Patents by Inventor Brian C. Stacks

Brian C. Stacks 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: 6164370
    Abstract: A heat exchange tube for air conditioning and refrigeration applications is internally enhanced with helically arranged fins. The fins are separated from adjacent fins by a trough. The heat transfer coefficient is increased by forming the fins with a height-to-trough width ratio, h:T, of from 1.3:1 to 2.5:1. A further gain in heat transfer coefficient is achieved by fins having a normalized height (fin height/tube inside diameter) of at least 0.02.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Olin Corporation
    Inventors: Peter W. Robinson, Brian C. Stacks, Daniel J. Angeli, Phillip J. Campbell, Myron R. Randlett, Ralph L. Webb