Patents by Inventor Derek Beckner

Derek Beckner 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).

  • Helical tube bundle arrangements for heat exchangers
    Patent number: 9541331
    Abstract: A heat exchanger comprising helically wound tube bundles is disclosed. The helically wound tube bundles are joined with tube sheets to define a primary working fluid system that is fluidically isolated from a secondary working fluid system. The tube sheets and tubes are formed of the same material, which facilitates their joining by means of joints that are substantially galvanic corrosion-resistant joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Nagurny, Natalie Levings, Derek Beckner, Scott M. Maurer
  • Helical tube bundle arrangements for heat exchangers
    Patent number: 9513060
    Abstract: A heat exchanger comprising helically wound tube bundles is disclosed. The helically wound tube bundles are joined with tube sheets to define a primary working fluid system that is fluidically isolated from a secondary working fluid system. The tube sheets and tubes are formed of the same material, which facilitates their joining by means of joints that are substantially galvanic corrosion-resistant joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Nagurny, Natalie Levings, Derek Beckner, Scott M. Maurer
  • Helical tube bundle arrangements for heat exchangers
    Patent number: 9476650
    Abstract: A heat exchanger comprising helically wound tube bundles is disclosed. The helically wound tube bundles are joined with tube sheets to define a primary working fluid system that is fluidically isolated from a secondary working fluid system. The tube sheets and tubes are formed of the same material, which facilitates their joining by means of joints that are substantially galvanic corrosion-resistant joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Nagurny, Natalie Levings, Derek Beckner, Scott M. Maurer
  • Heat Exchanger
    Publication number: 20090308582
    Abstract: A heat exchanger and a method for fabricating the heat exchanger are disclosed. The heat exchanger comprises a heat exchanger core that is formed from a plurality of stacked aluminum panels that are joined together via friction stir welding. Each panel in the core is formed from at least two aluminum extrusions that are joined to one another via friction stir welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Nagurny, Natalie Levings, Derek Beckner, Michael R. Eller, Patrick D. Grandelli, Joe Van Ryzin, Eliot Goldstein