Patents by Inventor Daniel Hendrix

Daniel Hendrix 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: 10396415
    Abstract: A cooling plate with a structural plate and a cover plate, wherein the structural plate has a channel-like recess which is enclosed by a raised edge region. The cover plate rests on the raised edge region and covers the channel-like recess in order to form a channel. Openings with connection elements arranged at the openings are provided in the structural plate and/or in the cover plate in order to let a fluid into the channel and to let a fluid out of the channel. A first mounting opening, which is in the form of a round hole, and a second mounting opening, which is in the form of an elongate hole, are provided in both the structural plate and in the cover plate, the respective first and second mounting openings being aligned with one another in order to receive a pin for fixing the two plates during a soldering process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Foerster, Daniel Hendrix, Stefan Hirsch
  • Publication number: 20170179555
    Abstract: A cooling plate with a structural plate and a cover plate, wherein the structural plate has a channel-like recess which is enclosed by a raised edge region. The cover plate rests on the raised edge region and covers the channel-like recess in order to form a channel. Openings with connection elements arranged at the openings are provided in the structural plate and/or in the cover plate in order to let a fluid into the channel and to let a fluid out of the channel. A first mounting opening, which is in the form of a round hole, and a second mounting opening, which is in the form of an elongate hole, are provided in both the structural plate and in the cover plate, the respective first and second mounting openings being aligned with one another in order to receive a pin for fixing the two plates during a soldering process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus FOERSTER, Daniel HENDRIX, Stefan HIRSCH
  • Publication number: 20160025428
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for cooling a battery and/or an electronic component, having a first plate element and a second plate element. The two plate elements each have their main extension directions along a plane spanned by two spatial directions, and a wall thickness along the third spatial direction is much smaller. The two plate elements are stacked on top of each other and at least one flow channel is provided between the two plate elements. The first plate element has a greater extension than the second plate element in the plane of the main extension directions. A projection over the second plate element is formed. The plate elements are soldered to each other along an edge region of the second plate element. The solder extends beyond the solder surface between the plate elements in the direction of the projection and in the direction of the center of the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel HENDRIX, Klaus FOERSTER
  • Patent number: 9097466
    Abstract: A heat exchanger, particularly for charge air or exhaust gas, performs heat exchange between a first fluid and a second fluid, and includes heat exchanging guides for the first and second fluids, the guides being separated from each other in a core, the core having a plurality of flow channels through which the first fluid flows, and a housing that receives the flow channels and through which the second fluid flows. The heat exchanger also includes at least one compartment lid, which is flow-connected to the flow channels, and a base that is attached to the compartment lid and that is equipped with one or more passage openings for flow channels. The compartment lid is attached to the base via one or more connections which connections are bolted connections and/or a slotted crimping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: MAHLE Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Viorel Braic, Roland Hemminger, Daniel Hendrix, Mark Schienemann, Erwin Skiba, Danijel Budimir, Jochen Kaeser
  • Publication number: 20150053372
    Abstract: A plate heat transmitter may include a plate for transmitting thermal energy to a heat carrier. The heat transmitter may include a flow duct, delimited at least on one side by the plate, for channeling a flow of the heat carrier along the plate in a predetermined flow direction. A plurality of nubs may be included projecting from the plate into the flow duct, for distributing the heat carrier within the flow duct. At least two adjacent nubs may be connected with at least one of (i) one another and (ii) a duct delimitation to form a flow barrier running substantially transversely to the flow direction, to block the flow of heat carrier in the flow direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Matthias Seitz, Christian Proksch, Daniel Hendrix
  • Patent number: 8225849
    Abstract: A charge intercooler for a motor vehicle includes a heat transfer block with tubes through which charge air flows, airboxes connected to the tubes that form a charge air inlet and a charge air outlet, and a movable body mounted in one of the airboxes for selectively blocking at least some of the tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Daniel Hendrix
  • Patent number: 7896065
