Patents by Inventor Bradley David Abell

Bradley David Abell 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 soldering components
    Patent number: 8196804
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for soldering components, in particular heat exchanger, in particular made of aluminum materials, aluminum alloys or wrought alloys, in a soldering furnace, in particular a continuous soldering furnace or a batch-type soldering furnace, which comprises a muffle, which is flushed with protective gas in order to create a protective atmosphere. In order to make the production of soldered components easier, during the soldering of the components the muffle is supplied with such a greatly increased amount of gas, in particular protective gas or reaction gas, that a low-oxygen protective atmosphere is created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bradley David Abell, Klaus Dieter Förster, Bernd Grünenwald, Andreas Jenseit, Cord Völker
  • METHOD FOR SOLDERING COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20090026248
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for soldering components, in particular heat exchanger, in particular made of aluminium materials, aluminium alloys or wrought alloys, in a soldering furnace, in particular a continuous soldering furnace or a batch-type soldering furnace, which comprises a muffle, which is flushed with protective gas in order to create a protective atmosphere. In order to make the production of soldered components easier, during the soldering of the components the muffle is supplied with such a greatly increased amount of gas, in particular protective gas or reaction gas, that a low-oxygen protective atmosphere is created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Bradley David Abell, Klaus Dieter Forster, Bernd Grunenwald, Andreas Jenseit, Cord Volker
  • High strength CAB brazed heat exchangers using high strength fin materials
    Publication number: 20030183376
    Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly that includes a tube having an internal surface and an external surface. An aluminum-based component is disposed adjacent to the tube, the aluminum-based component has an aluminum-based material that has a magnesium content that is above 0.3%, wherein the aluminum-based component is joined to the tube using a brazing flux applied during a controlled atmosphere brazing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Bradley David Abell, Jeff Scott Southwood, Timothy Van Evans