Heat exchanger including furcating unit cells

- General Electric
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a heat exchanger showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the heat exchanger shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the heat exchanger shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the heat exchanger shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the heat exchanger shown in FIG. 1 with a portion removed to show the interior; and,

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion of the heat exchanger shown in FIG. 1.

In these drawings, the broken lines illustrate unclaimed environmental features and form no part of the claimed design. In particular, broken lines are used in FIGS. 3-6 to illustrate the interior of the heat exchanger and form no part of the claimed design. In addition, broken lines are used in FIGS. 1 and 2 to illustrate portions of the exterior of the heat exchanger and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a heat exchanger including furcating unit cells, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D818093
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 22, 2016
Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (Schenectady, NY)
Inventors: Daniel Jason Erno (Clifton Park, NY), William Dwight Gerstler (Niskayuna, NY)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Ania Aman
Application Number: 29/558,857