Patents by Inventor Bernard Durieux

Bernard Durieux 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).

  • Method for making a fin and device for implementing said method
    Patent number: 8595932
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a fin (4) of width l and comprising corrugations (20) for a heat exchanger comprising at least one step of splitting a metal sheet (2) into at least two strips (4) of width l and a step of folding the strips (4) of width l in order to obtain the corrugations (20). The steps of splitting and of folding the metal sheet (2) take place simultaneously. A further subject of the invention is a device for applying such a method and a fin and a heat exchanger obtained by such a method, particularly for use in the motor-vehicle field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Alan Day, Bernard Durieux
  • Method For Making A Vane And Device For Implementing Said Method
    Publication number: 20110041338
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a fin (4) of width l and comprising corrugations (20) for a heat exchanger comprising at least one step of splitting a metal sheet (2) into at least two strips (4) of width l and a step of folding the strips (4) of width l in order to obtain the corrugations (20). The steps of splitting and of folding the metal sheet (2) take place simultaneously. A further subject of the invention is a device for applying such a method and a fin and a heat exchanger obtained by such a method, particularly for use in the motor-vehicle field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Alan Day, Bernard Durieux