Patents by Inventor Alan P. Crane

Alan P. Crane 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).

  • Plate heat exchangers
    Patent number: 4207942
    Abstract: For the purposes of corrosion protection of plate heat exchangers formed particularly of stainless steel or titanium, it is proposed to use anodic protection. To this end, in a plate heat exchanger comprising a pack of gasketted metal plates having aligned apertures to form supply and discharge ports for the heat exchange media, there is provided at least one electrode mounted in a manner to be insulated from the metal of the plates and extending along one of the ports formed by the aligned apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1980
    Assignee: A.P.V. Company Limited
    Inventors: Colin T. Cowan, Alan P. Crane