Patents by Inventor Mark M. Gibble

Mark M. Gibble 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).

  • Reversible heat transfer element basket assembly with integrated frame for use in a heat exchanger
    Patent number: 7556085
    Abstract: A heat exchanger heat transfer element basket assembly (500) for receiving heat transfer element plates (850) therein. The heat exchanger heat transfer element basket assembly (500) includes first and second one-piece side straps (520a, 520b), a pair of inboard corner flanges (528a, 528b), an I-shaped splitter plate (530), a pair of outboard corner flanges (522a, 522b), first and second end straps (526a, 526b), and a cap. Each of the first and second one-piece side straps (520a, 520b) includes a center portion (625), a first extension (630), and a second extension (635). Each of the first and second extensions (630, 635) includes a flange portion that is folded over across the heat transfer element plates (850) so as to be operative to retain the heat transfer element plates (850) in the heat exchanger heat transfer element basket assembly (500).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Cary J. Childs, Lawrence G. Cowburn, Jeffrey W. Gaylor, Mark M. Gibble, Timothy R. Gustin, David A. Pye, Dean L. Rhodes
  • Reversible heat transfer element basket assembly with integrated frame for use in a heat exchanger
    Publication number: 20080245500
    Abstract: A heat exchanger heat transfer element basket assembly (500) for receiving heat transfer element plates (850) therein. The heat exchanger heat transfer element basket assembly (500) includes first and second one-piece side straps (520a, 520b), a pair of inboard corner flanges (528a, 528b), an I-shaped splitter plate (530), a pair of outboard corner flanges (522a, 522b), first and second end straps (526a, 526b), and a cap. Each of the first and second one-piece side straps (520a, 520b) includes a center portion (625), a first extension (630), and a second extension (635). Each of the first and second extensions (630, 635) includes a flange portion that is folded over across the heat transfer element plates (850) so as to be operative to retain the heat transfer element plates (850) in the heat exchanger heat transfer element basket assembly (500).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Cary J. Childs, Lawrence G. Cowburn, Jeffrey W. Gaylor, Mark M. Gibble, Timothy R. Gustin, David A. Pye, Dean L. Rhodes