Patents by Inventor Kevin Bennion

Kevin Bennion 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: 9759493
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a fluid-cooled heat sink having a heat transfer base, a shroud, and a plurality of heat transfer fins in thermal communication with the heat transfer base and the shroud, where the heat transfer base, heat transfer fins, and the shroud form a central fluid channel through which a forced or free cooling fluid may flow. The heat transfer pins are arranged around the central fluid channel with a flow space provided between adjacent pins, allowing for some portion of the central fluid channel flow to divert through the flow space. The arrangement reduces the pressure drop of the flow through the fins, optimizes average heat transfer coefficients, reduces contact and fin-pin resistances, and reduces the physical footprint of the heat sink in an operating environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: U.S. Department of Energy
    Inventors: Desikan Bharathan, Kevin Bennion, Kenneth Kelly, Sreekant Narumanchi
  • Publication number: 20160123637
    Abstract: Described herein are passive cooling systems utilizing two-phase heat-transfer fluids for transferring heat from one or more heat sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Gilbert MORENO, Jana R. JEFFERS, Kevin BENNION, Charles KING, Sreekant NARUMANCHI
  • Patent number: 9010405
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a fluid-cooled heat sink having a heat transfer base and a plurality of heat transfer fins in thermal communication with the heat transfer base, where the heat transfer base and the heat transfer fins form a central fluid channel through which a forced or free cooling fluid may flow. The heat transfer pins are arranged around the central fluid channel with a flow space provided between adjacent pins, allowing for some portion of the central fluid channel flow to divert through the flow space. The arrangement reduces the pressure drop of the flow through the fins, optimizes average heat transfer coefficients, reduces contact and fin-pin resistances, and reduces the physical footprint of the heat sink in an operating environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: U.S. Department of Energy
    Inventors: Desikan Bharathan, Kevin Bennion, Kenneth Kelly, Sreekant Narumanchi
  • Patent number: 8806882
    Abstract: Embodiments discussed herein are directed to managing the heat content of two vehicle subsystems through a single coolant loop having parallel branches for each subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Alliance for Substainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Bennion, Matthew Thornton
  • Patent number: 8541875
    Abstract: Embodiments discussed herein are directed to a power semiconductor packaging that removes heat from a semiconductor package through one or more cooling zones that are located in a laterally oriented position with respect to the semiconductor package. Additional embodiments are directed to circuit elements that are constructed from one or more modular power semiconductor packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Bennion, Jason Lustbader
  • Publication number: 20130082377
    Abstract: Embodiments discussed herein are directed to a power semiconductor packaging that removes heat from a semiconductor package through one or more cooling zones that are located in a laterally oriented position with respect to the semiconductor package. Additional embodiments are directed to circuit elements that are constructed from one or more modular power semiconductor packages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin BENNION, Jason LUSTBADER
  • Publication number: 20120216983
    Abstract: Embodiments discussed herein are directed to managing the heat content of two vehicle subsystems through a single coolant loop having parallel branches for each subsystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Bennion, Matthew Thornton