Patents by Inventor Joseph Tapley

Joseph Tapley 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: 10557404
    Abstract: A cooling module for use with an internal combustion engine having separate cooling circuits, the cooling module having a cuboid shaped structure having walls defining an internal open portion, at least one of the walls comprising a low-temperature heat exchanger circuit and one of the walls comprising a high-temperature heat exchanger circuit and a fan located within the open portion of the structure and enclosed by the walls. The fan is configured to act as a sucker fan to draw air from outside the structure through the at least one low-temperature heat exchanger circuit and to act as a blower fan by redirecting the air out of the structure through the at least one high-temperature heat exchanger circuit. The cooling module has increased fan efficiency, reduced noise, and optimal functional heat exchanger face area per given space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph Tapley, Jay S. Korth, Rory Mahlon Romero, Jake Plewa
  • Publication number: 20190024573
    Abstract: A cooling module for use with an internal combustion engine having separate cooling circuits, the cooling module having a cuboid shaped structure having walls defining an internal open portion, at least one of the walls comprising a low-temperature heat exchanger circuit and one of the walls comprising a high-temperature heat exchanger circuit and a fan located within the open portion of the structure and enclosed by the walls. The fan is configured to act as a sucker fan to draw air from outside the structure through the at least one low-temperature heat exchanger circuit and to act as a blower fan by redirecting the air out of the structure through the at least one high-temperature heat exchanger circuit. The cooling module has increased fan efficiency, reduced noise, and optimal functional heat exchanger face area per given space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph Tapley, Jay S. Korth, Rory Mahlon Romero, Jake Plewa
  • Patent number: 9149895
    Abstract: A heat exchanger, such as an air-to-air after-cooler assembly, having reduced and/or eliminated leakage at the tube/header joint is provided. The assembly comprises a series of tubular members formed from a first metal, each of the tubular members including an end portion and a header formed from a second metal, wherein the first metal and the second metal have similar coefficients of thermal expansions. The header includes a plurality of openings extending therethrough and each of the end portions of the tubular members is mechanically secured within corresponding openings within the header to form an after-cooler assembly. A method for forming the air-to-air after-cooler assembly is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Wabtec Holding Corp.
    Inventors: Rodney R. Rudat, Joseph Tapley, Jay S. Korth
  • Patent number: 8898231
    Abstract: A system for temporally associating a user with a location. The system includes a receiving component for receiving identity data from an electronic sensor, the identity data being indicative of a user's presence being detected at a location at a given time. The receiving component further receives scheduling information about the availability of the location for the given time, and an analysis component determines from the scheduling information and the user's detected presence whether the location is available for use by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Crawford, Hussam Eid, Fintan Fairmichael, Bill Looby, Kevin Tadgh O'Riordan, Michael Roche, Stephen Joseph Tapley
  • Publication number: 20100307144
    Abstract: A heat exchanger, such as an air-to-air after-cooler assembly, having reduced and/or eliminated leakage at the tube/header joint is provided. The assembly comprises a series of tubular members formed from a first metal, each of the tubular members including an end portion and a header formed from a second metal, wherein the first metal and the second metal have similar coefficients of thermal expansions. The header includes a plurality of openings extending therethrough and each of the end portions of the tubular members is mechanically secured within corresponding openings within the header to form an after-cooler assembly. A method for forming the air-to-air after-cooler assembly is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: WABTEC HOLDING CORP.
    Inventors: Rodney R. Rudat, Joseph Tapley, Jay S. Korth
  • Publication number: 20070299966
    Abstract: A system for temporally associating a user with a location. The system includes a receiving component for receiving identity data from an electronic sensor, the identity data being indicative of a user's presence being detected at a location at a given time. The receiving component further receives scheduling information about the availability of the location for the given time, and an analysis component determines from the scheduling information and the user's detected presence whether the location is available for use by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Crawford, Hussam Eid, Fintan Fairmichael, Bill Looby, Kevin Tadgh O'Riordan, Michael Roche, Stephen Joseph Tapley