Patents by Inventor Ronald P. LaRose

Ronald P. LaRose 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).

  • HYBRID MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20230037941
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a base and a plurality of substantially parallel and substantially vertical walls spaced apart and integrally formed with the base via additive manufacturing. The heat exchanger also includes at least one parting sheet not integrally formed with the plurality of walls, but being attached to the plurality of walls, defining flow channels between the walls, the base, and the at least one parting sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Ronald P. LaRose, Lawrence A. Binek
  • Hybrid manufacturing process for heat exchanger
    Patent number: 11511346
    Abstract: A method of constructing a heat exchanger includes providing a base, and additively manufacturing a plurality of first walls substantially parallel and substantially vertical while being manufactured, wherein the plurality of first walls are spaced apart and attached to the base. The method also includes removing at least a portion of a build powder located between the plurality of first walls and attaching a parting sheet to the plurality of first walls. The method also includes additively manufacturing a plurality of second walls substantially parallel and substantially vertical while being manufactured and are spaced apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald P. LaRose, Lawrence A. Binek
  • HYBRID MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20210170485
    Abstract: A method of constructing a heat exchanger includes providing a base, and additively manufacturing a plurality of first walls substantially parallel and substantially vertical while being manufactured, wherein the plurality of first walls are spaced apart and attached to the base. The method also includes removing at least a portion of a build powder located between the plurality of first walls and attaching a parting sheet to the plurality of first walls. The method also includes additively manufacturing a plurality of second walls substantially parallel and substantially vertical while being manufactured and are spaced apart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Ronald P. LaRose, Lawrence A. Binek