Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Maines

Geoffrey Maines 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 AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING A THERMAL SHOCK
    Publication number: 20230084486
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to a system and method for testing units-under-test (UUT) with a thermal shock. The thermal shock testing system can include a chamber having an inlet and an outlet, the chamber being configured to provide a thermal shock to a unit-under-test (UUT), a pump configured to fluidly connect to the inlet of the chamber and direct a temperature controlled liquid through a channel embedded in the chamber, and a boiler and a chiller fluidly connected to the pump, the temperature of the liquid being controlled by at least one valve configured to alternatively direct hot or cold fluid to the inlet of the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Fen Chen, David Fain, Geoffrey Maines, Wen-chieh Tang
  • Method and apparatus for delivering a thermal shock
    Patent number: 11543327
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to a system and method for testing units-under-test (UUT) with a thermal shock. The thermal shock testing system can include a chamber having an inlet and an outlet, the chamber being configured to provide a thermal shock to a unit-under-test (UUT), a pump configured to fluidly connect to the inlet of the chamber and direct a temperature controlled liquid through a channel embedded in the chamber, and a boiler and a chiller fluidly connected to the pump, the temperature of the liquid being controlled by at least one valve configured to alternatively direct hot or cold fluid to the inlet of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Fen Chen, David Fain, Geoffrey Maines, Wen-chieh Tang
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING A THERMAL SHOCK
    Publication number: 20210239575
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to a system and method for testing units-under-test (UUT) with a thermal shock. The thermal shock testing system can include a chamber having an inlet and an outlet, the chamber being configured to provide a thermal shock to a unit-under-test (UUT), a pump configured to fluidly connect to the inlet of the chamber and direct a temperature controlled liquid through a channel embedded in the chamber, and a boiler and a chiller fluidly connected to the pump, the temperature of the liquid being controlled by at least one valve configured to alternatively direct hot or cold fluid to the inlet of the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Fen Chen, David Fain, Geoffrey Maines, Wen-chieh Tang