Patents by Inventor James N. Athens

James N. Athens 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 with laterally displaced louvered fin sections
    Patent number: 5289874
    Abstract: A radiator (10) has tubes (14) and fins (15). The fins (15) have louvered sections (30) laterally aligned with a layer (20), and louvered sections (40), (42), and (46) misaligned from the layers. The louvered sections (40) and (42) are spaced from the louvered sections (30) to form a plain non-louvered section (44) therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Prasad S. Kadle, James N. Athens