Patents by Inventor Jack C. Dudley

Jack C. Dudley 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).

  • Heat exchanger for a refrigerant system
    Patent number: 5372188
    Abstract: An improved heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the ambient and a refrigerant that may be in a liquid or vapor phase. The same includes a pair of spaced headers with one of the headers having a refrigerant inlet and the other of the headers having a refrigerant outlet. A heat exchanger tube extends between the headers and is in fluid communication with each of the headers. The tube defines a plurality of hydraulically parallel refrigerant flow paths between the headers and each of the refrigerant flow paths has a hydraulic diameter in the range of about 0.015 to about 0.07 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Assignee: Modine Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Jack C. Dudley, Leon A. Guntly, Michael J. Reinke