Patents by Inventor James Smitterberg

James Smitterberg 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).

  • Compliant b-tube for radiator applications
    Patent number: 10801781
    Abstract: A tube for use in a heat exchanger including a base portion, an upper portion spaced from and opposing the base portion, and a partitioning wall extending between the base portion and the upper portion to divide a hollow interior of the tube into a first flow channel and a second flow channel. The partitioning wall includes a plurality of windows spaced from each other in a longitudinal direction of the tube to provide fluid communication between the first flow channel and the second flow channel. At least one of the windows includes a tabbed portion of the partitioning wall bent to extend into one of the first flow channel or the second flow channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Orest Alexandru Dziubinschi, Brennan Sicks, James Smitterberg, Greg Whitlow
  • COMPLIANT B-TUBE FOR RADIATOR APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20200124350
    Abstract: A tube for use in a heat exchanger comprises a base portion, an upper portion spaced from and opposing the base portion, and a partitioning wall extending between the base portion and the upper portion to divide a hollow interior of the tube into a first flow channel and a second flow channel. The partitioning wall includes a plurality of windows spaced from each other in a longitudinal direction of the tube to provide fluid communication between the first flow channel and the second flow channel. At least one of the windows includes a tabbed portion of the partitioning wall bent to extend into one of the first flow channel or the second flow channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Orest Alexandru Dziubinschi, Brennan Sicks, James Smitterberg, Greg Whitlow