Patents by Inventor STEFAN MUELLER-LUFFT

STEFAN MUELLER-LUFFT 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: 10480871
    Abstract: A heat exchanger having a heat exchanger core which is configured as a plate stack has a flange plate including at least one upper partial plate facing the heat exchanger core and at least one lower partial plate facing away from the heat exchanger core. The flange plate can include a supercooling passage which is bounded by at least one partial plate in the stacking direction of the partial plates and which receives a flow of refrigerant during the operation of the heat exchanger. A high variability can be provided thanks to the compact and flexible design, by means of which the most diverse of requirements can be achieved with no major design changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Tobias Mueller, Stefan Mueller-Lufft
  • Publication number: 20190154366
    Abstract: A heat exchanger having a heat exchanger core which is configured as a plate stack has a flange plate including at least one upper partial plate facing the heat exchanger core and at least one lower partial plate facing away from the heat exchanger core. The flange plate can include a supercooling passage which is bounded by at least one partial plate in the stacking direction of the partial plates and which receives a flow of refrigerant during the operation of the heat exchanger. A high variability can be provided thanks to the compact and flexible design, by means of which the most diverse of requirements can be achieved with no major design changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: TOBIAS MUELLER, STEFAN MUELLER-LUFFT
  • Patent number: 9797665
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a stack of plates which form ducts. Each of the plates can have at least two openings which, in the plate stack, form at least one collecting duct and one distributor duct which connect the ducts in terms of flow. A base plate can be arranged on the plate stack and can have a seal for sealing off the heat exchanger and a flow deflector for manipulating flow through the heat exchanger. The seal and the flow deflector can form a common component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Modine Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Stefan Müller-Lufft, Wolfgang Münz, Thomas Ritter
  • Patent number: 9383144
    Abstract: A heat exchanger unit that includes a plurality of first heat exchanger ducts formed by a plurality of plates configured for a first flow of a coolant, a plurality of second heat exchanger ducts formed by the plurality of plates configured for a second flow to be cooled by the first flow, a first inlet for the first flow, a first outlet for the first flow, a first inlet for the second flow, and a second outlet for the second flow. The heat exchanger unit further includes an inlet chamber for the first flow from which a partial flow of the first flow is branched off, conducted through the plurality of first heat exchanger ducts and circulated within the heat exchanger unit to the first outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Modine Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Reinhard Stoll, Alfredo Ghidini, Stefan Müller-Lufft, Stefan Laux
  • Publication number: 20120061060
    Abstract: A heat exchanger unit that includes a plurality of first heat exchanger ducts formed by a plurality of plates configured for a first flow of a coolant, a plurality of second heat exchanger ducts formed by the plurality of plates configured for a second flow to be cooled by the first flow, a first inlet for the first flow, a first outlet for the first flow, a first inlet for the second flow, and a second outlet for the second flow. The heat exchanger unit further includes an inlet chamber for the first flow from which a partial flow of the first flow is branched off, conducted through the plurality of first heat exchanger ducts and circulated within the heat exchanger unit to the first outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Reinhard Stoll, Alfredo Ghidini, Stefan Müller-Lufft, Stefan Laux
  • Publication number: 20100206516
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heat exchanger including a stack of plates which form ducts. Each of the plates can have at least two openings which, in the plate stack, form at least one collecting duct and one distributor duct which connect the ducts in terms of flow. A base plate can be arranged on the plate stack and can have a seal for sealing off the heat exchanger and a flow deflector for manipulating flow through the heat exchanger. The seal and the flow deflector can form a common component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2008
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Stefan Müller-Lufft, Wolfgang Münz, Thomas Ritter