Patents by Inventor Brennan Sicks

Brennan Sicks 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).

  • Patent number: 11073345
    Abstract: A header tank for a heat exchanger comprises a casing having a hollow interior and a header assembly coupled to the casing. The header assembly comprises a header having a plurality of tube openings formed therein and a stiffening element coupled to the header. The stiffening element includes a stiffening wall extending from a first longitudinal side of the header to an opposing second longitudinal side of the header to provide additional bending stiffness to the header assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Orest Alexandru Dziubinschi, Kyle Hanson, Brennan Sicks, Durai Duraiswamy
  • Patent number: 10989479
    Abstract: An integrated heat exchanger assembly comprises a first header tank, a second header tank, a first heat exchanger core extending between the first header tank and the second header tank, a second heat exchanger core extending between the first header tank and the second header tank, and a third heat exchanger core extending between the first header tank and the second header tank. The first heat exchanger core is in fluid communication with a liquid coolant and a refrigerant, the second heat exchanger core in fluid communication with a first portion of a flow of air and the refrigerant, and the third heat exchanger core in fluid communication with a second portion of the flow of the air and the liquid coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Orest Alexandru Dziubinschi, Brennan Sicks, Kyle Hanson, Dave Letteer
  • Patent number: 10801781
    Abstract: A tube for use in a heat exchanger including a base portion, an upper portion spaced from and opposing the base portion, and a partitioning wall extending between the base portion and the upper portion to divide a hollow interior of the tube into a first flow channel and a second flow channel. The partitioning wall includes a plurality of windows spaced from each other in a longitudinal direction of the tube to provide fluid communication between the first flow channel and the second flow channel. At least one of the windows includes a tabbed portion of the partitioning wall bent to extend into one of the first flow channel or the second flow channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Orest Alexandru Dziubinschi, Brennan Sicks, James Smitterberg, Greg Whitlow
  • Publication number: 20200132399
    Abstract: A header tank for a heat exchanger comprises a casing having a hollow interior and a header assembly coupled to the casing. The header assembly comprises a header having a plurality of tube openings formed therein and a stiffening element coupled to the header. The stiffening element includes a stiffening wall extending from a first longitudinal side of the header to an opposing second longitudinal side of the header to provide additional bending stiffness to the header assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Orest Alexandru Dziubinschi, Kyle Hanson, Brennan Sicks, Durai Duraiswamy
  • Publication number: 20200124350
    Abstract: A tube for use in a heat exchanger comprises a base portion, an upper portion spaced from and opposing the base portion, and a partitioning wall extending between the base portion and the upper portion to divide a hollow interior of the tube into a first flow channel and a second flow channel. The partitioning wall includes a plurality of windows spaced from each other in a longitudinal direction of the tube to provide fluid communication between the first flow channel and the second flow channel. At least one of the windows includes a tabbed portion of the partitioning wall bent to extend into one of the first flow channel or the second flow channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Orest Alexandru Dziubinschi, Brennan Sicks, James Smitterberg, Greg Whitlow
  • Publication number: 20200033064
    Abstract: An integrated heat exchanger assembly comprises a first header tank, a second header tank, a first heat exchanger core extending between the first header tank and the second header tank, a second heat exchanger core extending between the first header tank and the second header tank, and a third heat exchanger core extending between the first header tank and the second header tank. The first heat exchanger core is in fluid communication with a liquid coolant and a refrigerant, the second heat exchanger core in fluid communication with a first portion of a flow of air and the refrigerant, and the third heat exchanger core in fluid communication with a second portion of the flow of the air and the liquid coolant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Orest Alexandru Dziubinschi, Brennan Sicks, Kyle Hanson, Dave Letteer
  • Patent number: 10247455
    Abstract: A receiver drier comprises a housing and a filter unit. The housing includes a moisture absorbing chamber and a longitudinally spaced filter chamber. The filter chamber includes an inlet formed adjacent a first portion of an inner circumferential surface thereof and an outlet formed adjacent a second portion of the inner circumferential surface. The filter unit is received within the filter chamber and includes a main body defining a first filter compartment therein. A first surface of the first filter compartment is defined by a first screen element fluidly coupling an interior of the first filter compartment to an exterior thereof. The flow of the refrigerant enters and exits the first filter compartment while flowing in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the receiver drier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Alex Dziubinschi, Kastriot Shaska, James L. Smitterberg, Brennan Sicks
  • Publication number: 20180017298
    Abstract: A receiver drier comprises a housing and a filter unit. The housing includes a moisture absorbing chamber and a longitudinally spaced filter chamber. The filter chamber includes an inlet formed adjacent a first portion of an inner circumferential surface thereof and an outlet formed adjacent a second portion of the inner circumferential surface. The filter unit is received within the filter chamber and includes a main body defining a first filter compartment therein. A first surface of the first filter compartment is defined by a first screen element fluidly coupling an interior of the first filter compartment to an exterior thereof. The flow of the refrigerant enters and exits the first filter compartment while flowing in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the receiver drier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Alex Dziubinschi, Kastriot Shaska, James L. Smitterberg, Brennan Sicks
  • Publication number: 20120222848
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a leeward condenser core including a plurality of first fluid conduits having a first flow circuit formed therethrough to receive a heat exchanging medium, a windward condenser core positioned adjacent and in fluid communication with the leeward condenser core, the windward condenser core including a plurality of second fluid conduits having a second flow circuit formed therethrough to receive the heat exchanging medium, a header plate securing the windward condenser core to the leeward condenser core, the header plate forming at least a portion of a first tank in fluid communication with each of the first fluid conduits and a second tank in fluid communication with each of the second fluid conduits, a first cap disposed on the header plate to form the first tank, and a second cap disposed on the header plate to form the second tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Brennan Sicks, Moiz Yusuf Nagarwala