Patents by Inventor Patrick WALZ

Patrick WALZ 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).

  • Patent number: 12196506
    Abstract: A heat exchanger including a tube/rib block made up of tubes and ribs, the tubes forming fluid channels for conducting a first fluid, in particular a refrigerant, and the ribs arranged between the tubes forming a second fluid channel for conducting a second fluid, such as, in particular, air, which flows around the tubes, a collector being arranged at at least one end of the tube/rib block, which communicates with the fluid channels of the tubes, the at least one collector being provided with a plate-type design and including at least one base plate and a cover plate, which are stacked and soldered in a sealed manner, a spacer for spacing the base plate at a distance from the cover plate and for distributing the first fluid in the collector being provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Benjamin Nothdurft, Uwe Foerster, Martin Sievers, Gottfried Duerr, Patrick Walz, Nikolaj Bittner
  • Publication number: 20230052183
    Abstract: A heat exchanger including a tube/rib block made up of tubes and ribs, the tubes forming fluid channels for conducting a first fluid, in particular a refrigerant, and the ribs arranged between the tubes forming a second fluid channel for conducting a second fluid, such as, in particular, air, which flows around the tubes, a collector being arranged at at least one end of the tube/rib block, which communicates with the fluid channels of the tubes, the at least one collector being provided with a plate-type design and including at least one base plate and a cover plate, which are stacked and soldered in a sealed manner, a spacer for spacing the base plate at a distance from the cover plate and for distributing the first fluid in the collector being provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Benjamin NOTHDURFT, Uwe FOERSTER, Martin SIEVERS, Gottfried DUERR, Patrick WALZ, Nikolaj BITTNER