Patents by Inventor Benjamin M. Lowry

Benjamin M. Lowry 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 exchanger with multi-zone heat transfer surface
    Patent number: 11193722
    Abstract: A heat exchanger with a multi-zone heat transfer surface is disclosed. The heat exchanger includes a fluid flow passage extending between and interconnecting a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A heat transfer surface is disposed within the fluid flow passage wherein the heat transfer surface includes at least one heat transfer-reducing zone disposed in thermal contact with a portion of at least one of the walls of the fluid flow passage and at least one heat transfer-augmenting zone disposed in thermal contact with a portion of the at least one of the walls of the fluid flow passage. The configuration of the heat transfer-augmenting zones with the heat-transfer-reducing zones is such that heat transfer across the surface of the heat exchanger in contact with the heat transfer-augmenting zones is increased relative to the heat transfer across the surface of the heat exchanger in contact with the heat transfer-reducing zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Dana Canada Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Kenney, Benjamin M. Lowry, Andreas Michalke, Robert Blersch, Harald Rebien
  • HEAT EXCHANGER WITH MULTI-ZONE HEAT TRANSFER SURFACE
    Publication number: 20190360766
    Abstract: A heat exchanger with a multi-zone heat transfer surface is disclosed. The heat exchanger includes a fluid flow passage extending between and interconnecting a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A heat transfer surface is disposed within the fluid flow passage wherein the heat transfer surface includes at least one heat transfer-reducing zone disposed in thermal contact with a portion of at least one of the walls of the fluid flow passage and at least one heat transfer-augmenting zone disposed in thermal contact with a portion of the at least one of the walls of the fluid flow passage. The configuration of the heat transfer-augmenting zones with the heat-transfer-reducing zones is such that heat transfer across the surface of the heat exchanger in contact with the heat transfer-augmenting zones is increased relative to the heat transfer across the surface of the heat exchanger in contact with the heat transfer-reducing zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Kenney, Benjamin M. Lowry, Andreas Michalke, Robert Blersch, Harald Rebien