Patents by Inventor Patricia Gary

Patricia Gary 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).

  • Thermoelectric cooling device including a liquid heat exchanger disposed between air heat exchangers
    Patent number: 9267714
    Abstract: A thermoelectric cooling device comprises a liquid heat exchanger, at least two air heat exchangers, and at least two thermoelectric modules. The liquid heat exchanger includes a liquid circulation path through which liquid coolant flows to exchange heat with the liquid heat exchanger. Air flows over each of the air heat exchangers to exchange heat with the respective air heat exchanger. A first thermoelectric module is thermally coupled on a first side with a first side of the liquid heat exchanger and on a second side with a first air heat exchanger to transfer heat between the air heat exchanger and the liquid heat exchanger. A second thermoelectric module is thermally coupled on a first side with a second side of the liquid heat exchanger and on a second side with the second air heat exchanger to transfer heat between the air heat exchanger and the liquid heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: Kai S. Hou, Qiao Lu, Edward M. Stoebner, Patricia Gary, William Godecker, Eric Mickelson
  • Thermoelectric Cooling Device Including a Liquid Heat Exchanger Disposed Between Air Heat Exchangers
    Publication number: 20140123683
    Abstract: A thermoelectric cooling device comprises a liquid heat exchanger, at least two air heat exchangers, and at least two thermoelectric modules. The liquid heat exchanger includes a liquid circulation path through which liquid coolant flows to exchange heat with the liquid heat exchanger. Air flows over each of the air heat exchangers to exchange heat with the respective air heat exchanger. A first thermoelectric module is thermally coupled on a first side with a first side of the liquid heat exchanger and on a second side with a first air heat exchanger to transfer heat between the air heat exchanger and the liquid heat exchanger. A second thermoelectric module is thermally coupled on a first side with a second side of the liquid heat exchanger and on a second side with the second air heat exchanger to transfer heat between the air heat exchanger and the liquid heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: Kai S. Hou, Qiao Lu, Edward M. Stoebner, Patricia Gary, William Godecker, Eric Mickelson
  • AIRCRAFT GALLEY REFRIGERATION SYSTEM INCLUDING A REDUCED WEIGHT AND DEPTH STORAGE COMPARTMENT COOLING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20090301120
    Abstract: Embodiments of a storage compartment cooling apparatus include a liquid circulation system configured to circulate a liquid coolant having a temperature lower than an ambient temperature. The embodiments also include a centrifugal fan configured to cause a gas to flow in contact with the liquid circulation system and thereby cool the gas. The centrifugal fan is configured to receive the gas from a direction approximately parallel with an axis of rotation of the fan and output the gas to a direction approximately perpendicular with the axis of rotation of the fan. Embodiments of the apparatus also include a duct configured to direct the gas into contact with the liquid circulation system and through the centrifugal fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: William Godecker, R. Bruce Thayer, Mark Edward Wesley, Timothy Andrew Birkmann, Patricia Gary