Patents by Inventor David G. WOOLARD

David G. WOOLARD 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).

  • Cooling system for tanks
    Patent number: 11581711
    Abstract: A tank assembly has heat-generating equipment contained therein. The tank assembly includes a tank having an opening, and a thermal siphon fixed to the tank and sealing the opening of the tank. The thermal siphon has a main body portion and a loop portion. The thermal siphon contains a liquid and a gas. A center of the loop portion is exposed to the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventor: David G. Woolard
  • COOLING SYSTEM FOR TANKS
    Publication number: 20210036495
    Abstract: A tank assembly has heat-generating equipment contained therein. The tank assembly includes a tank having an opening, and a thermal siphon fixed to the tank and sealing the opening of the tank. The thermal siphon has a main body portion and a loop portion. The thermal siphon contains a liquid and a gas. A center of the loop portion is exposed to the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventor: David G. WOOLARD
  • Cooling system for tanks
    Patent number: 10811855
    Abstract: A tank assembly has heat-generating equipment contained therein. The tank assembly includes a heat pipe having an opening, wherein an interior of the heat pipe contains a liquid and a gas. The tank assembly further includes a tank fixed to the heat pipe and sealing the opening of the heat pipe. The tank houses at least one of a disconnector switch and a circuit breaker operatively connected to the disconnector switch. The sealing of the opening of the heat pipe prevents the liquid and the gas from entering the tank. The heat pipe extends beyond a side of the tank, and has a cooling portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventor: David G. Woolard
  • COOLING SYSTEM FOR TANKS
    Publication number: 20200091687
    Abstract: A tank assembly has heat-generating equipment contained therein. The tank assembly includes a heat pipe having an opening, wherein an interior of the heat pipe contains a liquid and a gas. The tank assembly further includes a tank fixed to the heat pipe and sealing the opening of the heat pipe. The tank houses at least one of a disconnector switch and a circuit breaker operatively connected to the disconnector switch. The sealing of the opening of the heat pipe prevents the liquid and the gas from entering the tank. The heat pipe extends beyond a side of the tank, and has a cooling portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: David G. WOOLARD
  • Cooling system for tanks
    Patent number: 10483727
    Abstract: A heat management system includes a tank and a thermal siphon attached to the tank. The thermal siphon contains a liquid that absorbs heat via thermal conduction from the tank. The liquid is heated to a vaporization point, and the heat from the vaporized liquid is transferred to cooling fins extending from the thermal siphon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventor: David G. Woolard
  • COOLING SYSTEM FOR TANKS
    Publication number: 20190074669
    Abstract: A heat management system includes a tank and a thermal siphon attached to the tank. The thermal siphon contains a liquid that absorbs heat via thermal conduction from the tank. The liquid is heated to a vaporization point, and the heat from the vaporized liquid is transferred to cooling fins extending from the thermal siphon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: David G. WOOLARD