Patents by Inventor Pascal Bradu

Pascal Bradu 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).

  • Reinforcement for dish plate heat exchangers
    Patent number: 8544532
    Abstract: A reinforcing element for a heat exchanger of the type having nested dish plates with inclined, peripheral, overlapping walls, where at least one of the nested dish plates is attached to a mounting plate, the mounting plate extending beyond the outer periphery of the walls of the nested dish plates. The reinforcing element has a base flange attached to the mounting plate extending beyond the outer periphery of the walls of the nested dish plates. The reinforcing element also has a peripheral flange located in parallel, overlapping engagement with the inclined peripheral wall of the at least one dish plate attached to the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Dana Canada Corporation
    Inventors: Pascal Bradu, Xiaoyang Rong, Thomas Chan
  • Reinforcement for Dish Plate Heat Exchangers
    Publication number: 20120205069
    Abstract: A reinforcing element for a heat exchanger of the type having nested dish plates with inclined, peripheral, overlapping walls, where at least one of the nested dish plates is attached to a mounting plate, the mounting plate extending beyond the outer periphery of the walls of the nested dish plates. The reinforcing element has a base flange attached to the mounting plate extending beyond the outer periphery of the walls of the nested dish plates. The reinforcing element also has a peripheral flange located in parallel, overlapping engagement with the inclined peripheral wall of the at least one dish plate attached to the mounting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Pascal Bradu, Xiaoyang rong, Thomas Chan
  • Reinforcement for dish plate heat exchangers
    Patent number: 8181695
    Abstract: A reinforcing element for a heat exchanger of the type having nested dish plates with inclined, peripheral, overlapping walls, where at least one of the nested dish plates is attached to a mounting plate, the mounting plate extending beyond the outer periphery of the walls of the nested dish plates. The reinforcing element has a base flange attached to the mounting plate extending beyond the outer periphery of the walls of the nested dish plates. The reinforcing element also has a peripheral flange located in parallel, overlapping engagement with the inclined peripheral wall of the at least one dish plate attached to the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Dana Canada Corporation
    Inventors: Pascal Bradu, Xiaoyang Rong, Thomas Chan
  • REINFORCEMENT FOR DISH PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS
    Publication number: 20070084809
    Abstract: A reinforcing element for a heat exchanger of the type having nested dish plates with inclined, peripheral, overlapping walls, where at least one of the nested dish plates is attached to a mounting plate, the mounting plate extending beyond the outer periphery of the walls of the nested dish plates. The reinforcing element has a base flange attached to the mounting plate extending beyond the outer periphery of the walls of the nested dish plates. The reinforcing element also has a peripheral flange located in parallel, overlapping engagement with the inclined peripheral wall of the at least one dish plate attached to the mounting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: DANA CANADA CORPORATION
    Inventors: PASCAL BRADU, XIAOYANG RONG, THOMAS CHAN
  • Plate-type heat exchanger
    Patent number: 7178581
    Abstract: A heat exchanger has oil core plates and coolant core plates disposed in alternating, stacked relationship. Flow passages are provided between adjacent plates, so that the oil flow passages alternate with the coolant flow passages, and the oil can flow from an oil inlet opening of each oil plate, and through the oil flow passage to an oil outlet opening, and coolant can flow from a coolant inlet opening of each coolant plate through the coolant flow passage to a coolant outlet opening. The oil inlet openings are adjacent to one end of the plates, and the oil outlet openings are spaced from the oil inlet openings, with a passageway for flow of the oil between upstanding bosses of the coolant plates on opposed sides of each oil plate and extending from a gap in an upstanding flange of the oil plate to the oil outlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Dana Canada Corporation
    Inventors: Michel St. Pierre, Thomas F. Seiler, Pascal Bradu
  • Plate-type heat exchanger
    Publication number: 20060081358
    Abstract: A heat exchanger has oil core plates and coolant core plates disposed in alternating, stacked relationship. Flow passages are provided between adjacent plates, so that the oil flow passages alternate with the coolant flow passages, and the oil can flow from an oil inlet opening of each oil plate, and through the oil flow passage to an oil outlet opening, and coolant can flow from a coolant inlet opening of each coolant plate through the coolant flow passage to a coolant outlet opening. The oil inlet openings are adjacent to one end of the plates, and the oil outlet openings are spaced from the oil inlet openings, with a passageway for flow of the oil between upstanding bosses of the coolant plates on opposed sides of each oil plate and extending from a gap in an upstanding flange of the oil plate to the oil outlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Michel Pierre, Thomas Seiler, Pascal Bradu