Patents by Inventor Brian J. Christen

Brian J. Christen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of applying lubrication to legs of a hairpin tube
    Patent number: 10207305
    Abstract: A method and system for manufacturing a hairpin tube. The method includes cutting a coil of tube to provide a plurality of lengths of tubes, and bending each length of tube to form a plurality of hairpin tubes. A lubricant is then atomized with an injector nozzle, and injected into at least one open end of each hairpin tube. After lubricating the hairpin tubes, the legs of each hairpin tube are expanded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Brazeway, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Skrzypchak, Vikas Somani, Brian J. Christen
  • METHOD OF APPLYING LUBRICATION TO LEGS OF A HAIRPIN TUBE
    Publication number: 20150266074
    Abstract: A method and system for manufacturing a hairpin tube. The method includes cutting a coil of tube to provide a plurality of lengths of tubes, and bending each length of tube to form a plurality of hairpin tubes. A lubricant is then atomized with an injector nozzle, and injected into at least one open end of each hairpin tube. After lubricating the hairpin tubes, the legs of each hairpin tube are expanded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: David W. Skrzypchak, Vikas Somani, Brian J. Christen
  • Method of applying lubrication to legs of a hairpin tube
    Patent number: 9078505
    Abstract: A method and system for manufacturing a hairpin tube. The method includes cutting a coil of tube to provide a plurality of lengths of tubes, and bending each length of tube to form a plurality of hairpin tubes. A lubricant is then atomized with an injector nozzle, and injected into at least one open end of each hairpin tube. After lubricating the hairpin tubes, the legs of each hairpin tube are expanded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Brazeway, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Skrzypchak, Vikas Somani, Brian J. Christen
  • METHOD OF APPLYING LUBRICATION TO LEGS OF A HAIRPIN TUBE
    Publication number: 20140096391
    Abstract: A method and system for manufacturing a hairpin tube. The method includes cutting a coil of tube to provide a plurality of lengths of tubes, and bending each length of tube to form a plurality of hairpin tubes. A lubricant is then atomized with an injector nozzle, and injected into at least one open end of each hairpin tube. After lubricating the hairpin tubes, the legs of each hairpin tube are expanded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: BRAZEWAY, INC.
    Inventors: David W. Skrzypchak, Vikas Somani, Brian J. Christen