Patents by Inventor Richard T. Gebhard

Richard T. Gebhard 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: 7096932
    Abstract: A multi-fluid heat exchanger having separate fluid flow paths for two fluid streams to be heated or cooled by a third fluid stream includes first and second elongated, parallel tubular headers (10, 12), having opposed ends (14), generally uniformly spaced elongated tube slots (16) in each of the headers (10, 12) with the tube slots (16) in one header (10) facing-and aligned with the tube slots (16) and the other header (12), a plurality of flattened tubes (20) extending between the headers (10, 12) and having ends (22) received in aligned ones of the tube slots (16), one tube slot (24) in each header being unoccupied by any of the flattened tubes (20), the one tube slots (24) being aligned with each other and located at a predetermined location between the ends (14) of the headers (10, 12) and between two groups (A, B) of the flattened tubes (20) so there are two groups of the flattened tubes (20) on each side of the one tube slot (24), a pair of baffles (30) in each header (10, 12) with one on each side of t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Modine Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: David M. Scoville, Ken Nakayama, Richard T. Gebhard