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger for motor vehicles, especially for utility vehicles. The heat exchanger can include a heat exchanger unit that includes tubes having tube ends and ribs disposed between the tubes, and collecting tanks disposed on both ends and produced by internal high pressure forming for introducing and discharging a medium. The collecting tanks can include bottoms with openings for receiving the tube ends, covers, and inlet and outlet tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Claus Augenstein, Karsten Emrich, Martin Engelhardt, Klaus Förster, Franco Ghiani, Daniel Hendrix, Scott Horoho, Reinhard Kull, Andre Schairer, Bernd Weiler, Stefan Weise
  • Patent number: 7721795
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger, especially a charge-air/coolant cooler (1), consisting of a plurality of disks (2), two adjacent disks (2) defining an intermediate region through which a heat exchanging medium flows. Said heat exchanger also comprises a heat exchanging medium inlet (9) and a heat exchanging medium outlet (11), that are common to the disks (2). At least two heat exchanging medium channels (5, 6) are respectively provided for the heat exchanging medium inlet and the heat exchanging medium outlet (9 and 11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Hendrix, Florian Moldovan, Jürgen Wegner
  • Patent number: 7717165
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat exchanger, particularly a charge-air/coolant radiator (1), having a disk-type structure. Said heat exchanger comprises a plurality of disks (2) which are penetrated by a coolant and a fluid that is to be cooled. The inlet zone and/or outlet zone for the fluid that is to be cooled is/are expanded at least at the discharge end or delivery end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: BEHR GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Hendrix, Florian Moldovan, Jürgen Wegner
  • Publication number: 20100089548
    Abstract: A heat exchanger, particularly a charge air heat exchanger or exhaust gas heat exchanger, is provided for the heat exchange between a first fluid, particularly a charge air, or an exhaust gas, and a second fluid, particularly a coolant, comprising the following: heat exchanging guides for the first and second fluids, the guides being separated from each other in the core, the core having a plurality of flow channels through which the first fluid flows, and a housing that receives the flow channels and through which the second fluid flows at least one compartment lid, which is flow-connected to the flow channels, and a base that is attached to the compartment lid and that is equipped with one or more passage openings for flow channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Viorel Braic, Roland Hemminger, Daniel Hendrix, Mark Schienemann, Erwin Skiba, Danijel Korrigieren, Jochen Kaeser
  • Patent number: 7571718
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for exchanging heat, especially for cooling the combustion air of internal combustion engines in motor vehicles, which is characterized by the fact that the flow devices (14) are accommodated in an profiled housing (6) comprising at least two parts. The cross section of a first housing part (6a) is essentially U-shaped, said basic shape being closed at the open end of the first housing part (6a) by means of a second, substantially planar housing part (6b). The inventive device is further characterized by the fact that the housing (6) comprises at least one inlet flange and at least one outlet flange for the second medium at two opposite sides while the flow devices (14) are kept at a distance from each other in at least one area by means of at least one frame device (12) which is accommodated within the housing (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: BEHR GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Hendrix, Florian Moldovan
  • Publication number: 20080245514
    Abstract: The invention relates to a charge air intercooler (1), in particular for a private car, in which charge air can be cooled by a coolant flowing through flow channels, whereby the flow channels for the coolant are formed from flat tubes (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: BEHR GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Hendrix, Klaus Moderau
  • Publication number: 20080236781
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger, particularly a charge-air cooler for motor vehicles, comprised of a heat exchanger block (1), which is formed by flat tubes (2) and corrugated fins (3), and of collecting receptacles that communicate with the flat tubes (2). The flat tubes (2) can be flowed through by a medium to be cooled, and the corrugated fins (3) can be flowed around by ambient air. The invention provides that the flat tubes (2) are arranged in a row and have a depth T, which is measured in the direction of air flow L and which ranges from 70?T?120 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Daniel Hendrix, Joachim Kopp, Jurgen Wegner
  • Patent number: 7426957
