Patents by Inventor Rob Zheng

Rob Zheng 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).

  • Continuous-flow heater, and a method for the manufacture of a continuous-flow heater
    Patent number: 11619421
    Abstract: A continuous-flow heater is described, with a housing made from an aluminium-based alloy, in which a flow channel for a fluid to be heated extends from an inlet to an outlet, and a heating plate which is arranged in the housing, with a substrate made from steel, which carries heating conductor tracks, a frame embedded in a wall of the housing, wherein the heating plate forms one wall of the flow channel in the housing, and is welded to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: BorgWarner Ludwigsburg GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Chu, Rob Zheng
  • CONTINUOUS-FLOW HEATER, AND A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A CONTINUOUS-FLOW HEATER
    Publication number: 20210108826
    Abstract: A continuous-flow heater is described, with a housing made from an aluminium-based alloy, in which a flow channel for a fluid to be heated extends from an inlet to an outlet, and a heating plate which is arranged in the housing, with a substrate made from steel, which carries heating conductor tracks, a frame embedded in a wall of the housing, wherein the heating plate forms one wall of the flow channel in the housing, and is welded to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Chu, Rob Zheng