Patents by Inventor Kathryn Pullen

Kathryn Pullen 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: 20260126253
    Abstract: A modular heat exchange system is provided. The modular heat exchange system includes an air inlet assembly, a plenum assembly, and a heat exchange assembly including at least one heat exchange module. The at least one heat exchange module includes at least one fill module. The at least one fill module includes a plurality of fill sheets arranged on at least one support member. The at least one support member includes a first end and a second end. A plurality of fill packs is also provided on the at least one support member. Each fill pack includes a plurality of bonded fill sheets. A first fill pack is coupled to the first end of the at least one support member and a second fill pack is coupled to the second end of the at least one support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2025
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Inventors: Aaron Folken, Ghazi Abdulfattah, Glenn Brenneke, Michael Morby, Michael Partington, Robert White, Ken Mortensen, Kathryn Pullen
  • Publication number: 20250341366
    Abstract: A multiple mode hybrid heat exchanger apparatus includes a frame assembly, an indirect heat exchange section, a spray system, an intermediate distribution basin, a direct heat exchange section, a vertical passage, a lower air inlet, a cold water collection basin, and a fan. The direct heat exchange section is disposed below the indirect heat exchange section. The vertical passage is defined by the frame and the direct heat exchange section. The lower air inlet is defined by a plurality of openings in the direct heat exchange section and configured to provide an inlet for air into the vertical passage. The cold water collection basin is disposed below the direct heat exchange section. The fan is to induce a flow of air through the lower air inlet. The multiple mode hybrid heat exchanger is selectably configured to operate in an evaporative mode, a dry mode, and an adiabatic mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2025
    Publication date: November 6, 2025
    Inventors: Jidong Yang, Zan Liu, Kathryn Pullen
  • Patent number: 12359874
    Abstract: A multiple mode hybrid heat exchanger apparatus is disclosed. The heat exchange apparatus includes a frame assembly having a first end wall, a second end wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, an indirect heat exchange section, a spray system, an intermediate distribution basin, and a direct heat exchange section. A vertical passage is defined by the frame assembly and the direct heat exchange section. A lower air inlet is defined by a plurality of openings in the direct heat exchange section, and the lower air inlet is configured to provide an inlet for air into the vertical passage. The apparatus further includes a cold water collection basin and a fan to induce an airflow through the lower air inlet. The multiple mode hybrid heat exchanger apparatus is selectably configured to operate in an evaporative mode, a dry mode, and an adiabatic mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: SPX Cooling Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jidong Yang, Zan Liu, Kathryn Pullen
  • Publication number: 20220299269
    Abstract: A multiple mode hybrid heat exchanger apparatus includes a frame assembly, an indirect heat exchange section, a spray system, an intermediate distribution basin, a direct heat exchange section, a vertical passage, a lower air inlet, a cold water collection basin, and a fan. The frame assembly includes a first end wall, a second end wall that opposes the first end wall, a first side wall that extends between the first and second end walls, and a second side wall that opposes the first side wall that extends between the first and second end walls. The direct heat exchange section is disposed below the indirect heat exchange section. The vertical passage is defined by the frame and the direct heat exchange section. The lower air inlet is defined by a plurality of openings n the direct heat exchange section. The lower air inlet is configured to provide an inlet for air into the vertical passage, The cold water collection basin is disposed below the direct heat exchange section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Jidong Yang, Zan Liu, Kathryn Pullen
  • Publication number: 20070295884
    Abstract: A support grid having a longitudinal axis, having a frame. The frame includes a series of columns that extend generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and a series of girts that intersect the series of columns to form a plurality of windows. The support grid also includes a first retainer integral with the frame. The first retainer extends from the frame into at least one of the plurality of windows at a first axial location. The support grid also includes slider portions that extend in opposed relation for the frame into the at least one plurality of windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Eldon Mockry, Ohler Kinney, Kathryn Pullen
  • Publication number: 20060163757
    Abstract: A support grid having a longitudinal axis, having a frame. The frame includes a series of columns that extend generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and a series of girts that intersect the series of columns to form a plurality of windows. The support grid also includes a first retainer integral with the frame. The first retainer extends from the frame into at least one of the plurality of windows at a first axial location. The support grid also includes slider portions that extend in opposed relation for the frame into the at least one plurality of windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Eldon Mockry, Ohler Kinney, Kathryn Pullen