area for establishing fluid communication between the upstream and downstream sections of the associated manifold. The cross-over opening area continuously increases along an axis away from the inlet. The ratio of the total cross-over opening area to the upstream cross-sectional area of the tubes of the core is in the range of XXXXXXXX:XXXXXXX to XXXX:XXXXXX. | 06-16-2011 |
20140030390 | PREWHIP DOLLOP IN PACKAGING - The present invention provides a preformed dollop that is inserted into a dollop receptacle and a method for using and manufacturing the preformed dollop in the dollop receptacle. | 01-30-2014 |
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20090052045 | FILM, BACKLIGHT DISPLAYS, AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - In one embodiment a film can comprises a surface comprising a plurality of prism structures. Each prism structure has a lateral modulation in the w direction of less than or equal to ±20% of an average pitch of the prism structures. The plurality of prism structures can have a variation in the w direction of prism peak height that is discrete and/or continuous. In one embodiment, a method for making a film can comprise forming a plurality of prism structures on a surface. The plurality of prism structures can have a lateral modulation in the w direction of less than or equal to ±20% of an average pitch of the prism structures, and wherein the plurality of prism structures have a variation in the w direction of prism peak height that is discrete and/or continuous. | 02-26-2009 |
20090185278 | FILM, BACKLIGHT DISPLAYS, AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - In one embodiment a film can comprises a surface comprising a plurality of prism structures. Each prism structure has a lateral modulation in the w direction of less than or equal to ±20% of an average pitch of the prism structures. The plurality of prism structures can have a variation in the w direction of prism peak height that is discrete and/or continuous. In one embodiment, a method for making a film can comprise forming a plurality of prism structures on a surface. The plurality of prism structures can have a lateral modulation in the w direction of less than or equal to ±20% of an average pitch of the prism structures, and wherein the plurality of prism structures have a variation in the w direction of prism peak height that is discrete and/or continuous. | 07-23-2009 |
20090214828 | BLUNT TIP PRISM FILM AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a film can comprise a transparent substrate comprising a plurality of prism structures, wherein the prism structures have a blunt tip having a tip length of 250 nm to 2,000 nm. The film can be used in various applications, such as back light displays. In one embodiment, a method for forming a master for a film can comprise ion beam etching a diamond tip to form a blunt tip having a tip length of 250 nm to 2,000 nm, and forming negatives of prism structures into a master using the diamond tip. | 08-27-2009 |
20090284970 | Bulb Reflector for Thin Direct Lit Backlights - In one embodiment, a backlight assembly comprises: a bulb having a bulb first side and a bulb second side located on a side of the bulb opposite the first side, a reflector plate disposed on the bulb first side, and a front bulb reflector disposed over the bulb second side. The front bulb reflector has a partially reflective member capable of reflecting greater than or equal to 60% of light from the bulb toward the reflector plate, and an inner surface on a reflector second side located opposite the reflector first side. The overall geometry of the front bulb reflector is concave on the reflector second side and convex on the reflector first side. | 11-19-2009 |
20110244141 | METHOD OF PROCESSING MULTILAYER FILM - A method of processing a multilayer film is provided. The method includes providing a substrate film having a substrate film first surface and a substrate film second surface. The method also includes providing a barrier layer adjacent to the substrate film second surface. The barrier layer has at least one opening allowing fluid communication between the substrate film and an outer surface of the barrier layer. Further, the method includes contacting the substrate film first surface with a first reactant and finally contacting the outer surface of the barrier layer with a second reactant, said second reactant being reactive with said first reactant. The method of contacting the substrate film first surface to the first reactant and contacting the outer surface of the barrier layer to the second reactant is carried out under conditions under which reaction between said first reactant and the second reactant results in a formation of a reaction layer. | 10-06-2011 |