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stacked panel-shaped heat transmitter comprising a plurality of interstacked trough-shaped panels (23,24) of a first and second type forming therebetween flow channels (25,26) for a first medium at a first height h and for a second medium at a second height H. The panels (23,24) have erect peripheral edges which are soldered to each other, the height thereof being different for the first and second type of panel. According to the invention, the first type of panel (23) has an edge (23a) corresponding to height h1 and a flank angle A. The second type of panel (24) has a higher edge which consists of at least three sections (24a, 24b, 24c), the height thereof being H1, H2 and H3. The first edge section (24a) corresponding to a height H1 and the third edge section (24c) corresponding to a height H3 respectively have a flank angle ?. The second edge section (24b) corresponding to height H2 extends vertically in relation to the base of the panel (24e).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: BEHR GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Hendrix, Florian Moldovan
  • Publication number: 20080223562
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger, in particular a charge-air cooler or exhaust gas cooler for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, having a first tank (2), having a second tank which is arranged at a distance from said first tank (2), and having a plurality of tubes (10) which serve to flow-connect the first (2) and the second tank, and having a chamber (38) which can be traversed by a coolant, which chamber (38) is provided between the two tanks (2) and through which chamber (38) run a plurality or all of the tubes (10) which serve to flow-connect the two tanks (2), wherein at least one of said two tanks (2) has a cover (12) and a base (14) which is connected to said cover (12) and is provided with one or more first passage openings (16) for receiving the tubes (10), wherein said base (14) has at least one first groove (58) into which a wall section (66) of the cover (12) of said same tank (2) extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Viorel Braic, Daniel Hendrix, Florian Moldovan
  • Publication number: 20070175612
    Abstract: The invention relates to a charge intercooler, for a motor vehicle, comprising a heat transfer block with tubes (3) through which charge air flows, and airboxes (1), connected to the tubes (3), comprising a charge air inlet and a charge air outlet. According to the invention, a part of the tube may be sealed, preferably by means of a sealing body (4), arranged in the airbox (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventor: Daniel Hendrix
  • Patent number: 7237604
    Abstract: A plate heat exchanger comprising a plurality of plates (12,13) which are stacked against each other and which are of a first and second type in order to form flow channels for a first and second medium. The plates form a heat exchanger block (2) with an upper side and a lower side and with two opposite side surfaces (10) and front faces (9). The first flow channels are peripherally sealed for the first medium and are fluidically connected to distributor and collector channels which are arranged in a vertical position with respect to the plate plane and which lead into inlet and outlet connection pieces (6,7) which are respectively arranged on the upper side and/or lower side (3,11). The second flow channels are open at the front surfaces (9) thereof and are sealed at the side surfaces (10) thereof. The open sides (9) form an inlet and outlet plane for the second medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Karsten Emrich, Daniel Hendrix, Joachim Kopp, Wolfgang Kramer, Florian Moldovan, Jens Richter
  • Publication number: 20070131402
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger, especially a charge-air/coolant cooler (1), consisting of a plurality of disks (2), two adjacent disks (2) defining an intermediate region through which a heat exchanging medium flows. Said heat exchanger also comprises a heat exchanging medium inlet (9) and a heat exchanging medium outlet (11), that are common to the disks (2). At least two heat exchanging medium channels (5, 6) are respectively provided for the heat exchanging medium inlet and the heat exchanging medium outlet (9 and 11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Daniel Hendrix, Florian Moldovan, Jurgen Wegner
  • Publication number: 20070114013
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger for motor vehicles, especially for utility vehicles. Said heat exchanger comprises a heat exchanger unit (2), constituted of tubes (5) having tube ends and ribs (6) disposed between said tubes (5), and collecting tanks (3, 4), disposed on both ends and produced by internal high pressure forming for introducing and discharging a medium. Said collecting tanks (3, 4) comprise bottoms with openings for receiving the tube ends, covers and inlet and outlet tubes (7, 11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Claus Augenstein, Karsten Emrich, Martin Engelhardt, Klaus Forster, Franco Ghiani, Daniel Hendrix, Scott Horoho, Reinhard Kull, Andre Schairer, Bernd Weiler, Stefan Weise
  • Publication number: 20070084592
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat exchanger, particularly a charge-air/coolant radiator (1), having a disk-type structure. Said heat exchanger comprises a plurality of disks (2) which are penetrated by a coolant and a fluid that is to be cooled. The inlet zone and/or outlet zone for the fluid that is to be cooled is/are expanded at least at the discharge end or delivery end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Daniel Hendrix, Florian Moldovan, Jurgen Wegner