Patents by Inventor Jim CONNOR

Jim CONNOR 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).

  • Flux shield for heat exchanger
    Patent number: 9630281
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flux shield to prevent flux introduction into the tubes of a heat exchanger core while a flux application process, with the flux shield comprising a first part and a second part, with the flux shield being placeable on a heat exchanger core, where the second part is insertable into the first part along an insertion-direction, with the first part forming a guidance element for the second part and with the two parts being translational movable relative to each other along the insertion-direction. The invention relates furthermore to a method for the production of a heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventor: Jim Connor
  • FLUX SHIELD
    Publication number: 20150219399
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flux shield to prevent flux introduction into the tubes of a heat exchanger core while a flux application process, with the flux shield comprising a first part and a second part, with the flux shield being placeable on a heat exchanger core, where the second part is insertable into the first part along an insertion-direction, with the first part forming a guidance element for the second part and with the two parts being translational movable relative to each other along the insertion-direction. The invention relates furthermore to a method for the production of a heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: MAHLE BEHR USA INC.
    Inventor: Jim CONNOR