Patents by Inventor Lei Fang

Lei Fang 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).

  • Publication number: 20060076125
    Abstract: An improved heat exchanger for an automotive vehicle, comprising at least one end tank; and at least two heat exchangers including a plurality of spaced apart extruded metal tubes with fins between the spaced tubes. The heat exchangers are disposed so that their respective tubes and fins are generally co-planar with each other and are connected to the end tank. In preferred embodiments, the heat exchanger may include a bypass element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Applicant: Valeo, Inc
    Inventors: Lei Fang, Zaiqian Hu, Pascal Bonnet, Jason McKittrick, Jay Lorentz, David Baylor, Daniel Domen
  • Patent number: 6942023
    Abstract: An improved heat exchanger for an automotive vehicle, comprising at least one end tank; and at least two heat exchangers including a plurality of spaced apart extruded metal tubes with fins between the spaced tubes. The heat exchangers are disposed so that their respective tubes and fins are generally co-planar with each other and are connected to the end tank. In preferred embodiments, the heat exchanger may include a bypass element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Valeo, Inc.
    Inventors: Lei Fang, Zaiqian Hu, Pascal Bonnet, Jason W. McKittrick, Jay Lorentz, David W. Baylor, Daniel R. Domen
  • Publication number: 20050161203
    Abstract: An improved heat exchanger for an automotive vehicle, comprising at least one end tank; and at least two heat exchangers including a plurality of spaced apart extruded metal tubes with fins between the spaced tubes. The heat exchangers are disposed so that their respective tubes and fins are generally co-planar with each other and are connected to the end tank. In preferred embodiments, the heat exchanger may include a bypass element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: Valeo, Inc
    Inventors: Lei Fang, Zaiqian Hu, Pascal Bonnet, Jason McKittrick, Jay Lorentz, David Baylor, Daniel Domen
  • Publication number: 20050006068
    Abstract: An improved heat exchanger for an automotive vehicle, comprising at least one end tank; and at least two heat exchangers including a plurality of spaced apart metal tubes with fins between the spaced tubes. The heat exchangers are preferentially disposed so that their respective tubes and fins are generally co-planar with each other and are connected to the end tank. In preferred embodiments, the heat exchanger may include a radiator element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Sameer Desai, Lei Fang, Jason McKittrick
  • Patent number: 6805193
    Abstract: A fin louver design using breaking and reversal louvers whose lengths are substantially longer than the half-length of the main louver but at slightly lower angles to the fin face, in order to increase the heat transfer while reducing or minimizing the airside air pressure drop. The reversal louvers will not dramatically change the airflow direction but rather permit air to follow the louver direction, thus preventing any dead area where the air speed is approximately zero in the central part between the two reversal louvers. Contact is provided between fresh moving air and the central part between the two reversal louvers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Valeo, Inc.
    Inventors: Zaiqian Hu, Philippe Le Gauyer, Lei Fang
  • Publication number: 20040200604
    Abstract: An improved heat exchanger for an automotive vehicle, comprising at least one end tank; and at least two heat exchangers including a plurality of spaced apart extruded metal tubes with fins between the spaced tubes. The heat exchangers are disposed so that their respective tubes and fins are generally co-planar with each other and are connected to the end tank. In preferred embodiments, the heat exchanger may include a bypass element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: Valeo, Inc
    Inventors: Lei Fang, Zaiqian Hu, Pascal Bonnet, Jason W. McKittrick, Jay Lorentz, David W. Baylor, Daniel R. Domen
  • Patent number: 6793012
    Abstract: An improved heat exchanger for an automotive vehicle, comprising at least one end tank; and at least two heat exchangers including a plurality of spaced apart extruded metal tubes with fins between the spaced tubes. The heat exchangers are disposed so that their respective tubes and fins are generally co-planar with each other and are connected to the end tank. In preferred embodiments, the heat exchanger may include a bypass element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Valeo, Inc
    Inventors: Lei Fang, Zaiqian Hu, Pascal Bonnet, Jason W. McKittrick, Jay Lorentz, David W. Baylor, Daniel R. Domen
  • Publication number: 20030209344
    Abstract: An improved heat exchanger for an automotive vehicle, comprising at least one end tank; and at least two heat exchangers including a plurality of spaced apart extruded metal tubes with fins between the spaced tubes. The heat exchangers are disposed so that their respective tubes and fins are generally co-planar with each other and are connected to the end tank. In preferred embodiments, the heat exchanger may include a bypass element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2002
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: Valeo Engine Cooling
    Inventors: Lei Fang, Zaiqian Hu, Pascal Bonnet, Jason W. McKittrick, Jay Lorentz, David W. Baylor, Daniel R. Domen
  • Publication number: 20030136554
    Abstract: A fin louver design using breaking and reversal louvers whose lengths are substantially longer than the half-length of the main louver but at slightly lower angles to the fin face, in order to increase the heat transfer while reducing or minimizing the airside air pressure drop. The reversal louvers will not dramatically change the airflow direction but rather permit air to follow the louver direction, thus preventing any dead area where the air speed is approximately zero in the central part between the two reversal louvers. Contact is provided between fresh moving air and the central part between the two reversal louvers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Applicant: VALEO ENGINE COOLING, INC.
    Inventors: Zaiqian Hu, Philippe Le Gauyer, Lei Fang