Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Herring

Thomas M. Herring 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 exchangers
    Patent number: 11965699
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a body, a plurality of first flow channels defined in the body; and a plurality of second flow channels defined in the body. The second flow channels are fluidly isolated from the first flow channels. The first flow channels and second flow channels are arranged in a checkerboard pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Neal R. Herring, Ram Ranjan, Brian St. Rock, Joseph Turney, Andrzej Ernest Kuczek, Michael K. Ikeda, Thomas M. Yun
  • Method of installing furnace wall lining
    Patent number: 4494295
    Abstract: This application relates to a method for attaching refractory ceramic fiber modules to steel furnace shells. The method allows much flexibility in the application of the fiber modules to the furnace and results in a less expensive and more efficient installation than current installation methods allow. The method involves the use of metal brackets welded to the furnace wall and having a loop on the free end to receive pointed steel rods which impale the modules to secure the same to the furnace wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1985
    Assignee: Christy Firebrick Company
    Inventor: Thomas M. Herring