Patents by Inventor Lawrence Gabbey

Lawrence Gabbey 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 of fabricating a heat exchanger
    Patent number: 7032313
    Abstract: Heat exchange inefficiencies found in round tube plate fin heat exchangers are eliminated in an aluminum heat exchanger that includes first and second headers (20), (22) and at least one flattened tube (24), (70) extending between the headers (20), (22). A plurality of generally parallel tube runs are defined and each has opposite edges. A plurality of plate fins (26), (50) are arranged in a stack and each has a plurality of open ended slots (34), one for each run of the tubes (24), (70). Each of the tube runs (24), (70) is nested within corresponding slots (26) and the fins (26), (50) with one of the edges (40) of the tube runs extending outwardly of the corresponding fin (26). The assembly is brazed together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Modine Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Stephen Memory, Gregory Hughes, Winston Zhang, C. James Rogers, Craig Grohman, Edward Robinson, Richard Mielke, Jonathan P. Wattelet, Lawrence Gabbey, Richard J. Trapp
  • Oil cooler with integral filter
    Publication number: 20060081361
    Abstract: An oil cooler with a integral filter includes first and second elongated tubular headers (10, 12) in spaced parallel relation together with tube slots in each of the headers with the tube slots facing at an alignment with one another. Elongated flattened tubes (14) have their ends in aligned ones of the tube slots and are sealed thereto. Fins (18) extend between the tubes (14) in thermal conducting relation therewith. A filter housing (28) is mounted on the oil cooler and an oil filter element (40) is located within the housing (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Lawrence Gabbey, Thomas Lefeber, Robert Barfknecht, Steven Meshenky, LeRoy Goines, Peter Kottal, Richard Mielke, Baio Yu
  • Heat exchanger
    Patent number: 6964296
    Abstract: Heat exchange inefficiencies found in round tube plate fin heat exchangers are eliminated in an aluminum heat exchanger that includes first and second headers (20), (22) and at least one flattened tube (24), (70) extending between the headers (20), (22). A plurality of generally parallel tube runs are defined and each has opposite edges. A plurality of plate fins (26), (50) are arranged in a stack and each has a plurality of open ended slots (34), one for each run of the tubes (24), (70). Each of the tube runs (24), (70) is nested within corresponding slots (26) and the fins (26), (50) with one of the edges (40) of the tube runs extending outwardly of the corresponding fin (34). The assembly is brazed together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Modine Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Stephen Memory, Gregory Hughes, Winston Zhang, C. James Rogers, Craig Grohman, Edward Robinson, Richard Mielke, Jonathan P. Wattelet, Lawrence Gabbey, Richard J. Trapp
  • Heat exchanger
    Publication number: 20040149424
    Abstract: Heat exchange inefficiencies found in round tube plate fin heat exchangers are eliminated in an aluminum heat exchanger that includes first and second headers (20), (22) and at least one flattened tube (24), (70) extending between the headers (20), (22). A plurality of generally parallel tube runs are defined and each has opposite edges. A plurality of plate fins (26), (50) are arranged in a stack and each has a plurality of open ended slots (34), one for each run of the tubes (24), (70). Each of the tube runs (24), (70) is nested within corresponding slots (26) and the fins (26), (50) with one of the edges (40) of the tube runs extending outwardly of the corresponding fin (26). The assembly is brazed together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Stephen Memory, Gregory Hughes, Winston Zhang, C. James Rogers, Craig Grohman, Edward Robinson, Richard Mielke, Jonathan P. Wattelet, Lawrence Gabbey, Richard J. Trapp
  • Heat exchanger
    Publication number: 20020134537
    Abstract: Heat exchange inefficiencies found in round tube plate fin heat exchangers are eliminated in an aluminum heat exchanger that includes first and second headers (20), (22) and at least one flattened tube (24), (70) extending between the headers (20), (22). A plurality of generally parallel tube runs are defined and each has opposite edges. A plurality of plate fins (26), (50) are arranged in a stack and each has a plurality of open ended slots (34), one for each run of the tubes (24), (70). Each of the tube runs (24), (70) is nested within corresponding slots (26) and the fins (26), (50) with one of the edges (40) of the tube runs extending outwardly of the corresponding fin (26). The assembly is brazed together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Stephen Memory, Gregory Hughes, Winston Zhang, C. James Rogers, Craig Grohman, Edward Robinson, Richard Mielke, Jonathan P. Wattelet, Lawrence Gabbey, Richard J. Trapp