Patents by Inventor Gerald Adam Grab

Gerald Adam Grab 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).

  • Conversion coatings on aluminum from KF solutions
    Patent number: 6475301
    Abstract: The invention is a method of forming a conversion coating on an aluminum surface. According to the method, the aluminum surface is conversion coated by first treating the surface with thermal degreasing or aqueous alkaline degreasing and then contacting the treated surface with an aqueous bath solution of KF. The concentration of KF in the solution is 2.0-25.0 wt. % and the temperature is 90-212° F. for at least 5 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald Adam Grab, Kimberly A. Lazarz, Matthew John Zaluzec, Timothy Van Evans
  • Heat exchanger and method of assembly for automotive vehicles
    Patent number: 6076727
    Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly includes at least one tube having an internal surface and an external surface, a composition cladding having at least lithium and magnesium applied to either one of the internal surface and external surface of the tube, and at least one component disposed adjacent the composition cladding, whereby the tube and component are joined together during a controlled atmosphere brazing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Tim Van Evans, Matthew John Zaluzec, Gerald Adam Grab, Henry Mehraban, Ronald Paul Cooper, Walter Leon Winterbottom
  • Heat exchanger and method of assembly for automotive vehicles
    Patent number: 5762132
    Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly includes at least one tube having an internal surface and an external surface, a composition cladding having at least lithium and magnesium applied to either one of the internal surface and external surface of the tube, and at least one component disposed adjacent the composition cladding, whereby the tube and component are joined together during a controlled atmosphere brazing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Van Evans, Matthew John Zaluzec, Gerald Adam Grab, Henry Mehraban, Ronald Paul Cooper, Walter Leon Winterbottom