Patents by Inventor Warren S. Brothers

Warren S. Brothers 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).

  • Heat transfer surface and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 4353234
    Abstract: A heat transfer surface for nucleate boiling of liquids is formed on the outer surface of a heat exchanger tube. Helical ridges having two fins each encase the tube. A fin at each ridge is angled toward the adjacent fin on the adjacent ridge forming a gapped cavity therebetween. The method of making the tube includes rolling alternating deep grooves and shallow grooves in the outside surface of the tube and then flaring the fins to form the gapped cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1982
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Warren S. Brothers, Albert J. Kallfelz
  • Heat transfer surface and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 4159739
    Abstract: A heat transfer surface for nucleate boiling of liquids is formed on the outer surface of a heat exchanger tube. Helical ridges having two fins each encase the tube. A fin at each ridge is angled toward the adjacent fin on the adjacent ridge forming a gapped cavity therebetween. The method of making the tube includes rolling alternating deep grooves and shallow grooves in the outside surface of the tube and then flaring the fins to form the gapped cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1979
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Warren S. Brothers, Albert J. Kallfelz