Patents by Inventor Keith Elliot Dixler

Keith Elliot Dixler 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: 10462941
    Abstract: A heat sink assembly for a power module is provided. The assembly includes a main body having a first cooling circuit and a second cooling circuit. The first cooling circuit includes a first plurality of channels, at least one first end channel, at least one second end channel, a first inlet, and a first outlet. The first cooling circuit is adapted to provide a first flow of a coolant through the main body. The second cooling circuit includes a second plurality of passages, at least one first end passage, at least one second end passage, a second inlet, and a second outlet. The second cooling circuit is adapted to provide a second flow of the coolant through the main body. The first cooling circuit and second cooling circuit is adapted to provide a cross flow of the first flow and second flow through the main body respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Elliot Dixler, Jon Nathaniel Husser, Allen Ben Chu, Todd George Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20190141864
    Abstract: A heat sink assembly for a power module is provided. The assembly includes a main body having a first cooling circuit and a second cooling circuit. The first cooling circuit includes a first plurality of channels, at least one first end channel, at least one second end channel, a first inlet, and a first outlet. The first cooling circuit is adapted to provide a first flow of a coolant through the main body. The second cooling circuit includes a second plurality of passages, at least one first end passage, at least one second end passage, a second inlet, and a second outlet. The second cooling circuit is adapted to provide a second flow of the coolant through the main body. The first cooling circuit and second cooling circuit is adapted to provide a cross flow of the first flow and second flow through the main body respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Elliot Dixler, Jon Nathaniel Husser, Allen Ben Chu, Todd George Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 9504186
    Abstract: A cold plate for a power circuit is disclosed. The power circuit includes a plurality of transistors and each of the plurality of transistors includes a plurality of dies. The cold plate includes a liquid cooling system that includes a plurality of cooling channels and each of the plurality of cooling channels is aligned with at least one die. The liquid cooling system includes a heat sink associated with each of the plurality of cooling channels. The cold plate further includes a plurality of heat pipes, wherein each of the plurality of heat pipes is aligned with at least one of the plurality of cooling channels and at least one die. Each heat pipe includes a wick lining an interior of the heat pipe, a vapor flow area, and a fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Elliot Dixler, Jon Husser, Todd George Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20160143186
    Abstract: A cold plate for a power circuit is disclosed. The power circuit includes a plurality of transistors and each of the plurality of transistors includes a plurality of dies. The cold plate includes a liquid cooling system that includes a plurality of cooling channels and each of the plurality of cooling channels is aligned with at least one die. The liquid cooling system includes a heat sink associated with each of the plurality of cooling channels. The cold plate further includes a plurality of heat pipes, wherein each of the plurality of heat pipes is aligned with at least one of the plurality of cooling channels and at least one die. Each heat pipe includes a wick lining an interior of the heat pipe, a vapor flow area, and a fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Keith Elliot Dixler, Jon Husser, Todd George Nakanishi