Patents by Inventor Luan Gara

Luan Gara 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).

  • Leak-tight heat exchanger integrity inspection using tracer material
    Patent number: 11148233
    Abstract: An inspection system is configured to inspect the condition of a braze joint formed within a structure, wherein the braze joint is formed from a braze filler material having a tracer material disposed therein. The inspection system includes an energy source for directing energy towards the structure, an energy detector for detecting information regarding the structure following interaction with the energy directed from the energy source, and a data analysis system for analyzing the information detected by the energy detector. The data analysis system is configured to distinguish the tracer material from the remaining materials forming the structure in order to determine a suitability of the braze joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Qiong Zhang, Luan Gara, Guglielmo Abate, Craig Shaner
  • LEAK-TIGHT HEAT EXCHANGER INTEGRITY INSPECTION USING TRACER MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20210016396
    Abstract: An inspection system is configured to inspect the condition of a braze joint formed within a structure, wherein the braze joint is formed from a braze filler material having a tracer material disposed therein. The inspection system includes an energy source for directing energy towards the structure, an energy detector for detecting information regarding the structure following interaction with the energy directed from the energy source, and a data analysis system for analyzing the information detected by the energy detector. The data analysis system is configured to distinguish the tracer material from the remaining materials forming the structure in order to determine a suitability of the braze joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Qiong Zhang, Luan Gara, Guglielmo Abate, Craig Shaner