Patents by Inventor Donald C. Welch

Donald C. Welch 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: 4446915
    Abstract: Tube circuits for heat exchangers which provide same-end inlet and outlet connections are disclosed, in which each circuit includes conduits of two types. In a preferred embodiment, the first type conduit has two tubes and is generally U-shaped, and the second type conduit has four tubes. The inlets for each conduit are disposed adjacent each other in the assembled heat exchanger, as are the outlets for the conduits. To equalize flow and pressure drop a turbulence promoting device can be disposed in the U-shaped conduit. The circuits can be used for providing same-end connections on coils previously available only in opposite end connection configurations, such as for example, three-row full-circuited and six-row double circuited coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1984
    Assignee: The Trane Company
    Inventors: Donald C. Welch, Christopher P. Yoerg
  • Patent number: D276933
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1984
    Assignee: The Trane Company
    Inventors: Donald C. Welch, Christopher P. Yoerg