Patents by Inventor Gregory Gerald Hughes

Gregory Gerald Hughes 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).

  • Patent number: 10697706
    Abstract: A heat exchanger that includes first and second headers, a first flow conduit fluidly connecting the first and second headers to allow for a flow of a first fluid through the heat exchanger, the first flow conduit being bounded by a first generally planar wall section extending between the first and second headers, a second flow conduit to allow for a flow of the second fluid through the heat exchanger, the second flow conduit being bounded by a second generally planar wall section spaced apart from the first generally planar wall section to define a gap therebetween, and a thermally conductive structure arranged within the gap and joined to the first and second generally planar wall sections to transfer heat therebetween. The thermally conductive structure is isolated from the first fluid by the first generally planar wall section and from the second fluid by the second generally planar wall section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Modine Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Gregory Gerald Hughes, Michael J. Reinke, Tony Rousseau
  • Patent number: 10662823
    Abstract: A power generation system having a combustion engine with a Rankine bottoming cycle, the system including a first flow path for a process fluid and a second flow path for a working fluid, and a heat exchanger arranged along both the first and the second flow paths to transfer waste heat from the process fluid to the working fluid. The heat exchanger includes a first flow conduit being bounded by a first wall section and configured to convey the process fluid, a second flow conduit to convey the working fluid, the second flow conduit being bounded by a second wall section spaced apart from the first wall section to define a gap therebetween, and a thermally conductive structure arranged within the gap and joined to the first and second wall sections to transfer heat therebetween, the gap being fluidly isolated from both the process fluid and the working fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: Gregory Gerald Hughes, Michael J. Reinke, Tony Rousseau, Timothy C. Ernst, James Zigan, Christopher Nelson
  • Publication number: 20150275701
    Abstract: A power generation system having a combustion engine with a Rankine bottoming cycle, the system including a first flow path for a process fluid and a second flow path for a working fluid, and a heat exchanger arranged along both the first and the second flow paths to transfer waste heat from the process fluid to the working fluid. The heat exchanger includes a first flow conduit being bounded by a first wall section and configured to convey the process fluid, a second flow conduit to convey the working fluid, the second flow conduit being bounded by a second wall section spaced apart from the first wall section to define a gap therebetween, and a thermally conductive structure arranged within the gap and joined to the first and second wall sections to transfer heat therebetween, the gap being fluidly isolated from both the process fluid and the working fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Gregory Gerald Hughes, Michael J. Reinke, Tony Rousseau, Timothy C. Ernst, James Zigan, Christopher Nelson
  • Publication number: 20150233649
    Abstract: A heat exchanger that includes first and second headers, a first flow conduit fluidly connecting the first and second headers to allow for a flow of a first fluid through the heat exchanger, the first flow conduit being bounded by a first generally planar wall section extending between the first and second headers, a second flow conduit to allow for a flow of the second fluid through the heat exchanger, the second flow conduit being bounded by a second generally planar wall section spaced apart from the first generally planar wall section to define a gap therebetween, and a thermally conductive structure arranged within the gap and joined to the first and second generally planar wall sections to transfer heat therebetween. The thermally conductive structure is isolated from the first fluid by the first generally planar wall section and from the second fluid by the second generally planar wall section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Gregory Gerald Hughes, Michael J. Reinke, Tony Rousseau