Patents Assigned to ThermaMasters, LLC
  • Process for joining members of a heat transfer assembly and assembly formed thereby
    Patent number: 7188661
    Abstract: A method and assembly that makes use of an adhesive to form a joint structure between two members, such as two heat transfer components. A first member has a slot in a surface thereof, while the second member has an edge received in the slot of the first member. One or both of the first and second members has one or more features that force the edge of the second member away from the first surface of the slot and into contact with the second surface of the slot during insertion of the edge into the slot. An adhesive within the slot bonds the second member to the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: ThermaMasters, LLC
    Inventors: Donald W. Mathews, John D. Lamberth
  • PROCESS FOR JOINING MEMBERS OF A HEAT TRANSFER ASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY FORMED THEREBY
    Publication number: 20050103470
    Abstract: A method and assembly that makes use of an adhesive to form a joint structure between two members, such as two heat transfer components. A first member has a slot in a surface thereof, while the second member has an edge received in the slot of the first member. One or both of the first and second members has one or more features that force the edge of the second member away from the first surface of the slot and into contact with the second surface of the slot during insertion of the edge into the slot. An adhesive within the slot bonds the second member to the first member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: THERMAMASTERS, LLC
    Inventors: Donald Mathews, John Lamberth