Patents by Inventor Brian W. Foy

Brian W. Foy 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).

  • HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING TEMPERATURE-ACTUATED VALVES
    Publication number: 20090200007
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a body having a plurality of cooling fins defining a plurality of channels therebetween. The heat exchanger also includes a valve positioned in a first channel of the plurality of channels. At least a portion of the valve includes a shape memory material having a thermal transformation temperature. The valve is movable between a first discrete position and a second discrete position. Fluid flow is allowed through the first channel when the valve is in the first discrete position above the thermal transformation temperature. Fluid flow is at least partially blocked in the first channel when the valve is in the second discrete position below the thermal transformation temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian W. Foy, George H. Thiel