Patents by Inventor Montserrat VILARRUBI PORTA

Montserrat VILARRUBI PORTA 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).

  • Deformable fin heat exchanger
    Patent number: 11946705
    Abstract: A heat exchanger comprises a base, and a plurality of deformable fins connected to a surface of the base. Some deformable fins have a free end configured to move away from the surface of the base as a function of a local temperature increase of the base. The deformable fins are distributed on the surface of the base to be exposed to a coolant flowing over the surface of the base, wherein a distribution of the deformable fins on the surface of the base is non-uniform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: UNIVERSITAT DE LLEIDA, SOCPRA SCIENCES ET GENIE S.E.C.
    Inventors: Luc Frechette, Jérôme Barrau, Montserrat Vilarrubi Porta
  • DEFORMABLE FIN HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20200408473
    Abstract: A heat exchanger comprises a base, and a plurality of deformable fins connected to a surface of the base. Some deformable fins have a free end configured to move away from the surface of the base as a function of a local temperature increase of the base. The deformable fins are distributed on the surface of the base to be exposed to a coolant flowing over the surface of the base, wherein a distribution of the deformable fins on the surface of the base is non-uniform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Luc FRECHETTE, Jérôme BARRAU, Montserrat VILARRUBI PORTA