Patents by Inventor Kent S. Edward

Kent S. Edward 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).

  • Method and apparatus for bending a micro-channel heat exchanger
    Patent number: 9415436
    Abstract: An improved corner bending apparatus and method for a bent head exchanger includes a first step of providing a tube edge clearance to at least the inner core face edges of those few tubes encompassed by the area of the core to be bent. A series of elongated braces, able to flex relative to one another, is placed into the tube edge clearance prior to bending. The braces actively maintain the tube edges (and tubes) in a parallel, undeformed orientation during the bend, which may be done by otherwise conventional apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: David E. Samuelson, Kent S. Edward