Patents by Inventor Susan C. Mantell

Susan C. Mantell 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).

  • Additively manufactured heat exchangers
    Patent number: 10843267
    Abstract: Heat exchangers are manufactured by three-dimensional (3D) printers by printing subsequent layers of a material in a print direction. The heat exchangers include one or more tubes. The one or more tubes are configured to transport a fluid to be heated or cooled. Each of the one or more tubes defines a slope that is within a threshold angle of the print direction. The heat exchangers include a plurality of fins that are each configured to intersect with the one or more tubes while allowing fluid flow between the plurality of fins to heat or cool the fluid. Each fin of the plurality of fins defines a slope that is within a threshold angle of the print direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jane H. Davidson, Susan C. Mantell, Brandon J. Hathaway, Kunal Sudam Garde
  • ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED HEAT EXCHANGERS
    Publication number: 20180250747
    Abstract: Heat exchangers are manufactured by three-dimensional (3D) printers by printing subsequent layers of a material in a print direction. The heat exchangers include one or more tubes. The one or more tubes are configured to transport a fluid to be heated or cooled. Each of the one or more tubes defines a slope that is within a threshold angle of the print direction. The heat exchangers include a plurality of fins that are each configured to intersect with the one or more tubes while allowing fluid flow between the plurality of fins to heat or cool the fluid. Each fin of the plurality of fins defines a slope that is within a threshold angle of the print direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Jane H. Davidson, Susan C. Mantell, Brandon J. Hathaway, Kunal Sudam Garde