Patents by Inventor Daniel Harder

Daniel Harder 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).

  • Cooling enclosure for maintaining commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment in vehicles
    Patent number: 7724516
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for thermal conditioning equipment. In a preferred embodiment, an equipment enclosure comprises a body, a wall, a fluid port, and a fixture. The body defines an outer plenum and an inner chamber in the latter of which the fixture retains the equipment. The wall, which is between the outer plenum and the inner chamber, isolates the thermally conditioned first fluid from a second fluid in the inner chamber. Since the wall is thermally conductive it allows heat to be transferred between the outer plenum and the inner chamber. The fluid port is in communication with the outer plenum to allow the thermally conditioned first fluid to flow into the outer plenum. Baffle plates are also provided to distribute flow of the second fluid to the equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Daniel Harder, Charles F. Leonard
  • Cooling enclosure for maintaining commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment in vehicles
    Publication number: 20070236881
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for thermal conditioning equipment. In a preferred embodiment, an equipment enclosure comprises a body, a wall, a fluid port, and a fixture. The body defines an outer plenum and an inner chamber in the latter of which the fixture retains the equipment. The wall, which is between the outer plenum and the inner chamber, isolates the thermally conditioned first fluid from a second fluid in the inner chamber. Since the wall is thermally conductive it allows heat to be transferred between the outer plenum and the inner chamber. The fluid port is in communication with the outer plenum to allow the thermally conditioned first fluid to flow into the outer plenum. Baffle plates are also provided to distribute flow of the second fluid to the equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Daniel Harder, Charles Leonard