Patents by Inventor Karine Brand

Karine Brand 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).

  • Publication number: 20160273840
    Abstract: A tube heat exchanger comprising at least one tube extending along a certain axial direction, each tube being provided with heat exchange fins (4) spaced apart from one another along said axial direction and extending radially from said tube, each fins (4) being relief structured to form dimples and a groove/rib (5) arranged at a first distance from said tube, characterized in that said dimples (6) are placed on the outside of the groove/rib and arranged in at least one line surrounding the said groove/rib structure at a second distance from said tube greater than said first distance and in that said groove/rib (5) has a depth along said axial direction greater than the depth of said dimples (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: JEAN EL HAJAL, KARINE BRAND, XAVIER GUERIF, BRIGITTE PLOIX, DANIEL BOUGEARD, SERGE RUSSEIL, NICOLAS BARITEAU
  • Publication number: 20100091463
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling body for power electronic modules or for semiconductor elements having a flat metal heat dissipation plate, wherein the heat dissipation plate on the side facing the power electronic module or the semiconductor element comprises a surface structured in the manner of a matrix and having protruding elevations, wherein the heat dissipation plate and surface structured in the manner of a matrix are made out of one piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Isabell Buresch, Karine Brand
  • Publication number: 20090236083
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger for small components through which a fluid may flow, made from several individual pieces, exclusively produced by forming and joined to each other, to an inlet channel, a planar heat exchange element and an outlet channel. The heat exchange element comprises an upper and lower side which may be connected to at least one heat source, characterized in that the inlet channel is made from a metal connector tube which continuously enlarges towards the heat exchange element on the inlet side up to the total cross-sectional flow area of the inlet side and face of the heat exchange element and the outlet channel continuously tapers away from the heat exchanger on the outlet side from the total cross-sectional flow area of the output side end face of the heat exchanger element to a metal connector tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Karine Brand, Florian Schopper, Oliver Woelflik
  • Patent number: 7451542
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat-exchanger tube structured on both sides with excellent heat transfer characteristics utilizing both outer and also inner fins and secondary grooves intersecting the inner fins. Two spaced-apart rolling tools are provided in the utilized device in order to form the outer fins of two adjacent rolling tools; the inner structure is formed by two differently profiled mandrels. The first mandrel forms in a first forming area the inner fins. The second mandrel forms in a second forming area the inventive secondary grooves into the earlier created inner fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Wieland-Werke AG
    Inventors: Karine Brand, Andreas Knoepfler, Andreas Beutler, Ronald Lutz
  • Patent number: 7004238
    Abstract: An electrode configuration for use in association with a heat transfer member provided in a thermal energy transfer system. Separate multiple electrical conductors are each received on a respective first surface alteration. Each of the multiple conductors is connected to a different terminal of a multiphase alternating power source so that an electric traveling wave moves in a longitudinal direction of the heat transfer member so as to induce pumping of at least the liquid phase in the longitudinal direction to thereby enhance the thermal energy transfer characteristics of the thermal energy transfer system. In a preferred embodiment, the aforementioned heat transfer members are provided inside of an outer conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Illinois Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jamal Seyed-Yagoobi, Karine Brand
  • Publication number: 20050241150
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat-exchanger tube structured on both sides with excellent heat transfer characteristics utilizing both outer and also inner fins and secondary grooves intersecting the inner fins. Two spaced-apart rolling tools are provided in the utilized device in order to form the outer fins of two adjacent rolling tools; the inner structure is formed by two differently profiled mandrels. The first mandrel forms in a first forming area the inner fins. The second mandrel forms in a second forming area the inventive secondary grooves into the earlier created inner fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Karine Brand, Andreas Knoepfler, Andreas Beutler, Ronald Lutz
  • Publication number: 20030111214
    Abstract: An electrode configuration for use in association with a heat transfer member provided in a thermal energy transfer system. Separate multiple electrical conductors are each received on a respective first surface alteration. Each of the multiple conductors is connected to a different terminal of a multiphase alternating power source so that an electric traveling wave moves in a longitudinal direction of the heat transfer member so as to induce pumping of at least the liquid phase in the longitudinal direction to thereby enhance the thermal energy transfer characteristics of the thermal energy transfer system. In a preferred embodiment, the aforementioned heat transfer members are provided inside of an outer conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Jamal Seyed-Yagoobi, Karine Brand
  • Publication number: 20030094272
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat-exchanger tube structured on both sides with excellent heat transfer characteristics utilizing both outer and also inner fins and secondary grooves intersecting the inner fins. Two spaced-apart rolling tools are provided in the utilized device in order to form the outer fins of two adjacent rolling tools; the inner structure is formed by two differently profiled mandrels. The first mandrel forms in a first forming area the inner fins. The second mandrel forms in a second forming area the inventive secondary grooves into the earlier created inner fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Karine Brand, Andreas Knoepfler, Andreas Beutler, Ronald Lutz
  • Patent number: 6457516
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat-transfer tube, in particular an evaporator tube, with fins circumferentially extending on the shellside, which fins are shaped to essentially closed-off channels. The channels are open to the outside through pores with at least two variable sizes. In order to improve the evaporation characteristics, the invention provides advantageous regions for the ratio of the pore sizes and the ratio of the number of pores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Wieland-Werke AG
    Inventors: Karine Brand, Andreas Beutler, Manfred Knab, Gerhard Schuez, Andreas Schwitalla
  • Publication number: 20020000312
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat-transfer tube, in particular an evaporator tube, with fins circumferentially extending on the shellside, which fins are shaped to essentially closed-off channels. The channels are open to the outside through pores with at least two variable sizes. In order to improve the evaporation characteristics, the invention provides advantageous regions for the ratio of the pore sizes and the ratio of the number of pores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: Karine Brand, Andreas Beutler, Manfred Knab, Gerhard Schuez, Andreas Schwitalla
  • Patent number: 6067832
    Abstract: A process for producing a heat exchanger tube (1) with a highly porous surface structure, in particular for evaporating liquids from pure substances or mixtures on the outside of the tube. The process starts from a rolling operation, by means of which helical fins (2) are produced on the outside of the tube, which fins, in turn, are deformed in a plurality of compression steps by means of gearwheel-like compression wheels (6, 7) in such a manner that the projections (12a, 12b) formed in each case form a cover (3a) for the passages (3) which are situated between the fins (2). The high level of porosity is achieved as a result of the remaining pores (13) and/or slots (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Wieland-Werke AG
    Inventors: Karine Brand, Andreas Beutler, Manfred Knab, Gerhard Schuez, Andreas Schwitalla