Patents by Inventor Ian James Rawley

Ian James Rawley 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).

  • Condenser assembly having readily varied volumetrics
    Patent number: 6622517
    Abstract: A condenser assembly for a vehicle air conditioning system. The condenser assembly includes a core comprised of a plurality of parallel tubes between which are located a plurality of fins. A pair of headers are located on opposite ends and in fluid communication with the tubes of the core. The headers are constructed such that their primary components exhibit constant cross sectional profiles along their lengths. This enables the volumetrics of the condenser assembly to be altered with a minimal amount of tooling change over being required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg A. Whitlow, Ian James Rawley, Ramchandra Patel, Wen Fei Yu
  • Vehicle air conditioning system
    Patent number: 5970740
    Abstract: A vehicle air conditioning system 1 includes a condenser 3 which includes one end cap 5 which has an integral charge port 7. The end cap 5 seals the manifold 9 of the condenser. The condenser 3 is a brazed aluminium construction and the end cap 5 and integral charge port 7 are brazed as one unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Ian White, Ian James Rawley