Patents by Inventor John Kis

John Kis 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).

  • Patent number: 11460256
    Abstract: A header for a heat exchanger includes a first and a second cylindrical fluid manifold extending in parallel. Each of the first and second manifolds have tube slots that extend through an arcuate wall section of the manifold. A thickened wall section of the header having a generally triangular wall section is bounded by the first and second fluid manifolds and by a planar outer surface of the header. An aperture extends through the thickened wall section to provide a fluid communication pathway between the first and second cylindrical fluid manifolds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Modine Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Simon Zielinski, Matthew Hernigle, James Prochniak, John Kis, Peter Kottal, Vivek Shetty, David Caucutt
  • Publication number: 20190316852
    Abstract: A header for a heat exchanger includes a first and a second cylindrical fluid manifold extending in parallel. Each of the first and second manifolds have tube slots that extend through an arcuate wall section of the manifold. A thickened wall section of the header having a generally triangular wall section is bounded by the first and second fluid manifolds and by a planar outer surface of the header. An aperture extends through the thickened wall section to provide a fluid communication pathway between the first and second cylindrical fluid manifolds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Simon Zielinski, Matthew Hernigle, James Prochniak, John Kis, Peter Kottal, Vivek Shetty, David Caucutt
  • Patent number: 10371463
    Abstract: A heat exchanger has a rectangular-shaped core having a plurality of fluid passages extending in a width direction and air fins interleaved between said fluid passages. The heat exchanger has tanks that define fluid manifolds located at opposite ends of the core and fluidly connected by the plurality of fluid passages between the tanks. The tanks each include a tank section with open ends and end caps that enclose the ends of the tank section. The tanks are assembled and attached to the core such that each of the end caps is located at each of four corners of the rectangular-shaped core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric Dimmer, John Kis
  • Patent number: 10330399
    Abstract: A heat exchanger has a rectangular-shaped core having a plurality of fluid passages extending in a width direction and air fins interleaved between said fluid passages. The heat exchanger has tanks that define fluid manifolds located at opposite ends of the core and fluidly connected by the plurality of fluid passages between the tanks. The tanks each include an extruded tank section with open ends and end caps that enclose the ends of the extruded tank section. The tanks are assembled and attached to the core such that each of the end caps is located at each of four corners of the rectangular-shaped core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric Dimmer, John Kis
  • Publication number: 20180128556
    Abstract: A heat exchanger has a rectangular-shaped core having a plurality of fluid passages extending in a width direction and air fins interleaved between said fluid passages. The heat exchanger has tanks that define fluid manifolds located at opposite ends of the core and fluidly connected by the plurality of fluid passages between the tanks. The tanks each include an extruded tank section with open ends and end caps that enclose the ends of the extruded tank section. The tanks are assembled and attached to the core such that each of the end caps is located at each of four corners of the rectangular-shaped core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Eric Dimmer, John Kis
  • Publication number: 20170370658
    Abstract: A header for a heat exchanger includes a first and a second cylindrical fluid manifold extending in parallel. Each of the first and second manifolds have tube slots that extend through an arcuate wall section of the manifold. A thickened wall section of the header having a generally triangular wall section is bounded by the first and second fluid manifolds and by a planar outer surface of the header. An aperture extends through the thickened wall section to provide a fluid communication pathway between the first and second cylindrical fluid manifolds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Allison Kirklin, Simon Zielinski, John Kis, Matthew Hernigle, James Prochniak, Peter Kottal, Thomas Shields, Zachary Ouradnik
  • Publication number: 20170023314
    Abstract: A heat exchanger has a rectangular-shaped core having a plurality of fluid passages extending in a width direction and air fins interleaved between said fluid passages. The heat exchanger has tanks that define fluid manifolds located at opposite ends of the core and fluidly connected by the plurality of fluid passages between the tanks. The tanks each include a tank section with open ends and end caps that enclose the ends of the tank section. The tanks are assembled and attached to the core such that each of the end caps is located at each of four corners of the rectangular-shaped core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Eric Dimmer, John Kis
  • Publication number: 20140182829
    Abstract: A tube assembly for use in a heat exchanger includes a flat section with broad and flat opposing tube sides. Fin structures are bonded to the broad and flat tube sides in the flat section, and side sheets are bonded to the opposite ends of the fin structures. The flat section of the tube is located between cylindrical end sections adapted to be inserted into grommets. The construction of the tube assembly provides a stiff structure to survive insertion and removal of tube assemblies to and from a heat exchanger, for example, a radiator for heavy duty equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Modine Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Zachary Ouradnik, Girish Mantri, Brian Merklein, Eric Lindell, John Kis, JR., Keith Davis, Michael McGregor, Gregory Hughes
  • Publication number: 20130264039
    Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly and method of servicing is described and illustrated, and in some embodiments includes a pair of core units in an end-to-end arrangement, and a fluid tank arranged between the core units. Each core unit includes air fins arranged in parallel with one another and spaced apart in a core stacking direction, and parallel arranged fluid conveying tubes located between and bonded to adjacent air fins. The fluid tank includes a first end sealingly attached to a header plate of one core unit and a second end sealingly attached to a header plate of the other core unit. The fluid tank can be crimped to adjacent core units, and can be located entirely within the core stacking direction outermost boundaries of at least one of the core units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: John Kis, Allison Kirklin, Matthew Hernigle