Patents by Inventor Howard I. J. Collier

Howard I. J. Collier 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).

  • Method of making strip conductor for transformers
    Patent number: 5528820
    Abstract: A stock material for winding into a magnet coil includes a running length of conductive aluminum metal having a cross section that has first and second long sides and two short sides. The long sides and short sides meet at corners which are substantially free of jagged edges and sharp corners. An insulating epoxy polymer coating uniformly about 0.001 inches (25 microns) thick covers the first long side and the short sides, with the second long side being substantially free of the insulating coating. A heat-activatable adhesive is arrayed non-continuously on one of the long sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: USA Metals Corp.
    Inventor: Howard I. J. Collier
  • Heat exchanger with coated fins
    Patent number: 4741393
    Abstract: This invention relates to a heat exchanger with coated fins which dissipate heat from a tubular fluid transporting system. The fins have an uncoated, longitudinal central area and stripes of an anti-corrosion coating material along the outer edge areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Assignee: JW Aluminum Company
    Inventor: Howard I. J. Collier