Patents by Inventor Rudolph Thomas Beaupre

Rudolph Thomas Beaupre 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).

  • Heat exchanger with embedded heat pipes
    Patent number: 10473408
    Abstract: A heat exchanger is disclosed which includes a plurality of heat exchanger plates. Each plate has a plurality of hollowed out pins arranged in a pin fin pattern. Each plate also includes an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture in fluid communication with one another. A plurality of heat pipes are defined by several of the plurality of hollowed out pins. A wicking material is arranged within the several hollowed out pins. A heat transfer fluid at least partially fills each heat pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Jay W. Kokas, Leo J. Veilleux, Jr., Rudolph Thomas Beaupre
  • HEAT EXCHANGER WITH EMBEDDED HEAT PIPES
    Publication number: 20180120038
    Abstract: A heat exchanger is disclosed which includes a plurality of heat exchanger plates. Each plate has a plurality of hollowed out pins arranged in a pin fin pattern. Each plate also includes an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture in fluid communication with one another. A plurality of heat pipes are defined by several of the plurality of hollowed out pins. A wicking material is arranged within the several hollowed out pins. A heat transfer fluid at least partially fills each heat pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Jay W. Kokas, Leo J. Veilleux, JR., Rudolph Thomas Beaupre
  • Heat exchanger with embedded heat pipes
    Patent number: 9863716
    Abstract: A heat exchanger is disclosed which includes a plurality of heat exchanger plates. Each plate has a plurality of hollowed out pins arranged in a pin fin pattern. Each plate also includes an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture in fluid communication with one another. A plurality of heat pipes are defined by several of the plurality of hollowed out pins. A wicking material is arranged within the several hollowed out pins. A heat transfer fluid at least partially fills each heat pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Jay W Kokas, Leo J Veilleux, Jr., Rudolph Thomas Beaupre
  • Small engine cooled cooling air system
    Patent number: 9580185
    Abstract: A system for managing thermal transfer in an aircraft includes a fuel stabilization unit, a fuel-air heat exchanger, and a turbine. The fuel-air heat exchanger is located downstream from the fuel stabilization unit. The fuel-air heat exchanger places deoxygenized fuel in a heat exchange relationship with compressor bleed air to produce heated deoxygenized fuel and cooled bleed air. The turbine is operationally connected to the engine compressor and receives cooled bleed air from the fuel-air heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: William E. Rhoden, Peter L. Jalbert, Rudolph Thomas Beaupre, David Russell Scott
  • HEAT EXCHANGER WITH EMBEDDED HEAT PIPES
    Publication number: 20150027669
    Abstract: A heat exchanger is disclosed which includes a plurality of heat exchanger plates. Each plate has a plurality of hollowed out pins arranged in a pin fin pattern. Each plate also includes an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture in fluid communication with one another. A plurality of heat pipes are defined by several of the plurality of hollowed out pins. A wicking material is arranged within the several hollowed out pins. A heat transfer fluid at least partially fills each heat pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Jay W Kokas, Leo J Veilleux, JR., Rudolph Thomas Beaupre
  • SMALL ENGINE COOLED COOLING AIR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130186100
    Abstract: A system for managing thermal transfer in an aircraft includes a fuel stabilization unit, a fuel-air heat exchanger, and a turbine. The fuel-air heat exchanger is located downstream from the fuel stabilization unit. The fuel-air heat exchanger places deoxygenized fuel in a heat exchange relationship with compressor bleed air to produce heated deoxygenized fuel and cooled bleed air. The turbine is operationally connected to the engine compressor and receives cooled bleed air from the fuel-air heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: William E. Rhoden, Peter L. Jalbert, Rudolph Thomas Beaupre, David Russell Scott