Patents by Inventor Daniel Todd Nelson

Daniel Todd Nelson 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: 7424907
    Abstract: An integrated fan pump includes a fan, a pump, and an electrical drive mechanism such as an electric motor configured to simultaneously drive both the fan and pump with respect to the housing. A heat exchanger is preferably connected to the pump and the component to be cooled. In one embodiment, the fan head and the pump head are fixed to a common axle, a single magnet is fixed to the fan head, and the magnetic coil is fixed to the housing. In another embodiment, the fan head and pump head rotate about a fixed axle, the magnetic coil is fixed to said housing, one magnet is fixed to the fan head, and a second magnet is fixed to the pump head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Enertron, Inc.
    Inventors: Der Jeou Chou, Daniel Todd Nelson
  • Patent number: 7191820
    Abstract: A heat transfer system is presented for managing thermal transients, thus providing engineers greater flexibility in designing thermal solutions for applications subject to transient heat-generation. A heat reservoir device for managing a heat input subject to transient conditions includes a heat transfer subsystem having a first end and a second end, where the first end is thermally coupled to the heat input; a heat storage subsystem coupled to the second end of the heat transfer subsystem, where the heat storage subsystem comprises a phase change material responsive to the transient conditions. The excess heat load during transient operation is temporarily absorbed by the latent heat of fusion when the phase change material changes its phase from solid to liquid. Subsequently, the absorbed heat can be released back to the ambient via a heat rejection subsystem. This allows engineers to design smaller heat sinks capable of accommodating given transient conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Enertron, Inc.
    Inventors: Der Jeou Chou, Daniel Todd Nelson
  • Patent number: 6997241
    Abstract: A heat transfer system is presented for managing thermal transients, thus providing engineers greater flexibility in designing thermal solutions for applications subject to transient heat-generation. A heat reservoir device for managing a heat input subject to transient conditions includes a heat transfer subsystem having a first end and a second end, where the first end is thermally coupled to the heat input; a heat storage subsystem coupled to the second end of the heat transfer subsystem, where the heat storage subsystem comprises a phase change material responsive to the transient conditions. The excess heat load during transient operation is temporarily absorbed by the latent heat of fusion when the phase change material changes its phase from solid to liquid. Subsequently, the absorbed heat can be released back to the ambient via a heat rejection subsystem. This allows engineers to design smaller heat sinks capable of accommodating given transient conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Enertron, Inc.
    Inventors: Der Jeou Chou, Daniel Todd Nelson
  • Publication number: 20020144811
    Abstract: A heat transfer system is presented for managing thermal transients, thus providing engineers greater flexibility in designing thermal solutions for applications subject to transient heat-generation. A heat reservoir device for managing a heat input subject to transient conditions includes a heat transfer subsystem having a first end and a second end, where the first end is thermally coupled to the heat input; a heat storage subsystem coupled to the second end of the heat transfer subsystem, where the heat storage subsystem comprises a phase change material responsive to the transient conditions. The excess heat load during transient operation is temporarily absorbed by the latent heat of fusion when the phase change material changes its phase from solid to liquid. Subsequently, the absorbed heat can be released back to the ambient via a heat rejection subsystem. This allows engineers to design smaller heat sinks capable of accommodating given transient conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Der Jeou Chou, Daniel Todd Nelson