Patents by Inventor Brian Heckman

Brian Heckman 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: 12644401
    Abstract: A sump and heat exchanger module may include a housing shell and a cover. The housing shell may at least partially define an internal space. The housing shell may include a sump section configured to receive at least a portion of a sump and a heat exchanger section configured to receive at least a portion of a heat exchanger. The cover may be disposed in the housing shell and may divide the internal space into a heat exchanger space and a sump space. The housing shell may further include a recess via which the heat exchanger space opens into the sump space. The cover may be connected to the housing shell and close the recess sealing the heat exchanger space and the sump space from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Edson Valdomiro De Azevedo, Fernando Yoshino, Brian Heckman
  • Publication number: 20260055967
    Abstract: A heat exchanger module for a motor vehicle may include a heat exchanger core and a housing. The heat exchanger core may include a plurality of plates disposed in a stacked arrangement to define a plate stack. The housing may include an internal space, a plurality of coolant ports via which coolant is flowable into and out of the housing, and a plurality of fluid ports via which fluid is flowable into and out of the housing. The heat exchanger core may be arranged in the internal space and enclosed by the housing. The housing may be composed of a corrosion-resistant plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2024
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Inventors: Edson Valdomiro De Azevedo, Fernando Yoshino, Brian Heckman
  • Publication number: 20260022650
    Abstract: A sump and heat exchanger module may include a housing shell and a cover. The housing shell may at least partially define an internal space. The housing shell may include a sump section configured to receive at least a portion of a sump and a heat exchanger section configured to receive at least a portion of a heat exchanger. The cover may be disposed in the housing shell and may divide the internal space into a heat exchanger space and a sump space. The housing shell may further include a recess via which the heat exchanger space opens into the sump space. The cover may be connected to the housing shell and close the recess sealing the heat exchanger space and the sump space from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2025
    Publication date: January 22, 2026
    Inventors: Edson Valdomiro De Azevedo, Fernando Yoshino, Brian Heckman
  • Publication number: 20200146944
    Abstract: The present disclosure comprises a multi-component dressing for securing an enteral access device, for example, a gastrosnootomy, jejunostomy, cecostomy or vesicostomy button or a gastrostomy tube, or a parenteral access device, and can comprise one or more of an adhesive layer, an absorptive layer and a securement layer to engage the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
    Inventors: Steven Lee Moulton, Fergus Moynihan, Jeremy Parsons, Aleksander Stefanov, Young Mee Choi, Benjamin Fried, Brian Heckman, Tyler Mironuck