Patents by Inventor Keith Brandau

Keith Brandau 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).

  • Stamped thermal expansion relief feature for heat exchangers
    Patent number: 10393451
    Abstract: A heat exchanger having at least one of side plates embodying a polygonal aperture through the planar base thereof, located at a predetermined position, and at least two corresponding shear-apertures located at the interface between the planar base and a first wall and a second wall of the side plate, each adjacent to the base aperture, providing at least one flexing location to accommodate thermal expansion of the heat exchanger during thermal cycling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Tylutki, Yasuhiro Ando, Brad Eklov, Keith Brandau, Steven Maloney, Alexander Taylor
  • STAMPED THERMAL EXPANSION RELIEF FEATURE FOR HEAT EXCHANGERS
    Publication number: 20140202670
    Abstract: A heat exchanger having at least one of side plates embodying a polygonal aperture through the planar base thereof, located at a predetermined position, and at least two corresponding shear-apertures located at the interface between the planar base and a first wall and a second wall of the side plate, each adjacent to the base aperture, providing at least one flexing location to accommodate thermal expansion of the heat exchanger during thermal cycling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Tylutki, Yasuhiro Ando, Brad Eklov, Keith Brandau, Steven Maloney, Alexander Taylor