Patents by Inventor Scott D. Love

Scott D. Love 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
    Patent number: 5044427
    Abstract: A baffle in a heat exchanger having two sections hingedly connected so as to facilitate removal of the tube bundle. A top section of the baffle defines a plurality of apertures through which tubes of a removable bundle extend and has edges one of which is connected to an edge of the bottom section of the baffle in a manner which permits the bottom section to rotate relative to the top section when the heat exchanger tube bundle is being removed. When the novel features of this invention are incorporated in a heat exchanger, removal of the tube bundle is facilitated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Scott D. Love, Stone P. Washer