Patents by Inventor Theodore A. Picoraro

Theodore A. Picoraro 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).

  • Miniature heat exchanger
    Patent number: 5263536
    Abstract: A miniature heat exchanger. A small housing provides a heat exchanger surface, contains a spray shower head. A cooling fluid enters through a base plate and is sprayed through holes in the shower head on to the underside of the cooling surface. The heated coolant exists through exit holes in the nozzle and out a coolant outlet in the base plate. The device may also be used as a heater to provide temperature control to localized areas or large surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignee: Thermo Electron Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: William G. Hulburd, Theodore A. Picoraro