Patents by Inventor David M. MELO

David M. MELO 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).

  • Compact plate-fin heat exchanger utilizing an integral heat transfer layer
    Patent number: 8881797
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a housing which maintains a first section that has a first inlet and a first outlet, and a second section that has a second inlet and a second outlet. At least one conductive plate extends between the first section and the second section, wherein the conductive plate transfers heat from a fluid flowing in one of the sections to another fluid flowing in the other of the sections. The sections may be positioned side-by-side such that the fluids' flow is coplanar, or co-curvilinear, and non-intersecting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Ametek, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Melo, Joseph M. Bacino, Manu Z. Joseph
  • COMPACT PLATE-FIN HEAT EXCHANGER UTILIZING AN INTEGRAL HEAT TRANSFER LAYER
    Publication number: 20110272127
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a housing which maintains a first section that has a first inlet and a first outlet, and a second section that has a second inlet and a second outlet. At least one conductive plate extends between the first section and the second section, wherein the conductive plate transfers heat from a fluid flowing in one of the sections to another fluid flowing in the other of the sections. The sections may be positioned side-by-side such that the fluids' flow is coplanar, or co-curvilinear, and non-intersecting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: David M. MELO, Joseph M. Bacino, Manu Z. Joseph
  • Method of accelerating the dissolution rate of accumulated filter cake by channeling gas bubbles through the cake
    Patent number: 5882527
    Abstract: A process of dissolving solid waste material in packed beds comprises the addition to the packed bed of a solvent for the solid waste and a material which releases a gas on contact with the solvent which forms channels in the packed bed allowing more rapid access of the solvent to the bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Bruce J. Rubin, Carl B. Richenberg, David M. Melos