Patents by Inventor Tom W. Bugler

Tom W. Bugler 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).

  • Hybrid cooler with bifurcated evaporative section
    Patent number: 10962292
    Abstract: A hybrid closed circuit heat exchanger having a dry indirect section and an evaporative indirect section. The evaporative indirect section has multiple sub-sections. An evaporative fluid distribution system is configured to selectively distribute evaporative fluid over all, part, or none of the sub-sections. A process fluid flow path control system is configured to selectively direct the process fluid through one or more sub-sections. The process fluid flow path control system may send all of the process fluid through two or more sub-sections in equal amounts or in different amounts. There is preferably no evaporative heat exchange section bypass flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Evapco, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom W. Bugler, Jennifer Jane Hamilton
  • HYBRID COOLER WITH BIFURCATED EVAPORATIVE SECTION
    Publication number: 20180238625
    Abstract: A hybrid closed circuit heat exchanger having a dry indirect section and an evaporative indirect section. The evaporative indirect section has multiple sub-sections. An evaporative fluid distribution system is configured to selectively distribute evaporative fluid over all, part, or none of the sub-sections. A process fluid flow path control system is configured to selectively direct the process fluid through one or more sub-sections. The process fluid flow path control system may send all of the process fluid through two or more sub-sections in equal amounts or in different amounts. There is preferably no evaporative heat exchange section bypass flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Tom W. Bugler, Jennifer Jane Hamilton
  • Hybrid cooler with bifurcated evaporative section
    Patent number: 9891001
    Abstract: A hybrid closed circuit heat exchanger having a dry indirect section and an evaporative indirect section. The evaporative indirect section has multiple sub-sections. An evaporative fluid distribution system is configured to selectively distribute evaporative fluid over all, part, or none of the sub-sections. A process fluid flow path control system is configured to selectively direct the process fluid through one or more sub-sections. The process fluid flow path control system may send all of the process fluid through two or more sub-sections in equal amounts or in different amounts. There is preferably no evaporative heat exchange section bypass flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Evapco, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom W. Bugler, Jennifer Jane Hamilton
  • HYBRID COOLER WITH BIFURCATED EVAPORATIVE SECTION
    Publication number: 20130269924
    Abstract: A hybrid closed circuit heat exchanger having a dry indirect section and an evaporative indirect section. The evaporative indirect section has multiple sub-sections. An evaporative fluid distribution system is configured to selectively distribute evaporative fluid over all, part, or none of the sub-sections. A process fluid flow path control system is configured to selectively direct the process fluid through one or more sub-sections. The process fluid flow path control system may send all of the process fluid through two or more sub-sections in equal amounts or in different amounts. There is preferably no evaporative heat exchange section bypass flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Tom W. Bugler, Jennifer Jane Hamilton