Patents by Inventor Scot Alley

Scot Alley 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).

  • Tube feature for limiting insertion depth into header slot
    Publication number: 20050257923
    Abstract: An elongated flattened tube (10) includes a pair of dimples (30) spaced from an end (32) of the tube (10) to limit an insertion depth of the end (32) of the tube (10) into a tube slot (14) of a header (12) in a heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2004
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventor: Scot Alley
  • High efficiency, small volume evaporator for a refrigerant
    Patent number: 5901782
    Abstract: A highly efficient parallel flow evaporator is provided by combining a pair of identical units (10), (12) wherein each includes a pair of identical, parallel, spaced headers (40) each having slots (44) receiving the ends of identical flattened tubes (22). Identical tanks (42) are bonded to each of the headers (40) and each has an identical central flat surface (52) and an identical, centrally located port (60). Fins (26) extend between adjacent tubes (22) in each unit (10), (12) and an inlet/outlet fixture (32) is bonded to the flat surfaces (52) of one pair of tanks (42) defined by adjacent tanks (42) of both of the units (10),(12). A cross-over fixture (30) is bonded to the flat surfaces (52) of the other pair of tanks (42) defined by the remaining tanks (42) of both of the units (10),(12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Modine Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Mark Voss, Gregory Hughes, Scot Alley, Peter Kottal
  • High efficiency, small volume evaporator for a refrigerant
    Patent number: 5685366
    Abstract: A highly efficient parallel flow evaporator is provided by combining a pair of identical units (10), (12) wherein each includes a pair of identical, parallel, spaced headers (40) each having slots (44) receiving the ends of identical flattened tubes (22). Identical tanks (42) are bonded to each of the headers (40) and each has an identical central flat surface (52) and an identical, centrally located port (60). Fins (26) extend between adjacent tubes (22) in each unit (10), (12) and an inlet/outlet fixture (32) is bonded to the flat surfaces (52) of one pair of tanks (42) defined by adjacent tanks (42) of both of the units (10),(12). A cross-over fixture (30) is bonded to the flat surfaces (52) of the other pair of tanks (42) defined by the remaining tanks (42) of both of the units (10),(12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: Modine Manufacturing
    Inventors: Mark Voss, Gregory Hughes, Scot Alley, Peter Kottal
  • High efficiency, small volume evaporator for a refrigerant
    Patent number: 5622219
    Abstract: A highly efficient parallel flow evaporator is provided by combining a pair of identical units (10), (12) wherein each includes a pair of identical, parallel, spaced headers (40) each having slots (44) receiving the ends of identical flattened tubes (22). Identical tanks (42) are bonded to each of the headers (40) and each has an identical central flat surface (52) and an identical, centrally located port (60). Fins (26) extend between adjacent tubes (22) in each unit (10), (12) and an inlet/outlet fixture (32) is bonded to the flat surfaces (52) of one pair of tanks (42) defined by adjacent tanks (42) of both of the units (10),(12). A cross-over fixture (30) is bonded to the flat surfaces (52) of the other pair of tanks (42) defined by the remaining tanks (42) of both of the units (10),(12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Modine Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Mark Voss, Gregory Hughes, Scot Alley, Peter Kottal